DuPage County College Enrollment Rises; National Tuition Costs Increase

In Fall 2024, colleges in DuPage County, Illinois, enrolled 109,308 students across 21 institutions, marking a 9.2% increase from Fall 2023, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Nationally, the College Board reported that average published tuition and fees for full-time undergraduate students at public four-year colleges in 2025-26 rose 2.9% for in-state students and 3.4% for out-of-state students.

The enrollment figures show a strong increase in student numbers in DuPage County, with 61.2% of enrolled students attending exclusively through distance education. Concurrently, the national rise in tuition fees indicates increasing costs for higher education across the country.