Largest Universities in Illinois

Rankings based on government-verified data for qualifying institutions in Illinois.

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#	Institution	Tuition	Avg Earnings	Grad Rate	State
1	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Public	$16,004	$64,802	85%	IL
2	University of Illinois Chicago Public	$14,338	$53,218	61%	IL
3	Illinois State University Public	$16,021	$50,599	67%	IL
4	DePaul University Private Non-Profit	$44,460	$54,695	70%	IL
5	Chamberlain University-Illinois Private For-Profit	$20,604	$84,533	44%	IL
6	Loyola University Chicago Private Non-Profit	$51,716	$58,411	74%	IL
7	Northern Illinois University Public	$12,700	$46,113	51%	IL
8	Northwestern University Private Non-Profit	$65,997	$76,844	96%	IL
9	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Public	$12,922	$46,384	54%	IL
10	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Public	$13,244	$43,087	53%	IL
11	University of Chicago Private Non-Profit	$66,939	$80,870	95%	IL
12	Columbia College Chicago Private Non-Profit	$32,520	$32,596	48%	IL
13	Western Illinois University Public	$14,952	$43,057	46%	IL
14	Eastern Illinois University Public	$13,403	$42,694	50%	IL
15	National Louis University Private Non-Profit	$12,345	$43,562	35%	IL
16	Aurora University Private Non-Profit	$28,220	$51,237	59%	IL
17	Northeastern Illinois University Public	$12,383	$43,801	18%	IL
18	Bradley University Private Non-Profit	$39,680	$59,114	74%	IL
19	Lewis University Private Non-Profit	$37,882	$56,095	62%	IL
20	Saint Xavier University Private Non-Profit	$36,840	$50,784	56%	IL
21	Elmhurst University Private Non-Profit	$41,628	$52,803	64%	IL
22	Illinois Institute of Technology Private Non-Profit	$51,763	$70,803	74%	IL
23	School of the Art Institute of Chicago Private Non-Profit	$54,530	$26,742	65%	IL
24	Roosevelt University Private Non-Profit	$20,280	$42,896	42%	IL
25	Governors State University Public	$11,320	$45,435	20%	IL
26	Olivet Nazarene University Private Non-Profit	$37,940	$49,278	63%	IL
27	Augustana College Private Non-Profit	$49,834	$49,849	78%	IL
28	North Central College Private Non-Profit	$44,394	$51,762	67%	IL
29	University of Illinois Springfield Public	$12,252	$47,432	57%	IL
30	Dominican University Private Non-Profit	$37,844	$47,907	60%	IL
31	Wheaton College Private Non-Profit	$43,930	$50,270	87%	IL
32	North Park University Private Non-Profit	$35,325	$49,326	56%	IL
33	Benedictine University Private Non-Profit	$34,290	$50,222	52%	IL
34	Lake Forest College Private Non-Profit	$54,202	$51,324	74%	IL
35	McKendree University Private Non-Profit	$34,070	$49,439	57%	IL
36	Moody Bible Institute Private Non-Profit	$15,356	$40,210	61%	IL
37	Illinois Wesleyan University Private Non-Profit	$55,704	$56,082	81%	IL
38	Millikin University Private Non-Profit	$26,892	$43,100	59%	IL
39	Chicago State University Public	$12,754	$33,805	21%	IL
40	Concordia University-Chicago Private Non-Profit	$36,258	$44,405	48%	IL
41	University of St Francis Private Non-Profit	$37,000	$56,648	65%	IL
42	Quincy University Private Non-Profit	$35,740	$43,331	47%	IL
43	Knox College Private Non-Profit	$55,587	$37,757	71%	IL
44	Rockford University Private Non-Profit	$37,300	$45,847	39%	IL
45	Illinois College Private Non-Profit	$37,470	$40,110	64%	IL
46	Greenville University Private Non-Profit	$30,598	$40,307	54%	IL
47	Trinity Christian College Private Non-Profit	$20,325	$48,107	66%	IL
48	Judson University Private Non-Profit	$30,910	$45,374	53%	IL
49	Monmouth College Private Non-Profit	$43,520	$43,158	59%	IL
50	East-West University Private Non-Profit	$26,100	$21,236	16%	IL

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This ranking is based on data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which provides comprehensive information about colleges and universities across the country.

Institutions are ranked by largest metrics using the most recently available data. Only institutions with complete data for the ranking criteria are included.

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