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 56,916 students.

List of Illinois Public Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment
School Enrollment
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
Rock Valley College

Rockford, IL

5,861
Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago, IL

5,756
Parkland College

Champaign, IL

5,686
City Colleges of Chicago Harold Washington College

Chicago, IL

5,559
City Colleges of Chicago Harry S Truman College

Chicago, IL

5,289
City Colleges of Chicago Richard J Daley College

Chicago, IL

4,787
Heartland Community College

Normal, IL

4,774
Lincoln Land Community College

Springfield, IL

4,444
Governors State University

University Park, IL

4,427
University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield, IL

4,198
Lewis and Clark Community College

Godfrey, IL

3,973
South Suburban College

South Holland, IL

3,905
Black Hawk College

Moline, IL

3,773
Morton College

Cicero, IL

3,753