Colleges in Illinois
Illinois is home to 172 colleges and universities, from large flagship research institutions to small liberal arts colleges and community colleges. Use the filters below to find the right fit by campus lifestyle, safety, tuition, and more.
Top Colleges by Enrollment
172 total in Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
42% admit · Moderate36K students
Lifestyle
NCAA Division IWarm Climate
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL
77% admit · Open22K students
Lifestyle
Lake LifeNCAA Division ICold Climate
Illinois State University
Normal, IL
88% admit · Open19K students
Lifestyle
Greek LifeNCAA Division ICold Climate
DePaul University
Chicago, IL
76% admit · Open14K students
Lifestyle
Lake LifeGreek LifeNCAA Division ICold Climate
Chamberlain University-Illinois
Addison, IL
83% admit · Open14K students
Lifestyle
Ski TownCold ClimateSafe Campus
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL
82% admit · Open12K students
Lifestyle
Lake LifeSki TownGreek LifeNCAA Division ICold Climate
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL
70% admit · Open11K students
Lifestyle
Ski TownNCAA Division ICold Climate
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
8% admit · Selective9K students
Lifestyle
Lake LifeSki TownGreek LifeNCAA Division ICold Climate
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL
98% admit · Open9K students
Lifestyle
NCAA Division IWarm ClimateSafe Campus
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale, IL
87% admit · Open8K students
Lifestyle
Lake LifeNCAA Division IWarm Climate
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL
89% admit · Open5K students
Lifestyle
Lake LifeGreek LifeCold Climate
Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL
71% admit · Open4K students
Lifestyle
NCAA Division ICold Climate
National Louis University
Chicago, IL
95% admit · Open4K students
Lifestyle
Lake LifeCold ClimateSafe Campus
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL
65% admit · Open4K students
Lifestyle
Greek LifeNCAA Division IWarm Climate
Lewis University
Romeoville, IL
71% admit · Open4K students
Lifestyle
Greek LifeNCAA Division IICold ClimateSafe Campus
Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago, IL
75% admit · Open4K students
Lifestyle
Lake LifeSki TownCold ClimateSafe Campus
Bradley University
Peoria, IL
77% admit · Open4K students
Lifestyle
Lake LifeGreek LifeNCAA Division IWarm Climate
Roosevelt University
Chicago, IL
97% admit · Open3K students
Lifestyle
Lake LifeNCAA Division IICold ClimateSafe Campus
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL
55% admit · Open3K students
Lifestyle
Lake LifeGreek LifeCold Climate
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL
77% admit · Open3K students
Lifestyle
Lake LifeCold ClimateSafe Campus
All Colleges in Illinois, A to Z
- Adler University · Chicago
- American Academy of Art College · Chicago
- American Islamic College · Chicago
- Americare Technical School · Park Ridge
- Augustana College · Rock Island
- Aurora University · Aurora
- Benedictine University · Lisle
- Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc. · Chicago
- Black Hawk College · Moline
- Blackburn College · Carlinville
- Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences · Quincy
- Bradley University · Peoria
- CAAN Academy of Nursing · Matteson
- CALC Institute of Technology · Alton
- Carl Sandburg College · Galesburg
- Catholic Theological Union at Chicago · Chicago
- Chamberlain University-Administrative Office · Chicago
- Chamberlain University-Illinois · Addison
- Chicago Professional Center · Prospect Heights
- Chicago State University · Chicago
- Chicago Theological Seminary · Chicago
- City Colleges of Chicago-District Office · Chicago
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College · Chicago
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College · Chicago
- City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College · Chicago
- City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College · Chicago
- City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College · Chicago
- City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College · Chicago
- City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College · Chicago
- College of DuPage · Glen Ellyn
- College of Lake County · Grayslake
- Columbia College Chicago · Chicago
- Concordia University-Chicago · River Forest
- Danville Area Community College · Danville
- DePaul University · Chicago
- Dominican University · River Forest
- East-West University · Chicago
- Eastern Illinois University · Charleston
- Elgin Community College · Elgin
- Elmhurst University · Elmhurst
- Erikson Institute · Chicago
- Estelle Medical Academy · Skokie
- ETI School of Skilled Trades · Willowbrook
- Eureka College · Eureka
- First Institute of Travel, Inc. · Crystal Lake
- Frontier Community College · Fairfield
- Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary · Evanston
- Gem City College · Quincy
- Generations College · Chicago
- Governors State University · University Park
- Graham Hospital School of Nursing · Canton
- Greenville University · Greenville
- Heartland Community College · Normal
- Hebrew Theological College · Skokie
- Highland Community College · Freeport
- HVAC Technical Institute · Chicago
- Illinois Central College · East Peoria
- Illinois College · Jacksonville
- Illinois College of Optometry · Chicago
- Illinois Eastern Community College-System Office · Olney
- Illinois Eastern Community Colleges · Olney
- Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Olney Central College · Olney
- Illinois Institute of Technology · Chicago
- Illinois Media School · Chicago
- Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus · Chicago
- Illinois State University · Normal
- Illinois Valley Community College · Oglesby
- Illinois Wesleyan University · Bloomington
- Institute for Clinical Social Work · Chicago
- John A Logan College · Carterville
- John Wood Community College · Quincy
- Joliet Junior College · Joliet
- Judson University · Elgin
- Kankakee Community College · Kankakee
- Kaskaskia College · Centralia
- Kishwaukee College · Malta
- Knox College · Galesburg
- Lake Forest College · Lake Forest
- Lake Forest Graduate School of Management · Lake Forest
- Lake Land College · Mattoon
- Lakeview College of Nursing · Danville
- Lewis and Clark Community College · Godfrey
- Lewis University · Romeoville
- Lincoln Christian University · Lincoln
- Lincoln Land Community College · Springfield
- Lincoln Trail College · Robinson
- Loyola University Chicago · Chicago
- Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago · Chicago
- McCormick Theological Seminary · Chicago
- McHenry County College · Crystal Lake
- McKendree University · Lebanon
- MDT College of Health Sciences · Chicago
- Meadville Theological School of Lombard College · Chicago
- Methodist College · Peoria
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie · Skokie
- Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois · Springfield
- Midwestern University-Downers Grove · Downers Grove
- Millikin University · Decatur
- Monmouth College · Monmouth
- Moody Bible Institute · Chicago
- Moraine Valley Community College · Palos Hills
- Morrison Institute of Technology · Morrison
- Morton College · Cicero
- National Latino Education Institute · Chicago
- National Louis University · Chicago
- National University of Health Sciences · Lombard
- North Central College · Naperville
- North Park University · Chicago
- Northeastern Illinois University · Chicago
- Northern Baptist Theological Seminary · Lisle
- Northern Illinois University · Dekalb
- NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia · Evanston
- Northwestern College · Oak Lawn
- Northwestern University · Evanston
- Oakton College · Des Plaines
- Olivet Nazarene University · Bourbonnais
- Pacific College of Health and Science · Chicago
- Parkland College · Champaign
- Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago · Chicago
- Paul Mitchell the School-Lombard · Lombard
- Paul Mitchell the School-Normal · Normal
- Paul Mitchell the School-Tinley Park · Tinley Park
- Pivot Point Academy · Bloomingdale
- Prairie State College · Chicago Heights
- Principia College · Elsah
- Quincy University · Quincy
- Rend Lake College · Ina
- Richland Community College · Decatur
- Rock Valley College · Rockford
- Rockford University · Rockford
- Roosevelt University · Chicago
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science · North Chicago
- Rush University · Chicago
- Saint Anthony College of Nursing · Rockford
- Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing · Peoria
- Saint Xavier University · Chicago
- Sauk Valley Community College · Dixon
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago
- Shawnee Community College · Ullin
- South Suburban College · South Holland
- Southeastern Illinois College · Harrisburg
- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville · Edwardsville
- Southern Illinois University-Carbondale · Carbondale
- Southern Illinois University-System Office · Carbondale
- Southwestern Illinois College · Belleville
- Spertus College · Chicago
- Spoon River College · Canton
- St. Augustine College · Chicago
- St. John's College-Department of Nursing · Springfield
- Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago · Chicago
- The Chicago School at Chicago · Chicago
- Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago · Chicago
- Trinity Christian College · Palos Heights
- Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences · Rock Island
- Trinity International University-Illinois · Deerfield
- Triton College · River Grove
- Universal Spa Training Academy · Downers Grove
- University of Chicago · Chicago
- University of Illinois Chicago · Chicago
- University of Illinois Springfield · Springfield
- University of Illinois System Offices · Urbana
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Champaign
- University of Saint Mary of the Lake · Mundelein
- University of St Francis · Joliet
- VanderCook College of Music · Chicago
- Verve College · Oak Brook
- Wabash Valley College · Mount Carmel
- Waubonsee Community College · Sugar Grove
- Western Illinois University · Macomb
- Wheaton College · Wheaton
- William Rainey Harper College · Palatine
- Zen Shiatsu Chicago · Evanston
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