For the academic year 2024-2025, the total student population of Illinois Colleges is 6,200.The overall number of students in Illinois Colleges increased by 7.83%.
Compared to 5 years ago, the total number of students at Illinois Colleges has increased by 8.78% from 5,700 to 6,200 students. Of the 80 Illinois Colleges, 28 schools had an increase in the number of students compared to 5 years ago, and 43 schools had a decrease in the number of students.
You can check 2025 enrollment by school level and gender at Illinois Colleges student population.
| School Name | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 5-Year Changes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adler UniversityChicago, IL | 1,726 | 1,864 138 | 1,841 23 | 1,674 167 | 1,631 43 | 95 |
| American Academy of Art CollegeChicago, IL | 169 | 145 24 | 111 34 | 90 21 | - | - |
| American Islamic CollegeChicago, IL | 16 | 19 3 | 19 | 14 5 | 29 15 | 13 |
| School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL | 3,132 | 3,559 427 | 3,532 27 | 3,401 131 | 3,394 7 | 262 |
| Augustana CollegeRock Island, IL | 2,389 | 2,367 22 | 2,349 18 | 2,484 135 | 2,570 86 | 181 |
| Aurora UniversityAurora, IL | 6,265 | 6,165 100 | 5,918 247 | 5,935 17 | 5,923 12 | 342 |
| Blackburn CollegeCarlinville, IL | 516 | 414 102 | 382 32 | 389 7 | 513 124 | 3 |
| Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health SciencesQuincy, IL | 177 | 157 20 | 167 10 | 195 28 | 193 2 | 16 |
| Bradley UniversityPeoria, IL | 5,855 | 5,588 267 | 5,552 36 | 5,217 335 | 4,777 440 | 1,078 |
| The Chicago School at ChicagoChicago, IL | 1,285 | 1,297 12 | 1,296 1 | 1,243 53 | 1,100 143 | 185 |
| Chicago State UniversityChicago, IL | 2,644 | 2,366 278 | 2,317 49 | 2,324 7 | 2,238 86 | 406 |
| University of ChicagoChicago, IL | 17,834 | 18,832 998 | 18,339 493 | 18,339 | 18,566 227 | 732 |
| Columbia College ChicagoChicago, IL | 6,769 | 6,736 33 | 6,646 90 | 6,529 117 | 5,570 959 | 1,199 |
| Concordia University-ChicagoRiver Forest, IL | 6,491 | 6,086 405 | 5,354 732 | 5,066 288 | 4,770 296 | 1,721 |
| DePaul UniversityChicago, IL | 21,922 | 21,670 252 | 20,917 753 | 21,348 431 | 21,210 138 | 712 |
| East-West UniversityChicago, IL | 419 | 487 68 | 529 42 | 528 1 | 468 60 | 49 |
| Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, IL | 8,626 | 8,608 18 | 8,857 249 | 8,804 53 | 8,505 299 | 121 |
| Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, IL | 3,421 | 3,518 97 | 3,731 213 | 3,906 175 | 3,997 91 | 576 |
| Eureka CollegeEureka, IL | 511 | 476 35 | 559 83 | 527 32 | 527 | 16 |
| Governors State UniversityUniversity Park, IL | 4,650 | 4,395 255 | 4,427 32 | 4,337 90 | 4,397 60 | 253 |
| Greenville UniversityGreenville, IL | 994 | 1,047 53 | 1,088 41 | 1,053 35 | 1,104 51 | 110 |
| Hebrew Theological CollegeSkokie, IL | 181 | 170 11 | 160 10 | 197 37 | 182 15 | 1 |
| University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL | 33,518 | 34,199 681 | 33,747 452 | 33,522 225 | 33,906 384 | 388 |
| Benedictine UniversityLisle, IL | 3,779 | 3,378 401 | 3,123 255 | 2,989 134 | 2,917 72 | 862 |
| University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL | 52,679 | 56,607 3,928 | 56,916 309 | 56,563 353 | 59,238 2,675 | 6,559 |
| Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, IL | 1,636 | 1,653 17 | 1,527 126 | 1,576 49 | 1,582 6 | 54 |
| Illinois CollegeJacksonville, IL | 1,154 | 1,097 57 | 1,029 68 | 958 71 | 942 16 | 212 |
| Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL | 6,325 | 6,486 161 | 6,943 457 | 8,563 1,620 | 8,834 271 | 2,509 |
| Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL | 20,720 | 20,233 487 | 20,683 450 | 20,989 306 | 21,546 557 | 826 |
| Judson UniversityElgin, IL | 1,173 | 1,173 | 973 200 | 1,058 85 | 960 98 | 213 |
| Knox CollegeGalesburg, IL | 1,154 | 1,156 2 | 1,058 98 | 1,001 57 | 1,136 135 | 18 |
| Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, IL | 1,583 | 1,690 107 | 1,753 63 | 1,818 65 | 1,837 19 | 254 |
| Lakeview College of NursingDanville, IL | 162 | 152 10 | 116 36 | 81 35 | 66 15 | 96 |
| Lewis UniversityRomeoville, IL | 6,437 | 6,183 254 | 6,513 330 | 6,636 123 | 7,011 375 | 574 |
| Lincoln Christian UniversityLincoln, IL | 581 | 537 44 | 258 279 | 185 73 | - | - |
| Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL | 16,893 | 17,498 605 | 16,899 599 | 17,397 498 | 17,384 13 | 491 |
| Trinity College of Nursing & Health SciencesRock Island, IL | 206 | 133 73 | 101 32 | 76 25 | 65 11 | 141 |
| McKendree UniversityLebanon, IL | 2,200 | 1,958 242 | 1,960 2 | 2,075 115 | 2,392 317 | 192 |
| Methodist CollegePeoria, IL | 595 | 550 45 | 456 94 | 391 65 | 267 124 | 328 |
| Millikin UniversityDecatur, IL | 1,982 | 1,906 76 | 1,807 99 | 1,659 148 | 1,586 73 | 396 |
| Monmouth CollegeMonmouth, IL | 860 | 755 105 | 767 12 | 727 40 | 713 14 | 147 |
| Moody Bible InstituteChicago, IL | 2,870 | 2,606 264 | 2,410 196 | 2,216 194 | 2,202 14 | 668 |
| National Louis UniversityChicago, IL | 7,402 | 7,315 87 | 7,525 210 | 8,270 745 | 8,915 645 | 1,513 |
| National University of Health SciencesLombard, IL | 529 | 466 63 | 498 32 | 513 15 | 511 2 | 18 |
| North Central CollegeNaperville, IL | 2,832 | 2,728 104 | 2,695 33 | 2,856 161 | 3,003 147 | 171 |
| North Park UniversityChicago, IL | 2,831 | 2,749 82 | 2,660 89 | 2,624 36 | 2,557 67 | 274 |
| Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL | 16,769 | 16,234 535 | 15,649 585 | 15,504 145 | 15,414 90 | 1,355 |
| Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL | 22,603 | 23,409 806 | 23,161 248 | 23,203 42 | 23,856 653 | 1,253 |
| Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, IL | 7,119 | 6,440 679 | 5,756 684 | 5,504 252 | 5,734 230 | 1,385 |
| Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, IL | 3,764 | 3,462 302 | 3,255 207 | 3,275 20 | 3,339 64 | 425 |
| Principia CollegeElsah, IL | 340 | 321 19 | 323 2 | 338 15 | 339 1 | 1 |
| Quincy UniversityQuincy, IL | 1,273 | 1,188 85 | 1,307 119 | 1,280 27 | 1,210 70 | 63 |
| Rockford UniversityRockford, IL | 1,272 | 1,231 41 | 1,181 50 | 1,249 68 | 1,241 8 | 31 |
| Roosevelt UniversityChicago, IL | 4,680 | 4,127 553 | 3,725 402 | 4,015 290 | 4,281 266 | 399 |
| Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, IL | 3,189 | 3,066 123 | 3,196 130 | 3,424 228 | 3,803 379 | 614 |
| Rush UniversityChicago, IL | 2,816 | 2,889 73 | 2,870 19 | 2,782 88 | 2,769 13 | 47 |
| Saint Francis Medical Center College of NursingPeoria, IL | 466 | 431 35 | 371 60 | 523 152 | 605 82 | 139 |
| University of St FrancisJoliet, IL | 3,529 | 3,426 103 | 3,297 129 | 3,185 112 | 3,074 111 | 455 |
| St. John's CollegeSpringfield, IL | 118 | 108 10 | 94 14 | 93 1 | 132 39 | 14 |
| Saint Xavier UniversityChicago, IL | 3,764 | 3,749 15 | 3,523 226 | 3,457 66 | 3,485 28 | 279 |
| University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saint Anthony College of NursingRockford, IL | 291 | 262 29 | 242 20 | 228 14 | 263 35 | 28 |
| Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, IL | 11,366 | 11,266 100 | 11,107 159 | 11,359 252 | 11,790 431 | 424 |
| Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, IL | 12,860 | 13,010 150 | 12,519 491 | 12,045 474 | 11,893 152 | 967 |
| Telshe Yeshiva-ChicagoChicago, IL | 94 | 88 6 | 90 2 | 88 2 | 91 3 | 3 |
| Trinity Christian CollegePalos Heights, IL | 1,086 | 985 101 | 908 77 | 883 25 | 854 29 | 232 |
| Trinity International University-IllinoisDeerfield, IL | 1,454 | 1,330 124 | 1,242 88 | 852 390 | 869 17 | 585 |
| VanderCook College of MusicChicago, IL | 313 | 252 61 | 263 11 | 340 77 | 323 17 | 10 |
| Oak Point UniversityOak Brook, IL | 753 | 566 187 | 429 137 | 451 22 | - | - |
| Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, IL | 7,490 | 7,455 35 | 7,643 188 | 7,073 570 | 6,332 741 | 1,158 |
| Wheaton CollegeWheaton, IL | 2,908 | 3,047 139 | 2,885 162 | 2,799 86 | 2,874 75 | 34 |
| Northwestern CollegeOak Lawn, IL | 462 | 474 12 | 514 40 | 464 50 | - | - |
| Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-SkokieSkokie, IL | 56 | 52 4 | 46 6 | 39 7 | 30 9 | 26 |
| Chamberlain University-IllinoisAddison, IL | 29,481 | 27,744 1,737 | 26,687 1,057 | 28,897 2,210 | 32,944 4,047 | 3,463 |
| Ambria College of NursingHoffman Estates, IL | 229 | 249 20 | 211 38 | 195 16 | 123 72 | 106 |
| DeVry University-IllinoisLisle, IL | 20,832 | 22,994 2,162 | 26,384 3,390 | 29,346 2,962 | 31,296 1,950 | 10,464 |
| Columbia College - Crystal Lake CampusCrystal Lake, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Columbia College - Lake CountyGurnee, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Columbia College - FreeportFreeport, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Columbia College - ElginElgin, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Average | 5,700 | 5,720 21 | 5,672 49 | 5,750 78 | 6,200 450 | 500 |