Colleges Near Arlington Heights
There are no colleges in Arlington Heights, but 74 are within 50 miles, enrolling 476,884 students combined.
The closest option is Oakton College in Des Plaines, 5.7 miles from Arlington Heights (about 7-10 minutes by car). Arlington Heights (pop. 75,101) is in Illinois.
University of Chicago in Chicago ranks #6 nationally. Gateway Technical College in Kenosha has the lowest tuition at $4,956 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Arlington Heights. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Arlington Heights. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Arlington Heights.
Trinity Christian College
- Private 4 Year
- Palos Heights, IL
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- 31 miles from Arlington Heights
Trinity Christian is a private Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The suburban campus is in Palos Heights just southwest of Chicago.
- SAT Range 1050-1320
- Avg GPA 3.48
- Acceptance Rate 85%
- Net Price $19,655
Chicago State University
- Public 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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- 32 miles from Arlington Heights
Chicago State is a public university known for undergraduate education and nursing. The urban campus is located on Chicago's South Side.
- SAT Range 750-963
- Avg GPA 3.18
- Acceptance Rate 43%
- Net Price $10,441
Waubonsee Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Sugar Grove, IL
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- 32 miles from Arlington Heights
Waubonsee is a community college offering associate degrees and career certificates for transfer and workforce entry. The main campus is in the village of Sugar Grove in the western Chicago suburbs.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,754
City Colleges of Chicago Olive Harvey College
- Public 2 Year
- Chicago, IL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 34 miles from Arlington Heights
Olive-Harvey is a public community college known for undergraduate programs in transportation, distribution, and logistics. The South Side campus is part of the City Colleges of Chicago system.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,209
Lewis University
- Private 4 Year
- Romeoville, IL
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- 34 miles from Arlington Heights
Lewis is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate aviation and nursing. The suburban Romeoville campus includes its own airport used for flight training.
- SAT Range 960-1210
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $18,959
Herzing University Kenosha
- Private 4 Year
- Kenosha, WI
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- 35 miles from Arlington Heights
Herzing is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, healthcare, and business programs. The small Kenosha campus sits in southeastern Wisconsin near Lake Michigan.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 92%
- Net Price $22,065
Gateway Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Kenosha, WI
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- 36 miles from Arlington Heights
Gateway Technical College is a public two-year technical college known for associate programs in manufacturing, nursing, and skilled trades. It operates campuses in Kenosha, Racine, and Elkhorn across southeastern Wisconsin.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,185
Fox College
- Private 2 Year
- Tinley Park, IL
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- 38 miles from Arlington Heights
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 70%
- Net Price $9,576
Carthage College
- Private 4 Year
- Kenosha, WI
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4.5 | 4 reviews
- 37 miles from Arlington Heights
Carthage is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The campus sits on the western shore of Lake Michigan.
- SAT Range 1000-1205
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $27,066
University of St Francis
- Private 4 Year
- Joliet, IL
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- 39 miles from Arlington Heights
University of St. Francis is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and education. The campus sits in Joliet, a suburban city southwest of Chicago.
- SAT Range 1030-1220
- Avg GPA 3.47
- Acceptance Rate 65%
- Net Price $14,045
South Suburban College
- Public 2 Year
- South Holland, IL
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- 39 miles from Arlington Heights
South Suburban is a public community college offering two-year associate degrees and career certificate programs. The suburban campus is in South Holland, south of Chicago.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $3,814
Calumet College of Saint Joseph
- Private 4 Year
- Whiting, IN
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- 39 miles from Arlington Heights
Calumet College of Saint Joseph is a small private Catholic college known for undergraduate criminal justice, business, and education. The Whiting campus lies near the southern shore of Lake Michigan in the Chicago area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.75
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $16,765
University of Wisconsin Parkside
- Public 4 Year
- Kenosha, WI
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- 39 miles from Arlington Heights
UW-Parkside is a public university known for undergraduate business, criminal justice, and biological sciences. The wooded Kenosha campus sits between Milwaukee and Chicago.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Acceptance Rate 75%
- Net Price $10,234
Joliet Junior College
- Public 2 Year
- Joliet, IL
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1.0 | 2 reviews
- 42 miles from Arlington Heights
Joliet Junior College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and agriculture programs. It was founded as the nation's first public community college, with its main campus in Joliet southwest of Chicago.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $3,090
Northern Illinois University
- Public 4 Year
- Dekalb, IL
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3.2 | 5 reviews
- 42 miles from Arlington Heights
NIU is a large public university known for undergraduate business, education, and the visual arts. The residential campus is in the college town of DeKalb west of Chicago.
- SAT Range 940-1170
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 70%
- Net Price $14,243
Prairie State College
- Public 2 Year
- Chicago Heights, IL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 43 miles from Arlington Heights
Prairie State is a public community college offering associate degrees and career certificate programs. The suburban campus in Chicago Heights draws many commuting students from Chicago's south suburbs.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,317
Purdue University Northwest
- Public 4 Year
- Hammond, Indiana
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- 44 miles from Arlington Heights
Purdue Northwest is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, nursing, and technology. The Hammond campus sits in northwest Indiana near the Chicago metro area.
- SAT Range 890-1140
- Avg GPA 3.19
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $7,916
Governors State University
- Public 4 Year
- University Park, IL
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- 47 miles from Arlington Heights
Governors State is a public university known for undergraduate programs in nursing, education, and business. The suburban campus sits in University Park south of Chicago.
- SAT Range 830-1060
- Avg GPA 4.0
- Acceptance Rate 48%
- Net Price $12,756