Best Illinois colleges with Journalism degrees

Northwestern University

• Private 4 Year
• Evanston, IL
• 5.0 | 1 reviews

• Jan 1 application deadline

Northwestern is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate journalism, communications, and theater. The Evanston campus runs along Lake Michigan just north of Chicago.

• SAT Range 1510-1570
• Predicted Avg GPA 3.92
• Acceptance Rate 8%
• Net Price $26,830

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

• Public 4 Year
• Champaign, IL
• 4.4 | 5 reviews

• Jan 5 application deadline

Illinois is a highly selective public university known for undergraduate computer science and engineering. The campus spans the adjacent college towns of Champaign and Urbana.

• SAT Range 1310-1520
• Predicted Avg GPA 3.79
• Acceptance Rate 42%
• Net Price $13,973

Bradley University

• Private 4 Year
• Peoria, IL
• 5.0 | 1 reviews

Bradley is a private university known for undergraduate engineering, business, and health sciences. Most students live on the residential campus in Peoria.

• SAT Range 1090-1300
• Avg GPA 3.83
• Acceptance Rate 77%
• Net Price $23,787

Loyola University Chicago

• Private 4 Year
• Chicago, IL
• 4.3 | 6 reviews

Loyola Chicago is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and communications. The urban campus sits along Lake Michigan on Chicago's North Side.

• SAT Range 1170-1360
• Avg GPA 3.71
• Acceptance Rate 82%
• Net Price $39,147

DePaul University

• Private 4 Year
• Chicago, IL
• 3.3 | 3 reviews

• Feb 1 application deadline

DePaul is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate business, film, and theater. Its urban campuses sit in Chicago's Lincoln Park and Loop neighborhoods.

• SAT Range 1140-1330
• Avg GPA 3.8
• Acceptance Rate 76%
• Net Price $34,135

North Central College

• Private 4 Year
• Naperville, IL
• | 0 reviews

• Apr 15 application deadline

North Central is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, education, and the sciences. The residential campus sits in suburban Naperville, west of Chicago.

• SAT Range 1055-1310
• Avg GPA 3.6
• Acceptance Rate 77%
• Net Price $23,276

Lewis University

• Private 4 Year
• Romeoville, IL
• | 0 reviews

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

Northern Illinois University

• Public 4 Year
• Dekalb, IL
• 3.2 | 5 reviews

• Aug 1 application deadline

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

Dominican University

• Private 4 Year
• River Forest, IL
• | 0 reviews

• Aug 31 application deadline

Dominican is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and business. The suburban River Forest campus sits just west of Chicago.

• SAT Range 880-1100
• Avg GPA 3.74
• Acceptance Rate 90%
• Net Price $13,402

Illinois State University

• Public 4 Year
• Normal, IL
• 4.8 | 4 reviews

• Apr 1 application deadline

Illinois State is a large public university known for undergraduate teacher education, nursing, and business. The residential campus sits in the college town of Normal, next to Bloomington.

• SAT Range 990-1210
• Avg GPA 3.41
• Acceptance Rate 88%
• Net Price $21,369

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

• Public 4 Year
• Carbondale, IL
• 4.0 | 1 reviews

SIU Carbondale is a large public university known for undergraduate aviation, journalism, and forestry. The wooded campus anchors the college town of Carbondale in southern Illinois.

• SAT Range 900-1160
• Avg GPA 3.24
• Acceptance Rate 87%
• Net Price $13,473

Western Illinois University

• Public 4 Year
• Macomb, IL
• 4.0 | 1 reviews

Western Illinois is a public university known for undergraduate criminal justice, education, and agriculture. The residential campus sits in the small college town of Macomb.

• SAT Range 880-1090
• Avg GPA 3.45
• Acceptance Rate 71%
• Net Price $14,208

Olivet Nazarene University

• Private 4 Year
• Bourbonnais, IL
• 5.0 | 2 reviews

Olivet Nazarene is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and ministry. The residential campus sits in the small town of Bourbonnais south of Chicago.

• SAT Range 950-1220
• Predicted Avg GPA 3.38
• Acceptance Rate 56%
• Net Price $21,281

Roosevelt University

• Private 4 Year
• Chicago, IL
• | 0 reviews

Roosevelt is a private university known for undergraduate performing arts and business. The urban campus includes the historic Auditorium Building in downtown Chicago.

• SAT Range 895-1175
• Avg GPA 3.13
• Acceptance Rate 97%
• Net Price $22,366

Eastern Illinois University

• Public 4 Year
• Charleston, IL
• | 0 reviews

Eastern Illinois is a mid-sized public university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The residential campus sits in the college town of Charleston in east-central Illinois.

• SAT Range 880-1090
• Avg GPA 3.39
• Acceptance Rate 65%
• Net Price $13,787

Columbia College Chicago

• Private 4 Year
• Chicago, IL
• 5.0 | 1 reviews

• Aug 1 application deadline

Columbia College Chicago is a private arts and media college known for undergraduate film, journalism, and performing arts. The urban campus sits in Chicago's South Loop.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA 3.41
• Acceptance Rate 89%
• Net Price $29,473

William Rainey Harper College

• Public 2 Year
• Palatine, IL
• 4.5 | 2 reviews

Harper College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The suburban campus sits in Palatine in the northwest Chicago suburbs.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA 2.94
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $12,145