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2021 Best Affordable Colleges in Illinois for Students from Ukraine

7 Colleges
$44,802 Avg Tuition & Fees*
59% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

When it comes to choosing a college, international students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its Best Value Colleges for Ukrainian Students in Illinois ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

After analyzing 7 schools in Illinois, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Ukrainian students in Illinois. Instead of depending on subjective information, we focus on objective factors to determine this ranking. These factors include such things as the total number of international students at the school and the school's overall value.

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Top Value Colleges in Illinois for Students from Ukraine

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Our 2021 rankings named University of Illinois at Chicago the best affordable school for Ukrainian students in Illinois working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large public school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 5,247 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 10.4% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at UIC come from such countries as India, China, and Iran. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at UIC runs, on average, about $30,370. Graduate students pay around $28,468 a year in average tuition and fees.

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A rank of #2 on our list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for Ukrainian students in Illinois working on their bachelor’s degree. UIUC is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 9,305 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 19.2% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at UIUC are China, India, and South Korea. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at UIUC is about $37,632 a year, on average. Graduate students pay around $30,862 a year in average tuition and fees.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Roosevelt University. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 820 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 4.0% are international. Students studying at Roosevelt come from such countries as China, India, and Taiwan. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at Roosevelt runs, on average, about $31,493. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $21,605 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. DePaul University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 3,335 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 5.1% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at DePaul are China, India, and Saudi Arabia. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at DePaul runs, on average, about $42,012. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $18,341 per year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Illinois Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Ukrainian students in Illinois. Illinois Institute of Technology is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 620 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 33.9% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Illinois Tech come from such countries as China, India, and Spain. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at Illinois Tech is about $50,375 a year, on average. Graduate students pay around $30,822 a year in average tuition and fees.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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With a ranking of #6, Northwestern University did quite well on the 2021 Best Value Colleges for Ukrainian Students in Illinois. Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2,722 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

International students make up 16.3% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at Northwestern come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at Northwestern is about $60,768 a year, on average. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $56,567 per year.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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University of Chicago came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Colleges for Ukrainian Students in Illinois ranking. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 2,163 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 26.6% are international. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to UChicago to study. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at UChicago runs, on average, about $60,963. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $63,936 per year.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 7 schools only.

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