Smallest colleges in Illinois
50 colleges ranked by undergraduate enrollment
These 50 smallest colleges in Illinois, ranked by undergraduate enrollment, run from 6 at American Islamic College to 3,865 at Bradley University. 3 are public and 47 are private.
| # | College | Type | Undergrads | Acceptance | Net price / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Islamic College Chicago, IL | Private | 6 | 100% | — |
| 2 | Adler University Chicago, IL | Private | 9 | — | — |
| 3 | National University of Health Sciences Lombard, IL | Private | 22 | — | — |
| 4 | Lincoln Christian University Lincoln, IL | Private | 44 | — | $17,610 |
| 5 | Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences Rock Island, IL | Private | 59 | — | — |
| 6 | VanderCook College of Music Chicago, IL | Private | 70 | 97% | $17,094 |
| 7 | St. John's College-Department of Nursing Springfield, IL | Private | 76 | — | — |
| 8 | Lakeview College of Nursing Danville, IL | Private | 81 | — | — |
| 9 | American Academy of Art College Chicago, IL | Private | 90 | — | $34,298 |
| 10 | Rush University Chicago, IL | Private | 120 | — | — |
| 11 | Trinity International University-Illinois Deerfield, IL | Private | 140 | 93% | $21,386 |
| 12 | Saint Anthony College of Nursing Rockford, IL | Private | 152 | 100% | — |
| 13 | Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences Quincy, IL | Private | 176 | — | — |
| 14 | Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing Peoria, IL | Private | 267 | — | — |
| 15 | Principia College Elsah, IL | Private | 337 | 44% | — |
| 16 | Blackburn College Carlinville, IL | Private | 341 | 80% | $21,814 |
| 17 | Methodist College Peoria, IL | Private | 374 | 31% | $14,867 |
| 18 | Eureka College Eureka, IL | Private | 522 | 88% | $22,048 |
| 19 | East-West University Chicago, IL | Private | 528 | — | $21,055 |
| 20 | Monmouth College Monmouth, IL | Private | 725 | 87% | $18,034 |
| 21 | Judson University Elgin, IL | Private | 780 | 63% | $25,027 |
| 22 | Trinity Christian College Palos Heights, IL | Private | 796 | 89% | $16,381 |
| 23 | Greenville University Greenville, IL | Private | 873 | 95% | $21,270 |
| 24 | Illinois College Jacksonville, IL | Private | 925 | 75% | $17,945 |
| 25 | Rockford University Rockford, IL | Private | 956 | 57% | $23,066 |
| 26 | Knox College Galesburg, IL | Private | 997 | 71% | $24,875 |
| 27 | Quincy University Quincy, IL | Private | 1,038 | 50% | $17,324 |
| 28 | University of St Francis Joliet, IL | Private | 1,292 | 64% | $16,284 |
| 29 | Concordia University-Chicago River Forest, IL | Private | 1,337 | 93% | $16,774 |
| 30 | Chicago State University Chicago, IL | Public | 1,414 | 41% | $10,133 |
| 31 | Millikin University Decatur, IL | Private | 1,458 | 54% | $8,837 |
| 32 | Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL | Private | 1,570 | 45% | $29,550 |
| 33 | Moody Bible Institute Chicago, IL | Private | 1,586 | 98% | $25,007 |
| 34 | McKendree University Lebanon, IL | Private | 1,600 | 64% | $24,190 |
| 35 | Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL | Private | 1,782 | 59% | $27,499 |
| 36 | Benedictine University Lisle, IL | Private | 1,817 | 77% | $23,529 |
| 37 | North Park University Chicago, IL | Private | 1,844 | 73% | $18,191 |
| 38 | Wheaton College Wheaton, IL | Private | 2,087 | 90% | $26,984 |
| 39 | Dominican University River Forest, IL | Private | 2,271 | 80% | $15,113 |
| 40 | University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, IL | Public | 2,292 | 84% | $8,916 |
| 41 | North Central College Naperville, IL | Private | 2,360 | 58% | $23,033 |
| 42 | Augustana College Rock Island, IL | Private | 2,418 | 68% | $12,437 |
| 43 | Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, IL | Private | 2,485 | 67% | $21,539 |
| 44 | Governors State University University Park, IL | Public | 2,518 | — | $9,477 |
| 45 | Roosevelt University Chicago, IL | Private | 2,583 | 94% | $20,152 |
| 46 | Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL | Private | 2,812 | 55% | $19,353 |
| 47 | Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL | Private | 2,954 | 76% | $21,063 |
| 48 | Saint Xavier University Chicago, IL | Private | 3,030 | 86% | $12,093 |
| 49 | Lewis University Romeoville, IL | Private | 3,665 | 73% | $18,370 |
| 50 | Bradley University Peoria, IL | Private | 3,865 | 77% | $23,572 |
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