Colleges & Universities in Illinois

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139 public and private nonprofit colleges on this page in Illinois. Select an institution to see enrollment, admission rate, and graduation rate.

University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL · Public 56,916 students University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL · Public 33,747 students Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL · Private (nonprofit) 23,161 students College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, IL · Public 21,939 students DePaul UniversityChicago, IL · Private (nonprofit) 20,917 students Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL · Public 20,683 students University of ChicagoChicago, IL · Private (nonprofit) 18,339 students Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL · Private (nonprofit) 16,899 students Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL · Public 15,649 students Southern Illinois University-EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, IL · Public 12,519 students William Rainey Harper CollegePalatine, IL · Public 12,434 students College of Lake CountyGrayslake, IL · Public 11,651 students Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, IL · Public 11,107 students Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos Hills, IL · Public 10,511 students Joliet Junior CollegeJoliet, IL · Public 10,212 students Elgin Community CollegeElgin, IL · Public 8,910 students McHenry County CollegeCrystal Lake, IL · Public 8,874 students Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, IL · Public 8,857 students Triton CollegeRiver Grove, IL · Public 8,616 students Oakton Community CollegeDes Plaines, IL · Public 7,645 students Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, IL · Public 7,643 students National Louis UniversityChicago, IL · Private (nonprofit) 7,525 students City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright CollegeChicago, IL · Public 7,508 students Waubonsee Community CollegeSugar Grove, IL · Public 7,491 students City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X CollegeChicago, IL · Public 7,314 students Southwestern Illinois CollegeBelleville, IL · Public 7,188 students Illinois Central CollegeEast Peoria, IL · Public 7,044 students Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL · Private (nonprofit) 6,943 students Columbia College ChicagoChicago, IL · Private (nonprofit) 6,646 students Lewis UniversityRomeoville, IL · Private (nonprofit) 6,513 students Aurora UniversityAurora, IL · Private (nonprofit) 5,918 students Rock Valley CollegeRockford, IL · Public 5,861 students Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, IL · Public 5,756 students Parkland CollegeChampaign, IL · Public 5,686 students City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington CollegeChicago, IL · Public 5,559 students Bradley UniversityPeoria, IL · Private (nonprofit) 5,552 students Concordia University-ChicagoRiver Forest, IL · Private (nonprofit) 5,354 students City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman CollegeChicago, IL · Public 5,289 students City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley CollegeChicago, IL · Public 4,787 students Heartland Community CollegeNormal, IL · Public 4,774 students Lincoln Land Community CollegeSpringfield, IL · Public 4,444 students Governors State UniversityUniversity Park, IL · Public 4,427 students University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield, IL · Public 4,198 students Lewis and Clark Community CollegeGodfrey, IL · Public 3,973 students South Suburban CollegeSouth Holland, IL · Public 3,905 students Black Hawk CollegeMoline, IL · Public 3,773 students Morton CollegeCicero, IL · Public 3,753 students Lake Land CollegeMattoon, IL · Public 3,742 students Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, IL · Private (nonprofit) 3,731 students Roosevelt UniversityChicago, IL · Private (nonprofit) 3,725 students School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL · Private (nonprofit) 3,532 students Saint Xavier UniversityChicago, IL · Private (nonprofit) 3,523 students Kaskaskia CollegeCentralia, IL · Public 3,370 students University of St FrancisJoliet, IL · Private (nonprofit) 3,297 students John A Logan CollegeCarterville, IL · Public 3,272 students Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, IL · Private (nonprofit) 3,255 students Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, IL · Private (nonprofit) 3,196 students Benedictine UniversityLisle, IL · Private (nonprofit) 3,123 students Wheaton CollegeWheaton, IL · Private (nonprofit) 2,885 students Rush UniversityChicago, IL · Private (nonprofit) 2,870 students Midwestern University-Downers GroveDowners Grove, IL · Private (nonprofit) 2,758 students North Central CollegeNaperville, IL · Private (nonprofit) 2,695 students Prairie State CollegeChicago Heights, IL · Public 2,680 students North Park UniversityChicago, IL · Private (nonprofit) 2,660 students Kishwaukee CollegeMalta, IL · Public 2,581 students Moody Bible InstituteChicago, IL · Private (nonprofit) 2,410 students Illinois Valley Community CollegeOglesby, IL · Public 2,371 students Augustana CollegeRock Island, IL · Private (nonprofit) 2,349 students Kankakee Community CollegeKankakee, IL · Public 2,333 students Chicago State UniversityChicago, IL · Public 2,317 students City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King CollegeChicago, IL · Public 2,237 students City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey CollegeChicago, IL · Public 2,101 students Richland Community CollegeDecatur, IL · Public 2,075 students Rend Lake CollegeIna, IL · Public 2,017 students McKendree UniversityLebanon, IL · Private (nonprofit) 1,960 students Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceNorth Chicago, IL · Private (nonprofit) 1,940 students Danville Area Community CollegeDanville, IL · Public 1,924 students Adler UniversityChicago, IL · Private (nonprofit) 1,841 students Millikin UniversityDecatur, IL · Private (nonprofit) 1,807 students Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, IL · Private (nonprofit) 1,753 students Frontier Community CollegeFairfield, IL · Public 1,740 students John Wood Community CollegeQuincy, IL · Public 1,718 students Carl Sandburg CollegeGalesburg, IL · Public 1,688 students Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, IL · Private (nonprofit) 1,527 students Sauk Valley Community CollegeDixon, IL · Public 1,386 students Southeastern Illinois CollegeHarrisburg, IL · Public 1,379 students Quincy UniversityQuincy, IL · Private (nonprofit) 1,307 students The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at ChicagoChicago, IL · Private (nonprofit) 1,296 students Trinity International University-IllinoisDeerfield, IL · Private (nonprofit) 1,242 students Spoon River CollegeCanton, IL · Public 1,212 students Highland Community CollegeFreeport, IL · Public 1,184 students Rockford UniversityRockford, IL · Private (nonprofit) 1,181 students Shawnee Community CollegeUllin, IL · Public 1,174 students Greenville UniversityGreenville, IL · Private (nonprofit) 1,088 students Knox CollegeGalesburg, IL · Private (nonprofit) 1,058 students Illinois CollegeJacksonville, IL · Private (nonprofit) 1,029 students Judson UniversityElgin, IL · Private (nonprofit) 973 students Wabash Valley CollegeMount Carmel, IL · Public 926 students Trinity Christian CollegePalos Heights, IL · Private (nonprofit) 908 students Olney Central CollegeOlney, IL · Public 869 students Monmouth CollegeMonmouth, IL · Private (nonprofit) 767 students St. Augustine CollegeChicago, IL · Private (nonprofit) 680 students Lincoln Trail CollegeRobinson, IL · Public 636 students Eureka CollegeEureka, IL · Private (nonprofit) 559 students East-West UniversityChicago, IL · Private (nonprofit) 529 students National University of Health SciencesLombard, IL · Private (nonprofit) 498 students Illinois College of OptometryChicago, IL · Private (nonprofit) 481 students Methodist CollegePeoria, IL · Private (nonprofit) 456 students Oak Point UniversityOak Brook, IL · Private (nonprofit) 429 students Blackburn CollegeCarlinville, IL · Private (nonprofit) 382 students Northern Baptist Theological SeminaryLisle, IL · Private (nonprofit) 374 students Saint Francis Medical Center College of NursingPeoria, IL · Private (nonprofit) 371 students Erikson InstituteChicago, IL · Private (nonprofit) 331 students Principia CollegeElsah, IL · Private (nonprofit) 323 students Generations CollegeChicago, IL · Private (nonprofit) 303 students Lake Forest Graduate School of ManagementLake Forest, IL · Private (nonprofit) 295 students Garrett-Evangelical Theological SeminaryEvanston, IL · Private (nonprofit) 280 students VanderCook College of MusicChicago, IL · Private (nonprofit) 263 students Lincoln Christian UniversityLincoln, IL · Private (nonprofit) 258 students Saint Anthony College of NursingRockford, IL · Private (nonprofit) 242 students Catholic Theological Union at ChicagoChicago, IL · Private (nonprofit) 213 students University of Saint Mary of the LakeMundelein, IL · Private (nonprofit) 204 students Chicago Theological SeminaryChicago, IL · Private (nonprofit) 195 students Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health SciencesQuincy, IL · Private (nonprofit) 167 students McCormick Theological SeminaryChicago, IL · Private (nonprofit) 162 students Hebrew Theological CollegeSkokie, IL · Private (nonprofit) 160 students Lutheran School of Theology at ChicagoChicago, IL · Private (nonprofit) 133 students Institute for Clinical Social WorkChicago, IL · Private (nonprofit) 119 students Lakeview College of NursingDanville, IL · Private (nonprofit) 116 students Trinity College of Nursing & Health SciencesRock Island, IL · Private (nonprofit) 101 students Spertus CollegeChicago, IL · Private (nonprofit) 99 students St. John's College-Department of NursingSpringfield, IL · Private (nonprofit) 94 students Telshe Yeshiva-ChicagoChicago, IL · Private (nonprofit) 90 students Meadville Theological School of Lombard CollegeChicago, IL · Private (nonprofit) 69 students Morrison Institute of TechnologyMorrison, IL · Private (nonprofit) 67 students Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.Chicago, IL · Private (nonprofit) 62 students Toyota Technological Institute at ChicagoChicago, IL · Private (nonprofit) 40 students American Islamic CollegeChicago, IL · Private (nonprofit) 19 students Lincoln CollegeLincoln, IL · Private (nonprofit)

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