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You can compare colleges on the listing by sorting them by campus name, total enrollment, institution type, student to faculty ratio or college setting. The list contains over 145 Illinois colleges, including all that are approved to participate in the State of Illinois' Monetary Award Program (MAP).

Select the name of the column and the order in the select lists below to sort by that specific field. These select lists allow you to choose the column by which to sort, as well as change the sort order from ascending to descending and back again. You can also click the checkboxes next to the schools you are interested in, and click the 'Compare Selected' button to view a list containing only those schools. If you would like to view more information about a college, simply click on the college name.

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  College Total Enrollment Institution Type Student to Faculty Ratio Setting Tuition & Fees* In-state Room & board
Sort high to lowCampus Total Enrollment Institution Type Student to Faculty Ratio Setting Tuition & Fees* In-state Room & board
Advocate IL Masonic School of Radiologic Technology Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
Advocate Trinity Hospital School of Radiologic Technology Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
Argosy University - Chicago Campus Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
Augustana College 2,386 Private (nonprofit) 12:1 Small/Medium City $24,408 $6,807
Aurora University 3,946 Private (nonprofit) 14:1 Small/Medium City $17,400 Not Available
Barat College 883 Private (nonprofit) 12:1 Major City $13,500 Not Available
Benedictine University 4,573 Private (nonprofit) 13:1 Large Town $21,600 $6,705
Black Hawk College Not Available Public Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
Blackburn College 605 Private (nonprofit) 13:1 Rural $13,500 $4,155
Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing Not Available Private (nonprofit) Not Available Small/Medium City $11,500 $4,770
Bradley University 6,053 Private (nonprofit) 14:1 Large Town $22,600 $7,350
Capital Area School of Practical Nursing 900 Public Not Available Small/Medium City Not Available Not Available
Carl Sandburg College 3,540 Public Not Available Large Town Not Available Not Available
Chicago School of Professional Psychology Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
Chicago State University 7,035 Public 13:1 Major City $6,790 Not Available
College of DuPage 28,767 Public Not Available Large Town Not Available Not Available
College of Lake County 15,558 Public 20:1 Small Town Not Available Not Available
Columbia College Chicago 12,023 Private (nonprofit) 26:1 Small/Medium City $17,950 Not Available
Concordia University - IL 4,126 Private (nonprofit) 17:1 Large Town $21,950 $7,350
Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago 761 Private (proprietary) 20:1 Major City Not Available Not Available
Daley College 4,749 Public Not Available Major City Not Available Not Available
Danville Area Community College 2,461 Public Not Available Large Town Not Available Not Available
DePaul University 23,148 Private (nonprofit) 17:1 Major City $22,365 $9,864
DeVry University - Addison 1,321 Private (proprietary) 15:1 Large Town $13,810 $0
DeVry University - Chicago 1,896 Private (proprietary) 22:1 Major City $13,810 $0
DeVry University – Tinley Park Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
Dominican University 3,282 Private (nonprofit) 12:1 Major City $23,700 $8,860
East West University 1,001 Private (nonprofit) 20:1 Major City $12,900 Not Available
Eastern Illinois University 12,179 Public 15:1 Small/Medium City $6,540 Not Available
Elgin Community College 9,513 Public 18:1 Small/Medium City Not Available Not Available
Elmhurst College 3,107 Private (nonprofit) 14:1 Large Town $26,000 Not Available
Eureka College 536 Private (nonprofit) 12:1 Large Town $13,760 $6,270
Frontier Community College 2,164 Public Not Available Small Town Not Available Not Available
Governors State University 2,761 Public Not Available Large Town $6,120 $0
Graham Hospital/School of Nursing Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
Greenville College 1,528 Private (nonprofit) 16:1 Rural $19,282 $6,746
Harold Washington College 8,119 Public Not Available Major City Not Available Not Available
Harper College 15,053 Public 23:1 Major City Not Available Not Available
Harry Truman College 4,862 Public Not Available Major City Not Available Not Available
Heartland Community College 4,783 Public Not Available Large Town Not Available Not Available
Hebrew Theological College Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
Highland Community College 2,136 Public 17:1 Large Town Not Available Not Available
Illinois Central College 12,402 Public 22:1 Small/Medium City Not Available Not Available
Illinois College 1,023 Private (nonprofit) 13:1 Rural $18,600 $6,970
Illinois College of Optometry 645 Private (nonprofit) 4:1 Major City Not Available Not Available
Illinois Institute of Art Not Available Private (proprietary) Not Available Major City $19,968 $0
Illinois Institute of Technology 6,795 Private (nonprofit) 8:1 Major City $26,709 Not Available
Illinois State University 20,274 Public 19:1 Small/Medium City $9,814 $6,848
Illinois Valley Community College 4,640 Public Not Available Rural Not Available Not Available
Illinois Wesleyan University 2,144 Private (nonprofit) 12:1 Large Town $30,580 $7,030
John A. Logan College 5,273 Public Not Available Rural Not Available Not Available
John Wood Community College 2,411 Public 18:1 Large Town Not Available Not Available
Joliet Junior College 12,089 Public 20:1 Major City Not Available Not Available
Judson University 1,243 Private (nonprofit) 10:1 Large Town $20,100 $7,200
Kankakee Community College 3,322 Public Not Available Large Town Not Available Not Available
Kaskaskia College 4,601 Public 23:1 Small Town Not Available Not Available
Keller Graduate School of Management Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
Kendall College Not Available Private (nonprofit) Not Available Large Town Not Available Not Available
Kennedy-King College 6,681 Public 24:1 Major City Not Available Not Available
Kishwaukee College 4,076 Public 16:1 Rural Not Available Not Available
Knox College 1,371 Private (nonprofit) 12:1 Small/Medium City $30,180 $7,728
Lake Forest College 1,448 Private (nonprofit) 12:1 Large Town $30,600 $0
Lake Land College 7,256 Public Not Available Small Town Not Available Not Available
Lakeview College of Nursing Not Available Private (nonprofit) Not Available Rural $9,300 $0
Lewis & Clark Community College 7,202 Public Not Available Major City Not Available Not Available
Lewis University 5,400 Private (nonprofit) 12:1 Large Town $20,450 $7,800
Lexington College 56 Private (nonprofit) 8:1 Major City Not Available Not Available
Lincoln Christian College 1,056 Private (nonprofit) 15:1 Rural $11,790 Not Available
Lincoln College 701 Private (nonprofit) 13:1 Small Town Not Available Not Available
Lincoln Land Community College 5,278 Public 22:1 Small/Medium City Not Available Not Available
Lincoln Trail College 1,532 Public Not Available Small Town Not Available Not Available
Loyola University of Chicago 15,545 Private (nonprofit) 14:1 Major City $28,700 $10,490
MacCormac College 300 Private (nonprofit) 15:1 Major City Not Available Not Available
MacMurray College 699 Private (nonprofit) 12:1 Small/Medium City $17,000 $7,290
Malcolm X College 2,990 Public Not Available Major City Not Available Not Available
McHenry County College 5,444 Public 20:1 Large Town Not Available Not Available
McKendree University 2,585 Private (nonprofit) 14:1 Large Town $18,300 $7,380
Mennonite College of Nursing Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
Midstate College 251 Private (proprietary) Not Available Small/Medium City Not Available Not Available
Midwestern University Not Available Private (nonprofit) Not Available Not Available $0 $0
Millikin University 2,488 Private (nonprofit) 13:1 Small/Medium City $23,250 $7,210
Monmouth College 1,359 Private (nonprofit) 14:1 Rural $24,000 $7,000
Moraine Valley Community College 15,693 Public 27:1 Major City Not Available Not Available
Morrison Institute of Technology Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
Morton College 4,744 Public 20:1 Large Town Not Available Not Available
NAES College Not Available Private (nonprofit) Not Available Small/Medium City $0 $0
National-Louis University 7,289 Private (nonprofit) 14:1 Small/Medium City $17,955 Not Available
North Central College 2,559 Private (nonprofit) 15:1 Small/Medium City $25,698 $9,537
North Park University 2,684 Private (nonprofit) 12:1 Major City $14,900 $7,550
Northeastern Illinois University 12,056 Public 16:1 Major City $6,414 $0
Northern Illinois University 25,208 Public 17:1 Large Town $5,550 $7,500
Northwestern Business College 798 Private (proprietary) 11:1 Major City Not Available Not Available
Northwestern University 18,028 Private (nonprofit) 7:1 Large Town $36,756 $11,295
Oakton Community College 10,133 Public 25:1 Major City Not Available Not Available
Olive-Harvey College 6,947 Public Not Available Major City Not Available Not Available
Olivet Nazarene University 4,486 Private (nonprofit) Not Available Large Town $20,750 $6,400
Olney Central College 1,701 Public 25:1 Small Town $7,525 Not Available
Parkland College 9,752 Public 17:1 Large Town Not Available Not Available
Prairie State College 5,188 Public Not Available Large Town Not Available Not Available
Principia College Not Available Private (nonprofit) Not Available Rural $22,650 Not Available
Quincy University 1,323 Private (nonprofit) 13:1 Small/Medium City $20,100 $7,900
Rend Lake College 3,757 Public 15:1 Rural Not Available Not Available
Richland Community College 3,149 Public 19:1 Small/Medium City Not Available Not Available
Robert Morris College 5,418 Private (nonprofit) 26:1 Major City $15,900 $8,979
Rock Valley College 8,704 Public 25:1 Small/Medium City Not Available Not Available
Rockford College 1,566 Private (nonprofit) 11:1 Small/Medium City $23,500 $8,980
Roosevelt University 7,186 Private (nonprofit) 13:1 Major City $1,900 Not Available
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science Not Available Private (nonprofit) Not Available Not Available Not Available $0
Rush University 1,452 Private (nonprofit) Not Available Major City $19,104 $0
Rush University College of Nursing Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
Saint Anthony College of Nursing Not Available Private (nonprofit) Not Available Small/Medium City $18,426 Not Available
Saint Francis Hospital School of Radiologic Technology Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
Saint John's College of Nursing Not Available Private (nonprofit) Not Available Small/Medium City $36,346 $0
Saint Xavier University 5,657 Private (nonprofit) 16:1 Small/Medium City $21,016 $7,626
Sauk Valley Community College 2,386 Public Not Available Small Town Not Available Not Available
Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at Finch University 248 Private (nonprofit) Not Available Large Town $22,549 $8,352
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, The 2,932 Private (nonprofit) 11:1 Major City $32,550 $8,900
Shawnee Community College 2,233 Public Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
Shimer College 81 Private (nonprofit) 7:1 Major City $22,645 $8,618
South Suburban College 5,633 Public Not Available Small Town Not Available Not Available
Southeastern Illinois College 2,350 Public Not Available Small Town Not Available Not Available
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale 20,983 Public 17:1 Large Town $9,812 Not Available
Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville 13,741 Public 17:1 Large Town $7,830 Not Available
Southwestern Illinois College 12,809 Public 16:1 Large Town Not Available Not Available
Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
Spoon River College 2,250 Public Not Available Small Town Not Available Not Available
Springfield College/Benedictine University 1,000 Private (nonprofit) 7:1 Small/Medium City Not Available Not Available
St. Augustine College 1,345 Private (nonprofit) 16:1 Major City Not Available Not Available
St. Francis Medical Ctr/College of Nursing 434 Private (nonprofit) 8:1 Small/Medium City $13,650 $2,000
Telshe Yeshiva Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
Trinity Christian College 1,367 Private (nonprofit) 12:1 Large Town $19,936 $0
Trinity College of Nursing Not Available Private (nonprofit) Not Available Small/Medium City $9,810 $0
Trinity International University 2,939 Private (nonprofit) 12:1 Large Town $21,600 $9,030
Triton College 19,374 Public 18:1 Major City Not Available Not Available
University of Chicago 12,336 Private (nonprofit) 6:1 Major City $36,891 $11,697
University of Illinois - Chicago 24,644 Public 15:1 Major City $8,130 $9,100
University of Illinois - Springfield 4,855 Public 12:1 Small/Medium City $7,215 Not Available
University of Illinois - Urbana 42,326 Public 17:1 Small/Medium City $12,240 $8,196
University of St. Francis 2,143 Private (nonprofit) 13:1 Large Town $21,450 $7,744
VanderCook College of Music Not Available Private (nonprofit) 8:1 Major City $19,100 $0
Wabash Valley College 3,155 Public Not Available Small Town Not Available Not Available
Waubonsee Community College 8,843 Public 17:1 Small Town Not Available Not Available
West Suburban College of Nursing 214 Private (nonprofit) Not Available Large Town $20,360 $0
Western Illinois University 13,331 Public 16:1 Rural $6,456 $0
Wheaton College - IL 2,895 Private (nonprofit) 12:1 Large Town $25,500 $7,618
Wilbur Wright College 6,725 Public 20:1 Major City Not Available Not Available

* When considering college costs, please be aware that many students attending private colleges in Illinois get substantial finanical assistance from the college to help pay these costs, in addition to state and federal student aid.


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