Tuition costs at the University of Illinois Springfield will not increase for the 2023-24 academic year. The University of Illinois Board of Tustees decided to keep the current rates in place during their Jan. 26, 2023, meeting.

New incoming undergraduate students from Illinois will continue to pay the current tuition rate of $9,645 per semester (based on 15 credit hours). Graduate students from Illinois will pay $5,316 per semester for eight credit hours worth of classes.

UPDATE: The Biden Administration one-time Federal Student Loan Debt Relief program is currently on hold due to a federal court decision. The application is currently unavailable. Please review all the latest information at StudentAid.gov.  

On November 22, 2022, the White House announced another extension to federal student loan repayments.  Payments for borrowers that are not in a qualified deferment or forbearance status will now resume 60 days after the Department of Education is permitted to implement the debt relief program or litigation regarding the court cases is resolved by the Supreme Court.  If there has been no resolution to the litigation of court cases or the debt relief program has not been implemented by Ju

Apply Now for Federal, State and Institutional Financial Aid for the 2023-2024 Academic Year

The time to apply for financial aid for Academic Year 2023-2024 (Fall 2023, Spring 2024 and Summer 2024) by completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) began October 1, 2022. The Office of Financial Assistance encourages all UIS students to apply by December 1, 2022, to avoid missing any grant opportunities.