Colleges in Illinois
54 colleges in Illinois, 12 of them public. The median costs $18,982 a year after grant aid, and median graduate earnings ten years after entering are $57,808.
| College | Net price / yr | Admit rate | Graduation | Earnings @ 10yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augustana CollegeRock Island · Private | $22,736 | 63% | 73% | $62,971 |
| Aurora UniversityAurora · Private | $18,838 | 81% | 60% | $58,709 |
| Benedictine UniversityLisle · Private | $22,313 | 95% | 50% | $63,446 |
| Blackburn CollegeCarlinville · Private | $18,460 | 63% | 57% | $46,802 |
| Bradley UniversityPeoria · Private | $22,719 | 77% | 76% | $66,852 |
| Chicago State UniversityChicago · Public | $12,335 | 43% | 16% | $42,778 |
| Columbia College ChicagoChicago · Private | $26,598 | 90% | 52% | $42,195 |
| Concordia University-ChicagoRiver Forest · Private | $18,436 | 93% | 37% | $54,089 |
| DePaul UniversityChicago · Private | $30,902 | 76% | 68% | $68,751 |
| Dominican UniversityRiver Forest · Private | $11,745 | 90% | 55% | $60,327 |
| East-West UniversityChicago · Private | $21,697 | — | 16% | $29,963 |
| Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston · Public | $12,786 | 65% | 47% | $51,989 |
| Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst · Private | $24,185 | 74% | 70% | $61,462 |
| Eureka CollegeEureka · Private | $17,349 | 85% | 42% | $51,641 |
| Governors State UniversityUniversity Park · Public | $12,329 | 48% | 22% | $58,169 |
| Greenville UniversityGreenville · Private | $19,533 | 98% | 40% | $46,827 |
| Illinois CollegeJacksonville · Private | $18,298 | 78% | 64% | $52,575 |
| Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago · Private | $18,425 | 55% | 75% | $82,592 |
| Illinois State UniversityNormal · Public | $19,398 | 88% | 65% | $62,117 |
| Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington · Private | $28,199 | 39% | 75% | $70,871 |
| Judson UniversityElgin · Private | $18,558 | 48% | 60% | $56,313 |
| Knox CollegeGalesburg · Private | $24,595 | 71% | 68% | $54,820 |
| Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest · Private | $28,673 | 57% | 78% | $61,825 |
| Lewis UniversityRomeoville · Private | $17,028 | 71% | 67% | $66,099 |
| Loyola University ChicagoChicago · Private | $36,079 | 82% | 73% | $71,530 |
| McKendree UniversityLebanon · Private | $24,717 | 72% | 53% | $58,572 |
| Methodist CollegePeoria · Private | $41,787 | 39% | 20% | $69,800 |
| Millikin UniversityDecatur · Private | $21,989 | 67% | 55% | $51,262 |
| Monmouth CollegeMonmouth · Private | $17,133 | 91% | 65% | $51,110 |
| Moody Bible InstituteChicago · Private | $22,221 | 83% | 62% | $45,399 |
| National Louis UniversityChicago · Private | $12,641 | 95% | 30% | $45,799 |
| North Central CollegeNaperville · Private | $21,044 | 77% | 64% | $60,123 |
| North Park UniversityChicago · Private | $16,948 | 69% | 58% | $59,572 |
| Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago · Public | $14,109 | 75% | 22% | $52,234 |
| Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb · Public | $13,391 | 70% | 49% | $57,808 |
| Northwestern UniversityEvanston · Private | $29,167 | 8% | 95% | $89,363 |
| Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais · Private | $20,729 | 56% | 61% | $53,213 |
| Principia CollegeElsah · Private | — | — | 74% | — |
| Quincy UniversityQuincy · Private | $20,359 | 51% | 45% | $50,369 |
| Rockford UniversityRockford · Private | $22,436 | 93% | 47% | $54,794 |
| Roosevelt UniversityChicago · Private | $20,194 | 97% | 35% | $48,712 |
| Saint Francis Medical Center College of NursingPeoria · Private | — | — | — | $72,850 |
| Saint Xavier UniversityChicago · Private | $10,970 | 84% | 57% | $58,656 |
| School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago · Private | $49,790 | 78% | 67% | $40,151 |
| Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsville · Public | $14,889 | 98% | 57% | $56,346 |
| Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale · Public | $13,297 | 87% | 62% | $53,390 |
| Trinity Christian CollegePalos Heights · Private | $19,125 | 85% | 57% | $55,700 |
| University of ChicagoChicago · Private | $14,860 | 5% | 96% | $91,885 |
| University of Illinois ChicagoChicago · Public | $10,974 | 77% | 62% | $68,740 |
| University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield · Public | $9,833 | 86% | 53% | $57,103 |
| University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign · Public | $14,355 | 42% | 85% | $81,054 |
| University of St FrancisJoliet · Private | $13,006 | 65% | 67% | $63,926 |
| Western Illinois UniversityMacomb · Public | $12,937 | 71% | 45% | $54,163 |
| Wheaton CollegeWheaton · Private | $26,975 | 87% | 85% | $63,756 |
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