Best Colleges in Illinois
200 colleges in Illinois, ranked by graduate earnings using official federal data. Compare cost, admissions, and outcomes.
Chamberlain University-Illinois
Addison, IL · Private for-profit
- $31,837
- Net price
- 83%
- Admit rate
- 14,027
- Enrolled
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit
- $14,860
- Net price
- 4%
- Admit rate
- 7,569
- Enrolled
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL · Private nonprofit
- $29,167
- Net price
- 8%
- Admit rate
- 9,201
- Enrolled
St. John's College
Springfield, IL · Private nonprofit
- —
- Net price
- —
- Admit rate
- 126
- Enrolled
Lakeview College of Nursing
Danville, IL · Private nonprofit
- —
- Net price
- —
- Admit rate
- 66
- Enrolled
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit
- $18,425
- Net price
- 55%
- Admit rate
- 2,833
- Enrolled
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL · Public
- $14,355
- Net price
- 42%
- Admit rate
- 36,258
- Enrolled
Saint Anthony College of Nursing
Rockford, IL · Private nonprofit
- —
- Net price
- —
- Admit rate
- 172
- Enrolled
Rush University
Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit
- —
- Net price
- —
- Admit rate
- 138
- Enrolled
Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing
Peoria, IL · Private nonprofit
- —
- Net price
- —
- Admit rate
- 273
- Enrolled
Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Quincy, IL · Private nonprofit
- —
- Net price
- —
- Admit rate
- 176
- Enrolled
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit
- $36,079
- Net price
- 82%
- Admit rate
- 11,737
- Enrolled
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, IL · Private nonprofit
- $28,199
- Net price
- 39%
- Admit rate
- 1,582
- Enrolled
Methodist College
Peoria, IL · Private nonprofit
- $41,787
- Net price
- 39%
- Admit rate
- 245
- Enrolled
DePaul University
Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit
- $30,902
- Net price
- 76%
- Admit rate
- 14,090
- Enrolled
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL · Public
- $10,974
- Net price
- 77%
- Admit rate
- 22,170
- Enrolled
Ambria College of Nursing
Hoffman Estates, IL · Private for-profit
- —
- Net price
- Open
- Admit rate
- 123
- Enrolled
Bradley University
Peoria, IL · Private nonprofit
- $22,719
- Net price
- 77%
- Admit rate
- 3,574
- Enrolled
Lewis University
Romeoville, IL · Private nonprofit
- $17,028
- Net price
- 71%
- Admit rate
- 4,015
- Enrolled
University of St Francis
Joliet, IL · Private nonprofit
- $13,006
- Net price
- 65%
- Admit rate
- 1,223
- Enrolled
Wheaton College
Wheaton, IL · Private nonprofit
- $26,975
- Net price
- 87%
- Admit rate
- 2,121
- Enrolled
Graham Hospital School of Nursing
Canton, IL · Private nonprofit
- $21,228
- Net price
- 100%
- Admit rate
- 40
- Enrolled
Morrison Institute of Technology
Morrison, IL · Private nonprofit
- $20,639
- Net price
- Open
- Admit rate
- 59
- Enrolled
Benedictine University
Lisle, IL · Private nonprofit
- $22,313
- Net price
- 95%
- Admit rate
- 1,942
- Enrolled