Best Illinois Colleges
There are 119 colleges and universities in Illinois enrolling 693,837 students. Explore the list of top colleges in Illinois below to begin your college search. The CollegeSimply rankings are objective and data-driven in order to help you find good matches for you. Learn how the Best Colleges rankings are calculated on our ranking methodology page. Whether you're searching for a good public, private or community college, this guide to universities in Illinois offers a comprehensive view to the state's higher education options.
Illinois is home to nationally ranked institutions like University of Chicago, Northwestern University, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign and Wheaton College. The highest ranked college in Illinois is University of Chicago and the top rated public state college is University of Illinois Urbana Champaign.
Local college options can be explored in Chicago, Aurora and Rockford or other cities.
List of the Best Illinois Colleges
Aurora University
- Private 4 Year
- Aurora, IL
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Aurora University is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and social work. The suburban campus sits in Aurora, about 40 miles west of Chicago.
- SAT Range 900-1150
- Avg GPA 3.56
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $19,053
Concordia University Chicago
- Private 4 Year
- River Forest, IL
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Concordia Chicago is a private Lutheran university known for undergraduate education and teacher preparation. The suburban campus sits in River Forest just west of Chicago.
- SAT Range 990-1180
- Avg GPA 3.18
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $19,073
Chicago State University
- Public 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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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
Rockford University
- Private 4 Year
- Rockford, IL
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Rockford is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and the liberal arts. The residential campus sits in the mid-sized city of Rockford in northern Illinois.
- SAT Range 850-1070
- Avg GPA 3.25
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $23,642
Adler University
- Private 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
American Islamic College
- Private 4 Year
- Chicago, Illinois
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American Islamic College is a private Islamic college known for undergraduate Islamic studies and Arabic. Students attend classes on an urban campus in Chicago.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $1,125
Southwestern Illinois College
- Public 2 Year
- Belleville, IL
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SWIC is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The Belleville campus serves the Metro East suburbs near St. Louis.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,147
Black Hawk College
- Public 2 Year
- Moline, IL
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A public community college known for undergraduate nursing, agriculture, and technical programs. Most students commute to the Moline campus in the Quad Cities along the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.33
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,069
Blackburn College
- Private 4 Year
- Carlinville, IL
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4.0 | 1 reviews
Blackburn is a private liberal arts college that pairs undergraduate study with a required campus work program. Most students live on the residential campus in the small town of Carlinville.
- SAT Range 888-1125
- Avg GPA 3.23
- Acceptance Rate 63%
- Net Price $18,460
Carl Sandburg College
- Public 2 Year
- Galesburg, IL
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Carl Sandburg College is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing, business, and industrial technology. The campus is in Galesburg, a small city in western Illinois.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,374
The Chicago School at Chicago
- Private 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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The Chicago School is a private university known for undergraduate psychology and behavioral sciences. The urban campus is based in downtown Chicago.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 34%
- Net Price -
City Colleges of Chicago Kennedy King College
- Public 2 Year
- Chicago, IL
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Kennedy-King is a public community college known for culinary arts through the Washburne Culinary Institute and construction trades programs. The urban campus is on Chicago's South Side in the Englewood neighborhood.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,563
City Colleges of Chicago Malcolm X College
- Public 2 Year
- Chicago, IL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
Malcolm X College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The urban campus is part of the City Colleges of Chicago system on the city's Near West Side.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,623
City Colleges of Chicago Olive Harvey College
- Public 2 Year
- Chicago, IL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
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
City Colleges of Chicago Harry S Truman College
- Public 2 Year
- Chicago, IL
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4.0 | 1 reviews
Truman College is a public community college known for nursing and English as a Second Language programs. The urban campus sits in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,400
City Colleges of Chicago Richard J Daley College
- Public 2 Year
- Chicago, IL
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Daley College is a public community college in the City Colleges of Chicago system known for manufacturing technology and associate-degree transfer programs. The urban campus is on Chicago's Southwest Side.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,245
City Colleges of Chicago Harold Washington College
- Public 2 Year
- Chicago, IL
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Harold Washington is a public community college known for associate programs in business and information technology. The urban campus sits in downtown Chicago's Loop.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,156
City Colleges of Chicago Wilbur Wright College
- Public 2 Year
- Chicago, IL
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4.0 | 1 reviews
Wright College is a public community college in the City Colleges of Chicago system offering associate degrees and certificate programs. The urban campus is on Chicago's Northwest Side.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.5
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,756