Colleges by state
Colleges and Universities in Illinois
147 degree-granting colleges and universities in Illinois that take part in federal student aid programs, from the U.S. Department of Education.
- Colleges147
- Public5988 private
- Four-year9255 two-year
- Online programs105Report at least one fully online program
Widely offered majors in Illinois: Business Administration (89), Nursing (83), Accounting (81), Criminal Justice (80), Early Childhood Education (70), Fine Arts and Studio Art (65).
| College | City | Type | Level | Online programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adler University | Chicago | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| Ambria College of Nursing | Hoffman Estates | Private for-profit | Four-year | Yes |
| Augustana College | Rock Island | Private nonprofit | Four-year | No |
| Aurora University | Aurora | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| Benedictine University | Lisle | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc. | Chicago | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| Black Hawk College | Moline | Public | Two-year | Yes |
| Blackburn College | Carlinville | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences | Quincy | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| Bradley University | Peoria | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| CAAN Academy of Nursing | Matteson | Private nonprofit | Two-year | No |
| Carl Sandburg College | Galesburg | Public | Two-year | Yes |
| Catholic Theological Union at Chicago | Chicago | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| Chamberlain University-Administrative Office | Chicago | Private for-profit | Four-year | No |
| Chamberlain University-Illinois | Addison | Private for-profit | Four-year | Yes |
| Chicago State University | Chicago | Public | Four-year | Yes |
| Chicago Theological Seminary | Chicago | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College | Chicago | Public | Two-year | Yes |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College | Chicago | Public | Two-year | Yes |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College | Chicago | Public | Two-year | Yes |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College | Chicago | Public | Two-year | Yes |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College | Chicago | Public | Two-year | Yes |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College | Chicago | Public | Two-year | Yes |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College | Chicago | Public | Two-year | Yes |
| College of DuPage | Glen Ellyn | Public | Two-year | No |
| College of Lake County | Grayslake | Public | Two-year | No |
| Columbia College Chicago | Chicago | Private nonprofit | Four-year | No |
| Concordia University-Chicago | River Forest | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| Danville Area Community College | Danville | Public | Two-year | No |
| DePaul University | Chicago | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| DeVry University-Administrative Office | Lisle | Private for-profit | Four-year | No |
| DeVry University-Illinois | Lisle | Private for-profit | Four-year | Yes |
| Dominican University | River Forest | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| East-West University | Chicago | Private nonprofit | Four-year | No |
| Eastern Illinois University | Charleston | Public | Four-year | Yes |
| Elgin Community College | Elgin | Public | Two-year | No |
| Elmhurst University | Elmhurst | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| Erikson Institute | Chicago | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| Eureka College | Eureka | Private nonprofit | Four-year | No |
| Fox College | Tinley Park | Private for-profit | Two-year | No |
| Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary | Evanston | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| Generations College | Chicago | Private nonprofit | Two-year | Yes |
| Governors State University | University Park | Public | Four-year | Yes |
| Greenville University | Greenville | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| Heartland Community College | Normal | Public | Two-year | Yes |
| Hebrew Theological College | Skokie | Private nonprofit | Four-year | No |
| Highland Community College | Freeport | Public | Two-year | Yes |
| Illinois Central College | East Peoria | Public | Two-year | Yes |
| Illinois College | Jacksonville | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| Illinois College of Optometry | Chicago | Private nonprofit | Four-year | No |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges | Olney | Public | Two-year | Yes |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| Illinois State University | Normal | Public | Four-year | Yes |
| Illinois Valley Community College | Oglesby | Public | Two-year | Yes |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | Bloomington | Private nonprofit | Four-year | No |
| Institute for Clinical Social Work | Chicago | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| John A Logan College | Carterville | Public | Two-year | Yes |
| John Wood Community College | Quincy | Public | Two-year | Yes |
| Joliet Junior College | Joliet | Public | Two-year | Yes |
| Judson University | Elgin | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| Kankakee Community College | Kankakee | Public | Two-year | Yes |
| Kaskaskia College | Centralia | Public | Two-year | Yes |
| Kishwaukee College | Malta | Public | Two-year | Yes |
| Knox College | Galesburg | Private nonprofit | Four-year | No |
| Lake Forest College | Lake Forest | Private nonprofit | Four-year | No |
| Lake Forest Graduate School of Management | Lake Forest | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| Lake Land College | Mattoon | Public | Two-year | No |
| Lakeview College of Nursing | Danville | Private nonprofit | Four-year | No |
| Lewis and Clark Community College | Godfrey | Public | Two-year | No |
| Lewis University | Romeoville | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park | Melrose Park | Private for-profit | Two-year | No |
| Lincoln Land Community College | Springfield | Public | Two-year | Yes |
| Loyola University Chicago | Chicago | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago | Chicago | Private nonprofit | Four-year | No |
| McCormick Theological Seminary | Chicago | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| McHenry County College | Crystal Lake | Public | Two-year | Yes |
| McKendree University | Lebanon | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| Meadville Theological School of Lombard College | Chicago | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| Methodist College | Peoria | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie | Skokie | Private for-profit | Four-year | No |
| Midwestern Career College | Chicago | Private for-profit | Two-year | Yes |
| Midwestern University-Downers Grove | Downers Grove | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| Millikin University | Decatur | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| Monmouth College | Monmouth | Private nonprofit | Four-year | No |
| Moody Bible Institute | Chicago | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| Moraine Valley Community College | Palos Hills | Public | Two-year | Yes |
| Morrison Institute of Technology | Morrison | Private nonprofit | Two-year | No |
| Morton College | Cicero | Public | Two-year | No |
| National Louis University | Chicago | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| National University of Health Sciences | Lombard | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| North Central College | Naperville | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| North Park University | Chicago | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| Northeastern Illinois University | Chicago | Public | Four-year | No |
| Northern Baptist Theological Seminary | Lisle | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| Northern Illinois University | Dekalb | Public | Four-year | Yes |
| Northwestern University | Evanston | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| Oakton College | Des Plaines | Public | Two-year | Yes |
| Olivet Nazarene University | Bourbonnais | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| Pacific College of Health and Science | Chicago | Private for-profit | Four-year | No |
| Parkland College | Champaign | Public | Two-year | No |
| Prairie State College | Chicago Heights | Public | Two-year | Yes |
| Quincy University | Quincy | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| Rasmussen University-Illinois | Rockford | Private for-profit | Two-year | Yes |
| Rend Lake College | Ina | Public | Two-year | No |
| Richland Community College | Decatur | Public | Two-year | Yes |
| Rock Valley College | Rockford | Public | Two-year | No |
| Rockford University | Rockford | Private nonprofit | Four-year | No |
| Roosevelt University | Chicago | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science | North Chicago | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| Rush University | Chicago | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| Saint Anthony College of Nursing | Rockford | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing | Peoria | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| Saint Xavier University | Chicago | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| Sauk Valley Community College | Dixon | Public | Two-year | Yes |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago | Private nonprofit | Four-year | No |
| Shawnee Community College | Ullin | Public | Two-year | Yes |
| South Suburban College | South Holland | Public | Two-year | Yes |
| Southeastern Illinois College | Harrisburg | Public | Two-year | No |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Edwardsville | Public | Four-year | Yes |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | Carbondale | Public | Four-year | Yes |
| Southern Illinois University-System Office | Carbondale | Public | Four-year | No |
| Southwestern Illinois College | Belleville | Public | Two-year | Yes |
| Spertus College | Chicago | Private nonprofit | Four-year | No |
| Spoon River College | Canton | Public | Two-year | Yes |
| St. Augustine College | Chicago | Private nonprofit | Four-year | No |
| St. John's College-Department of Nursing | Springfield | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College | Rockford | Private for-profit | Two-year | Yes |
| Taylor Business Institute | Chicago | Private for-profit | Two-year | No |
| Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago | Chicago | Private nonprofit | Four-year | No |
| The Chicago School at Chicago | Chicago | Private nonprofit | Four-year | No |
| Trinity Christian College | Palos Heights | Private nonprofit | Four-year | No |
| Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences | Rock Island | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| Trinity International University-Illinois | Deerfield | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| Triton College | River Grove | Public | Two-year | Yes |
| University of Chicago | Chicago | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| University of Illinois Chicago | Chicago | Public | Four-year | Yes |
| University of Illinois Springfield | Springfield | Public | Four-year | Yes |
| University of Illinois System Offices | Urbana | Public | Four-year | No |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Champaign | Public | Four-year | Yes |
| University of Saint Mary of the Lake | Mundelein | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| University of St Francis | Joliet | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| VanderCook College of Music | Chicago | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| Waubonsee Community College | Sugar Grove | Public | Two-year | Yes |
| Western Illinois University | Macomb | Public | Four-year | Yes |
| Wheaton College | Wheaton | Private nonprofit | Four-year | Yes |
| William Rainey Harper College | Palatine | Public | Two-year | Yes |
| Worsham College of Mortuary Science | Wheeling | Private for-profit | Two-year | Yes |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), IPEDS 2024-25 institutional characteristics (HD2024, IC2024). Links go to each school’s official website as reported to IPEDS. “Online programs” means the school reported at least one program offered entirely by distance education.
Colleges in Illinois: frequently asked questions
How many colleges are in Illinois?
Illinois has 147 degree-granting colleges and universities that take part in federal student aid programs, according to the latest U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS) data.
How many public colleges are in Illinois?
59 public, 74 private nonprofit and 14 private for-profit.
How many community colleges and two-year colleges are in Illinois?
55 two-year colleges, including public two-year colleges such as Black Hawk College, Carl Sandburg College, City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College, City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College, City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College, and City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College.
How many four-year colleges and universities are in Illinois?
92 four-year colleges and universities, and 82 schools in Illinois offer graduate programs.
Which colleges in Illinois offer online programs?
105 colleges in Illinois reported offering at least one program entirely online. Use the college search with “Offers fully online programs” to see them, and check each school for specific online programs.
Which cities in Illinois have the most colleges?
Chicago (43), Rockford (5), Lisle (4), Quincy (3), and Peoria (3).
What majors are most widely offered at colleges in Illinois?
Among the 109 majors in this guide, the most widely offered in Illinois are Business Administration (89 schools), Nursing (83 schools), Accounting (81 schools), Criminal Justice (80 schools), Early Childhood Education (70 schools), and Fine Arts and Studio Art (65 schools).
How do I find a college in Illinois that offers my major?
Use the college search with the state set to Illinois and choose your major, or filter by city or ZIP code.
Where does this list of Illinois colleges come from?
From the U.S. Department of Education’s IPEDS data (IPEDS 2024-25 institutional characteristics (HD2024, IC2024)). Confirm programs, costs and admission requirements on each school’s official website.
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