Chicago, IL · Private for-profit · College Scorecard data · Updated September 10, 2026
Illinois Media School is a private for-profit institution in Chicago, IL, where the highest award offered is a certificate. It enrolls about 32 undergraduate students, with a student-faculty ratio of 7:1. The school is listed in the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which is the source for every figure on this page.
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The published tuition for the largest program at Illinois Media School is $18,870 per year. This is the figure the Department of Education collects for schools whose students are concentrated in a single program, rather than a school-wide in-state rate.
For context, the average in-state tuition at the 131 Illinois colleges that do report one is $18,678.
| College | Type | Undergraduates | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Illinois Chicago | Public | 22,170 | $14,338 |
| DePaul University | Private nonprofit | 14,090 | $45,999 |
| Loyola University Chicago | Private nonprofit | 11,737 | $53,710 |
| University of Chicago | Private nonprofit | 7,569 | $70,662 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College | Public | 6,409 | $4,590 |
| Columbia College Chicago | Private nonprofit | 5,368 | $34,088 |
Tuition is in-state tuition for schools that report one, otherwise the published tuition for the largest program. Source: College Scorecard.
| Median earnings 10 years after enrolling | $38,284 |
| Graduation rate (within 150% of normal time) | 80% |
| Median debt among graduates who borrowed | $9,500 |
| Undergraduates receiving Pell grants | 55% |
| Undergraduates aged 25 and over | 75% |
| First-generation students | 39% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. Earnings and debt figures cover students who received federal financial aid.
The published tuition for Illinois Media School's largest program is $18,870 per year, according to College Scorecard. Program-level tuition is reported instead of a school-wide rate when a school's enrollment is concentrated in one program.
Illinois Media School enrolls about 32 undergraduate students. The student-faculty ratio is 7:1.
Illinois Media School is a private for-profit institution in Chicago, IL. Its highest award is a certificate, according to College Scorecard.
College Scorecard reports in-state tuition for first-time, full-time undergraduates. Illinois Media School does not report such a cohort to the federal survey, so no school-wide rate is published — typically because the school serves transfer, returning or part-time students, or reports tuition by program instead.
Median earnings ten years after enrolling at Illinois Media School are $38,284 a year, according to College Scorecard.
The median debt among Illinois Media School graduates who borrowed is $9,500, according to College Scorecard.