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Colleges in Illinois

76 four-year colleges

Illinois is home to a deep bench of colleges, from the University of Illinois and Northwestern to the University of Chicago and a strong network of small liberal arts colleges and regional universities.

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Adler University

Chicago, IL · Urban · Private

American Academy of Art College

Chicago, IL · Urban · Private

American Islamic College

Chicago, IL · Urban · Private

Augustana College

Rock Island, IL · Urban · Private

68% accept1133 SAT$12,437 net

Aurora University

Aurora, IL · Suburban · Private

85% accept1072 SAT$18,992 net

Benedictine University

Lisle, IL · Suburban · Private

77% accept$23,529 net

Blackburn College

Carlinville, IL · Town · Private

80% accept$21,814 net

Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Quincy, IL · Town · Private

Bradley University

Peoria, IL · Urban · Private

77% accept1237 SAT$23,572 net

Chamberlain University-Illinois

Addison, IL · Suburban · Private

89% accept868 SAT$26,933 net

Chicago State University

Chicago, IL · Urban · Public

41% accept$10,133 net

Columbia College Chicago

Chicago, IL · Urban · Private

91% accept$26,788 net

Concordia University-Chicago

River Forest, IL · Suburban · Private

93% accept$16,774 net

DePaul University

Chicago, IL · Urban · Private

74% accept1254 SAT$29,141 net

Dominican University

River Forest, IL · Suburban · Private

80% accept1022 SAT$15,113 net

East-West University

Chicago, IL · Urban · Private

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL · Town · Public

68% accept1010 SAT$14,093 net

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, IL · Suburban · Private

76% accept1116 SAT$21,063 net

Erikson Institute

Chicago, IL · Urban · Private

Eureka College

Eureka, IL · Town · Private

88% accept$22,048 net

Governors State University

University Park, IL · Suburban · Public

Greenville University

Greenville, IL · Town · Private

95% accept1034 SAT$21,270 net

Illinois College

Jacksonville, IL · Town · Private

75% accept1082 SAT$17,945 net

Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, IL · Urban · Private

55% accept1296 SAT$19,353 net

Illinois State University

Normal, IL · Suburban · Public

89% accept1127 SAT$18,996 net

Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington, IL · Urban · Private

45% accept1242 SAT$29,550 net

Institute for Clinical Social Work

Chicago, IL · Urban · Private

Judson University

Elgin, IL · Urban · Private

63% accept985 SAT$25,027 net

Knox College

Galesburg, IL · Town · Private

71% accept1250 SAT$24,875 net

Lake Forest College

Lake Forest, IL · Suburban · Private

59% accept1309 SAT$27,499 net

Lakeview College of Nursing

Danville, IL · Town · Private

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL · Suburban · Private

73% accept1117 SAT$18,370 net

Lincoln Christian University

Lincoln, IL · Town · Private

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, IL · Urban · Private

81% accept1283 SAT$35,196 net

Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

Chicago, IL · Urban · Private

McKendree University

Lebanon, IL · Suburban · Private

64% accept$24,190 net

Methodist College

Peoria, IL · Urban · Private

31% accept$14,867 net

Midwestern University-Downers Grove

Downers Grove, IL · Urban · Private

Millikin University

Decatur, IL · Urban · Private

54% accept1050 SAT$8,837 net

Monmouth College

Monmouth, IL · Town · Private

87% accept1128 SAT$18,034 net

Moody Bible Institute

Chicago, IL · Urban · Private

98% accept$25,007 net

National Louis University

Chicago, IL · Urban · Private

93% accept$16,157 net

National University of Health Sciences

Lombard, IL · Suburban · Private

North Central College

Naperville, IL · Urban · Private

58% accept1165 SAT$23,033 net

North Park University

Chicago, IL · Urban · Private

73% accept$18,191 net

Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago, IL · Urban · Public

70% accept$13,550 net

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, IL · Suburban · Public

70% accept$12,909 net

NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston, IL · Urban · Private

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL · Urban · Private

7% accept1526 SAT$27,143 net

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL · Suburban · Private

67% accept1103 SAT$21,539 net

Principia College

Elsah, IL · Rural · Private

44% accept1096 SAT

Quincy University

Quincy, IL · Town · Private

50% accept1157 SAT$17,324 net

Rockford University

Rockford, IL · Urban · Private

57% accept984 SAT$23,066 net

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL · Urban · Private

94% accept1000 SAT$20,152 net

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago, IL · Suburban · Private

Rush University

Chicago, IL · Urban · Private

Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Rockford, IL · Urban · Private

Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing

Peoria, IL · Urban · Private

Saint Xavier University

Chicago, IL · Urban · Private

86% accept$12,093 net

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Edwardsville, IL · Suburban · Public

97% accept1063 SAT$13,696 net

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Carbondale, IL · Town · Public

90% accept1060 SAT$16,177 net

Spertus College

Chicago, IL · Urban · Private

St. John's College-Department of Nursing

Springfield, IL · Urban · Private

Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

Chicago, IL · Urban · Private

Trinity Christian College

Palos Heights, IL · Suburban · Private

89% accept1154 SAT$16,381 net

Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences

Rock Island, IL · Urban · Private

Trinity International University-Illinois

Deerfield, IL · Suburban · Private

93% accept$21,386 net

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL · Urban · Private

5% accept1554 SAT$18,967 net

University of Illinois Chicago

Chicago, IL · Urban · Public

79% accept1242 SAT$12,313 net

University of Illinois Springfield

Springfield, IL · Urban · Public

84% accept1118 SAT$8,916 net

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL · Urban · Public

44% accept1418 SAT$15,201 net

University of Saint Mary of the Lake

Mundelein, IL · Suburban · Private

University of St Francis

Joliet, IL · Suburban · Private

64% accept1055 SAT$16,284 net

VanderCook College of Music

Chicago, IL · Urban · Private

97% accept$17,094 net

Western Illinois University

Macomb, IL · Town · Public

75% accept$11,592 net

Wheaton College

Wheaton, IL · Suburban · Private

90% accept1363 SAT$26,984 net

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