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Colleges and universities in Illinois
Illinois is home to 231 Title IV-eligible colleges and universities, enrolling about 735,705 students in total.
Of these, 62 are public and 169 private. The largest by enrollment include UIU, UIC, and CU. Among institutions that report the figure, the median graduation rate is 59% and the median average net price is $16,125.
Institutions
231
indexed
Combined enrollment
735,705
students
Median grad rate
59%
reporting
Median net price
$16,125
reporting
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231 institutions
Page 2 of 5Private (for-profit)
DeVry University-Administrative Office
Lisle, Illinois
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
—
Net price
—
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate (for-profit)
DeVry University-Illinois
Lisle, Illinois
Grad rate
37%
Admit rate
43.3%
Enrollment
31,296
Net price
$30,878
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivateHSI
Dominican University
River Forest, Illinois
Grad rate
55%
Admit rate
79.8%
Enrollment
3,803
Net price
$15,113
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BaccalaureatePrivateHSI
East-West University
Chicago, Illinois
Grad rate
16%
Admit rate
40.7%
Enrollment
468
Net price
$21,055
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, Illinois
Grad rate
47%
Admit rate
67.8%
Enrollment
8,505
Net price
$14,093
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Private (for-profit)
Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Peru
PERU, Illinois
Grad rate
83%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
52
Net price
$11,384
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Private (for-profit)
Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Rockford
Rockford, Illinois
Grad rate
65%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
97
Net price
$12,359
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Private (for-profit)
Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Sterling
Sterling, Illinois
Grad rate
59%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
59
Net price
$13,521
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Community CollegePublicHSI
Elgin Community College
Elgin, Illinois
Grad rate
41%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
10,251
Net price
$5,778
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivateHSI
Elmhurst University
Elmhurst, Illinois
Grad rate
70%
Admit rate
75.7%
Enrollment
3,997
Net price
$21,063
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Private (for-profit)
Empire Beauty School-Stone Park
Stone Park, Illinois
Grad rate
38%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
136
Net price
$16,869
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Private (for-profit)
Empire Beauty School-Vernon Hills
Vernon Hills, Illinois
Grad rate
70%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
50
Net price
$15,388
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Erikson Institute
Chicago, Illinois
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
297
Net price
—
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Private (for-profit)
Estelle Medical Academy
Skokie, Illinois
Grad rate
86%
Admit rate
100.0%
Enrollment
66
Net price
$9,765
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Private (for-profit)
Estelle Skin Care and Spa Institute
Skokie, Illinois
Grad rate
86%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
141
Net price
$13,837
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Private (for-profit)
ETI School of Skilled Trades
Willowbrook, Illinois
Grad rate
80%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
443
Net price
$27,351
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BaccalaureatePrivate
Eureka College
Eureka, Illinois
Grad rate
42%
Admit rate
88.5%
Enrollment
527
Net price
$22,048
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Private (for-profit)
First Institute of Travel, Inc.
Crystal Lake, Illinois
Grad rate
72%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
278
Net price
$20,410
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Community CollegePrivate (for-profit)
Fox College
Tinley Park, Illinois
Grad rate
71%
Admit rate
76.6%
Enrollment
200
Net price
$13,506
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Private (for-profit)
G Skin & Beauty Institute
Oakbrook, Illinois
Grad rate
56%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
337
Net price
$26,480
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Private (for-profit)
G Skin & Beauty Institute
Schaumburg, Illinois
Grad rate
64%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
490
Net price
$21,142
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Private
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
Evanston, Illinois
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
313
Net price
—
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Private (for-profit)
Gem City College
Quincy, Illinois
Grad rate
87%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
41
Net price
$13,443
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Community CollegePrivate
Generations College
Chicago, Illinois
Grad rate
11%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
310
Net price
$19,558
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic
Governors State University
University Park, Illinois
Grad rate
22%
Admit rate
48.3%
Enrollment
4,397
Net price
$9,477
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Private
Graham Hospital School of Nursing
Canton, Illinois
Grad rate
0%
Admit rate
100.0%
Enrollment
40
Net price
$19,888
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
Greenville University
Greenville, Illinois
Grad rate
40%
Admit rate
95.4%
Enrollment
1,104
Net price
$21,270
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Private (for-profit)
Hair Professionals Career College
Palos Hills, Illinois
Grad rate
71%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
86
Net price
$19,137
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Private (for-profit)
Hair Professionals Career College
Sycamore, Illinois
Grad rate
67%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
55
Net price
$21,085
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Private (for-profit)
Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology
Oswego, Illinois
Grad rate
63%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
136
Net price
$19,759
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Community CollegePublic
Heartland Community College
Normal, Illinois
Grad rate
54%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
4,855
Net price
$11,389
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BaccalaureatePrivate
Hebrew Theological College
Skokie, Illinois
Grad rate
50%
Admit rate
92.0%
Enrollment
182
Net price
$11,197
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Community CollegePublic
Highland Community College
Freeport, Illinois
Grad rate
45%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,360
Net price
$5,359
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Private (for-profit)
HVAC Technical Institute
Chicago, Illinois
Grad rate
86%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
285
Net price
$23,216
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Private (for-profit)
I M Beauty School
Glenview, Illinois
Grad rate
100%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
13
Net price
—
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Community CollegePublic
Illinois Central College
East Peoria, Illinois
Grad rate
49%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
7,906
Net price
$11,510
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BaccalaureatePrivate
Illinois College
Jacksonville, Illinois
Grad rate
64%
Admit rate
74.7%
Enrollment
942
Net price
$17,945
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Private
Illinois College of Optometry
Chicago, Illinois
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
474
Net price
—
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Community CollegePublic
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges
Olney, Illinois
Grad rate
63%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
3,726
Net price
$9,968
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R2 ResearchPrivate
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, Illinois
Grad rate
75%
Admit rate
55.4%
Enrollment
8,834
Net price
$19,353
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Private (for-profit)
Illinois Media School
Chicago, Illinois
Grad rate
80%
Admit rate
100.0%
Enrollment
32
Net price
$28,935
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Private (for-profit)
Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus
Chicago, Illinois
Grad rate
61%
Admit rate
100.0%
Enrollment
66
Net price
$26,038
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R2 ResearchPublic
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois
Grad rate
65%
Admit rate
89.0%
Enrollment
21,546
Net price
$18,996
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Community CollegePublic
Illinois Valley Community College
Oglesby, Illinois
Grad rate
42%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
2,720
Net price
$3,957
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BaccalaureatePrivate
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, Illinois
Grad rate
75%
Admit rate
45.2%
Enrollment
1,582
Net price
$29,550
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Private
Institute for Clinical Social Work
Chicago, Illinois
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
121
Net price
—
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Community CollegePublic
John A Logan College
Carterville, Illinois
Grad rate
46%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
3,224
Net price
$7,599
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Private (for-profit)
John Amico School of Hair Design
Oak Forest, Illinois
Grad rate
84%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
162
Net price
$16,726
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Frequently asked questions
- How many colleges and universities are in Illinois?
- Illinois has 231 Title IV-eligible institutions in this dataset, drawn from IPEDS and College Scorecard. Together they enroll about 735,705 students.
- What are the largest universities in Illinois?
- By total enrollment, the largest institutions in Illinois are UIU, UIC, CU, DeVry University-Illinois, and College of DuPage.
- What is the average graduation rate and net price in Illinois?
- The median graduation rate among institutions that report one is 59%, and the median average net price is $16,125. Figures come from IPEDS and College Scorecard.
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