Colleges

Colleges in Illinois

218 colleges and universities in Illinois that participate in federal student aid, with cost, completion and earnings.

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Best value in Illinois, measured as median earnings ten years after starting divided by yearly net price (bachelor's colleges with 1,000+ undergraduates): University of Illinois Springfield (8.6×), University of Illinois Chicago (7.7×), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (6.7×).

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CollegeCityTypeUndergradsNet price / yrGrad rateEarnings, 10 yrsMedian debt
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaignPublic36,258$13,04286%$87,599$17,750
DeVry University-IllinoisLislePrivate for-profit27,825$35,66540%$51,716$17,038
University of Illinois ChicagoChicagoPublic22,170$9,54061%$73,666$14,500
Illinois State UniversityNormalPublic19,057$17,82967%$67,557$17,000
College of DuPageGlen EllynPublic16,114$5,16524%$51,188$9,500
DePaul UniversityChicagoPrivate nonprofit14,090$27,30867%$75,602$21,787
Chamberlain University-IllinoisAddisonPrivate for-profit14,027$38,26335%$96,897$19,746
Loyola University ChicagoChicagoPrivate nonprofit11,737$36,34072%$78,431$23,750
Northern Illinois UniversityDekalbPublic11,301$14,50548%$61,351$19,555
College of Lake CountyGrayslakePublic9,420$7,28039%$47,162$8,985
William Rainey Harper CollegePalatinePublic9,313$10,05852%$54,357$10,256
Joliet Junior CollegeJolietPublic9,306$4,58822%$47,929$8,984
Northwestern UniversityEvanstonPrivate nonprofit9,201$34,42096%$104,255$17,017
Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsvillePublic8,750$13,11156%$59,436$19,000
Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondalePublic8,494$12,55459%$57,388$19,500
University of ChicagoChicagoPrivate nonprofit7,569$16,77695%$103,872$12,000
Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos HillsPublic7,490$3,88741%$47,546$10,058
Triton CollegeRiver GrovePublic6,902$3,24343%$47,411$8,578
Elgin Community CollegeElginPublic6,648$6,28646%$51,097$7,000
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X CollegeChicagoPublic6,409$6,25819%$39,839$9,000
Oakton CollegeDes PlainesPublic6,072$3,94830%$53,439$5,500
Waubonsee Community CollegeSugar GrovePublic5,721$2,55144%$48,582$6,552
Southwestern Illinois CollegeBellevillePublic5,675$7,55538%$41,059$6,200
Columbia College ChicagoChicagoPrivate nonprofit5,368$36,52947%$48,427$25,000
Illinois Central CollegeEast PeoriaPublic5,052$10,82953%$41,765$10,000
McHenry County CollegeCrystal LakePublic4,691$11,43440%$50,609$7,313
Western Illinois UniversityMacombPublic4,410$10,01849%$57,175$20,168
National Louis UniversityChicagoPrivate nonprofit4,406$10,36432%$52,883$15,708
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright CollegeChicagoPublic4,372$5,28733%$47,007$5,950
Rock Valley CollegeRockfordPublic4,359$3,38538%$44,656$10,187
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington CollegeChicagoPublic4,207$6,46226%$42,885$6,990
Eastern Illinois UniversityCharlestonPublic4,188$12,71750%$55,885$19,623
Lewis UniversityRomeovillePrivate nonprofit4,015$17,31857%$59,389$19,082
Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicagoPublic3,982$9,37725%$56,278$15,000
Lincoln Land Community CollegeSpringfieldPublic3,976$3,65953%$42,248$10,503
Aurora UniversityAuroraPrivate nonprofit3,974$19,38561%$64,180$18,500
Bradley UniversityPeoriaPrivate nonprofit3,574$22,46973%$76,013$27,000
Parkland CollegeChampaignPublic3,348$5,55336%$42,861$7,211
Saint Xavier UniversityChicagoPrivate nonprofit3,096$10,17155%$64,661$19,500
Elmhurst UniversityElmhurstPrivate nonprofit3,006$23,16564%$67,398$18,750
Heartland Community CollegeNormalPublic2,997$15,47253%$46,859$8,750
Roosevelt UniversityChicagoPrivate nonprofit2,849$21,51234%$56,800$20,000
Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicagoPrivate nonprofit2,833$22,44371%$90,804$22,000
School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicagoPrivate nonprofit2,805$53,33168%$47,612$26,567
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley CollegeChicagoPublic2,789$6,28637%$42,018—
Morton CollegeCiceroPublic2,640$6,07528%$47,728$5,000
Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnaisPrivate nonprofit2,603$19,97860%$58,865$25,000
Dominican UniversityRiver ForestPrivate nonprofit2,561$14,01361%$66,693$22,250
Governors State UniversityUniversity ParkPublic2,556$15,83323%$61,863$18,750
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman CollegeChicagoPublic2,505$6,07926%$41,592$10,500
Augustana CollegeRock IslandPrivate nonprofit2,490$21,15373%$67,144$27,000
Lewis and Clark Community CollegeGodfreyPublic2,487$4,99848%$43,672$7,555
Lake Land CollegeMattoonPublic2,448$5,44558%$44,674$6,500
Prairie State CollegeChicago HeightsPublic2,443$4,22027%$41,542$10,500
North Central CollegeNapervillePrivate nonprofit2,428$22,83662%$65,646$22,984
Black Hawk CollegeMolinePublic2,354$4,34946%$44,081$8,600
University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfieldPublic2,263$7,52853%$64,479$17,750
Wheaton CollegeWheatonPrivate nonprofit2,121$26,05982%$68,390$24,000
South Suburban CollegeSouth HollandPublic2,042$2,01127%$38,917—
Illinois Valley Community CollegeOglesbyPublic2,040$3,17639%$44,450$5,500
John A Logan CollegeCartervillePublic2,016$7,39349%$38,119—
Kankakee Community CollegeKankakeePublic1,985$3,41943%$41,759$10,153
Benedictine UniversityLislePrivate nonprofit1,942$18,91043%$67,314$20,976
Kishwaukee CollegeMaltaPublic1,936$4,35844%$43,671$11,000
Kaskaskia CollegeCentraliaPublic1,920$4,83958%$42,369—
North Park UniversityChicagoPrivate nonprofit1,818$15,94952%$61,717$25,000
Lake Forest CollegeLake ForestPrivate nonprofit1,813$24,98773%$70,470$26,250
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King CollegeChicagoPublic1,777$7,25026%$34,304$7,657
McKendree UniversityLebanonPrivate nonprofit1,752$18,45751%$63,391$17,593
City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey CollegeChicagoPublic1,661$6,76023%$35,991$7,065
Illinois Eastern Community CollegesOlneyPublic1,634$7,21165%$41,929$7,000
Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomingtonPrivate nonprofit1,582$27,86373%$76,193$26,000
Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose ParkMelrose ParkPrivate for-profit1,539$28,52462%$48,052$11,117
Moody Bible InstituteChicagoPrivate nonprofit1,510$19,42663%$49,594$19,500
Danville Area Community CollegeDanvillePublic1,508$3,39849%$42,495$6,645
Chicago State UniversityChicagoPublic1,384$7,27315%$48,395$29,308
Millikin UniversityDecaturPrivate nonprofit1,382$16,65251%$57,738$25,000
John Wood Community CollegeQuincyPublic1,371$6,24851%$42,918$8,713
Richland Community CollegeDecaturPublic1,346$2,69054%$42,563$8,205
Midwest Technical Institute-IllinoisSpringfieldPrivate for-profit1,326$27,64785%$37,239$9,402
Concordia University-ChicagoRiver ForestPrivate nonprofit1,323$17,21747%$56,714$22,000
University of St FrancisJolietPrivate nonprofit1,223$15,96164%$69,137$20,521
Rend Lake CollegeInaPublic1,175$7,83362%$41,154—
Sauk Valley Community CollegeDixonPublic1,158$5,81852%$45,327$8,000
Universal Technical Institute of Illinois IncLislePrivate for-profit1,156$27,15668%$62,466$12,000
Rasmussen University-IllinoisRockfordPrivate for-profit1,145$21,20346%$47,524$23,000
Knox CollegeGalesburgPrivate nonprofit1,127$19,29273%$56,244$26,961
Carl Sandburg CollegeGalesburgPublic1,051$9,18645%$38,801$3,500
Quincy UniversityQuincyPrivate nonprofit1,010$22,71144%$55,330$21,500
Rockford UniversityRockfordPrivate nonprofit972$22,58144%$58,999$24,250
Greenville UniversityGreenvillePrivate nonprofit955$20,90552%$49,304$24,000
Highland Community CollegeFreeportPublic931$3,09049%$42,080$7,673
Illinois CollegeJacksonvillePrivate nonprofit930$18,76361%$57,546$26,000
Midwestern Career CollegeChicagoPrivate for-profit887$17,11054%$46,857$13,063
Trinity Christian CollegePalos HeightsPrivate nonprofit820$15,15564%$60,507—
Spoon River CollegeCantonPublic774$7,65243%$42,848$7,653
Judson UniversityElginPrivate nonprofit708$19,22434%$59,095$22,944
Monmouth CollegeMonmouthPrivate nonprofit702$17,61258%$54,098$26,250
Shawnee Community CollegeUllinPublic698$4,44960%$37,275—
Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career CollegeRockfordPrivate for-profit682$23,33768%$35,942$13,875
Southeastern Illinois CollegeHarrisburgPublic680$14,23350%$39,732—
MDT College of Health SciencesChicagoPrivate for-profit575$30,04829%$48,548$15,188
Eureka CollegeEurekaPrivate nonprofit522$16,36036%$51,381$19,000
G Skin & Beauty InstituteSchaumburgPrivate for-profit490$27,034—$35,497$6,333
Blackburn CollegeCarlinvillePrivate nonprofit471$25,57745%$48,794$21,857
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-BridgeviewBridgeviewPrivate for-profit470$21,04474%$33,419$7,307
East-West UniversityChicagoPrivate nonprofit468$18,49918%$34,926$25,000
Cosmetology & Spa AcademyCrystal LakePrivate for-profit445$16,20474%$37,115$9,833
ETI School of Skilled TradesWillowbrookPrivate for-profit443$21,96483%$56,505$9,500
Principia CollegeElsahPrivate nonprofit339—71%——
G Skin & Beauty InstituteOakbrookPrivate for-profit337$25,56253%$36,181$7,917
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-ChicagoChicagoPrivate for-profit333$26,20961%$64,453$30,828
Generations CollegeChicagoPrivate nonprofit310$17,9837%$42,438$8,750
HVAC Technical InstituteChicagoPrivate for-profit285$22,73591%—$3,972
First Institute of Travel Inc.Crystal LakePrivate for-profit278$19,51472%$38,788$9,450
Saint Francis Medical Center College of NursingPeoriaPrivate nonprofit273——$80,384$14,500
Methodist CollegePeoriaPrivate nonprofit245$41,23830%$71,324$30,250
Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage TherapyChicagoPrivate for-profit233——$39,781$7,916
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NWChicagoPrivate for-profit216$18,35372%$35,131$7,307
Fox CollegeTinley ParkPrivate for-profit200$7,09253%$46,609$13,625
Paul Mitchell the School-Tinley ParkTinley ParkPrivate for-profit191$23,13673%$30,869$7,917
State Career CollegeGurneePrivate for-profit185$30,19746%$29,699$15,100
Worsham College of Mortuary ScienceWheelingPrivate for-profit183$19,75583%$61,393$15,440
Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health SciencesQuincyPrivate nonprofit176——$70,103$15,000
Verve CollegeOak BrookPrivate for-profit176——$72,072$11,600
Tricoci University of Beauty CultureUrbanaPrivate for-profit173$21,28364%$28,263$7,307
Saint Anthony College of NursingRockfordPrivate nonprofit172—100%$85,334$21,238
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-NormalNormalPrivate for-profit171$14,74069%$30,215$7,307
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-RockfordRockfordPrivate for-profit170$25,21671%$28,718$7,307
University of Spa & Cosmetology ArtsSpringfieldPrivate for-profit164$14,79362%$29,680$4,889
John Amico School of Hair DesignOak ForestPrivate for-profit162$25,59872%$31,831$9,833
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-LibertyvilleLibertyvillePrivate for-profit162$19,88980%$37,712$7,307
Capital Area Career CenterSpringfieldPublic161$18,027100%$58,631$9,500
Paul Mitchell the School-ChicagoChicagoPrivate for-profit160$23,23445%$32,075$10,556
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NEChicagoPrivate for-profit160$30,17854%$34,743$7,307
Estelle Skin Care and Spa InstituteSkokiePrivate for-profit141$12,68580%$33,393$7,917
Universal Spa Training AcademyDowners GrovePrivate for-profit139$20,16084%$26,830$6,861
Rush UniversityChicagoPrivate nonprofit138——$91,211$24,334
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-ElginElginPrivate for-profit138$21,47385%$37,712$7,307
Hair Professionals School of CosmetologyOswegoPrivate for-profit136$20,41592%$28,724$7,917
Empire Beauty School-Stone ParkStone ParkPrivate for-profit136$16,69139%$31,224$12,500
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Glendale HeightsGlendale HeightsPrivate for-profit132$17,31281%$34,743$7,307
St. John's CollegeSpringfieldPrivate nonprofit126——$84,869$15,000
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-PeoriaPeoriaPrivate for-profit125$24,47071%$30,215$7,307
Ambria College of NursingHoffman EstatesPrivate for-profit123——$67,642—
Trenz Beauty AcademyCalumet CityPrivate for-profit109—61%—$7,969
Pivot Point AcademyBloomingdalePrivate for-profit103$14,34793%$35,024$9,833
Debutantes School of Cosmetology and Nail TechnologyDekalbPrivate for-profit99$13,36864%—$6,078
Taylor Business InstituteChicagoPrivate for-profit98—100%$31,053—
Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-RockfordRockfordPrivate for-profit97$15,43876%$30,525$9,833
CAAN Academy of NursingMattesonPrivate nonprofit96$13,910——$12,766
Chicago Professional CenterProspect HeightsPrivate for-profit95————
The Aveda Institute of Beauty and Wellness ChicagoChicagoPrivate for-profit93$27,61282%$35,277$7,917
Hebrew Theological CollegeSkokiePrivate nonprofit90$12,58377%$41,318—
Hair Professionals Career CollegePalos HillsPrivate for-profit86$18,18681%$28,480$7,917
CALC Institute of TechnologyAltonPrivate for-profit83$26,883—$36,917$9,500
Stellar Career CollegeChicagoPrivate for-profit83$32,35784%$38,693$12,198
Cameo Beauty AcademyOak LawnPrivate for-profit82$10,97757%$32,389$9,373
Telshe Yeshiva-ChicagoChicagoPrivate nonprofit78$8,49453%——
VanderCook College of MusicChicagoPrivate nonprofit76$21,55627%$54,590—
Capri Beauty CollegeNew LenoxPrivate for-profit75$14,33596%$33,243$9,833
Larry's Barber CollegeChicagoPrivate for-profit68$13,70172%$28,897—
Lakeview College of NursingDanvillePrivate nonprofit66——$88,107—
Estelle Medical AcademySkokiePrivate for-profit66$8,65094%$31,269$5,823
Illinois Media School-Chicago CampusChicagoPrivate for-profit66$26,20660%$43,916$9,500
Oehrlein School of CosmetologyEast PeoriaPrivate for-profit65$10,97282%$24,218$9,833
Cannella School of Hair Design-ChicagoChicagoPrivate for-profit64$12,90575%$30,792$5,481
Steven Papageorge Hair AcademyChicagoPrivate for-profit60$12,51257%$40,516—
Morrison Institute of TechnologyMorrisonPrivate nonprofit59$21,53176%$58,180—
Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-SterlingSterlingPrivate for-profit59$17,01372%$30,525$9,833
Trinity College of Nursing & Health SciencesRock IslandPrivate nonprofit56——$74,463—
Hair Professionals Career CollegeSycamorePrivate for-profit55$15,010—$31,002$7,917
Trinity International University-IllinoisDeerfieldPrivate nonprofit55—46%$51,278$27,250
Rosel School of CosmetologyNilesPrivate for-profit55$6,60088%——
Networks Barber CollegeCalumet CityPrivate for-profit54$16,84981%—$16,500
Professional's Choice Hair Design AcademyJolietPrivate for-profit53$15,60083%$32,198—
University of Aesthetics & CosmetologyChicagoPrivate for-profit53$20,67280%$41,126—
Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-PeruPERUPrivate for-profit52$16,08570%$34,057$9,833
Ms Roberts Academy of Beauty CultureHillsidePrivate for-profit52$18,94246%$31,562$9,833
Cannella School of Hair Design-Villa ParkVilla ParkPrivate for-profit51$9,52667%$30,333—
Empire Beauty School-Vernon HillsVernon HillsPrivate for-profit50$14,95665%$31,224$12,500
Gem City CollegeQuincyPrivate for-profit41$14,82694%$23,728$9,833
Graham Hospital School of NursingCantonPrivate nonprofit40—50%$64,821—
Reflections Academy of BeautyDecaturPrivate for-profit40$12,29465%$26,427$14,000
The University of Aesthetics & CosmetologyDowners GrovePrivate for-profit39$19,13487%$46,334—
Phipps Academy of BarberingRichton ParkPrivate for-profit39$15,83471%—$8,157
Career Center of Southern IllinoisRed BudPublic36$23,48767%$54,870$15,170
Capri Beauty CollegeOak ForestPrivate for-profit33——$33,243$9,833
Illinois Media SchoolChicagoPrivate for-profit32$27,53780%$43,916$9,500
Larry's Barber CollegeChicagoPrivate for-profit29$14,69983%$28,897—
Larry's Barber College-JolietJolietPrivate for-profit27$15,07289%$28,897—
Americare Technical SchoolPark RidgePrivate for-profit25$27,702———
The Chicago School at ChicagoChicagoPrivate nonprofit21——$60,280$26,430
American Islamic CollegeChicagoPrivate nonprofit16————
Creative Touch Cosmetology SchoolWaterlooPrivate for-profit16$8,63879%——
National University of Health SciencesLombardPrivate nonprofit13——$54,747—
Adler UniversityChicagoPrivate nonprofit9————
Pacific College of Health and ScienceChicagoPrivate for-profit2—61%$34,096$14,250
Catholic Theological Union at ChicagoChicagoPrivate nonprofit—————
Midwestern University-Downers GroveDowners GrovePrivate nonprofit—————
Chicago Theological SeminaryChicagoPrivate nonprofit—————
Garrett-Evangelical Theological SeminaryEvanstonPrivate nonprofit—————
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceNorth ChicagoPrivate nonprofit—————
Illinois College of OptometryChicagoPrivate nonprofit—————
Institute for Clinical Social WorkChicagoPrivate nonprofit—————
Lutheran School of Theology at ChicagoChicagoPrivate nonprofit—————
McCormick Theological SeminaryChicagoPrivate nonprofit—————
Meadville Theological School of Lombard CollegeChicagoPrivate nonprofit—————
Northern Baptist Theological SeminaryLislePrivate nonprofit—————
University of Saint Mary of the LakeMundeleinPrivate nonprofit—————
Spertus CollegeChicagoPrivate nonprofit—————
Erikson InstituteChicagoPrivate nonprofit—————
Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-SkokieSkokiePrivate for-profit0——$34,086—
Endeavor Health School of Nurse Anesthesia-DePaul UniversityEvanstonPrivate nonprofit—————
Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation Inc.ChicagoPrivate nonprofit—————
Toyota Technological Institute at ChicagoChicagoPrivate nonprofit—————
Northwest Suburban CollegeRollng MeadowsPrivate nonprofit——89%——
Chicago College of Oriental MedicineChicagoPrivate nonprofit—————

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. Sorted by size; click a column to re-sort.

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