Most Selective 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 Chicago Private Non-Profit	$66,939	$80,870	95%	IL
2	Northwestern University Private Non-Profit	$65,997	$76,844	96%	IL
3	Methodist College Private Non-Profit	$18,008	$64,709	72%	IL
4	The Chicago School at Chicago Private Non-Profit	$20,844	$51,817	N/A	IL
5	Chicago State University Public	$12,754	$33,805	21%	IL
6	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Public	$16,004	$64,802	85%	IL
7	Principia College Private Non-Profit	$33,280	$0	77%	IL
8	Illinois Wesleyan University Private Non-Profit	$55,704	$56,082	81%	IL
9	Quincy University Private Non-Profit	$35,740	$43,331	47%	IL
10	Millikin University Private Non-Profit	$26,892	$43,100	59%	IL
11	Illinois Institute of Technology Private Non-Profit	$51,763	$70,803	74%	IL
12	Rockford University Private Non-Profit	$37,300	$45,847	39%	IL
13	North Central College Private Non-Profit	$44,394	$51,762	67%	IL
14	Lake Forest College Private Non-Profit	$54,202	$51,324	74%	IL
15	Judson University Private Non-Profit	$30,910	$45,374	53%	IL
16	McKendree University Private Non-Profit	$34,070	$49,439	57%	IL
17	University of St Francis Private Non-Profit	$37,000	$56,648	65%	IL
18	Olivet Nazarene University Private Non-Profit	$37,940	$49,278	63%	IL
19	Augustana College Private Non-Profit	$49,834	$49,849	78%	IL
20	Eastern Illinois University Public	$13,403	$42,694	50%	IL
21	Northeastern Illinois University Public	$12,383	$43,801	18%	IL
22	Northern Illinois University Public	$12,700	$46,113	51%	IL
23	Knox College Private Non-Profit	$55,587	$37,757	71%	IL
24	Lewis University Private Non-Profit	$37,882	$56,095	62%	IL
25	North Park University Private Non-Profit	$35,325	$49,326	56%	IL
26	DePaul University Private Non-Profit	$44,460	$54,695	70%	IL
27	Illinois College Private Non-Profit	$37,470	$40,110	64%	IL
28	Western Illinois University Public	$14,952	$43,057	46%	IL
29	Elmhurst University Private Non-Profit	$41,628	$52,803	64%	IL
30	School of the Art Institute of Chicago Private Non-Profit	$54,530	$26,742	65%	IL
31	Bradley University Private Non-Profit	$39,680	$59,114	74%	IL
32	Benedictine University Private Non-Profit	$34,290	$50,222	52%	IL
33	University of Illinois Chicago Public	$14,338	$53,218	61%	IL
34	Dominican University Private Non-Profit	$37,844	$47,907	60%	IL
35	Blackburn College Private Non-Profit	$26,758	$36,665	44%	IL
36	Loyola University Chicago Private Non-Profit	$51,716	$58,411	74%	IL
37	University of Illinois Springfield Public	$12,252	$47,432	57%	IL
38	Aurora University Private Non-Profit	$28,220	$51,237	59%	IL
39	Saint Xavier University Private Non-Profit	$36,840	$50,784	56%	IL
40	Monmouth College Private Non-Profit	$43,520	$43,158	59%	IL
41	Eureka College Private Non-Profit	$28,400	$42,968	48%	IL
42	Chamberlain University-Illinois Private For-Profit	$20,604	$84,533	44%	IL
43	Trinity Christian College Private Non-Profit	$20,325	$48,107	66%	IL
44	Illinois State University Public	$16,021	$50,599	67%	IL
45	Wheaton College Private Non-Profit	$43,930	$50,270	87%	IL
46	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Public	$13,244	$43,087	53%	IL
47	Columbia College Chicago Private Non-Profit	$32,520	$32,596	48%	IL
48	Hebrew Theological College Private Non-Profit	$14,700	$32,793	33%	IL
49	National Louis University Private Non-Profit	$12,345	$43,562	35%	IL
50	Trinity International University-Illinois Private Non-Profit	$12,320	$41,545	48%	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 most selective metrics using the most recently available data. Only institutions with complete data for the ranking criteria are included.

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