Illinois Public Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment

List of Public Colleges by Enrollment

Below is a ranking of the 60 public 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 56,563 students.

List of Illinois Public Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment
School Enrollment
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Champaign, IL

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56,563
University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, IL

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33,522
College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn, IL

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23,216
Illinois State University

Normal, IL

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20,989
Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, IL

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15,504
Harper College

Palatine, IL

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13,069
College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

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12,290
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Edwardsville, IL

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12,045
Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Carbondale, IL

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11,359
Moraine Valley Community College

Palos Hills, IL

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11,144
Joliet Junior College

Joliet, IL

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9,863
Elgin Community College

Elgin, IL

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9,614
Triton College

River Grove, IL

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9,262
McHenry County College

Crystal Lake, IL

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9,051
Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

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8,804
Waubonsee Community College

Sugar Grove, IL

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8,324
City Colleges of Chicago Malcolm X College

Chicago, IL

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8,011
Southwestern Illinois College

Belleville, IL

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7,955