Compare College Tuition
With Harper's affordable tuition, you can earn your first two years of college credit
at Harper, transfer to a university and save thousands on your bachelor's degree.
This table compares Harper's tuition ** to other schools:
Institution
* indicates out of state tuition |
Savings by attending Harper
for your first two years of college |
| Western Illinois University |
SAVE $9,532 |
| Northern Illinois University |
SAVE $10,082 |
| University of Illinois at Chicago |
SAVE $12,442 |
| Illinois State University |
SAVE $14,634 |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
SAVE $15,450 |
| Northeastern Illinois University |
SAVE $15,455 |
| Roosevelt University |
SAVE $30,502 |
| Iowa State University * |
SAVE $40,826 |
| Aurora University |
SAVE $46,502 |
| Purdue University * |
SAVE $46,522 |
| Columbia College Chicago |
SAVE $51,970 |
| University of Iowa * |
SAVE $52,460 |
| Benedictine University |
SAVE $55,902 |
| University of Missouri * |
SAVE $56,902 |
| Olivet Nazarene University |
SAVE $64,402 |
| Dominican University |
SAVE $64,890 |
| Indiana University * |
SAVE $65,872 |
| Elmhurst University |
SAVE $73,018 |
| DePaul University |
SAVE $77,832 |
| Loyola University Chicago |
SAVE $91,042 |
| Northwestern University |
SAVE $120,276 |
How did we calculate this information?
- Information for each transfer institution reflects "sticker price" tuition for the
2023-2024 academic year as posted online at the College Board as of July 17, 2023.
- Savings are based on what a student would save by attending Harper two years full
time plus two years full time at the published sticker price of another college, instead
of four years at the institution's published sticker price.
- Tuition information for the colleges noted above is bigfuture.collegeboard.org, except for Northeastern Illinois University and Roosevelt University. Institutional
web sites were consulted for NEIU and Roosevelt, because information at the College
Board site was unavailable.
- Prices for transfer institutions do not include fees, room and board, financial aid
packages, scholarships, or variable fees/tuition rates for specialized programs.
- Visit The College Board or individual college websites for more details and to confirm
accuracy.
** Harper's tuition amount was calculated using in-district tuition rates at 15 credit
hours per semester plus basic fees for two years (four semesters). Does not include
costs of books/course materials or fees/costs associated with specific programs/courses.
See Tuition Rates for more information.
