84 Illinois colleges have graduate programs - 12 public and 72 private schools.
The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees of Illinois graduate schools is $18,762 for Illinois residents and $21,318 for out-of-state students. A total of 161,364 graduate students enrolled in Illinois graduate schools (1,992 in average).
The following table shows the 2025 average academic statistics for Illinois graduate schools.
| Number of Graduate Schools | 84 Graduate Schools (12 public, 72 private) |
|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $18,762 Illinois Residents $21,318 out-of-state Students |
| Student Population | Total 161,364 (1,992 on average) |
| Online Student Population | Total 64,009 (928 on average) in 75 schools offering online classes) |
| Average Number of Graduate Programs Offered | 33 |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 12.05 to 1 |
The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees of the schools is $18,762 for Illinois residents and $21,318 for out-of-state students. The following table compares the Illinois Graduate Schools with key statistics by ranking.
| Name | Tuition & Fees (In-State) | Tuition & Fees (Out-of-State) | Graduate Student Population | Graduate Programs Offered | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adler UniversityChicago, IL | $44,738 | $47,179 | 1,622 | 22 Programs | 1 to 1 |
| American Islamic CollegeChicago, IL | $4,600 | $4,650 | 11 | 2 Programs | 3 to 1 |
| School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL | $49,610 | $49,649 | 589 | 12 Programs | 10 to 1 |
| Augustana CollegeRock Island, IL | - | $35,010 | 48 | 1 Programs | 12 to 1 |
| Aurora UniversityAurora, IL | $10,800 | $16,463 | 1,817 | 17 Programs | 18 to 1 |
| Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health SciencesQuincy, IL | - | $27,830 | 14 | 1 Programs | 12 to 1 |
| Bradley UniversityPeoria, IL | $15,930 | $20,440 | 1,181 | 44 Programs | 11 to 1 |
| Catholic Theological Union at ChicagoChicago, IL | $21,360 | $23,232 | 210 | 4 Programs | - |
| Midwestern University-Downers GroveDowners Grove, IL | $42,134 | $48,006 | 2,567 | 14 Programs | - |
| The Chicago School at ChicagoChicago, IL | $28,927 | $35,328 | 1,079 | 17 Programs | 17 to 1 |
| Chicago State UniversityChicago, IL | $10,294 | $16,162 | 737 | 29 Programs | 9 to 1 |
| Chicago Theological SeminaryChicago, IL | $18,432 | $26,598 | 215 | 6 Programs | - |
| University of ChicagoChicago, IL | $57,000 | $68,652 | 10,968 | 144 Programs | 5 to 1 |
| Columbia College ChicagoChicago, IL | $27,702 | $2,544 | 148 | 18 Programs | 15 to 1 |
| Concordia University-ChicagoRiver Forest, IL | $15,360 | $10,782 | 3,402 | 53 Programs | 13 to 1 |
| DePaul UniversityChicago, IL | $19,689 | $23,358 | 7,022 | 177 Programs | 17 to 1 |
| Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, IL | $11,647 | $23,214 | 1,720 | 31 Programs | 14 to 1 |
| Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, IL | $30,970 | $34,460 | 784 | 19 Programs | 15 to 1 |
| Garrett-Evangelical Theological SeminaryEvanston, IL | $20,051 | $22,760 | 313 | 11 Programs | - |
| Governors State UniversityUniversity Park, IL | $10,666 | $10,666 | 1,825 | 39 Programs | 11 to 1 |
| Greenville UniversityGreenville, IL | $7,812 | $8,784 | 118 | 5 Programs | 13 to 1 |
| Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceNorth Chicago, IL | $33,741 | $36,769 | 2,021 | 35 Programs | - |
| University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL | $17,550 | $27,748 | 11,411 | 183 Programs | 17 to 1 |
| Benedictine UniversityLisle, IL | $17,526 | $19,584 | 945 | 27 Programs | 15 to 1 |
| University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL | $19,278 | $34,406 | 22,098 | 219 Programs | 20 to 1 |
| Illinois CollegeJacksonville, IL | - | $18,300 | 5 | 3 Programs | 12 to 1 |
| Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL | $30,287 | $35,222 | 5,699 | 103 Programs | 14 to 1 |
| Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL | $10,218 | $13,062 | 2,439 | 55 Programs | 19 to 1 |
| Institute for Clinical Social WorkChicago, IL | $26,750 | $26,750 | 121 | 2 Programs | - |
| Judson UniversityElgin, IL | $30,905 | $20,775 | 242 | 13 Programs | 10 to 1 |
| Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, IL | $13,700 | $16,880 | 23 | 5 Programs | 13 to 1 |
| Lewis UniversityRomeoville, IL | $14,460 | $15,800 | 2,685 | 36 Programs | 13 to 1 |
| Lincoln Christian UniversityLincoln, IL | $7,812 | $9,910 | 140 | 9 Programs | 2 to 1 |
| Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL | $19,458 | $21,912 | 4,846 | 190 Programs | 13 to 1 |
| Lutheran School of Theology at ChicagoChicago, IL | $17,050 | $18,960 | 101 | 4 Programs | - |
| Trinity College of Nursing & Health SciencesRock Island, IL | $15,281 | $37,188 | 9 | 1 Programs | 3 to 1 |
| McCormick Theological SeminaryChicago, IL | $9,281 | $9,410 | 125 | 4 Programs | - |
| McKendree UniversityLebanon, IL | $10,410 | $9,450 | 635 | 15 Programs | 16 to 1 |
| Meadville Theological School of Lombard CollegeChicago, IL | $20,028 | $28,086 | 62 | 4 Programs | - |
| Methodist CollegePeoria, IL | $9,330 | $15,762 | 22 | 2 Programs | 5 to 1 |
| Millikin UniversityDecatur, IL | $21,413 | $21,333 | 91 | 6 Programs | 10 to 1 |
| Moody Bible InstituteChicago, IL | $8,192 | $9,702 | 655 | 11 Programs | 14 to 1 |
| National Louis UniversityChicago, IL | $11,364 | $13,453 | 4,444 | 51 Programs | 17 to 1 |
| National University of Health SciencesLombard, IL | $19,800 | $28,913 | 490 | 7 Programs | 6 to 1 |
| North Central CollegeNaperville, IL | $15,372 | $15,922 | 549 | 34 Programs | 12 to 1 |
| North Park UniversityChicago, IL | $13,248 | $14,417 | 716 | 23 Programs | 12 to 1 |
| Northern Baptist Theological SeminaryLisle, IL | $14,253 | $14,135 | 315 | 7 Programs | - |
| Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL | $9,176 | $9,176 | 4,066 | 97 Programs | 15 to 1 |
| Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL | $52,679 | $54,655 | 14,457 | 248 Programs | 6 to 1 |
| Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, IL | $9,874 | $18,217 | 1,508 | 36 Programs | 9 to 1 |
| Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, IL | $10,660 | $12,450 | 628 | 19 Programs | 15 to 1 |
| Quincy UniversityQuincy, IL | $10,900 | $12,038 | 138 | 2 Programs | 12 to 1 |
| Rockford UniversityRockford, IL | $12,880 | $14,060 | 258 | 12 Programs | 10 to 1 |
| Roosevelt UniversityChicago, IL | $19,879 | $20,935 | 1,413 | 68 Programs | 11 to 1 |
| Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, IL | $18,920 | $18,500 | 1,113 | 31 Programs | 12 to 1 |
| Rush UniversityChicago, IL | $34,654 | $38,755 | 2,631 | 25 Programs | 10 to 1 |
| Saint Francis Medical Center College of NursingPeoria, IL | $8,088 | $9,365 | 332 | 2 Programs | 8 to 1 |
| University of St FrancisJoliet, IL | $13,839 | $14,757 | 1,731 | 21 Programs | 15 to 1 |
| St. John's CollegeSpringfield, IL | $17,968 | $17,228 | 6 | 3 Programs | 11 to 1 |
| Saint Xavier UniversityChicago, IL | $16,450 | $13,950 | 387 | 39 Programs | 16 to 1 |
| University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield, IL | $11,938 | $19,515 | 2,319 | 29 Programs | 13 to 1 |
| University of Saint Mary of the LakeMundelein, IL | $25,941 | $35,998 | 200 | 5 Programs | - |
| Spertus CollegeChicago, IL | $20,000 | $23,100 | 89 | 3 Programs | - |
| Saint Anthony College of NursingRockford, IL | $17,386 | $18,987 | 91 | 2 Programs | 6 to 1 |
| Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, IL | $14,220 | $31,122 | 3,237 | 135 Programs | 11 to 1 |
| Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, IL | $10,488 | $10,488 | 2,948 | 52 Programs | 15 to 1 |
| Telshe Yeshiva-ChicagoChicago, IL | $8,000 | $8,000 | 13 | 1 Programs | 15 to 1 |
| Trinity Christian CollegePalos Heights, IL | $28,751 | $22,630 | 29 | 6 Programs | 10 to 1 |
| Trinity International University-IllinoisDeerfield, IL | $16,430 | $18,520 | 814 | 15 Programs | 3 to 1 |
| VanderCook College of MusicChicago, IL | $7,280 | $8,135 | 216 | 1 Programs | 5 to 1 |
| Oak Point UniversityOak Brook, IL | $11,092 | $8,000 | 66 | 3 Programs | 7 to 1 |
| Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, IL | $13,683 | $13,683 | 1,807 | 44 Programs | 12 to 1 |
| Wheaton CollegeWheaton, IL | $19,800 | $20,160 | 724 | 14 Programs | 10 to 1 |
| Erikson InstituteChicago, IL | $21,200 | $14,164 | 297 | 3 Programs | - |
| Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-SkokieSkokie, IL | $17,850 | $20,290 | 30 | 1 Programs | 9 to 1 |
| Pacific College of Health and ScienceChicago, IL | $11,001 | $16,460 | 185 | 2 Programs | 12 to 1 |
| Endeavor Health School of Nurse Anesthesia-DePaul UniversityEvanston, IL | $17,548 | $34,000 | 80 | - | - |
| Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.Chicago, IL | $18,971 | $20,790 | 80 | 2 Programs | - |
| Toyota Technological Institute at ChicagoChicago, IL | $30,000 | $32,150 | 39 | 1 Programs | - |
| Chamberlain University-IllinoisAddison, IL | $14,240 | $15,300 | 18,903 | 8 Programs | 23 to 1 |
| DeVry University-IllinoisLisle, IL | $17,252 | $9,832 | 3,250 | 9 Programs | 43 to 1 |
| University of Notre Dame - ChicagoChicago, IL | - | - | - | - | - |
| Relay Graduate School of Education - ChicagoChicago, IL | - | - | - | - | - |
| Urbana Theological SeminaryUrbana, IL | - | $3,030 | - | 2 Programs | - |
| Average | $18,762 | $21,318 | 1,992 | 32.7901 Programs | 12.0462 to 1 |