Cost Comparison
Cost Comparison Charts
Top-Ranked Undergraduate ECE Programs
The following chart illustrates cost differences for the top-ranked electrical and computer engineering programs. The following costs have been collected from each university’s website and include tuition, fees, room, and board for undergraduates. These numbers are annual costs for the 2020-2021 academic year (except for Stanford's and Carnegie Mellon's, which are for 2021-2022) and are subject to change.
| School | Out-of-State Cost | In-State Cost | Admissions Page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | $55,966 | $38,176 | https://registrar.illinois.edu/tuition-fees/tuition-fee-rates/ |
| Berkeley | $72,214 | $42,460 | http://admissions.berkeley.edu/costofattendance |
| Stanford | $78,898 | $78,898 | http://financialaid.stanford.edu/undergrad/budget/index.html |
| Carnegie Mellon | $77,474 | $77,474 | https://www.cmu.edu/sfs/tuition/undergraduate/index.html |
| Cornell | $77,616 | $77,616 | http://www.finaid.cornell.edu/cost-attend |
Top-Ranked Graduate Programs
And here’s a look at how much other top-ranked graduate programs compare in cost to Illinois for the 2020-2021 academic year (except for Stanford's which is for 2021-2022).
| School | Out-of-State Cost | In-State Cost | Admissions Page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | $59,396 | $41,904 |
https://registrar.illinois.edu/tuition-fees/tuition-fee-rates/ |
| Berkeley | $67,522 | $48,166 | http://financialaid.berkeley.edu/cost-attendance |
| Stanford | $85,173 | $85,173 | https://financialaid.stanford.edu/grad/budget/index.html |
| Carnegie Mellon | $76,144 | $76,144 | https://www.cmu.edu/sfs/tuition/graduate/cit.html |
| Cornell | $60,956 | $60,956 | https://gradschool.cornell.edu/financial-support/tuition-rates/cost-of-attendance/ |