Illinois Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment

List of Colleges by Enrollment

Below is a ranking of the 134 colleges in Illinois with the largest enrollment of full and part time students. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign tops the list with a population of 56,916 students.

List of Illinois Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment
School Enrollment
Elgin Community College

Elgin, IL

8,910
McHenry County College

Crystal Lake, IL

8,874
Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

8,857
Triton College

River Grove, IL

8,616
Oakton Community College

Des Plaines, IL

7,645
Western Illinois University

Macomb, IL

7,643
National Louis University

Chicago, IL

7,525
City Colleges of Chicago Wilbur Wright College

Chicago, IL

7,508
Waubonsee Community College

Sugar Grove, IL

7,491
City Colleges of Chicago Malcolm X College

Chicago, IL

7,314
Southwestern Illinois College

Belleville, IL

7,188
Illinois Central College

East Peoria, IL

7,044
Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, IL

6,943
Columbia College Chicago

Chicago, IL

6,646
Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

6,513
Aurora University

Aurora, IL

5,918
Rock Valley College

Rockford, IL

5,861
Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago, IL

5,756