Colleges and universities in Illinois
234 institutions in Illinois, ordered by enrollment. Each page lists acceptance rate, tuition, graduation rate and location.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 56,563 · publicUniversity of Illinois Chicago 33,522 · publicDeVry University-Illinois 29,346 · private for-profitChamberlain University-Illinois 28,897 · private for-profitCollege of DuPage 23,216 · publicNorthwestern University 23,203 · private nonprofitDePaul University 21,348 · private nonprofitIllinois State University 20,989 · publicUniversity of Chicago 18,339 · private nonprofitLoyola University Chicago 17,397 · private nonprofitNorthern Illinois University 15,504 · publicWilliam Rainey Harper College 13,069 · publicCollege of Lake County 12,290 · publicSouthern Illinois University-Edwardsville 12,045 · publicSouthern Illinois University-Carbondale 11,359 · publicMoraine Valley Community College 11,144 · publicJoliet Junior College 9,863 · publicElgin Community College 9,614 · publicTriton College 9,262 · publicMcHenry County College 9,051 · publicEastern Illinois University 8,804 · publicIllinois Institute of Technology 8,563 · private nonprofitWaubonsee Community College 8,324 · publicNational Louis University 8,270 · private nonprofitCity Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College 8,011 · publicSouthwestern Illinois College 7,955 · publicCity Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College 7,789 · publicIllinois Central College 7,578 · publicWestern Illinois University 7,073 · publicOakton College 7,032 · publicLewis University 6,636 · private nonprofitColumbia College Chicago 6,529 · private nonprofitCity Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College 6,185 · publicParkland College 6,018 · publicAurora University 5,935 · private nonprofitCity Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College 5,859 · publicCity Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College 5,836 · publicNortheastern Illinois University 5,504 · publicRock Valley College 5,480 · publicLincoln Land Community College 5,238 · publicBradley University 5,217 · private nonprofitConcordia University-Chicago 5,066 · private nonprofitHeartland Community College 4,795 · publicUniversity of Illinois Springfield 4,661 · publicGovernors State University 4,337 · publicLewis and Clark Community College 4,196 · publicRoosevelt University 4,015 · private nonprofitElmhurst University 3,906 · private nonprofitSouth Suburban College 3,873 · publicBlack Hawk College 3,853 · publicLake Land College 3,699 · publicMorton College 3,653 · publicSaint Xavier University 3,457 · private nonprofitKaskaskia College 3,447 · publicDominican University 3,424 · private nonprofitSchool of the Art Institute of Chicago 3,401 · private nonprofitOlivet Nazarene University 3,275 · private nonprofitUniversity of St Francis 3,185 · private nonprofitJohn A Logan College 3,120 · publicPrairie State College 3,045 · publicBenedictine University 2,989 · private nonprofitNorth Central College 2,856 · private nonprofitKishwaukee College 2,807 · publicWheaton College 2,799 · private nonprofitRush University 2,782 · private nonprofitCity Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College 2,780 · publicCity Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College 2,747 · publicMidwestern University-Downers Grove 2,671 · private nonprofitNorth Park University 2,624 · private nonprofitIllinois Valley Community College 2,594 · publicAugustana College 2,484 · private nonprofitKankakee Community College 2,404 · publicFrontier Community College 2,364 · publicChicago State University 2,324 · publicMoody Bible Institute 2,216 · private nonprofitRichland Community College 2,214 · publicDanville Area Community College 2,149 · publicMcKendree University 2,075 · private nonprofitRosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science 1,949 · private nonprofitRend Lake College 1,871 · publicJohn Wood Community College 1,866 · publicLake Forest College 1,818 · private nonprofitCarl Sandburg College 1,688 · publicAdler University 1,674 · private nonprofitMillikin University 1,659 · private nonprofitIllinois Wesleyan University 1,576 · private nonprofitSauk Valley Community College 1,433 · publicSoutheastern Illinois College 1,392 · publicHighland Community College 1,369 · publicLincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park 1,345 · private for-profitRasmussen University-Illinois 1,332 · private for-profitQuincy University 1,280 · private nonprofitRockford University 1,249 · private nonprofitThe Chicago School at Chicago 1,243 · private nonprofitUniversal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc 1,230 · private for-profitSpoon River College 1,225 · publicShawnee Community College 1,142 · publicMidwest Technical Institute-Illinois 1,128 · private for-profitJudson University 1,058 · private nonprofitGreenville University 1,053 · private nonprofitKnox College 1,001 · private nonprofitIllinois College 958 · private nonprofitWabash Valley College 906 · publicTrinity Christian College 883 · private nonprofitOlney Central College 880 · publicTrinity International University-Illinois 852 · private nonprofitMidwestern Career College 824 · private for-profitSt. Augustine College 774 · private nonprofitStautzenberger College-Rockford Career College 733 · private for-profitMonmouth College 727 · private nonprofitLincoln Trail College 605 · publicEast-West University 528 · private nonprofitEureka College 527 · private nonprofitSaint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing 523 · private nonprofitNational University of Health Sciences 513 · private nonprofitG Skin & Beauty Institute 494 · private for-profitIllinois College of Optometry 483 · private nonprofitNorthwestern College 464 · private for-profitOak Point University 451 · private nonprofitTricoci University of Beauty Culture-Bridgeview 438 · private for-profit
About higher education in Illinois
Illinois has 234 institutions in this directory, from large public research universities to small private and for-profit colleges. In-state tuition is usually far lower at public institutions, while private colleges charge the same sticker price regardless of residence — though most students receive institutional aid that lowers the actual net price.