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
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Champaign, IL

 56,916
University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, IL

 33,747
College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn, IL

 21,939
Illinois State University

Normal, IL

 20,683
Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, IL

 15,649
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Edwardsville, IL

 12,519
Harper College

Palatine, IL

 12,434
College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

 11,651
Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Carbondale, IL

 11,107
Moraine Valley Community College

Palos Hills, IL

 10,511
Joliet Junior College

Joliet, IL

 10,212
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
City Colleges of Chicago Wilbur Wright College

Chicago, IL

 7,508