Undergraduate Tuition Rates
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Illinois State University has locked tuition rates for undergraduate students. The Board of Trustees sets the locked tuition rate, the mandatory fees rate and outreach-fcr fee rate annually for the next upcoming school year.
Incoming undergraduate students enrolled in a degree-seeking program will pay the locked tuition rate for four continuous calendar years. The calendar years may be extended for a year or two based on major/sequence. Upon expiration of the initial and additional two-year freeze periods, the prevailing rate shall apply.
The duration of the initial locked rate depends on the qualified primary major/sequence carried within the individual's catalog year as of the last day of the last undergraduate semester attended within the four continuous calendar years after being classified as first enrolled.1 If during a future semester, a student becomes classified as a graduate, the prevailing graduate tuition and mandatory fee rates shall apply.2
Please Note: Mandatory Fees and Outreach-FCR fees (effective Fall 2017), Student Health Insurance, Installment Fees, University Housing and Campus Dining charges do NOT have locked rates.
Winter session courses are billed as part of the spring term at the same rate as other spring courses. Charges for winter session courses will appear on January 1st.
Undergraduate Students Starting 2026-2027
Tuition, Mandatory Fees, and Differential Rates
| Rates/Hour |
In State |
Out of State |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition Rates | $ 422.30 | $ 844.60 |
| Tuition Differential Programs* | $ 485.65 | $ 971.29 |
| Mandatory Fees | $ 119.21 | $ 119.21 |
| Total Per Credit Hour | $ 541.51 | $ 963.81 |
|
Total Per Credit Hour with Differential |
$ 604.86 |
$ 1,090.50 |
* Program Tuition Differential – an additional charge per credit hour depending on the course of study (program) that you choose. This charge per credit hour will vary based on the specific program selected.
College of Business College of Engineering Computer Science Cyber Security
Mennonite College of Nursing
These qualifications and rates reflect the latest Board of Trustees Resolution(s). Qualifications and rates are subject to change pending any future Board of Trustees, Legislative, or University Administrative action. Please contact the Student Accounts Office at stuaccts@illinoisstate.edu or (309) 438-5643 if you have any questions.