Illinois
175 colleges · Public and private nonprofit institutions with federal data coverage.
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| College | City | Type | undergraduates | Acceptance rate | Graduation rate | In-state tuition | median earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Champaign | Public | 36,258 | 42% | 86% | $16K | $88K |
| DeVry University-Illinois | Lisle | For-profit | 27,825 | 98% | 40% | $16K | $52K |
| University of Illinois Chicago | Chicago | Public | 22,170 | 77% | 61% | $15K | $74K |
| Illinois State University | Normal | Public | 19,057 | 88% | 67% | $16K | $68K |
| College of DuPage | Glen Ellyn | Public | 16,114 | — | — | $5K | $51K |
| DePaul University | Chicago | Private | 14,090 | 76% | 67% | $48K | $76K |
| Chamberlain University-Illinois | Addison | For-profit | 14,027 | 83% | 35% | $22K | $97K |
| Loyola University Chicago | Chicago | Private | 11,737 | 82% | 72% | $56K | $78K |
| Northern Illinois University | Dekalb | Public | 11,301 | 70% | 48% | $14K | $61K |
| College of Lake County | Grayslake | Public | 9,420 | — | — | $5K | $47K |
| William Rainey Harper College | Palatine | Public | 9,313 | — | — | $4K | $54K |
| Joliet Junior College | Joliet | Public | 9,306 | — | — | $5K | $48K |
| Northwestern University | Evanston | Private | 9,201 | 8% | 96% | $71K | $104K |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Edwardsville | Public | 8,750 | 98% | 56% | $13K | $59K |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | Carbondale | Public | 8,494 | 87% | 59% | $14K | $57K |
| University of Chicago | Chicago | Private | 7,569 | 4% | 95% | $74K | $104K |
| Moraine Valley Community College | Palos Hills | Public | 7,490 | — | — | $4K | $48K |
| Triton College | River Grove | Public | 6,902 | — | — | $5K | $47K |
| Elgin Community College | Elgin | Public | 6,648 | — | — | $3K | $51K |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College | Chicago | Public | 6,409 | — | — | $5K | $40K |
| Oakton College | Des Plaines | Public | 6,072 | — | — | $4K | $53K |
| Waubonsee Community College | Sugar Grove | Public | 5,721 | — | — | $4K | $49K |
| Southwestern Illinois College | Belleville | Public | 5,675 | — | — | $5K | $41K |
| Columbia College Chicago | Chicago | Private | 5,368 | 89% | 47% | $37K | $48K |
| Illinois Central College | East Peoria | Public | 5,052 | — | — | $5K | $42K |
| McHenry County College | Crystal Lake | Public | 4,691 | — | — | $4K | $51K |
| Western Illinois University | Macomb | Public | 4,410 | 71% | 49% | $15K | $57K |
| National Louis University | Chicago | Private | 4,406 | 95% | 32% | $13K | $53K |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College | Chicago | Public | 4,372 | — | — | $5K | $47K |
| Rock Valley College | Rockford | Public | 4,359 | — | — | $4K | $45K |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College | Chicago | Public | 4,207 | — | — | $5K | $43K |
| Eastern Illinois University | Charleston | Public | 4,188 | 65% | 50% | $15K | $56K |
| Lewis University | Romeoville | Private | 4,015 | 71% | 57% | $41K | $59K |
| Northeastern Illinois University | Chicago | Public | 3,982 | 75% | 25% | $13K | $56K |
| Lincoln Land Community College | Springfield | Public | 3,976 | — | — | $4K | $42K |
| Aurora University | Aurora | Private | 3,974 | 81% | 61% | $30K | $64K |
| Bradley University | Peoria | Private | 3,574 | 77% | 73% | $44K | $76K |
| Parkland College | Champaign | Public | 3,348 | — | — | $4K | $43K |
| Saint Xavier University | Chicago | Private | 3,096 | 84% | 55% | $39K | $65K |
| Elmhurst University | Elmhurst | Private | 3,006 | 74% | 64% | $46K | $67K |
| Heartland Community College | Normal | Public | 2,997 | — | — | $6K | $47K |
| Roosevelt University | Chicago | Private | 2,849 | 97% | 34% | $23K | $57K |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago | Private | 2,833 | 55% | 71% | $53K | $91K |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago | Private | 2,805 | 77% | 68% | $58K | $48K |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College | Chicago | Public | 2,789 | — | — | $5K | $42K |
| Morton College | Cicero | Public | 2,640 | — | — | $6K | $48K |
| Olivet Nazarene University | Bourbonnais | Private | 2,603 | 56% | 60% | $41K | $59K |
| Dominican University | River Forest | Private | 2,561 | 90% | 61% | $41K | $67K |
| Governors State University | University Park | Public | 2,556 | 48% | 23% | $13K | $62K |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College | Chicago | Public | 2,505 | — | — | $5K | $42K |
| Augustana College | Rock Island | Private | 2,490 | 63% | 73% | $53K | $67K |
| Lewis and Clark Community College | Godfrey | Public | 2,487 | — | — | $5K | $44K |
| Lake Land College | Mattoon | Public | 2,448 | — | — | $5K | $45K |
| Prairie State College | Chicago Heights | Public | 2,443 | — | — | $4K | $42K |
| North Central College | Naperville | Private | 2,428 | 77% | 62% | $47K | $66K |
| Black Hawk College | Moline | Public | 2,354 | — | — | $5K | $44K |
| University of Illinois Springfield | Springfield | Public | 2,263 | 86% | 53% | $13K | $64K |
| Wheaton College | Wheaton | Private | 2,121 | 87% | 82% | $48K | $68K |
| South Suburban College | South Holland | Public | 2,042 | — | — | $5K | $39K |
| Illinois Valley Community College | Oglesby | Public | 2,040 | — | — | $4K | $44K |
| John A Logan College | Carterville | Public | 2,016 | — | — | $5K | $38K |
| Kankakee Community College | Kankakee | Public | 1,985 | — | — | $5K | $42K |
| Benedictine University | Lisle | Private | 1,942 | 95% | 43% | $38K | $67K |
| Kishwaukee College | Malta | Public | 1,936 | — | — | $5K | $44K |
| Kaskaskia College | Centralia | Public | 1,920 | — | — | $5K | $42K |
| North Park University | Chicago | Private | 1,818 | 69% | 52% | $38K | $62K |
| Lake Forest College | Lake Forest | Private | 1,813 | 57% | 73% | $59K | $70K |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College | Chicago | Public | 1,777 | — | — | $5K | $34K |
| McKendree University | Lebanon | Private | 1,752 | 72% | 51% | $35K | $63K |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College | Chicago | Public | 1,661 | — | — | $5K | $36K |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges | Olney | Public | 1,634 | — | — | $5K | $42K |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | Bloomington | Private | 1,582 | 39% | 73% | $59K | $76K |
| Moody Bible Institute | Chicago | Private | 1,510 | 83% | 63% | $16K | $50K |
| Danville Area Community College | Danville | Public | 1,508 | — | — | $5K | $42K |
| Chicago State University | Chicago | Public | 1,384 | 43% | 15% | $13K | $48K |
| Millikin University | Decatur | Private | 1,382 | 67% | 51% | $27K | $58K |
| John Wood Community College | Quincy | Public | 1,371 | — | — | $6K | $43K |
| Richland Community College | Decatur | Public | 1,346 | — | — | $5K | $43K |
| Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois | Springfield | For-profit | 1,326 | — | — | — | $37K |
| Concordia University-Chicago | River Forest | Private | 1,323 | 93% | 47% | $39K | $57K |
| University of St Francis | Joliet | Private | 1,223 | 65% | 64% | $39K | $69K |
| Rend Lake College | Ina | Public | 1,175 | — | — | $4K | $41K |
| Sauk Valley Community College | Dixon | Public | 1,158 | — | — | $6K | $45K |
| Knox College | Galesburg | Private | 1,127 | 71% | 73% | $60K | $56K |
| Carl Sandburg College | Galesburg | Public | 1,051 | — | — | $6K | $39K |
| Quincy University | Quincy | Private | 1,010 | 51% | 44% | $38K | $55K |
| Rockford University | Rockford | Private | 972 | 93% | 44% | $40K | $59K |
| Greenville University | Greenville | Private | 955 | 98% | 52% | $33K | $49K |
| Highland Community College | Freeport | Public | 931 | — | — | $5K | $42K |
| Illinois College | Jacksonville | Private | 930 | 78% | 61% | $40K | $58K |
| Midwestern Career College | Chicago | For-profit | 887 | — | — | — | $47K |
| Trinity Christian College | Palos Heights | Private | 820 | 85% | 64% | $21K | $61K |
| Spoon River College | Canton | Public | 774 | — | — | $6K | $43K |
| Judson University | Elgin | Private | 708 | 48% | 34% | $32K | $59K |
| Monmouth College | Monmouth | Private | 702 | 91% | 58% | $46K | $54K |
| Shawnee Community College | Ullin | Public | 698 | — | — | $5K | $37K |
| Southeastern Illinois College | Harrisburg | Public | 680 | — | — | $5K | $40K |
| MDT College of Health Sciences | Chicago | For-profit | 575 | 64% | — | $22K | $49K |
| Eureka College | Eureka | Private | 522 | 85% | 36% | $30K | $51K |
| G Skin & Beauty Institute | Schaumburg | For-profit | 490 | — | — | — | $35K |
| Blackburn College | Carlinville | Private | 471 | 63% | 45% | $29K | $49K |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Bridgeview | Bridgeview | For-profit | 470 | — | — | — | $33K |
| East-West University | Chicago | Private | 468 | — | 18% | $25K | $35K |
| Cosmetology & Spa Academy | Crystal Lake | For-profit | 445 | — | — | — | $37K |
| ETI School of Skilled Trades | Willowbrook | For-profit | 443 | — | — | — | $57K |
| Principia College | Elsah | Private | 339 | — | 71% | $36K | — |
| G Skin & Beauty Institute | Oakbrook | For-profit | 337 | — | — | — | $36K |
| Generations College | Chicago | Private | 310 | — | — | $13K | $42K |
| HVAC Technical Institute | Chicago | For-profit | 285 | — | — | — | — |
| First Institute of Travel Inc. | Crystal Lake | For-profit | 278 | — | — | — | $39K |
| Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing | Peoria | Private | 273 | — | — | $22K | $80K |
| Methodist College | Peoria | Private | 245 | 39% | 30% | $18K | $71K |
| Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy | Chicago | For-profit | 233 | — | — | — | $40K |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NW | Chicago | For-profit | 216 | — | — | — | $35K |
| Fox College | Tinley Park | For-profit | 200 | 70% | — | $18K | $47K |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Tinley Park | Tinley Park | For-profit | 191 | — | — | — | $31K |
| State Career College | Gurnee | For-profit | 185 | — | — | — | $30K |
| Worsham College of Mortuary Science | Wheeling | For-profit | 183 | 92% | — | $20K | $61K |
| Verve College | Oak Brook | For-profit | 176 | — | — | — | $72K |
| Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences | Quincy | Private | 176 | — | — | — | $70K |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture | Urbana | For-profit | 173 | — | — | — | $28K |
| Saint Anthony College of Nursing | Rockford | Private | 172 | — | 100% | $29K | $85K |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Rockford | Rockford | For-profit | 170 | — | — | — | $29K |
| University of Spa & Cosmetology Arts | Springfield | For-profit | 164 | — | — | — | $30K |
| John Amico School of Hair Design | Oak Forest | For-profit | 162 | — | — | — | $32K |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Libertyville | Libertyville | For-profit | 162 | — | — | — | $38K |
| Capital Area Career Center | Springfield | Public | 161 | 94% | — | $12K | $59K |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago | Chicago | For-profit | 160 | — | — | — | $32K |
| Estelle Skin Care and Spa Institute | Skokie | For-profit | 141 | — | — | — | $33K |
| Universal Spa Training Academy | Downers Grove | For-profit | 139 | — | — | — | $27K |
| Rush University | Chicago | Private | 138 | — | — | — | $91K |
| Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology | Oswego | For-profit | 136 | — | — | — | $29K |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Glendale Heights | Glendale Heights | For-profit | 132 | — | — | — | $35K |
| St. John's College | Springfield | Private | 126 | — | — | — | $85K |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Peoria | Peoria | For-profit | 125 | — | — | — | $30K |
| Trenz Beauty Academy | Calumet City | For-profit | 109 | — | — | — | — |
| Pivot Point Academy | Bloomingdale | For-profit | 103 | — | — | — | $35K |
| Debutantes School of Cosmetology and Nail Technology | Dekalb | For-profit | 99 | — | — | — | — |
| Taylor Business Institute | Chicago | For-profit | 98 | 91% | — | $12K | $31K |
| CAAN Academy of Nursing | Matteson | Private | 96 | — | — | — | — |
| The Aveda Institute of Beauty and Wellness Chicago | Chicago | For-profit | 93 | — | — | — | $35K |
| Hebrew Theological College | Skokie | Private | 90 | 57% | 77% | $16K | $41K |
| Hair Professionals Career College | Palos Hills | For-profit | 86 | — | — | — | $28K |
| CALC Institute of Technology | Alton | For-profit | 83 | — | — | — | $37K |
| Cameo Beauty Academy | Oak Lawn | For-profit | 82 | — | — | — | $32K |
| Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago | Chicago | Private | 78 | 100% | 53% | $16K | — |
| VanderCook College of Music | Chicago | Private | 76 | 89% | 27% | $32K | $55K |
| Capri Beauty College | New Lenox | For-profit | 75 | — | — | — | $33K |
| Larry's Barber College | Chicago | For-profit | 68 | — | — | — | $29K |
| Lakeview College of Nursing | Danville | Private | 66 | — | — | — | $88K |
| Estelle Medical Academy | Skokie | For-profit | 66 | — | — | $9K | $31K |
| Oehrlein School of Cosmetology | East Peoria | For-profit | 65 | — | — | — | $24K |
| Cannella School of Hair Design-Chicago | Chicago | For-profit | 64 | — | — | — | $31K |
| Steven Papageorge Hair Academy | Chicago | For-profit | 60 | — | — | — | $41K |
| Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Sterling | Sterling | For-profit | 59 | — | — | — | $31K |
| Morrison Institute of Technology | Morrison | Private | 59 | — | — | $20K | $58K |
| Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences | Rock Island | Private | 56 | — | — | — | $74K |
| Hair Professionals Career College | Sycamore | For-profit | 55 | — | — | — | $31K |
| Trinity International University-Illinois | Deerfield | Private | 55 | 100% | 46% | $12K | $51K |
| Networks Barber College | Calumet City | For-profit | 54 | — | — | — | — |
| University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology | Chicago | For-profit | 53 | — | — | — | $41K |
| Professional's Choice Hair Design Academy | Joliet | For-profit | 53 | — | — | — | $32K |
| Ms Roberts Academy of Beauty Culture | Hillside | For-profit | 52 | — | — | — | $32K |
| Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Peru | PERU | For-profit | 52 | — | — | — | $34K |
| Gem City College | Quincy | For-profit | 41 | — | — | — | $24K |
| Reflections Academy of Beauty | Decatur | For-profit | 40 | — | — | — | $26K |
| Graham Hospital School of Nursing | Canton | Private | 40 | 100% | — | $8K | $65K |
| Phipps Academy of Barbering | Richton Park | For-profit | 39 | — | — | — | — |
| The University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology | Downers Grove | For-profit | 39 | — | — | — | $46K |
| Career Center of Southern Illinois | Red Bud | Public | 36 | 57% | — | — | $55K |
| Illinois Media School | Chicago | For-profit | 32 | — | — | — | $44K |
| Cosmetology Concepts Niles | Niles | For-profit | 31 | — | — | — | $29K |
| Americare Technical School | Park Ridge | For-profit | 25 | 100% | — | $20K | — |
| American Islamic College | Chicago | Private | 16 | 100% | — | $11K | — |
| National University of Health Sciences | Lombard | Private | 13 | — | — | — | $55K |