Illinois Universities and Colleges


Illinois is home to a wide variety of colleges and universities. The state offers more than 125 public and private institutions that range from small liberal arts colleges to large research universities. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, located in Champaign-Urbana, is the state's flagship university and one of the top public universities in the nation. It offers a comprehensive range of degree programs and is home to the nation's largest medical school. Northwestern University, located in Evanston, is a private research university that is consistently ranked among the top universities in the nation. It offers a variety of undergraduate and graduate programs in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.

Illinois is also home to a number of smaller liberal arts colleges, including Augustana College in Rock Island, Knox College in Galesburg, and Wheaton College in Wheaton. These institutions offer a variety of undergraduate and graduate degree programs and are known for their strong academic reputations.

In addition to its public and private universities, Illinois also has a number of community colleges. These institutions offer associate's degrees in a variety of disciplines and provide students with the opportunity to transfer to four-year institutions. The Illinois Community College System is comprised of 39 community colleges located throughout the state.

Illinois is also home to a number of specialized institutions, including the Illinois Institute of Technology, the University of Chicago, the Illinois School of Professional Psychology, and the Illinois College of Optometry. These institutions offer unique degree programs that are tailored to meet the needs of the students.

Illinois is a great place to pursue a college education. With its wide variety of public and private universities, liberal arts colleges, community colleges, and specialized institutions, Illinois has something to offer everyone.

Illinois Universities and Colleges

School City Enroll In-State Cost Out-State Cost
Adler University Chicago 1,726 $0 $0
Ambria College of Nursing Hoffman Estates 229 $0 $0
American Academy of Art Chicago 169 $0 $0
American Islamic College Chicago 16 $13,400 $13,400
Augustana College Rock Island 2,389 $58,552 $58,552
Aurora University Aurora 6,265 $41,018 $41,018
Benedictine University Lisle 3,779 $46,886 $46,886
Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc. Chicago 68 $0 $0
Blackburn College Carlinville 516 $35,200 $35,200
Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences Quincy 177 $0 $0
Bradley University Peoria 5,855 $50,200 $50,200
Catholic Theological Union at Chicago Chicago 227 $0 $0
Chamberlain University-Illinois Addison 29,481 $0 $0
Chicago State University Chicago 2,644 $26,179 $26,179
Chicago Theological Seminary Chicago 294 $0 $0
Columbia College Chicago Chicago 6,769 $48,698 $48,698
Concordia University-Chicago River Forest 6,491 $46,462 $46,462
DePaul University Chicago 21,922 $59,793 $59,793
DeVry University-Illinois Chicago 20,832 $0 $0
Dominican University River Forest 3,189 $48,857 $48,857
East-West University Chicago 419 $0 $0
Eastern Illinois University Charleston 8,626 $24,877 $27,072
Elmhurst University Elmhurst 3,421 $54,080 $54,080
Erikson Institute Chicago 457 $0 $0
Eureka College Eureka 511 $40,565 $40,565
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Evanston 283 $0 $0
Governors State University University Park 4,650 $24,576 $32,088
Greenville University Greenville 994 $42,754 $42,754
Hebrew Theological College Skokie 181 $34,380 $34,380
Illinois College Jacksonville 1,154 $45,494 $45,494
Illinois College of Optometry Chicago 531 $0 $0
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago 6,325 $70,908 $70,908
Illinois State University Normal 20,720 $29,549 $38,712
Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington 1,636 $65,676 $65,676
Institute for Clinical Social Work Chicago 128 $0 $0
Judson University Elgin 1,173 $44,380 $44,380
Knox College Galesburg 1,154 $62,044 $62,044
Lake Forest College Lake Forest 1,583 $64,560 $64,560
Lake Forest Graduate School of Management Lake Forest 395 $0 $0
Lakeview College of Nursing Danville 162 $0 $0
Lewis University Romeoville 6,437 $49,258 $49,258
Lincoln Christian University Lincoln 581 $28,121 $28,121
Lincoln College Lincoln 994 $0 $0
Loyola University Chicago Chicago 16,893 $63,640 $63,640
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago Chicago 145 $0 $0
McCormick Theological Seminary Chicago 221 $0 $0
McKendree University Lebanon 2,200 $46,970 $46,970
Meadville Lombard Theological School Chicago 83 $0 $0
Methodist College Peoria 595 $41,338 $41,338
Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Evanston Evanston 56 $0 $0
Midwestern University-Downers Grove Downers Grove 2,980 $0 $0
Millikin University Decatur 1,982 $54,902 $54,902
Monmouth College Monmouth 860 $0 $0
Moody Bible Institute Chicago 2,870 $30,614 $30,614
National Louis University Chicago 7,402 $0 $0
National University of Health Sciences Lombard 529 $0 $0
North Central College Naperville 2,832 $55,884 $55,884
North Park University Chicago 2,831 $45,610 $45,610
NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia Evanston 70 $0 $0
Northeastern Illinois University Chicago 7,119 $30,234 $40,157
Northern Baptist Theological Seminary Lisle 285 $0 $0
Northern Illinois University Dekalb 16,769 $29,442 $29,442
Northwestern College Bridgeview 462 $0 $0
Northwestern University Evanston 22,603 $81,283 $81,283
Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais 3,764 $49,640 $49,640
Pacific College of Health Science-Chicago Chicago 196 $0 $0
Principia College Elsah 340 $44,990 $44,990
Quincy University Quincy 1,273 $0 $0
Rasmussen University-Illinois Rockford 2,438 $0 $0
Resurrection University Chicago 753 $0 $0
Rockford University Rockford 1,272 $47,480 $47,480
Roosevelt University Chicago 4,680 $51,768 $51,768
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science North Chicago 2,099 $0 $0
Rush University Chicago 2,816 $0 $0
Saint Anthony College of Nursing Rockford 291 $0 $0
Saint Augustine College Chicago 901 $0 $0
Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing Peoria 466 $0 $0
Saint Xavier University Chicago 3,764 $49,556 $49,556
School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago 3,132 $70,151 $70,151
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale 11,366 $29,720 $29,720
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville 12,860 $25,197 $25,197
Spertus College Chicago 117 $0 $0
St. John's College-Department of Nursing Springfield 118 $0 $0
Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago Chicago 94 $0 $0
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago Chicago 1,285 $0 $0
Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago Chicago 43 $0 $0
Trinity Christian College Palos Heights 1,086 $46,175 $46,175
Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences Rock Island 206 $0 $0
Trinity International University-Illinois Deerfield 1,454 $48,393 $48,393
University of Chicago Chicago 17,834 $80,277 $80,277
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago 33,518 $32,297 $46,918
University of Illinois Springfield Springfield 4,146 $25,660 $32,188
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign 52,679 $33,165 $52,672
University of Phoenix-Illinois Chicago 2 $0 $0
University of Saint Mary of the Lake Mundelein 186 $0 $0
University of St Francis Joliet 3,529 $49,010 $49,010
VanderCook College of Music Chicago 313 $0 $0
Western Illinois University Macomb 7,490 $26,334 $26,334
Wheaton College Wheaton 2,908 $52,940 $52,940