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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 3 of 5Community CollegePublic
John Wood Community College
Quincy, Illinois
Grad rate
49%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,856
Net price
$6,596
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Community CollegePublicHSI
Joliet Junior College
Joliet, Illinois
Grad rate
21%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
14,414
Net price
$5,741
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivateHSI
Judson University
Elgin, Illinois
Grad rate
60%
Admit rate
63.1%
Enrollment
960
Net price
$25,027
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Community CollegePublic
Kankakee Community College
Kankakee, Illinois
Grad rate
32%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
2,564
Net price
$5,190
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Community CollegePublic
Kaskaskia College
Centralia, Illinois
Grad rate
49%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
3,669
Net price
$6,839
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Community CollegePublicHSI
Kishwaukee College
Malta, Illinois
Grad rate
45%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
2,969
Net price
$6,480
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BaccalaureatePrivate
Knox College
Galesburg, Illinois
Grad rate
68%
Admit rate
71.1%
Enrollment
1,136
Net price
$24,875
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BaccalaureatePrivate
Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, Illinois
Grad rate
78%
Admit rate
59.4%
Enrollment
1,837
Net price
$27,499
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Private
Lake Forest Graduate School of Management
Lake Forest, Illinois
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
196
Net price
—
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Community CollegePublic
Lake Land College
Mattoon, Illinois
Grad rate
58%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
3,960
Net price
$3,271
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Private
Lakeview College of Nursing
Danville, Illinois
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
66
Net price
—
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Private (for-profit)
Larry's Barber College
Chicago, Illinois
Grad rate
63%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
68
Net price
$11,692
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Private (for-profit)
Larry's Barber College
Chicago, Illinois
Grad rate
88%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
29
Net price
$16,813
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Private (for-profit)
Larry's Barber College-Joliet
Joliet, Illinois
Grad rate
91%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
27
Net price
$16,362
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Community CollegePublic
Lewis and Clark Community College
Godfrey, Illinois
Grad rate
44%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
4,606
Net price
$4,281
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivateHSI
Lewis University
Romeoville, Illinois
Grad rate
67%
Admit rate
72.7%
Enrollment
7,011
Net price
$18,370
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Community CollegePrivate (for-profit)
Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park
Melrose Park, Illinois
Grad rate
68%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,539
Net price
$24,334
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Community CollegePublic
Lincoln Land Community College
Springfield, Illinois
Grad rate
48%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
5,677
Net price
$5,294
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R2 ResearchPrivate
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Grad rate
73%
Admit rate
81.4%
Enrollment
17,384
Net price
$35,196
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Private
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
101
Net price
—
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Private
McCormick Theological Seminary
Chicago, Illinois
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
125
Net price
—
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Community CollegePublicHSI
McHenry County College
Crystal Lake, Illinois
Grad rate
37%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
9,399
Net price
$8,093
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
McKendree University
Lebanon, Illinois
Grad rate
53%
Admit rate
63.9%
Enrollment
2,392
Net price
$24,190
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Private (for-profit)
MDT College of Health Sciences
Chicago, Illinois
Grad rate
50%
Admit rate
67.7%
Enrollment
575
Net price
$27,375
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Private
Meadville Theological School of Lombard College
Chicago, Illinois
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
62
Net price
—
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Private
Methodist College
Peoria, Illinois
Grad rate
20%
Admit rate
31.1%
Enrollment
267
Net price
$14,867
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Private (for-profit)
Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie
Skokie, Illinois
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
30
Net price
—
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Private (for-profit)
Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois
Springfield, Illinois
Grad rate
69%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,326
Net price
$26,815
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Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)
Midwestern Career College
Chicago, Illinois
Grad rate
54%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
887
Net price
$11,466
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Private
Midwestern University-Downers Grove
Downers Grove, Illinois
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
2,567
Net price
—
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BaccalaureatePrivate
Millikin University
Decatur, Illinois
Grad rate
55%
Admit rate
54.0%
Enrollment
1,586
Net price
$8,837
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BaccalaureatePrivate
Monmouth College
Monmouth, Illinois
Grad rate
65%
Admit rate
86.6%
Enrollment
713
Net price
$18,034
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Private
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago, Illinois
Grad rate
62%
Admit rate
97.5%
Enrollment
2,202
Net price
$25,007
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Community CollegePublicHSI
Moraine Valley Community College
Palos Hills, Illinois
Grad rate
40%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
11,296
Net price
$1,771
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate
Morrison Institute of Technology
Morrison, Illinois
Grad rate
90%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
59
Net price
$24,326
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Community CollegePublic
Morton College
Cicero, Illinois
Grad rate
31%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
3,562
Net price
$6,763
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Private (for-profit)
Ms Roberts Academy of Beauty Culture
Hillside, Illinois
Grad rate
44%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
52
Net price
$9,152
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Private
National Latino Education Institute
Chicago, Illinois
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
—
Net price
$19,661
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivateHSI
National Louis University
Chicago, Illinois
Grad rate
30%
Admit rate
93.1%
Enrollment
8,915
Net price
$16,157
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Private
National University of Health Sciences
Lombard, Illinois
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
511
Net price
—
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Private (for-profit)
Networks Barber College
Calumet City, Illinois
Grad rate
73%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
54
Net price
$17,567
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
North Central College
Naperville, Illinois
Grad rate
64%
Admit rate
58.3%
Enrollment
3,003
Net price
$23,033
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivateHSI
North Park University
Chicago, Illinois
Grad rate
58%
Admit rate
72.8%
Enrollment
2,557
Net price
$18,191
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublicHSI
Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago, Illinois
Grad rate
22%
Admit rate
70.4%
Enrollment
5,734
Net price
$13,550
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Private
Northern Baptist Theological Seminary
Lisle, Illinois
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
315
Net price
—
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R2 ResearchPublicHSI
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, Illinois
Grad rate
49%
Admit rate
70.5%
Enrollment
15,414
Net price
$12,909
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Private
NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia
Evanston, Illinois
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
80
Net price
—
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Private (for-profit)
Northwestern College
Oak Lawn, Illinois
Grad rate
34%
Admit rate
80.6%
Enrollment
—
Net price
$24,929
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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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