Colleges in Illinois

Search and filter all 220 degree-granting colleges and universities in Illinois — by admissions, cost, outcomes, campus climate and distance to the beach. 47 of them are community colleges.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Public

Champaign, Illinois · Small city · 79 mi to Springfield

Admission
42%
SAT
1440
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$81k
Grad rate
85%
Students
36,258
To beach
115 mi

DeVry University-Illinois

For-profit

Lisle, Illinois · Large suburb · 26 mi to Chicago

Admission
98%
SAT
868
Net price
$31k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
37%
Students
27,825
To beach
26 mi

University of Illinois Chicago

Public

Chicago, Illinois · Large city · 1 mi to Chicago

Admission
77%
SAT
1250
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$69k
Grad rate
62%
Students
22,170
To beach
2 mi

Illinois State University

Public

Normal, Illinois · Midsize suburb · 34 mi to Peoria

Admission
88%
SAT
1113
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$62k
Grad rate
65%
Students
19,057
To beach
113 mi

College of DuPage

Public

Glen Ellyn, Illinois · Large suburb · 23 mi to Chicago

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$47k
Grad rate
25%
Students
16,114
To beach
23 mi

DePaul University

Private

Chicago, Illinois · Large city · < 1 mi to Chicago

Admission
76%
SAT
1262
Net price
$31k
Earnings
$69k
Grad rate
68%
Students
14,090
To beach
1 mi

Chamberlain University-Illinois

For-profit

Addison, Illinois · Large suburb · 22 mi to Chicago

Admission
83%
SAT
—
Net price
$32k
Earnings
$92k
Grad rate
42%
Students
14,027
To beach
19 mi

Loyola University Chicago

Private

Chicago, Illinois · Large city · 9 mi to Chicago

Admission
82%
SAT
1297
Net price
$36k
Earnings
$72k
Grad rate
73%
Students
11,737
To beach
< 1 mi

Northern Illinois University

Public

Dekalb, Illinois · Small suburb · 29 mi to Rockford

Admission
70%
SAT
—
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$58k
Grad rate
49%
Students
11,301
To beach
53 mi

College of Lake County

Public

Grayslake, Illinois · Large suburb · 38 mi to Chicago

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
37%
Students
9,420
To beach
10 mi

William Rainey Harper College

Public

Palatine, Illinois · Large suburb · 27 mi to Chicago

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$48k
Grad rate
48%
Students
9,313
To beach
16 mi

Joliet Junior College

Public

Joliet, Illinois · Large suburb · 39 mi to Chicago

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$2k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
21%
Students
9,306
To beach
37 mi

Northwestern University

Private

Evanston, Illinois · Small city · 12 mi to Chicago

Admission
8%
SAT
1533
Net price
$29k
Earnings
$89k
Grad rate
95%
Students
9,201
To beach
1 mi

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Public

Edwardsville, Illinois · Large suburb · 16 mi to St. Louis

Admission
98%
SAT
1100
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$56k
Grad rate
57%
Students
8,750
To beach
240 mi

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Public

Carbondale, Illinois · Distant town · 83 mi to St. Louis

Admission
87%
SAT
1055
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$53k
Grad rate
62%
Students
8,494
To beach
288 mi

University of Chicago

Private

Chicago, Illinois · Large city · 6 mi to Chicago

Admission
4%
SAT
1554
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$92k
Grad rate
96%
Students
7,569
To beach
1 mi

Moraine Valley Community College

Public

Palos Hills, Illinois · Large suburb · 17 mi to Chicago

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$3k
Earnings
$44k
Grad rate
40%
Students
7,490
To beach
15 mi

Triton College

Public

River Grove, Illinois · Large suburb · 11 mi to Chicago

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$4k
Earnings
$42k
Grad rate
29%
Students
6,902
To beach
10 mi

Elgin Community College

Public

Elgin, Illinois · Midsize city · 37 mi to Chicago

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
41%
Students
6,648
To beach
30 mi

City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College

Public

Chicago, Illinois · Large city · 2 mi to Chicago

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$32k
Grad rate
18%
Students
6,409
To beach
3 mi

Oakton College

Public

Des Plaines, Illinois · Small city · 18 mi to Chicago

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$5k
Earnings
$48k
Grad rate
37%
Students
6,072
To beach
8 mi

Waubonsee Community College

Public

Sugar Grove, Illinois · Fringe rural · 43 mi to Chicago

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$45k
Grad rate
39%
Students
5,721
To beach
43 mi

Southwestern Illinois College

Public

Belleville, Illinois · Large suburb · 17 mi to St. Louis

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$10k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
36%
Students
5,675
To beach
254 mi

Columbia College Chicago

Private

Chicago, Illinois · Large city · < 1 mi to Chicago

Admission
89%
SAT
—
Net price
$27k
Earnings
$42k
Grad rate
52%
Students
5,368
To beach
1 mi

Illinois Central College

Public

East Peoria, Illinois · Large suburb · 3 mi to Peoria

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
49%
Students
5,052
To beach
126 mi

McHenry County College

Public

Crystal Lake, Illinois · Fringe rural · 37 mi to Rockford

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$45k
Grad rate
37%
Students
4,691
To beach
28 mi

Western Illinois University

Public

Macomb, Illinois · Remote town · 60 mi to Peoria

Admission
71%
SAT
—
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$54k
Grad rate
45%
Students
4,410
To beach
186 mi

National Louis University

Private

Chicago, Illinois · Large city · < 1 mi to Chicago

Admission
95%
SAT
—
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
30%
Students
4,406
To beach
1 mi

City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College

Public

Chicago, Illinois · Large city · 10 mi to Chicago

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$42k
Grad rate
31%
Students
4,372
To beach
7 mi

Rock Valley College

Public

Rockford, Illinois · Midsize city · 6 mi to Rockford

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$5k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
37%
Students
4,359
To beach
60 mi

City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College

Public

Chicago, Illinois · Large city · 1 mi to Chicago

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
26%
Students
4,207
To beach
1 mi

Eastern Illinois University

Public

Charleston, Illinois · Remote town · 81 mi to Springfield

Admission
65%
SAT
1000
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$52k
Grad rate
47%
Students
4,188
To beach
155 mi

Lewis University

Private

Romeoville, Illinois · Large suburb · 30 mi to Chicago

Admission
71%
SAT
1096
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$66k
Grad rate
67%
Students
4,015
To beach
29 mi

Northeastern Illinois University

Public

Chicago, Illinois · Large city · 8 mi to Chicago

Admission
75%
SAT
—
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$52k
Grad rate
22%
Students
3,982
To beach
3 mi

Lincoln Land Community College

Public

Springfield, Illinois · Fringe rural · 5 mi to Springfield

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$4k
Earnings
$38k
Grad rate
48%
Students
3,976
To beach
176 mi

Aurora University

Private

Aurora, Illinois · Large suburb · 38 mi to Chicago

Admission
81%
SAT
1076
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$59k
Grad rate
60%
Students
3,974
To beach
38 mi

Bradley University

Private

Peoria, Illinois · Midsize city · 1 mi to Peoria

Admission
77%
SAT
—
Net price
$23k
Earnings
$67k
Grad rate
76%
Students
3,574
To beach
130 mi

Parkland College

Public

Champaign, Illinois · Small city · 76 mi to Springfield

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$38k
Grad rate
32%
Students
3,348
To beach
114 mi

Saint Xavier University

Private

Chicago, Illinois · Large city · 13 mi to Chicago

Admission
84%
SAT
—
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$59k
Grad rate
57%
Students
3,096
To beach
9 mi

Elmhurst University

Private

Elmhurst, Illinois · Large suburb · 16 mi to Chicago

Admission
74%
SAT
1151
Net price
$24k
Earnings
$61k
Grad rate
70%
Students
3,006
To beach
16 mi

Heartland Community College

Public

Normal, Illinois · Midsize suburb · 32 mi to Peoria

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$41k
Grad rate
54%
Students
2,997
To beach
113 mi

Roosevelt University

Private

Chicago, Illinois · Large city · < 1 mi to Chicago

Admission
97%
SAT
1011
Net price
$20k
Earnings
$49k
Grad rate
35%
Students
2,849
To beach
1 mi

Illinois Institute of Technology

Private

Chicago, Illinois · Large city · 3 mi to Chicago

Admission
55%
SAT
1311
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$83k
Grad rate
75%
Students
2,833
To beach
1 mi

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Private

Chicago, Illinois · Large city · < 1 mi to Chicago

Admission
77%
SAT
—
Net price
$50k
Earnings
$40k
Grad rate
67%
Students
2,805
To beach
1 mi

City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College

Public

Chicago, Illinois · Large city · 10 mi to Chicago

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$38k
Grad rate
27%
Students
2,789
To beach
8 mi

Morton College

Public

Cicero, Illinois · Large suburb · 8 mi to Chicago

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$5k
Earnings
$42k
Grad rate
31%
Students
2,640
To beach
8 mi

Olivet Nazarene University

Private

Bourbonnais, Illinois · Small suburb · 52 mi to Chicago

Admission
56%
SAT
1117
Net price
$21k
Earnings
$53k
Grad rate
61%
Students
2,603
To beach
42 mi

Dominican University

Private

River Forest, Illinois · Large suburb · 10 mi to Chicago

Admission
90%
SAT
1002
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$60k
Grad rate
55%
Students
2,561
To beach
9 mi

Governors State University

Public

University Park, Illinois · Large suburb · 30 mi to Chicago

Admission
48%
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$58k
Grad rate
22%
Students
2,556
To beach
21 mi

City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College

Public

Chicago, Illinois · Large city · 6 mi to Chicago

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$36k
Grad rate
32%
Students
2,505
To beach
< 1 mi

Augustana College

Private

Rock Island, Illinois · Small city · 66 mi to Cedar Rapids

Admission
63%
SAT
1165
Net price
$23k
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
73%
Students
2,490
To beach
150 mi

Lewis and Clark Community College

Public

Godfrey, Illinois · Small suburb · 22 mi to St. Louis

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$3k
Earnings
$38k
Grad rate
44%
Students
2,487
To beach
237 mi

Lake Land College

Public

Mattoon, Illinois · Fringe rural · 72 mi to Springfield

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$2k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
58%
Students
2,448
To beach
162 mi

Prairie State College

Public

Chicago Heights, Illinois · Large suburb · 24 mi to Chicago

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$5k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
21%
Students
2,443
To beach
14 mi

North Central College

Private

Naperville, Illinois · Midsize city · 27 mi to Chicago

Admission
77%
SAT
1213
Net price
$21k
Earnings
$60k
Grad rate
64%
Students
2,428
To beach
28 mi

Black Hawk College

Public

Moline, Illinois · Small city · 70 mi to Peoria

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
40%
Students
2,354
To beach
145 mi

University of Illinois Springfield

Public

Springfield, Illinois · Midsize city · 4 mi to Springfield

Admission
86%
SAT
1102
Net price
$10k
Earnings
$57k
Grad rate
53%
Students
2,263
To beach
176 mi

Wheaton College

Private

Wheaton, Illinois · Large suburb · 24 mi to Chicago

Admission
87%
SAT
1380
Net price
$27k
Earnings
$64k
Grad rate
85%
Students
2,121
To beach
24 mi

South Suburban College

Public

South Holland, Illinois · Large suburb · 19 mi to Chicago

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$3k
Earnings
$34k
Grad rate
28%
Students
2,042
To beach
9 mi

Illinois Valley Community College

Public

Oglesby, Illinois · Distant town · 49 mi to Peoria

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$2k
Earnings
$41k
Grad rate
42%
Students
2,040
To beach
85 mi

John A Logan College

Public

Carterville, Illinois · Remote town · 84 mi to Evansville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$34k
Grad rate
46%
Students
2,016
To beach
284 mi

Kankakee Community College

Public

Kankakee, Illinois · Small city · 55 mi to Chicago

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$5k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
32%
Students
1,985
To beach
44 mi

Benedictine University

Private

Lisle, Illinois · Large suburb · 25 mi to Chicago

Admission
95%
SAT
—
Net price
$22k
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
50%
Students
1,942
To beach
26 mi

Kishwaukee College

Public

Malta, Illinois · Fringe rural · 25 mi to Rockford

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$5k
Earnings
$40k
Grad rate
45%
Students
1,936
To beach
59 mi

Kaskaskia College

Public

Centralia, Illinois · Fringe rural · 55 mi to St. Louis

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
49%
Students
1,920
To beach
233 mi

North Park University

Private

Chicago, Illinois · Large city · 8 mi to Chicago

Admission
69%
SAT
—
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$60k
Grad rate
58%
Students
1,818
To beach
3 mi

Lake Forest College

Private

Lake Forest, Illinois · Large suburb · 28 mi to Chicago

Admission
57%
SAT
1343
Net price
$29k
Earnings
$62k
Grad rate
78%
Students
1,813
To beach
1 mi

City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College

Public

Chicago, Illinois · Large city · 7 mi to Chicago

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$28k
Grad rate
31%
Students
1,777
To beach
3 mi

McKendree University

Private

Lebanon, Illinois · Large suburb · 21 mi to St. Louis

Admission
72%
SAT
—
Net price
$25k
Earnings
$59k
Grad rate
53%
Students
1,752
To beach
245 mi

City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College

Public

Chicago, Illinois · Large city · 12 mi to Chicago

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$31k
Grad rate
21%
Students
1,661
To beach
4 mi

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges

Public

Olney, Illinois · Remote town · 59 mi to Evansville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$10k
Earnings
$38k
Grad rate
63%
Students
1,634
To beach
204 mi

Illinois Wesleyan University

Private

Bloomington, Illinois · Small city · 34 mi to Peoria

Admission
39%
SAT
1275
Net price
$28k
Earnings
$71k
Grad rate
75%
Students
1,582
To beach
114 mi

Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park

For-profit

Melrose Park, Illinois · Large suburb · 11 mi to Chicago

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$26k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
68%
Students
1,539
To beach
10 mi

Moody Bible Institute

Private

Chicago, Illinois · Large city · 1 mi to Chicago

Admission
83%
SAT
—
Net price
$22k
Earnings
$45k
Grad rate
62%
Students
1,510
To beach
1 mi

Danville Area Community College

Public

Danville, Illinois · Distant town · 80 mi to Indianapolis

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$5k
Earnings
$35k
Grad rate
45%
Students
1,508
To beach
105 mi

Chicago State University

Public

Chicago, Illinois · Large city · 11 mi to Chicago

Admission
43%
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
15%
Students
1,384
To beach
4 mi

Millikin University

Private

Decatur, Illinois · Small city · 36 mi to Springfield

Admission
67%
SAT
1034
Net price
$22k
Earnings
$51k
Grad rate
55%
Students
1,382
To beach
149 mi

John Wood Community College

Public

Quincy, Illinois · Remote town · 85 mi to Columbia

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
49%
Students
1,371
To beach
235 mi

Richland Community College

Public

Decatur, Illinois · Small city · 41 mi to Springfield

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$4k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
60%
Students
1,346
To beach
144 mi

Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois

For-profit

Springfield, Illinois · Midsize city · 5 mi to Springfield

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$28k
Earnings
$34k
Grad rate
69%
Students
1,326
To beach
169 mi

Concordia University-Chicago

Private

River Forest, Illinois · Large suburb · 9 mi to Chicago

Admission
93%
SAT
—
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$54k
Grad rate
36%
Students
1,323
To beach
9 mi

University of St Francis

Private

Joliet, Illinois · Large suburb · 34 mi to Chicago

Admission
65%
SAT
1141
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$64k
Grad rate
67%
Students
1,223
To beach
32 mi

Rend Lake College

Public

Ina, Illinois · Distant rural · 74 mi to Evansville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$36k
Grad rate
63%
Students
1,175
To beach
256 mi

Sauk Valley Community College

Public

Dixon, Illinois · Fringe rural · 41 mi to Rockford

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$40k
Grad rate
49%
Students
1,158
To beach
96 mi

Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc

For-profit

Lisle, Illinois · Large suburb · 25 mi to Chicago

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$27k
Earnings
$53k
Grad rate
63%
Students
1,156
To beach
25 mi

Rasmussen University-Illinois

For-profit

Rockford, Illinois · Midsize city · 5 mi to Rockford

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$20k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
43%
Students
1,145
To beach
60 mi

Knox College

Private

Galesburg, Illinois · Distant town · 44 mi to Peoria

Admission
71%
SAT
1326
Net price
$25k
Earnings
$55k
Grad rate
68%
Students
1,127
To beach
156 mi

Carl Sandburg College

Public

Galesburg, Illinois · Distant town · 47 mi to Peoria

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$4k
Earnings
$35k
Grad rate
50%
Students
1,051
To beach
157 mi

Quincy University

Private

Quincy, Illinois · Remote town · 85 mi to Columbia

Admission
51%
SAT
1098
Net price
$20k
Earnings
$50k
Grad rate
45%
Students
1,010
To beach
236 mi

Rockford University

Private

Rockford, Illinois · Midsize city · 4 mi to Rockford

Admission
93%
SAT
956
Net price
$22k
Earnings
$55k
Grad rate
47%
Students
972
To beach
61 mi

Greenville University

Private

Greenville, Illinois · Distant town · 46 mi to St. Louis

Admission
98%
SAT
1038
Net price
$20k
Earnings
$47k
Grad rate
40%
Students
955
To beach
217 mi

Highland Community College

Public

Freeport, Illinois · Fringe rural · 30 mi to Rockford

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$38k
Grad rate
45%
Students
931
To beach
94 mi

Illinois College

Private

Jacksonville, Illinois · Distant town · 32 mi to Springfield

Admission
78%
SAT
1064
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$53k
Grad rate
64%
Students
930
To beach
198 mi

Midwestern Career College

For-profit

Chicago, Illinois · Large city · 1 mi to Chicago

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$20k
Earnings
$36k
Grad rate
54%
Students
887
To beach
1 mi

Trinity Christian College

Private

Palos Heights, Illinois · Large suburb · 17 mi to Chicago

Admission
85%
SAT
1157
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$56k
Grad rate
58%
Students
820
To beach
14 mi

Spoon River College

Public

Canton, Illinois · Fringe rural · 28 mi to Peoria

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$3k
Earnings
$38k
Grad rate
42%
Students
774
To beach
156 mi