Colleges in Illinois
All 231 colleges, community colleges and trade schools in Illinois that are currently approved for federal student aid, from the U.S. Department of Education. A complete list, not a ranking.
Schools231
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026)U.S. Department of Education
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- 21 Oct 2026
Currently operating Title IV schools (CURROPER = 1). Cost = average annual cost of attendance (COSTT4_A, or COSTT4_P for program-year schools), net price = NPT4_PUB / NPT4_PRIV, both 2024-25; completion = C150_4 (four-year schools, fall 2019 cohort) or C150_L4 (fall 2022 cohort), within 150% of normal time.
View source4-year · 2-year · under 292 · 67 · 72Level of institution
Public · nonprofit · for-profit64 · 80 · 87Control
Award doctorates53In 2023-24, any field
Types of school
The federal data sort every school by the length of its longest program and by who runs it.
- Universities and 4-year colleges: 92Offer programs of four years or more (bachelor's and up); many also give associate degrees and certificates.
- Community and 2-year colleges: 67Longest program at least two but under four years: associate degrees and certificates.
- Trade and career schools (under 2 years): 72Every program under two years: certificates in trades, health care, beauty and other careers.
Public: 64 · private nonprofit: 80 · private for-profit: 87. Public schools usually charge state residents less; see Illinois's in-state tuition rules.
Colleges by city
14 cities have 3 or more schools; each has its own page comparing them. 100 smaller places have one or two schools; they are in the full list.
- Chicago65 schools · 35 4-year, 13 2-year, 17 under 2
- Rockford7 schools · 2 4-year, 3 2-year, 2 under 2
- Springfield6 schools · 2 4-year, 1 2-year, 3 under 2
- Joliet4 schools · 1 4-year, 1 2-year, 2 under 2
- Lisle4 schools · 3 4-year, 1 2-year, 0 under 2
- Peoria4 schools · 3 4-year, 0 2-year, 1 under 2
- Quincy4 schools · 2 4-year, 1 2-year, 1 under 2
- Skokie4 schools · 2 4-year, 0 2-year, 2 under 2
- Crystal Lake3 schools · 0 4-year, 1 2-year, 2 under 2
- Decatur3 schools · 1 4-year, 1 2-year, 1 under 2
- Downers Grove3 schools · 1 4-year, 0 2-year, 2 under 2
- Elgin3 schools · 1 4-year, 1 2-year, 1 under 2
- Evanston3 schools · 3 4-year, 0 2-year, 0 under 2
- Normal3 schools · 1 4-year, 1 2-year, 1 under 2
Every school in Illinois
Cost is the average yearly cost of attendance (tuition, fees, books and living costs) before aid; net price is that cost minus the average grant and scholarship aid. Both are for full-time first-year students who get federal aid. Completion is the share who finished within 150% of normal time.
231 schools
| School | City | Type | Cost a year | Net price | Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamberlain University-Illinois | Addison | 4-year · Private for-profit | $45,932 | $38,263 | 35% |
| CALC Institute of Technology | Alton | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $31,505 | $26,883 | — |
| Aurora University | Aurora | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $42,013 | $19,385 | 61% |
| Rasmussen University-Aurora | Aurora | 2-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| Southwestern Illinois College | Belleville | 2-year · Public | $14,502 | $7,555 | 38% |
| Pivot Point Academy | Bloomingdale | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $17,461 | $14,347 | 93% |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | Bloomington | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $73,189 | $27,863 | 73% |
| Olivet Nazarene University | Bourbonnais | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $54,914 | $19,978 | 60% |
| Phipps Academy of Barbering - Bradley | Bradley | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Bridgeview | Bridgeview | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $25,643 | $21,044 | 74% |
| Networks Barber College | Calumet City | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $21,715 | $16,849 | 81% |
| Trenz Beauty Academy | Calumet City | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $3,592 | — | 61% |
| Graham Hospital School of Nursing | Canton | 2-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | 50% |
| Spoon River College | Canton | 2-year · Public | $15,390 | $7,652 | 43% |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | Carbondale | 4-year · Public | $28,511 | $12,554 | 59% |
| Blackburn College | Carlinville | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $40,502 | $25,577 | 45% |
| John A Logan College | Carterville | 2-year · Public | $13,833 | $7,393 | 49% |
| Kaskaskia College | Centralia | 2-year · Public | $12,920 | $4,839 | 58% |
| Parkland College | Champaign | 2-year · Public | $13,194 | $5,553 | 36% |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Champaign | 4-year · Public | $34,226 | $13,042 | 86% |
| Eastern Illinois University | Charleston | 4-year · Public | $26,962 | $12,717 | 50% |
| Adler University | Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| American Islamic College | Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago | Chicago | 2-year · Private for-profit | $31,846 | $26,209 | 61% |
| Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation Inc. | Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Cannella School of Hair Design-Chicago | Chicago | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $16,742 | $12,905 | 75% |
| Catholic Theological Union at Chicago | Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Chicago College of Oriental Medicine | Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Chicago State University | Chicago | 4-year · Public | $23,493 | $7,273 | 15% |
| Chicago Theological Seminary | Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College | Chicago | 2-year · Public | $14,384 | $6,462 | 26% |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College | Chicago | 2-year · Public | $13,738 | $6,079 | 26% |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College | Chicago | 2-year · Public | $14,434 | $7,250 | 26% |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College | Chicago | 2-year · Public | $13,803 | $6,258 | 19% |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College | Chicago | 2-year · Public | $14,296 | $6,760 | 23% |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College | Chicago | 2-year · Public | $13,805 | $6,286 | 37% |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College | Chicago | 2-year · Public | $13,111 | $5,287 | 33% |
| Columbia College Chicago | Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $58,050 | $36,529 | 47% |
| DePaul University | Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $62,681 | $27,108 | 67% |
| East-West University | Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $32,053 | $18,499 | 18% |
| Erikson Institute | Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Generations College (online only) | Chicago | 2-year · Private nonprofit | $25,660 | $18,934 | 7% |
| HVAC Technical Institute | Chicago | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $25,699 | $22,735 | 91% |
| Illinois College of Optometry | Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $69,234 | $22,443 | 71% |
| Illinois Media School | Chicago | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $32,017 | $27,537 | 80% |
| Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus | Chicago | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $31,387 | $26,206 | 60% |
| Institute for Clinical Social Work | Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Larry's Barber College | Chicago | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $20,434 | $13,701 | 72% |
| Larry's Barber College | Chicago | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $22,094 | $14,699 | 83% |
| Loyola University Chicago | Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $70,688 | $36,340 | 72% |
| Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago | Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| McCormick Theological Seminary | Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| MDT College of Health Sciences | Chicago | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $37,100 | $30,048 | 29% |
| Meadville Theological School of Lombard College | Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Midwestern Career College | Chicago | 2-year · Private for-profit | $22,437 | $17,110 | 54% |
| Moody Bible Institute | Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $35,530 | $19,426 | 63% |
| National Louis University | Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $21,785 | $10,364 | 32% |
| Networks Barber College | Chicago | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| North Park University | Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $45,761 | $15,949 | 52% |
| Northeastern Illinois University | Chicago | 4-year · Public | $23,570 | $9,377 | 25% |
| Pacific College of Health and Science | Chicago | 4-year · Private for-profit | — | — | 61% |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago | Chicago | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $29,381 | $23,234 | 45% |
| Pivot Point Academy - Wahl Barber Academy | Chicago | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| Relay Graduate School of Education - Chicago | Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Roosevelt University | Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $37,118 | $21,512 | 34% |
| Rush University | Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| SAE Institute of Technology-Chicago | Chicago | 2-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| Saint Xavier University | Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $44,271 | $10,171 | 55% |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $80,950 | $53,331 | 68% |
| Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy | Chicago | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| Spertus College | Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Stellar Career College | Chicago | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $35,897 | $32,357 | 84% |
| Steven Papageorge Hair Academy | Chicago | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $19,907 | $12,512 | 57% |
| Taylor Business Institute | Chicago | 2-year · Private for-profit | — | — | 100% |
| Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago | Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $21,336 | $8,494 | 53% |
| The Aveda Institute of Beauty and Wellness Chicago | Chicago | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $32,521 | $27,612 | 82% |
| The Chicago School at Chicago | Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago | Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NE | Chicago | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $34,434 | $30,178 | 54% |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NW | Chicago | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $24,439 | $18,353 | 72% |
| Triton College - Intl Union of Operating Engr Local 399 Trning Fac. | Chicago | 2-year · Public | — | — | — |
| University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology | Chicago | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $24,848 | $20,672 | 80% |
| University of Chicago | Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $94,971 | $16,776 | 95% |
| University of Illinois Chicago | Chicago | 4-year · Public | $25,887 | $9,540 | 61% |
| VanderCook College of Music | Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $45,228 | $21,556 | 27% |
| Prairie State College | Chicago Heights | 2-year · Public | $14,149 | $4,220 | 27% |
| Morton College | Cicero | 2-year · Public | $14,096 | $6,075 | 28% |
| Cosmetology & Spa Academy | Crystal Lake | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $21,251 | $16,204 | 74% |
| First Institute of Travel Inc. | Crystal Lake | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $24,556 | $19,514 | 72% |
| McHenry County College | Crystal Lake | 2-year · Public | $17,339 | $11,434 | 40% |
| Danville Area Community College | Danville | 2-year · Public | $10,556 | $3,398 | 49% |
| Lakeview College of Nursing | Danville | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Millikin University | Decatur | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $40,285 | $16,652 | 51% |
| Reflections Academy of Beauty | Decatur | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $19,646 | $12,294 | 65% |
| Richland Community College | Decatur | 2-year · Public | $11,144 | $2,690 | 54% |
| Trinity International University-Illinois | Deerfield | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | 46% |
| Debutantes School of Cosmetology and Nail Technology | Dekalb | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $16,026 | $13,368 | 64% |
| Northern Illinois University | Dekalb | 4-year · Public | $29,642 | $14,505 | 48% |
| Oakton College | Des Plaines | 2-year · Public | $10,129 | $3,948 | 30% |
| Sauk Valley Community College | Dixon | 2-year · Public | $13,115 | $5,818 | 52% |
| Midwestern University-Downers Grove | Downers Grove | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| The University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology | Downers Grove | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $22,616 | $19,134 | 87% |
| Universal Spa Training Academy | Downers Grove | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $24,582 | $20,160 | 84% |
| Illinois Central College | East Peoria | 2-year · Public | $17,400 | $10,829 | 53% |
| Oehrlein School of Cosmetology | East Peoria | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $14,757 | $10,972 | 83% |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Edwardsville | 4-year · Public | $27,314 | $13,111 | 56% |
| Elgin Community College | Elgin | 2-year · Public | $9,196 | $6,286 | 46% |
| Judson University | Elgin | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $44,090 | $19,224 | 34% |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Elgin | Elgin | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $25,175 | $21,473 | 85% |
| Elmhurst University | Elmhurst | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $57,818 | $23,165 | 64% |
| Principia College | Elsah | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | 71% |
| Eureka College | Eureka | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $41,357 | $21,198 | 36% |
| Endeavor Health School of Nurse Anesthesia-DePaul University | Evanston | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary | Evanston | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Northwestern University | Evanston | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $94,854 | $34,420 | 96% |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Frontier Community College | Fairfield | 2-year · Public | — | — | — |
| Highland Community College | Freeport | 2-year · Public | $12,235 | $3,090 | 49% |
| Carl Sandburg College | Galesburg | 2-year · Public | $18,194 | $9,186 | 45% |
| Knox College | Galesburg | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $70,855 | $19,292 | 73% |
| College of DuPage | Glen Ellyn | 2-year · Public | $13,693 | $5,165 | 24% |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Glendale Heights | Glendale Heights | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $20,156 | $17,312 | 81% |
| Lewis and Clark Community College | Godfrey | 2-year · Public | $9,344 | $4,998 | 48% |
| College of Lake County | Grayslake | 2-year · Public | $13,130 | $7,280 | 39% |
| Greenville University | Greenville | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $48,136 | $20,905 | 52% |
| State Career College | Gurnee | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $34,551 | $30,197 | 46% |
| Southeastern Illinois College | Harrisburg | 2-year · Public | $19,035 | $14,233 | 50% |
| Ms Roberts Academy of Beauty Culture | Hillside | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $25,308 | $18,942 | 46% |
| Ambria College of Nursing | Hoffman Estates | 4-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| Rend Lake College | Ina | 2-year · Public | $17,652 | $7,833 | 62% |
| Illinois College | Jacksonville | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $51,827 | $18,763 | 61% |
| Joliet Junior College | Joliet | 2-year · Public | $10,031 | $4,588 | 22% |
| Larry's Barber College-Joliet | Joliet | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $22,032 | $15,072 | 89% |
| Professional's Choice Hair Design Academy | Joliet | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $19,231 | $15,600 | 83% |
| University of St Francis | Joliet | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $47,285 | $15,961 | 64% |
| Kankakee Community College | Kankakee | 2-year · Public | $11,159 | $3,419 | 43% |
| Lake Forest College | Lake Forest | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $70,968 | $24,987 | 73% |
| McKendree University | Lebanon | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $50,105 | $18,457 | 51% |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Libertyville | Libertyville | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $25,510 | $19,889 | 80% |
| Benedictine University | Lisle | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $46,513 | $18,910 | 43% |
| DeVry University-Illinois | Lisle | 4-year · Private for-profit | $43,792 | $35,665 | 40% |
| Northern Baptist Theological Seminary | Lisle | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc | Lisle | 2-year · Private for-profit | $31,954 | $27,156 | 68% |
| National University of Health Sciences | Lombard | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Western Illinois University | Macomb | 4-year · Public | $28,915 | $10,018 | 49% |
| Kishwaukee College | Malta | 2-year · Public | $13,074 | $4,358 | 44% |
| CAAN Academy of Nursing | Matteson | 2-year · Private nonprofit | $21,305 | $13,910 | — |
| Lake Land College | Mattoon | 2-year · Public | $13,373 | $5,445 | 58% |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park | Melrose Park | 2-year · Private for-profit | $33,026 | $28,524 | 62% |
| Rasmussen University-Mokena/Tinley Park | Mokena | 2-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| Black Hawk College | Moline | 2-year · Public | $12,534 | $4,349 | 46% |
| Monmouth College | Monmouth | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $58,967 | $17,612 | 58% |
| Morrison Institute of Technology | Morrison | 2-year · Private nonprofit | $32,589 | $21,531 | 76% |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Wabash Valley College | Mount Carmel | 2-year · Public | — | — | — |
| University of Saint Mary of the Lake | Mundelein | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| North Central College | Naperville | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $59,508 | $22,836 | 62% |
| Capri Beauty College | New Lenox | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $19,512 | $14,335 | 96% |
| Rosel School of Cosmetology | Niles | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $11,806 | $6,600 | 88% |
| Heartland Community College | Normal | 2-year · Public | $20,671 | $15,472 | 53% |
| Illinois State University | Normal | 4-year · Public | $34,602 | $17,829 | 67% |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Normal | Normal | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $20,286 | $14,740 | 69% |
| Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science | North Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Verve College | Oak Brook | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| Capri Beauty College | Oak Forest | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| John Amico School of Hair Design | Oak Forest | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $32,993 | $25,598 | 72% |
| Cameo Beauty Academy | Oak Lawn | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $18,309 | $10,977 | 57% |
| G Skin & Beauty Institute | Oakbrook | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $30,019 | $25,562 | 53% |
| Illinois Valley Community College | Oglesby | 2-year · Public | $11,582 | $3,176 | 39% |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges | Olney | 2-year · Public | $17,733 | $7,211 | 65% |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Olney Central College | Olney | 2-year · Public | — | — | — |
| Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology | Oswego | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $24,799 | $20,415 | 92% |
| William Rainey Harper College | Palatine | 2-year · Public | $17,978 | $10,058 | 52% |
| Trinity Christian College | Palos Heights | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $34,441 | $15,155 | 64% |
| Hair Professionals Career College | Palos Hills | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $22,205 | $18,186 | 81% |
| Moraine Valley Community College | Palos Hills | 2-year · Public | $13,415 | $3,887 | 41% |
| Americare Technical School | Park Ridge | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $31,399 | $27,702 | — |
| Bradley University | Peoria | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $57,751 | $22,469 | 73% |
| Methodist College | Peoria | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $47,007 | $41,238 | 30% |
| Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing | Peoria | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Peoria | Peoria | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $35,562 | $24,470 | 71% |
| Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Peru | Peru | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $20,970 | $16,085 | 70% |
| Chicago Professional Center | Prospect Heights | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences | Quincy | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Gem City College | Quincy | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $18,873 | $14,826 | 94% |
| John Wood Community College | Quincy | 2-year · Public | $15,829 | $6,248 | 51% |
| Quincy University | Quincy | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $52,057 | $22,711 | 44% |
| Career Center of Southern Illinois | Red Bud | Under 2-year · Public | $34,560 | $23,487 | 67% |
| Phipps Academy of Barbering | Richton Park | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $19,532 | $15,834 | 71% |
| Concordia University-Chicago | River Forest | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $46,836 | $17,217 | 47% |
| Dominican University | River Forest | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $45,684 | $14,013 | 61% |
| Triton College | River Grove | 2-year · Public | $11,897 | $3,243 | 43% |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Lincoln Trail College | Robinson | 2-year · Public | — | — | — |
| Augustana College | Rock Island | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $66,320 | $21,153 | 73% |
| Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences | Rock Island | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Rockford | Rockford | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $20,495 | $15,438 | 76% |
| Rasmussen University-Illinois | Rockford | 2-year · Private for-profit | $28,648 | $21,203 | 46% |
| Rock Valley College | Rockford | 2-year · Public | $11,421 | $3,385 | 38% |
| Rockford University | Rockford | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $49,977 | $22,581 | 44% |
| Saint Anthony College of Nursing | Rockford | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | 100% |
| Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College | Rockford | 2-year · Private for-profit | $30,193 | $23,337 | 68% |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Rockford | Rockford | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $29,835 | $25,216 | 71% |
| Northwest Suburban College | Rollng Meadows | Under 2-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | 89% |
| Lewis University | Romeoville | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $47,616 | $17,318 | 57% |
| Rasmussen University-Romeoville/Joliet | Romeoville | 2-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| G Skin & Beauty Institute | Schaumburg | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $33,630 | $27,034 | — |
| Estelle Medical Academy | Skokie | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $12,400 | $8,650 | 94% |
| Estelle Skin Care and Spa Institute | Skokie | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $18,848 | $12,685 | 80% |
| Hebrew Theological College | Skokie | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $23,184 | $12,583 | 77% |
| Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie | Skokie | 4-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| South Suburban College | South Holland | 2-year · Public | $11,079 | $2,011 | 27% |
| Capital Area Career Center | Springfield | Under 2-year · Public | $20,591 | $18,027 | 100% |
| Lincoln Land Community College | Springfield | 2-year · Public | $12,227 | $3,659 | 53% |
| Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois | Springfield | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $33,407 | $27,647 | 85% |
| St. John's College | Springfield | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| University of Illinois Springfield | Springfield | 4-year · Public | $24,774 | $7,528 | 53% |
| University of Spa & Cosmetology Arts | Springfield | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $20,494 | $14,793 | 62% |
| Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Sterling | Sterling | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $21,177 | $17,013 | 72% |
| Empire Beauty School-Stone Park | Stone Park | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $22,783 | $16,691 | 39% |
| Waubonsee Community College | Sugar Grove | 2-year · Public | $11,765 | $2,551 | 44% |
| Hair Professionals Career College | Sycamore | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $18,876 | $15,010 | — |
| Fox College | Tinley Park | 2-year · Private for-profit | $22,435 | $7,092 | 53% |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Tinley Park | Tinley Park | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $30,154 | $23,136 | 73% |
| Shawnee Community College | Ullin | 2-year · Public | $13,458 | $4,449 | 60% |
| Governors State University | University Park | 4-year · Public | $28,740 | $15,833 | 23% |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture | Urbana | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $29,465 | $21,283 | 64% |
| Empire Beauty School-Vernon Hills | Vernon Hills | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $20,375 | $14,956 | 65% |
| Cannella School of Hair Design-Villa Park | Villa Park | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $16,407 | $9,526 | 67% |
| Creative Touch Cosmetology School | Waterloo | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $15,976 | $8,638 | 79% |
| Wheaton College | Wheaton | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $61,593 | $26,059 | 82% |
| Worsham College of Mortuary Science | Wheeling | 2-year · Private for-profit | $26,395 | $19,755 | 83% |
| ETI School of Skilled Trades | Willowbrook | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $26,674 | $21,964 | 83% |
— = not reported for that school. Names link to the school's College Navigator profile (admissions, aid, programs).
Where to earn a doctorate
Schools in Illinois that awarded a doctor's degree (research, professional practice such as MD, JD or PharmD, or other) in 2023-24, and the fields they awarded it in.
- Chamberlain University-IllinoisAddison · Private for-profitHealth Professions and Related Programs
- Aurora UniversityAurora · Private nonprofitEducation · Public Administration and Social Service Professions
- Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais · Private nonprofitEducation
- Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale · PublicAgricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields · Natural Resources and Conservation · Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs · Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services · Education · Engineering · Legal Professions and Studies · English Language and Literature/Letters · Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Mathematics and Statistics · Physical Sciences · Psychology · Social Sciences · Health Professions and Related Programs · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services · History
- University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign · PublicAgricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields · Natural Resources and Conservation · Architecture and Related Services · Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies · Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs · Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services · Education · Engineering · Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · Legal Professions and Studies · English Language and Literature/Letters · Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Mathematics and Statistics · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology · Philosophy and Religious Studies · Physical Sciences · Psychology · Public Administration and Social Service Professions · Social Sciences · Visual and Performing Arts · Health Professions and Related Programs · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services · History
- Adler UniversityChicago · Private nonprofitPsychology · Health Professions and Related Programs · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
- Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation Inc.Chicago · Private nonprofitTheology and Religious Vocations
- Catholic Theological Union at ChicagoChicago · Private nonprofitTheology and Religious Vocations
- Chicago State UniversityChicago · PublicEducation · Health Professions and Related Programs
- Chicago Theological SeminaryChicago · Private nonprofitPhilosophy and Religious Studies · Theology and Religious Vocations
- DePaul UniversityChicago · Private nonprofitComputer and Information Sciences and Support Services · Education · Legal Professions and Studies · Philosophy and Religious Studies · Psychology · Health Professions and Related Programs · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
- Illinois College of OptometryChicago · Private nonprofitHealth Professions and Related Programs
- Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago · Private nonprofitAgricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields · Architecture and Related Services · Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services · Education · Engineering · Legal Professions and Studies · Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Mathematics and Statistics · Physical Sciences · Psychology · Visual and Performing Arts · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
- Institute for Clinical Social WorkChicago · Private nonprofitHealth Professions and Related Programs
- Loyola University ChicagoChicago · Private nonprofitEducation · Legal Professions and Studies · English Language and Literature/Letters · Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Philosophy and Religious Studies · Theology and Religious Vocations · Physical Sciences · Psychology · Public Administration and Social Service Professions · Social Sciences · Health Professions and Related Programs · History
- Lutheran School of Theology at ChicagoChicago · Private nonprofitTheology and Religious Vocations
- McCormick Theological SeminaryChicago · Private nonprofitTheology and Religious Vocations
- National Louis UniversityChicago · Private nonprofitArea, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies · Education · Psychology
- North Park UniversityChicago · Private nonprofitTheology and Religious Vocations · Health Professions and Related Programs
- Pacific College of Health and ScienceChicago · Private for-profitHealth Professions and Related Programs
- Roosevelt UniversityChicago · Private nonprofitPsychology · Health Professions and Related Programs
- Rush UniversityChicago · Private nonprofitBiological and Biomedical Sciences · Health Professions and Related Programs
- The Chicago School at ChicagoChicago · Private nonprofitPsychology · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
- Toyota Technological Institute at ChicagoChicago · Private nonprofitComputer and Information Sciences and Support Services
- University of ChicagoChicago · Private nonprofitComputer and Information Sciences and Support Services · Engineering · Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · Legal Professions and Studies · English Language and Literature/Letters · Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Mathematics and Statistics · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies · Philosophy and Religious Studies · Theology and Religious Vocations · Physical Sciences · Psychology · Public Administration and Social Service Professions · Social Sciences · Visual and Performing Arts · Health Professions and Related Programs · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services · History
- University of Illinois ChicagoChicago · PublicArea, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies · Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services · Education · Engineering · Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · Legal Professions and Studies · English Language and Literature/Letters · Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Mathematics and Statistics · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology · Philosophy and Religious Studies · Physical Sciences · Psychology · Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services · Public Administration and Social Service Professions · Social Sciences · Visual and Performing Arts · Health Professions and Related Programs · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services · History
- Millikin UniversityDecatur · Private nonprofitHealth Professions and Related Programs
- Trinity International University-IllinoisDeerfield · Private nonprofitTheology and Religious Vocations
- Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb · PublicComputer and Information Sciences and Support Services · Education · Legal Professions and Studies · English Language and Literature/Letters · Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Mathematics and Statistics · Physical Sciences · Psychology · Social Sciences · Health Professions and Related Programs · History
- Midwestern University-Downers GroveDowners Grove · Private nonprofitPsychology · Health Professions and Related Programs
- Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsville · PublicEducation · Health Professions and Related Programs
- Judson UniversityElgin · Private nonprofitEducation
- Garrett-Evangelical Theological SeminaryEvanston · Private nonprofitPhilosophy and Religious Studies · Theology and Religious Vocations
- Northwestern UniversityEvanston · Private nonprofitArea, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies · Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs · Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services · Education · Engineering · Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · Legal Professions and Studies · English Language and Literature/Letters · Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Mathematics and Statistics · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies · Philosophy and Religious Studies · Physical Sciences · Psychology · Social Sciences · Visual and Performing Arts · Health Professions and Related Programs · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services · History
- University of St FrancisJoliet · Private nonprofitEducation · Health Professions and Related Programs
- McKendree UniversityLebanon · Private nonprofitEducation · Health Professions and Related Programs
- Benedictine UniversityLisle · Private nonprofitEducation · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
- Northern Baptist Theological SeminaryLisle · Private nonprofitTheology and Religious Vocations
- National University of Health SciencesLombard · Private nonprofitHealth Professions and Related Programs
- Western Illinois UniversityMacomb · PublicNatural Resources and Conservation · Education
- University of Saint Mary of the LakeMundelein · Private nonprofitTheology and Religious Vocations
- Illinois State UniversityNormal · PublicEducation · English Language and Literature/Letters · Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Psychology · Health Professions and Related Programs
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceNorth Chicago · Private nonprofitBiological and Biomedical Sciences · Psychology · Health Professions and Related Programs
- Bradley UniversityPeoria · Private nonprofitEducation · Health Professions and Related Programs
- Saint Francis Medical Center College of NursingPeoria · Private nonprofitHealth Professions and Related Programs
- Concordia University-ChicagoRiver Forest · Private nonprofitEducation · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
- Dominican UniversityRiver Forest · Private nonprofitLibrary Science
- Saint Anthony College of NursingRockford · Private nonprofitHealth Professions and Related Programs
- Lewis UniversityRomeoville · Private nonprofitEducation · Health Professions and Related Programs
- St. John's CollegeSpringfield · Private nonprofitHealth Professions and Related Programs
- University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield · PublicPublic Administration and Social Service Professions
- Governors State UniversityUniversity Park · PublicEducation · Health Professions and Related Programs · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
- Wheaton CollegeWheaton · Private nonprofitTheology and Religious Vocations · Psychology
About these numbers
- Which schools
- Every school in the College Scorecard file of 15 Oct 2026 that is currently operating and approved for federal student aid (Title IV). Schools that do not take federal aid are not in the file.
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026)U.S. Department of Education- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
Currently operating Title IV schools (CURROPER = 1). Cost = average annual cost of attendance (COSTT4_A, or COSTT4_P for program-year schools), net price = NPT4_PUB / NPT4_PRIV, both 2024-25; completion = C150_4 (four-year schools, fall 2019 cohort) or C150_L4 (fall 2022 cohort), within 150% of normal time.
View source - Type and control
- The federal "level of institution" (4-year, 2-year, less than 2-year) and control (public, private nonprofit, private for-profit) as the school reports them.
- Cost a year
- Average annual cost of attendance, including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses, for full-time, first-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, 2024-25. Program-year schools (most trade schools) report it per program year.
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data dictionary and cohort mapU.S. Department of Education- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
- Net price
- That cost minus the average grant and scholarship aid, 2024-25. What a family pays depends on income: every school's own net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
- Completion
- Share of full-time, first-time students who completed a degree or certificate at the school within 150% of normal time: at four-year schools, students who started in fall 2019 (or the 2019-20 year); at other schools, fall 2022 (or 2022-23). Rounded to a whole percent.
- Fields and doctorates
- From the awards each school reported to NCES IPEDS for 2023-24 (July 2023 – June 2024, first majors), grouped into CIP 2020 families; the level shown is the highest award made in that family that year. A school that made no award in a field that year is not listed for it.
NCES IPEDS
IPEDS Completions, 2023-24 (complete data file C2024_A)National Center for Education Statistics- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
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- Rankings, admission chances and program accreditation. Check accreditation with the accreditor and in the Department of Education's DAPIP database before you enroll.
Sources
Where these facts come from
Official and primary sources only, each checked on the date shown. Rules on testing, aid, licensing and immigration change, so confirm a detail with its source before you rely on it.
- College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026) · U.S. Department of Education checked 2026-10-21
- IPEDS Completions, 2023-24 (complete data file C2024_A) · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-21
- College Scorecard data dictionary and cohort map · U.S. Department of Education checked 2026-10-21
- Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2020, code file · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-21
- College Navigator · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-07