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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
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Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois
Grad rate
95%
Admit rate
7.1%
Enrollment
23,856
Net price
$27,143
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Community CollegePublic
Oakton College
Des Plaines, Illinois
Grad rate
37%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
8,329
Net price
$6,188
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Private (for-profit)
Oehrlein School of Cosmetology
East Peoria, Illinois
Grad rate
81%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
65
Net price
$9,229
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate
Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, Illinois
Grad rate
61%
Admit rate
66.9%
Enrollment
3,339
Net price
$21,539
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Private (for-profit)
Pacific College of Health and Science
Chicago, Illinois
Grad rate
78%
Admit rate
100.0%
Enrollment
245
Net price
—
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Community CollegePublic
Parkland College
Champaign, Illinois
Grad rate
32%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
6,014
Net price
$8,271
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Private (for-profit)
Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Grad rate
60%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
160
Net price
$16,064
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Private (for-profit)
Paul Mitchell the School-Lombard
Lombard, Illinois
Grad rate
75%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
52
Net price
$17,337
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Private (for-profit)
Paul Mitchell the School-Normal
Normal, Illinois
Grad rate
60%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
46
Net price
$16,843
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Private (for-profit)
Paul Mitchell the School-Tinley Park
Tinley Park, Illinois
Grad rate
60%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
191
Net price
$14,852
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Private (for-profit)
Phipps Academy of Barbering
Richton Park, Illinois
Grad rate
76%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
39
Net price
$11,785
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Private (for-profit)
Pivot Point Academy
Bloomingdale, Illinois
Grad rate
91%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
103
Net price
$12,141
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Community CollegePublicHSI
Prairie State College
Chicago Heights, Illinois
Grad rate
21%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
2,953
Net price
$5,280
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BaccalaureatePrivate
Principia College
Elsah, Illinois
Grad rate
74%
Admit rate
44.4%
Enrollment
339
Net price
—
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Private (for-profit)
Professional's Choice Hair Design Academy
Joliet, Illinois
Grad rate
82%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
53
Net price
$16,092
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BaccalaureatePrivate
Quincy University
Quincy, Illinois
Grad rate
45%
Admit rate
49.9%
Enrollment
1,210
Net price
$17,324
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BaccalaureatePrivate (for-profit)
Rasmussen University-Illinois
Rockford, Illinois
Grad rate
43%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,145
Net price
$18,470
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Private (for-profit)
Reflections Academy of Beauty
Decatur, Illinois
Grad rate
50%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
40
Net price
$21,319
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Community CollegePublic
Rend Lake College
Ina, Illinois
Grad rate
63%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
2,015
Net price
$7,309
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Community CollegePublic
Richland Community College
Decatur, Illinois
Grad rate
60%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
2,388
Net price
$5,393
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Community CollegePublic
Rock Valley College
Rockford, Illinois
Grad rate
37%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
5,978
Net price
$7,325
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
Rockford University
Rockford, Illinois
Grad rate
47%
Admit rate
57.2%
Enrollment
1,241
Net price
$23,066
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivateHSI
Roosevelt University
Chicago, Illinois
Grad rate
35%
Admit rate
94.3%
Enrollment
4,281
Net price
$20,152
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Private
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
North Chicago, Illinois
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
2,021
Net price
—
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Private (for-profit)
Rosel School of Cosmetology
Niles, Illinois
Grad rate
88%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
55
Net price
$7,356
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Private
Rush University
Chicago, Illinois
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
2,769
Net price
—
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Private
Saint Anthony College of Nursing
Rockford, Illinois
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
100.0%
Enrollment
263
Net price
—
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Private
Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing
Peoria, Illinois
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
605
Net price
—
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivateHSI
Saint Xavier University
Chicago, Illinois
Grad rate
57%
Admit rate
85.8%
Enrollment
3,485
Net price
$12,093
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Community CollegePublic
Sauk Valley Community College
Dixon, Illinois
Grad rate
49%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,467
Net price
$8,388
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Private
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Grad rate
67%
Admit rate
76.4%
Enrollment
3,394
Net price
$49,822
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Community CollegePublic
Shawnee Community College
Ullin, Illinois
Grad rate
60%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,156
Net price
$4,542
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Private (for-profit)
Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy
Chicago, Illinois
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
233
Net price
—
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Community CollegePublic
South Suburban College
South Holland, Illinois
Grad rate
28%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
3,818
Net price
$2,919
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Community CollegePublic
Southeastern Illinois College
Harrisburg, Illinois
Grad rate
55%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,446
Net price
$5,571
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPublic
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, Illinois
Grad rate
57%
Admit rate
97.2%
Enrollment
11,893
Net price
$13,696
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R2 ResearchPublic
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale, Illinois
Grad rate
62%
Admit rate
90.4%
Enrollment
11,790
Net price
$16,177
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Public
Southern Illinois University-System Office
Carbondale, Illinois
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
—
Net price
—
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Community CollegePublic
Southwestern Illinois College
Belleville, Illinois
Grad rate
36%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
8,492
Net price
$7,210
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Private
Spertus College
Chicago, Illinois
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
89
Net price
—
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Community CollegePublic
Spoon River College
Canton, Illinois
Grad rate
42%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,247
Net price
$6,584
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BaccalaureatePrivateHSI
St. Augustine College
Chicago, Illinois
Grad rate
17%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
810
Net price
$17,082
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Private
St. John's College-Department of Nursing
Springfield, Illinois
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
132
Net price
—
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Private (for-profit)
State Career College
Gurnee, Illinois
Grad rate
74%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
185
Net price
$18,724
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Community CollegePrivate (for-profit)
Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College
Rockford, Illinois
Grad rate
66%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
682
Net price
$19,198
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Private (for-profit)
Stellar Career College
Chicago, Illinois
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
83
Net price
$21,507
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Private (for-profit)
Steven Papageorge Hair Academy
Chicago, Illinois
Grad rate
50%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
60
Net price
$12,534
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Community CollegePrivate (for-profit)
Taylor Business Institute
Chicago, Illinois
Grad rate
59%
Admit rate
89.3%
Enrollment
115
Net price
$14,735
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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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