Colleges in Illinois
237 degree-granting institutions in Illinois (IL). Median net price $15,448. Median graduation rate 59.3%. Compare cost, outcomes, admission rates, and program mix using official U.S. College Scorecard data.
Median net price
$15,448
Median grad rate
59.3%
Median admission rate
77%
Median size
680
Most affordable colleges in Illinois
Lowest median net price after grant aid.
Highest graduation rates in Illinois
Share of students completing a degree on time.
Colleges by city
Cities in Illinois with 3 or more institutions.
| School | State | Type | Net price | Grad rate | Admission | Size | Data | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adler University Chicago, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | 9 | Missing | |
| Ambria College of Nursing Hoffman Estates, IL | IL | Private for-profit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | 123 | Partial | |
| American Islamic College Chicago, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | 100% | 16 | Partial | |
| Americare Technical School Park Ridge, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | Not available | Not available | 100% | 25 | Partial | |
| Augustana College Rock Island, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $22,736 | 72.9% | 63% | 2,490 | Complete | |
| Aurora University Aurora, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $18,838 | 60.3% | 81% | 3,974 | Complete | |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago Chicago, IL | IL | Private for-profit, 2-year | $27,347 | Not available | Not available | 333 | Partial | |
| Benedictine University Lisle, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $22,313 | 50.3% | 95% | 1,942 | Complete | |
| Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation Inc. Chicago, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Black Hawk College Moline, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $6,944 | 39.7% | Not available | 2,354 | Partial | |
| Blackburn College Carlinville, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $18,460 | 57.5% | 63% | 471 | Complete | |
| Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences Quincy, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | 176 | Partial | |
| Bradley University Peoria, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $22,719 | 76.2% | 77% | 3,574 | Complete | |
| CAAN Academy of Nursing Matteson, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 2-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | 96 | Missing | |
| CALC Institute of Technology Alton, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | Not available | 50.0% | Not available | 83 | Partial | |
| Cameo Beauty Academy Oak Lawn, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $12,924 | 59.1% | Not available | 82 | Partial | |
| Cannella School of Hair Design-Chicago Chicago, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $12,419 | 53.3% | Not available | 64 | Partial | |
| Cannella School of Hair Design-Villa Park Villa Park, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $8,354 | 71.4% | Not available | 51 | Partial | |
| Capital Area Career Center Springfield, IL | IL | Public, <2-year | $16,797 | 100.0% | 94% | 161 | Complete | |
| Capri Beauty College Oak Forest, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $9,678 | 50.0% | Not available | 33 | Partial | |
| Capri Beauty College New Lenox, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $16,577 | 95.7% | Not available | 75 | Partial | |
| Career Center of Southern Illinois Red Bud, IL | IL | Public, <2-year | $25,204 | 57.1% | 57% | 36 | Complete | |
| Carl Sandburg College Galesburg, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $3,662 | 50.0% | Not available | 1,051 | Partial | |
| Catholic Theological Union at Chicago Chicago, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Chamberlain University-Illinois Addison, IL | IL | Private for-profit, 4-year | $31,837 | 41.7% | 83% | 14,027 | Complete | |
| Chicago Professional Center Prospect Heights, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | 95 | Missing | |
| Chicago State University Chicago, IL | IL | Public, 4-year | $12,335 | 15.5% | 43% | 1,384 | Complete | |
| Chicago Theological Seminary Chicago, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College Chicago, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $7,397 | 26.1% | Not available | 4,207 | Partial | |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College Chicago, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $7,863 | 31.8% | Not available | 2,505 | Partial | |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College Chicago, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $9,494 | 31.4% | Not available | 1,777 | Partial | |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College Chicago, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $7,220 | 17.6% | Not available | 6,409 | Partial | |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College Chicago, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $9,038 | 21.2% | Not available | 1,661 | Partial | |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College Chicago, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $7,886 | 27.4% | Not available | 2,789 | Partial | |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Chicago, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $6,375 | 30.9% | Not available | 4,372 | Partial | |
| College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $7,401 | 25.2% | Not available | 16,114 | Partial | |
| College of Lake County Grayslake, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $7,607 | 37.4% | Not available | 9,420 | Partial | |
| Columbia College - Elgin Elgin, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Columbia College - Freeport Freeport, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $26,598 | 51.5% | 89% | 5,368 | Complete | |
| Concordia University-Chicago River Forest, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $18,436 | 36.5% | 93% | 1,323 | Complete | |
| Cosmetology & Spa Academy Crystal Lake, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $16,708 | 70.3% | Not available | 445 | Partial | |
| Cosmetology Concepts Niles Niles, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $21,916 | 100.0% | Not available | 31 | Partial | |
| Creative Touch Cosmetology School Waterloo, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $8,035 | 75.0% | Not available | 16 | Partial | |
| Danville Area Community College Danville, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $4,777 | 44.9% | Not available | 1,508 | Partial | |
| Debutantes School of Cosmetology and Nail Technology Dekalb, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $12,133 | 63.3% | Not available | 99 | Partial | |
| DePaul University Chicago, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $30,902 | 67.8% | 76% | 14,090 | Complete | |
| DeVry University-Illinois Lisle, IL | IL | Private for-profit, 4-year | $30,770 | 36.6% | 98% | 27,825 | Complete | |
| Dominican University River Forest, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $11,745 | 55.3% | 90% | 2,561 | Complete | |
| East-West University Chicago, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $21,697 | 15.6% | Not available | 468 | Complete | |
| Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL | IL | Public, 4-year | $12,786 | 47.4% | 65% | 4,188 | Complete | |
| Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Peru PERU, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $10,866 | 83.3% | Not available | 52 | Partial | |
| Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Rockford Rockford, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $11,174 | 65.4% | Not available | 97 | Partial | |
| Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Sterling Sterling, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $12,391 | 59.3% | Not available | 59 | Partial | |
| Elgin Community College Elgin, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $6,026 | 41.1% | Not available | 6,648 | Partial | |
| Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $24,185 | 70.0% | 74% | 3,006 | Complete | |
| Empire Beauty School-Stone Park Stone Park, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $16,751 | 38.1% | Not available | 136 | Partial | |
| Empire Beauty School-Vernon Hills Vernon Hills, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $14,906 | 69.6% | Not available | 50 | Partial | |
| Erikson Institute Chicago, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Estelle Medical Academy Skokie, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $8,628 | 86.2% | Not available | 66 | Partial | |
| Estelle Skin Care and Spa Institute Skokie, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $14,488 | 86.2% | Not available | 141 | Partial | |
| ETI School of Skilled Trades Willowbrook, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $22,126 | 79.7% | Not available | 443 | Partial | |
| Eureka College Eureka, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $17,349 | 41.6% | 85% | 522 | Complete | |
| First Institute of Travel Inc. Crystal Lake, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $20,528 | 72.4% | Not available | 278 | Partial | |
| Fox College Tinley Park, IL | IL | Private for-profit, 2-year | $13,109 | 70.8% | 70% | 200 | Complete | |
| G Skin & Beauty Institute Schaumburg, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $21,847 | 63.8% | Not available | 490 | Partial | |
| G Skin & Beauty Institute Oakbrook, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $24,194 | 55.8% | Not available | 337 | Partial | |
| Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Evanston, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Gem City College Quincy, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $11,843 | 87.0% | Not available | 41 | Partial | |
| Generations College Chicago, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 2-year | $18,894 | 10.7% | Not available | 310 | Partial | |
| Governors State University University Park, IL | IL | Public, 4-year | $12,329 | 22.1% | 48% | 2,556 | Complete | |
| Graham Hospital School of Nursing Canton, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 2-year | $21,228 | 0.0% | 100% | 40 | Complete | |
| Greenville University Greenville, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $19,533 | 39.8% | 98% | 955 | Complete | |
| Hair Professionals Career College Sycamore, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $19,133 | 66.7% | Not available | 55 | Partial | |
| Hair Professionals Career College Palos Hills, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $15,405 | 71.4% | Not available | 86 | Partial | |
| Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology Oswego, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $19,050 | 62.5% | Not available | 136 | Partial | |
| Heartland Community College Normal, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $12,013 | 53.6% | Not available | 2,997 | Partial | |
| Hebrew Theological College Skokie, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $26,861 | 50.0% | 57% | 90 | Complete | |
| Highland Community College Freeport, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $5,713 | 44.9% | Not available | 931 | Partial | |
| HVAC Technical Institute Chicago, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $20,403 | 86.0% | Not available | 285 | Partial | |
| I M Beauty School Glenview, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $9,879 | 100.0% | Not available | 13 | Partial | |
| Illinois Central College East Peoria, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $12,961 | 49.0% | Not available | 5,052 | Partial | |
| Illinois College Jacksonville, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $18,298 | 63.8% | 78% | 930 | Complete | |
| Illinois College of Optometry Chicago, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Olney, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $10,092 | 63.2% | Not available | 1,634 | Partial | |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Frontier Community College Fairfield, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Lincoln Trail College Robinson, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Olney Central College Olney, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Wabash Valley College Mount Carmel, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $18,425 | 75.2% | 55% | 2,833 | Complete | |
| Illinois Media School Chicago, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $27,238 | 79.5% | Not available | 32 | Partial | |
| Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus Chicago, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $26,435 | 60.5% | Not available | 66 | Partial | |
| Illinois State University Normal, IL | IL | Public, 4-year | $19,398 | 64.5% | 88% | 19,057 | Complete | |
| Illinois Valley Community College Oglesby, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $2,232 | 41.8% | Not available | 2,040 | Partial | |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $28,199 | 74.7% | 39% | 1,582 | Complete | |
| Institute for Clinical Social Work Chicago, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| John A Logan College Carterville, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $5,541 | 45.7% | Not available | 2,016 | Partial | |
| John Amico School of Hair Design Oak Forest, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $18,035 | 83.9% | Not available | 162 | Partial | |
| John Wood Community College Quincy, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $7,050 | 48.9% | Not available | 1,371 | Partial | |
| Joliet Junior College Joliet, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $1,672 | 20.5% | Not available | 9,306 | Partial | |
| Judson University Elgin, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $18,558 | 59.9% | 48% | 708 | Complete | |
| Kankakee Community College Kankakee, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $4,665 | 32.4% | Not available | 1,985 | Partial | |
| Kaskaskia College Centralia, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $6,477 | 48.8% | Not available | 1,920 | Partial | |
| Kishwaukee College Malta, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $4,574 | 44.8% | Not available | 1,936 | Partial | |
| Knox College Galesburg, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $24,595 | 67.7% | 71% | 1,127 | Complete | |
| Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $28,673 | 77.8% | 57% | 1,813 | Complete | |
| Lake Forest Graduate School of Management Lake Forest, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Lake Land College Mattoon, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $2,254 | 58.4% | Not available | 2,448 | Partial | |
| Lakeview College of Nursing Danville, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | 66 | Partial | |
| Larry's Barber College Chicago, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $12,165 | 62.5% | Not available | 68 | Partial | |
| Larry's Barber College Chicago, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $13,471 | 88.5% | Not available | 29 | Partial | |
| Larry's Barber College-Joliet Joliet, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $14,685 | 91.3% | Not available | 27 | Partial | |
| Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $3,349 | 44.4% | Not available | 2,487 | Partial | |
| Lewis University Romeoville, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $17,028 | 66.6% | 71% | 4,015 | Complete | |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park Melrose Park, IL | IL | Private for-profit, 2-year | $25,598 | 68.5% | Not available | 1,539 | Partial | |
| Lincoln Land Community College Springfield, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $4,299 | 47.7% | Not available | 3,976 | Partial | |
| Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $36,079 | 73.0% | 82% | 11,737 | Complete | |
| Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago Chicago, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| McCormick Theological Seminary Chicago, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| McHenry County College Crystal Lake, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $7,042 | 36.8% | Not available | 4,691 | Partial | |
| McKendree University Lebanon, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $24,717 | 53.3% | 72% | 1,752 | Complete | |
| MDT College of Health Sciences Chicago, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $30,833 | 50.0% | 64% | 575 | Complete | |
| Meadville Theological School of Lombard College Chicago, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Methodist College Peoria, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $41,787 | 20.0% | 39% | 245 | Complete | |
| Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie Skokie, IL | IL | Private for-profit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | 0 | Partial | |
| Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois Springfield, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $27,793 | 69.0% | Not available | 1,326 | Partial | |
| Midwestern Career College Chicago, IL | IL | Private for-profit, 2-year | $20,462 | 53.6% | Not available | 887 | Partial | |
| Midwestern University-Downers Grove Downers Grove, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Millikin University Decatur, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $21,989 | 54.9% | 67% | 1,382 | Complete | |
| Monmouth College Monmouth, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $17,133 | 64.6% | 91% | 702 | Complete | |
| Moody Bible Institute Chicago, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $22,221 | 62.3% | 83% | 1,510 | Complete | |
| Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $2,829 | 39.8% | Not available | 7,490 | Partial | |
| Morrison Institute of Technology Morrison, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 2-year | $20,639 | 89.7% | Not available | 59 | Partial | |
| Morton College Cicero, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $5,191 | 30.9% | Not available | 2,640 | Partial | |
| Ms Roberts Academy of Beauty Culture Hillside, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $12,747 | 43.8% | Not available | 52 | Partial | |
| National Louis University Chicago, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $12,641 | 30.1% | 95% | 4,406 | Complete | |
| National University of Health Sciences Lombard, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | 13 | Partial | |
| Networks Barber College Calumet City, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $14,810 | 72.7% | Not available | 54 | Partial | |
| Networks Barber College Chicago, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| North Central College Naperville, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $21,044 | 64.0% | 77% | 2,428 | Complete | |
| North Park University Chicago, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $16,948 | 57.7% | 69% | 1,818 | Complete | |
| Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL | IL | Public, 4-year | $14,109 | 21.6% | 75% | 3,982 | Complete | |
| Northern Baptist Theological Seminary Lisle, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL | IL | Public, 4-year | $13,391 | 48.7% | 70% | 11,301 | Complete | |
| NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia Evanston, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Northwestern University Evanston, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $29,167 | 95.1% | 8% | 9,201 | Complete | |
| Oakton College Des Plaines, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $5,183 | 37.0% | Not available | 6,072 | Partial | |
| Oehrlein School of Cosmetology East Peoria, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $11,671 | 81.0% | Not available | 65 | Partial | |
| Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $20,729 | 60.8% | 56% | 2,603 | Complete | |
| Pacific College of Health and Science Chicago, IL | IL | Private for-profit, 4-year | Not available | 77.8% | Not available | 2 | Partial | |
| Parkland College Champaign, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $8,048 | 31.8% | Not available | 3,348 | Partial | |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago Chicago, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $23,324 | 60.0% | Not available | 160 | Partial | |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Lombard Lombard, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $20,042 | 75.0% | Not available | 52 | Partial | |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Tinley Park Tinley Park, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $22,862 | 60.0% | Not available | 191 | Partial | |
| Phipps Academy of Barbering Richton Park, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $17,509 | 75.6% | Not available | 39 | Partial | |
| Phipps Academy of Barbering - Bradley Bradley, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Pivot Point Academy Bloomingdale, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $9,920 | 91.4% | Not available | 103 | Partial | |
| Pivot Point Academy - Wahl Barber Academy Chicago, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Prairie State College Chicago Heights, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $4,738 | 21.0% | Not available | 2,443 | Partial | |
| Principia College Elsah, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | 74.3% | Not available | 339 | Partial | |
| Professional's Choice Hair Design Academy Joliet, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $13,273 | 81.8% | Not available | 53 | Partial | |
| Quincy University Quincy, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $20,359 | 45.0% | 51% | 1,010 | Complete | |
| Rasmussen University-Aurora Aurora, IL | IL | Private for-profit, 2-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Rasmussen University-Illinois Rockford, IL | IL | Private for-profit, 2-year | $19,854 | 42.5% | Not available | 1,145 | Partial | |
| Rasmussen University-Mokena/Tinley Park Mokena, IL | IL | Private for-profit, 2-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Rasmussen University-Romeoville/Joliet Romeoville, IL | IL | Private for-profit, 2-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Reflections Academy of Beauty Decatur, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $20,082 | 50.0% | Not available | 40 | Partial | |
| Relay Graduate School of Education - Chicago Chicago, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Rend Lake College Ina, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $9,187 | 63.4% | Not available | 1,175 | Partial | |
| Richland Community College Decatur, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $3,741 | 60.3% | Not available | 1,346 | Partial | |
| Rock Valley College Rockford, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $5,242 | 37.3% | Not available | 4,359 | Partial | |
| Rockford University Rockford, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $22,436 | 47.2% | 93% | 972 | Complete | |
| Roosevelt University Chicago, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $20,194 | 35.1% | 97% | 2,849 | Complete | |
| Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science North Chicago, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Rosel School of Cosmetology Niles, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $6,062 | 87.7% | Not available | 55 | Partial | |
| Rush University Chicago, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | 138 | Partial | |
| SAE Institute of Technology-Chicago Chicago, IL | IL | Private for-profit, 2-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Saint Anthony College of Nursing Rockford, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | 172 | Partial | |
| Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing Peoria, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | 273 | Partial | |
| Saint Xavier University Chicago, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $10,970 | 56.6% | 84% | 3,096 | Complete | |
| Sauk Valley Community College Dixon, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $8,493 | 49.1% | Not available | 1,158 | Partial | |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $49,790 | 67.0% | 77% | 2,805 | Complete | |
| Shawnee Community College Ullin, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $4,162 | 59.7% | Not available | 698 | Partial | |
| Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy Chicago, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | 233 | Partial | |
| South Suburban College South Holland, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $3,242 | 28.2% | Not available | 2,042 | Partial | |
| Southeastern Illinois College Harrisburg, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $11,437 | 54.7% | Not available | 680 | Partial | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL | IL | Public, 4-year | $14,889 | 57.0% | 98% | 8,750 | Complete | |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL | IL | Public, 4-year | $13,297 | 62.4% | 87% | 8,494 | Complete | |
| Southwestern Illinois College Belleville, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $10,427 | 36.5% | Not available | 5,675 | Partial | |
| Spertus College Chicago, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Spoon River College Canton, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $3,415 | 41.6% | Not available | 774 | Partial | |
| St. Augustine College Chicago, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $15,491 | 17.1% | Not available | 787 | Complete | |
| St. John's College-Department of Nursing Springfield, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | 126 | Partial | |
| State Career College Gurnee, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $26,376 | 74.3% | Not available | 185 | Partial | |
| Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College Rockford, IL | IL | Private for-profit, 2-year | $21,601 | 65.7% | Not available | 682 | Partial | |
| Stellar Career College Chicago, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $25,959 | Not available | Not available | 83 | Partial | |
| Steven Papageorge Hair Academy Chicago, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $10,721 | 50.0% | Not available | 60 | Partial | |
| Taylor Business Institute Chicago, IL | IL | Private for-profit, 2-year | $12,982 | 59.3% | 91% | 98 | Complete | |
| Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago Chicago, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $7,626 | Not available | 100% | 78 | Partial | |
| The Aveda Institute of Beauty and Wellness Chicago Chicago, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $33,008 | 77.8% | Not available | 93 | Partial | |
| The Chicago School at Chicago Chicago, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | 34% | 21 | Partial | |
| The University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology Downers Grove, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $17,688 | 72.1% | Not available | 39 | Partial | |
| Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago Chicago, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Trenz Beauty Academy Calumet City, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $0 | 61.3% | Not available | 109 | Partial | |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture Urbana, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $25,061 | 52.6% | Not available | 173 | Partial | |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Bridgeview Bridgeview, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $19,980 | 66.7% | Not available | 470 | Partial | |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NE Chicago, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $19,279 | 52.9% | Not available | 160 | Partial | |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NW Chicago, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $21,856 | 0.0% | Not available | 216 | Partial | |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Elgin Elgin, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $20,671 | 88.9% | Not available | 138 | Partial | |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Glendale Heights Glendale Heights, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $24,384 | Not available | Not available | 132 | Partial | |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Libertyville Libertyville, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $22,123 | 84.2% | Not available | 162 | Partial | |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Normal Normal, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $21,050 | 78.6% | Not available | 171 | Partial | |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Peoria Peoria, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $23,433 | 100.0% | Not available | 125 | Partial | |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Rockford Rockford, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $20,655 | 77.8% | Not available | 170 | Partial | |
| Trinity Christian College Palos Heights, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $19,125 | 57.5% | 85% | 820 | Complete | |
| Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences Rock Island, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | 56 | Partial | |
| Trinity International University-Illinois Deerfield, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $2,835 | 46.1% | 100% | 55 | Complete | |
| Triton College River Grove, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $4,138 | 29.0% | Not available | 6,902 | Partial | |
| Triton College - Intl Union of Operating Engr Local 399 Trning Fac. Chicago, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Universal Spa Training Academy Downers Grove, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $21,965 | 96.5% | Not available | 139 | Partial | |
| Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc Lisle, IL | IL | Private for-profit, 2-year | $27,060 | 63.3% | Not available | 1,156 | Partial | |
| University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology Chicago, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $17,185 | 100.0% | Not available | 53 | Partial | |
| University of Chicago Chicago, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $14,860 | 95.9% | 4% | 7,569 | Complete | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL | IL | Public, 4-year | $10,974 | 61.6% | 77% | 22,170 | Complete | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, IL | IL | Public, 4-year | $9,833 | 53.2% | 86% | 2,263 | Complete | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL | IL | Public, 4-year | $14,355 | 85.1% | 42% | 36,258 | Complete | |
| University of Notre Dame - Chicago, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | 11% | Not available | Partial | |
| University of Saint Mary of the Lake Mundelein, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| University of Spa & Cosmetology Arts Springfield, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | $16,000 | 63.6% | Not available | 164 | Partial | |
| University of St Francis Joliet, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $13,006 | 66.8% | 65% | 1,223 | Complete | |
| VanderCook College of Music Chicago, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $19,780 | 66.7% | 89% | 76 | Complete | |
| Verve College Oak Brook, IL | IL | Private for-profit, <2-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | 176 | Missing | |
| Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $11,442 | 38.9% | Not available | 5,721 | Partial | |
| Western Illinois University Macomb, IL | IL | Public, 4-year | $12,937 | 45.2% | 71% | 4,410 | Complete | |
| Wheaton College Wheaton, IL | IL | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $26,975 | 84.8% | 87% | 2,121 | Complete | |
| William Rainey Harper College Palatine, IL | IL | Public, 2-year | $11,607 | 47.6% | Not available | 9,313 | Partial | |
| Worsham College of Mortuary Science Wheeling, IL | IL | Private for-profit, 2-year | $26,781 | 73.7% | 92% | 183 | Complete |
Frequently asked questions
How many colleges are there in Illinois?
Illinois has 237 degree-granting institutions tracked by the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, spanning public, private nonprofit, and for-profit schools.
What is the average cost of college in Illinois?
The median net price across Illinois colleges is $15,448 per year. Net price is what a typical student pays after grant aid and scholarships — a much better number than sticker price.
Which Illinois colleges have the highest graduation rates?
The top performers by graduation rate include Capital Area Career Center (100.0%), Cosmetology Concepts Niles (100.0%), I M Beauty School (100.0%). Sort the table by graduation rate to see the full ranking.
Is the data on this page up to date?
Yes. All figures come from the latest College Scorecard release published by the U.S. Department of Education.