Colleges with the smallest classes in Illinois
50 colleges ranked by student–faculty ratio
These 50 smallest-class colleges in Illinois, ranked by student–faculty ratio, run from 1:1 at Adler University to 14:1 at Quincy University. 5 are public and 45 are private.
| # | College | Type | Student:faculty | Undergrads | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adler University Chicago, IL | Private | 1:1 | 9 | — |
| 2 | American Islamic College Chicago, IL | Private | 2:1 | 6 | 100% |
| 3 | Lincoln Christian University Lincoln, IL | Private | 2:1 | 44 | — |
| 4 | Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences Rock Island, IL | Private | 4:1 | 59 | — |
| 5 | VanderCook College of Music Chicago, IL | Private | 4:1 | 70 | 97% |
| 6 | Principia College Elsah, IL | Private | 5:1 | 337 | 44% |
| 7 | Rush University Chicago, IL | Private | 5:1 | 120 | — |
| 8 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | Private | 5:1 | 7,540 | 5% |
| 9 | American Academy of Art College Chicago, IL | Private | 6:1 | 90 | — |
| 10 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | Private | 6:1 | 8,960 | 7% |
| 11 | Saint Anthony College of Nursing Rockford, IL | Private | 6:1 | 152 | 100% |
| 12 | National University of Health Sciences Lombard, IL | Private | 7:1 | 22 | — |
| 13 | Lakeview College of Nursing Danville, IL | Private | 8:1 | 81 | — |
| 14 | Methodist College Peoria, IL | Private | 8:1 | 374 | 31% |
| 15 | Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing Peoria, IL | Private | 8:1 | 267 | — |
| 16 | St. John's College-Department of Nursing Springfield, IL | Private | 8:1 | 76 | — |
| 17 | Blackburn College Carlinville, IL | Private | 9:1 | 341 | 80% |
| 18 | Trinity International University-Illinois Deerfield, IL | Private | 9:1 | 140 | 93% |
| 19 | Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences Quincy, IL | Private | 10:1 | 176 | — |
| 20 | Chicago State University Chicago, IL | Public | 10:1 | 1,414 | 41% |
| 21 | Knox College Galesburg, IL | Private | 10:1 | 997 | 71% |
| 22 | Millikin University Decatur, IL | Private | 10:1 | 1,458 | 54% |
| 23 | Monmouth College Monmouth, IL | Private | 10:1 | 725 | 87% |
| 24 | Rockford University Rockford, IL | Private | 10:1 | 956 | 57% |
| 25 | Trinity Christian College Palos Heights, IL | Private | 10:1 | 796 | 89% |
| 26 | Wheaton College Wheaton, IL | Private | 10:1 | 2,087 | 90% |
| 27 | Augustana College Rock Island, IL | Private | 11:1 | 2,418 | 68% |
| 28 | Bradley University Peoria, IL | Private | 11:1 | 3,865 | 77% |
| 29 | Governors State University University Park, IL | Public | 11:1 | 2,518 | — |
| 30 | Illinois College Jacksonville, IL | Private | 11:1 | 925 | 75% |
| 31 | Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL | Private | 11:1 | 1,570 | 45% |
| 32 | Judson University Elgin, IL | Private | 11:1 | 780 | 63% |
| 33 | North Park University Chicago, IL | Private | 11:1 | 1,844 | 73% |
| 34 | Roosevelt University Chicago, IL | Private | 11:1 | 2,583 | 94% |
| 35 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL | Public | 11:1 | 8,116 | 90% |
| 36 | Dominican University River Forest, IL | Private | 12:1 | 2,271 | 80% |
| 37 | Greenville University Greenville, IL | Private | 12:1 | 873 | 95% |
| 38 | Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL | Private | 12:1 | 1,782 | 59% |
| 39 | North Central College Naperville, IL | Private | 12:1 | 2,360 | 58% |
| 40 | Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL | Public | 12:1 | 3,869 | 70% |
| 41 | Benedictine University Lisle, IL | Private | 13:1 | 1,817 | 77% |
| 42 | Concordia University-Chicago River Forest, IL | Private | 13:1 | 1,337 | 93% |
| 43 | Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL | Private | 13:1 | 11,576 | 81% |
| 44 | University of St Francis Joliet, IL | Private | 13:1 | 1,292 | 64% |
| 45 | Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL | Private | 14:1 | 2,954 | 76% |
| 46 | Eureka College Eureka, IL | Private | 14:1 | 522 | 88% |
| 47 | Lewis University Romeoville, IL | Private | 14:1 | 3,665 | 73% |
| 48 | Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL | Public | 14:1 | 11,277 | 70% |
| 49 | Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, IL | Private | 14:1 | 2,485 | 67% |
| 50 | Quincy University Quincy, IL | Private | 14:1 | 1,038 | 50% |
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