Colleges in Chicago, IL
The 65 colleges, community colleges and trade schools in Chicago that are currently approved for federal student aid, with cost, completion and every field each one taught in 2023-24. A complete list, not a ranking.
Schools65
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 source4-year · 2-year · under 235 · 13 · 17Level of institution
Award doctorates21In 2023-24, any field
Schools in Chicago
Grouped by type. Open "Fields taught" to see each field of study and the highest award the school made in it in 2023-24.
Universities and 4-year colleges (35)
- Adler UniversityPrivate nonprofit · 9 undergraduatesCost not reportedDoctorates in: Psychology · Health Professions and Related Programs · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Fields taught: 5, up to doctorate
- American Islamic CollegePrivate nonprofit · 16 undergraduatesCost not reportedNo awards reported to IPEDS for 2023-24.
- Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation Inc.Private nonprofitCost not reportedDoctorates in: Theology and Religious Vocations
Fields taught: 1, up to doctorate
- Catholic Theological Union at ChicagoPrivate nonprofitCost not reportedDoctorates in: Theology and Religious Vocations
Fields taught: 1, up to doctorate
- Chicago College of Oriental MedicinePrivate nonprofitCost not reportedNo awards reported to IPEDS for 2023-24.
- Chicago State UniversityPublic · 1,384 undergraduatesCost $23,493 a year · net price $7,273 · completion 15%Doctorates in: Education · Health Professions and Related Programs
Fields taught: 19, up to doctorate
- Chicago Theological SeminaryPrivate nonprofitCost not reportedDoctorates in: Philosophy and Religious Studies · Theology and Religious Vocations
Fields taught: 2, up to doctorate
- Columbia College ChicagoPrivate nonprofit · 5,368 undergraduatesCost $58,050 a year · net price $36,529 · completion 47%
Fields taught: 11, up to master's
- DePaul UniversityPrivate nonprofit · 14,090 undergraduatesCost $62,681 a year · net price $27,108 · completion 67%Doctorates in: Computer 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
Fields taught: 26, up to doctorate
- East-West UniversityPrivate nonprofit · 468 undergraduatesCost $32,053 a year · net price $18,499 · completion 18%
Fields taught: 7, up to bachelor's
- Erikson InstitutePrivate nonprofitCost not reported
Fields taught: 3, up to master's
- Illinois College of OptometryPrivate nonprofitCost not reportedDoctorates in: Health Professions and Related Programs
Fields taught: 1, up to doctorate
- Illinois Institute of TechnologyPrivate nonprofit · 2,833 undergraduatesCost $69,234 a year · net price $22,443 · completion 71%Doctorates in: Agricultural/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
Fields taught: 19, up to doctorate
- Institute for Clinical Social WorkPrivate nonprofitCost not reportedDoctorates in: Health Professions and Related Programs
Fields taught: 2, up to doctorate
- Loyola University ChicagoPrivate nonprofit · 11,737 undergraduatesCost $70,688 a year · net price $36,340 · completion 72%Doctorates in: Education · 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
Fields taught: 26, up to doctorate
- Lutheran School of Theology at ChicagoPrivate nonprofitCost not reportedDoctorates in: Theology and Religious Vocations
Fields taught: 1, up to doctorate
- McCormick Theological SeminaryPrivate nonprofitCost not reportedDoctorates in: Theology and Religious Vocations
Fields taught: 1, up to doctorate
- Meadville Theological School of Lombard CollegePrivate nonprofitCost not reported
Fields taught: 2, up to master's
- Moody Bible InstitutePrivate nonprofit · 1,510 undergraduatesCost $35,530 a year · net price $19,426 · completion 63%
Fields taught: 3, up to master's
- National Louis UniversityPrivate nonprofit · 4,406 undergraduatesCost $21,785 a year · net price $10,364 · completion 32%Doctorates in: Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies · Education · Psychology
Fields taught: 12, up to doctorate
- North Park UniversityPrivate nonprofit · 1,818 undergraduatesCost $45,761 a year · net price $15,949 · completion 52%Doctorates in: Theology and Religious Vocations · Health Professions and Related Programs
Fields taught: 19, up to doctorate
- Northeastern Illinois UniversityPublic · 3,982 undergraduatesCost $23,570 a year · net price $9,377 · completion 25%
Fields taught: 22, up to master's
- Pacific College of Health and SciencePrivate for-profit · 2 undergraduatesCost not reported · completion 61%Doctorates in: Health Professions and Related Programs
Fields taught: 1, up to doctorate
- Relay Graduate School of Education - ChicagoPrivate nonprofitCost not reportedNo awards reported to IPEDS for 2023-24.
- Roosevelt UniversityPrivate nonprofit · 2,849 undergraduatesCost $37,118 a year · net price $21,512 · completion 34%Doctorates in: Psychology · Health Professions and Related Programs
Fields taught: 19, up to doctorate
- Rush UniversityPrivate nonprofit · 138 undergraduatesCost not reportedDoctorates in: Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Health Professions and Related Programs
Fields taught: 3, up to doctorate
- Saint Xavier UniversityPrivate nonprofit · 3,096 undergraduatesCost $44,271 a year · net price $10,171 · completion 55%
Fields taught: 20, up to master's
- School of the Art Institute of ChicagoPrivate nonprofit · 2,805 undergraduatesCost $80,950 a year · net price $53,331 · completion 68%
Fields taught: 7, up to master's
- Spertus CollegePrivate nonprofitCost not reported
Fields taught: 1, up to master's
- Telshe Yeshiva-ChicagoPrivate nonprofit · 78 undergraduatesCost $21,336 a year · net price $8,494 · completion 53%
Fields taught: 1, up to bachelor's
- The Chicago School at ChicagoPrivate nonprofit · 21 undergraduatesCost not reportedDoctorates in: Psychology · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Fields taught: 3, up to doctorate
- Toyota Technological Institute at ChicagoPrivate nonprofitCost not reportedDoctorates in: Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Fields taught: 1, up to doctorate
- University of ChicagoPrivate nonprofit · 7,569 undergraduatesCost $94,971 a year · net price $16,776 · completion 95%Doctorates in: Computer 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
Fields taught: 24, up to doctorate
- University of Illinois ChicagoPublic · 22,170 undergraduatesCost $25,887 a year · net price $9,540 · completion 61%Doctorates in: Area, 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
Fields taught: 26, up to doctorate
- VanderCook College of MusicPrivate nonprofit · 76 undergraduatesCost $45,228 a year · net price $21,556 · completion 27%
Fields taught: 1, up to master's
Community and 2-year colleges (13)
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-ChicagoPrivate for-profit · 333 undergraduatesCost $31,846 a year · net price $26,209 · completion 61%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington CollegePublic · 4,207 undergraduatesCost $14,384 a year · net price $6,462 · completion 26%
Fields taught: 16, up to associate
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman CollegePublic · 2,505 undergraduatesCost $13,738 a year · net price $6,079 · completion 26%
Fields taught: 11, up to associate
- City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King CollegePublic · 1,777 undergraduatesCost $14,434 a year · net price $7,250 · completion 26%
Fields taught: 14, up to associate
- City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X CollegePublic · 6,409 undergraduatesCost $13,803 a year · net price $6,258 · completion 19%
Fields taught: 7, up to associate
- City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey CollegePublic · 1,661 undergraduatesCost $14,296 a year · net price $6,760 · completion 23%
Fields taught: 9, up to associate
- City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley CollegePublic · 2,789 undergraduatesCost $13,805 a year · net price $6,286 · completion 37%
Fields taught: 13, up to associate
- City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright CollegePublic · 4,372 undergraduatesCost $13,111 a year · net price $5,287 · completion 33%
Fields taught: 12, up to associate
- Generations CollegePrivate nonprofit · 310 undergraduates · online onlyCost $25,660 a year · net price $18,934 · completion 7%
Fields taught: 3, up to associate
- Midwestern Career CollegePrivate for-profit · 887 undergraduatesCost $22,437 a year · net price $17,110 · completion 54%
Fields taught: 2, up to associate
- SAE Institute of Technology-ChicagoPrivate for-profitCost not reportedNo awards reported to IPEDS for 2023-24.
- Taylor Business InstitutePrivate for-profit · 98 undergraduatesCost not reported · completion 100%
Fields taught: 4, up to associate
- Triton College - Intl Union of Operating Engr Local 399 Trning Fac.PublicCost not reportedNo awards reported to IPEDS for 2023-24.
Trade and career schools (under 2 years) (17)
- Cannella School of Hair Design-ChicagoPrivate for-profit · 64 undergraduatesCost $16,742 a year · net price $12,905 · completion 75%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- HVAC Technical InstitutePrivate for-profit · 285 undergraduatesCost $25,699 a year · net price $22,735 · completion 91%
Fields taught: 2, up to certificate
- Illinois Media SchoolPrivate for-profit · 32 undergraduatesCost $32,017 a year · net price $27,537 · completion 80%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- Illinois Media School-Chicago CampusPrivate for-profit · 66 undergraduatesCost $31,387 a year · net price $26,206 · completion 60%
Fields taught: 2, up to certificate
- Larry's Barber CollegePrivate for-profit · 68 undergraduatesCost $20,434 a year · net price $13,701 · completion 72%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- Larry's Barber CollegePrivate for-profit · 29 undergraduatesCost $22,094 a year · net price $14,699 · completion 83%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- MDT College of Health SciencesPrivate for-profit · 575 undergraduatesCost $37,100 a year · net price $30,048 · completion 29%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- Networks Barber CollegePrivate for-profitCost not reportedNo awards reported to IPEDS for 2023-24.
- Paul Mitchell the School-ChicagoPrivate for-profit · 160 undergraduatesCost $29,381 a year · net price $23,234 · completion 45%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- Pivot Point Academy - Wahl Barber AcademyPrivate for-profitCost not reportedNo awards reported to IPEDS for 2023-24.
- Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage TherapyPrivate for-profit · 233 undergraduatesCost not reported
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- Stellar Career CollegePrivate for-profit · 83 undergraduatesCost $35,897 a year · net price $32,357 · completion 84%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- Steven Papageorge Hair AcademyPrivate for-profit · 60 undergraduatesCost $19,907 a year · net price $12,512 · completion 57%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- The Aveda Institute of Beauty and Wellness ChicagoPrivate for-profit · 93 undergraduatesCost $32,521 a year · net price $27,612 · completion 82%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NEPrivate for-profit · 160 undergraduatesCost $34,434 a year · net price $30,178 · completion 54%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NWPrivate for-profit · 216 undergraduatesCost $24,439 a year · net price $18,353 · completion 72%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- University of Aesthetics & CosmetologyPrivate for-profit · 53 undergraduatesCost $24,848 a year · net price $20,672 · completion 80%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
Cost and completion side by side
Cost is the average yearly cost of attendance before aid; net price subtracts the average grant and scholarship aid (full-time first-year students with federal aid, 2024-25). Completion = finished within 150% of normal time.
| School | Type | Cost a year | Net price | Completion | Undergraduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adler University | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — | 9 |
| American Islamic College | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — | 16 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago | 2-year · Private for-profit | $31,846 | $26,209 | 61% | 333 |
| Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation Inc. | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — |
| Cannella School of Hair Design-Chicago | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $16,742 | $12,905 | 75% | 64 |
| Catholic Theological Union at Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — |
| Chicago College of Oriental Medicine | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — |
| Chicago State University | 4-year · Public | $23,493 | $7,273 | 15% | 1,384 |
| Chicago Theological Seminary | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College | 2-year · Public | $14,384 | $6,462 | 26% | 4,207 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College | 2-year · Public | $13,738 | $6,079 | 26% | 2,505 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College | 2-year · Public | $14,434 | $7,250 | 26% | 1,777 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College | 2-year · Public | $13,803 | $6,258 | 19% | 6,409 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College | 2-year · Public | $14,296 | $6,760 | 23% | 1,661 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College | 2-year · Public | $13,805 | $6,286 | 37% | 2,789 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College | 2-year · Public | $13,111 | $5,287 | 33% | 4,372 |
| Columbia College Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $58,050 | $36,529 | 47% | 5,368 |
| DePaul University | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $62,681 | $27,108 | 67% | 14,090 |
| East-West University | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $32,053 | $18,499 | 18% | 468 |
| Erikson Institute | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — |
| Generations College | 2-year · Private nonprofit | $25,660 | $18,934 | 7% | 310 |
| HVAC Technical Institute | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $25,699 | $22,735 | 91% | 285 |
| Illinois College of Optometry | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $69,234 | $22,443 | 71% | 2,833 |
| Illinois Media School | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $32,017 | $27,537 | 80% | 32 |
| Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $31,387 | $26,206 | 60% | 66 |
| Institute for Clinical Social Work | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — |
| Larry's Barber College | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $20,434 | $13,701 | 72% | 68 |
| Larry's Barber College | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $22,094 | $14,699 | 83% | 29 |
| Loyola University Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $70,688 | $36,340 | 72% | 11,737 |
| Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — |
| McCormick Theological Seminary | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — |
| MDT College of Health Sciences | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $37,100 | $30,048 | 29% | 575 |
| Meadville Theological School of Lombard College | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — |
| Midwestern Career College | 2-year · Private for-profit | $22,437 | $17,110 | 54% | 887 |
| Moody Bible Institute | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $35,530 | $19,426 | 63% | 1,510 |
| National Louis University | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $21,785 | $10,364 | 32% | 4,406 |
| Networks Barber College | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — | — |
| North Park University | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $45,761 | $15,949 | 52% | 1,818 |
| Northeastern Illinois University | 4-year · Public | $23,570 | $9,377 | 25% | 3,982 |
| Pacific College of Health and Science | 4-year · Private for-profit | — | — | 61% | 2 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $29,381 | $23,234 | 45% | 160 |
| Pivot Point Academy - Wahl Barber Academy | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — | — |
| Relay Graduate School of Education - Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — |
| Roosevelt University | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $37,118 | $21,512 | 34% | 2,849 |
| Rush University | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — | 138 |
| SAE Institute of Technology-Chicago | 2-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — | — |
| Saint Xavier University | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $44,271 | $10,171 | 55% | 3,096 |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $80,950 | $53,331 | 68% | 2,805 |
| Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — | 233 |
| Spertus College | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — |
| Stellar Career College | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $35,897 | $32,357 | 84% | 83 |
| Steven Papageorge Hair Academy | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $19,907 | $12,512 | 57% | 60 |
| Taylor Business Institute | 2-year · Private for-profit | — | — | 100% | 98 |
| Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $21,336 | $8,494 | 53% | 78 |
| The Aveda Institute of Beauty and Wellness Chicago | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $32,521 | $27,612 | 82% | 93 |
| The Chicago School at Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — | 21 |
| Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NE | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $34,434 | $30,178 | 54% | 160 |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NW | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $24,439 | $18,353 | 72% | 216 |
| Triton College - Intl Union of Operating Engr Local 399 Trning Fac. | 2-year · Public | — | — | — | — |
| University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $24,848 | $20,672 | 80% | 53 |
| University of Chicago | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $94,971 | $16,776 | 95% | 7,569 |
| University of Illinois Chicago | 4-year · Public | $25,887 | $9,540 | 61% | 22,170 |
| VanderCook College of Music | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $45,228 | $21,556 | 27% | 76 |
— = not reported for that school. Looking for a program? Programs by career lists every school in the country that awards it.
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
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- 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