245 Illinois Colleges Statistics by City

There are 245 colleges in Illinois - 63 public and 182 private schools. The 2025 average undergraduate tuition of the Illinois colleges is $13,730 for state residents and $29,073 for out-of-state students.

114 Illinois cities have at least one college and, of them, Chicago has the most of 67 colleges. It has 36 four-year colleges and 13 community colleges with a total of 193,771 students. Rockford and Springfield also has a number of colleges of 7 and 6 colleges respectively.

Illinois Colleges by City

The following table shows the Illinois colleges by city. The 2025 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost.

245 Illinois Colleges by City
CityNumber of SchoolsUnder-graduate TuitionGraduate TuitionPopulationStudents to Faculty
Total4-yearCommunity CollegesTrade SchoolsTotalUnder.Graduate
Chicago 67361318 $28,443
($13,696)
$23,151
($12,573)
193,771 136,132 57,639 12 to 1
Rockford 7232 $32,796 $12,591 9,576 9,227 440 13 to 1
Springfield 6213 $22,390
($12,557)
$18,372
($11,938)
12,280 9,955 2,325 14 to 1
Skokie 42-2 $16,908 $12,920 419 390 30 10 to 1
Peoria 43-1 $27,392 $15,189 5,774 4,239 1,535 10 to 1
Evanston 43-1 $44,949 $37,138 24,344 9,494 14,850 2 to 1
Normal 4112 $26,058
($14,410)
$13,062
($10,218)
26,618 24,179 2,439 18 to 1
Elgin 4211 $19,277 $20,775 11,349 11,107 242 13 to 1
Quincy 4211 $33,948 $19,934 3,300 3,148 152 12 to 1
Crystal Lake 4112 $8,304 - 10,122 10,122 - 15 to 1
Lisle 431- $21,097 $14,517 35,684 31,174 4,510 24 to 1
Joliet 4112 $38,110 $14,757 17,568 15,837 1,731 16 to 1
Downers Grove 31-2 $47,256 $48,006 2,745 178 2,567 9 to 1
Decatur 3111 $26,792 $21,333 4,014 3,923 91 12 to 1
River Forest 22-- $38,158 $14,641 8,573 4,058 4,515 13 to 1
Niles 2--2 - - 86 86 - 11 to 1
Urbana 21-1 - $3,030 173 173 - 9 to 1
Dekalb 21-1 $13,060
($13,060)
$9,176
($9,176)
15,513 11,447 4,066 15 to 1
Calumet City 2--2 - - 163 163 - 25 to 1
Oak Lawn 21-1 $18,475 - 546 546 - 13 to 1
Canton 2-2- - - 1,287 1,287 - 8 to 1
Aurora 211- $29,170 $16,463 5,923 4,106 1,817 9 to 1
Champaign 211- $40,096
($18,267)
$34,406
($19,278)
65,252 43,154 22,098 17 to 1
Oak Forest 2--2 - - 195 195 - 6 to 1
East Peoria 2-11 - - 7,971 7,971 - 15 to 1
Lombard 21-1 $23,122 $28,913 563 73 490 8 to 1
Gurnee 21-1 $8,304 - 185 185 - 10 to 1
Danville 211- $19,530 - 2,363 2,363 - 12 to 1
Freeport 211- $8,256 - 1,360 1,360 - 7 to 1
Tinley Park 2-11 - - 391 391 - 12 to 1
Rock Island 22-- $38,334 $36,099 2,635 2,578 57 8 to 1
Palos Hills 2-11 - - 11,382 11,382 - 23 to 1
Oak Brook 21-1 $24,440 $8,000 627 561 66 16 to 1
Bloomington 21-1 $57,704 - 1,659 1,659 - 14 to 1
Romeoville 211- $39,200 $15,800 7,011 4,326 2,685 7 to 1
Galesburg 211- $57,903 - 2,739 2,739 - 13 to 1
Cicero 2-11 - - 3,607 3,607 - 15 to 1
South Holland 1-1- - - 3,818 3,818 - 17 to 1
Red Bud 1--1 - - 36 36 - 6 to 1
Hillside 1--1 - - 52 52 - 15 to 1
PERU 1--1 - - 52 52 - 13 to 1
Dixon 1-1- - - 1,467 1,467 - 14 to 1
Willowbrook 1--1 - - 443 443 - 31 to 1
Vernon Hills 1--1 - - 50 50 - 25 to 1
Lebanon 11-- $34,740 $9,450 2,392 1,757 635 16 to 1
Deerfield 11-- $12,320 $18,520 869 55 814 3 to 1
Addison 11-- $21,536 $15,300 32,944 14,041 18,903 23 to 1
Park Ridge 1--1 - - 25 25 - 25 to 1
North Chicago 11-- $35,744 $36,769 2,021 - 2,021 -
Lake Forest 11-- $56,402 $16,880 1,837 1,814 23 13 to 1
Mundelein 11-- $35,298 $35,998 200 - 200 -
Bloomingdale 1--1 - - 103 103 - 16 to 1
Carterville 1-1- - - 3,224 3,224 - 20 to 1
Monmouth 11-- $44,922 - 713 713 - 9 to 1
Sugar Grove 1-1- - - 8,305 8,305 - 21 to 1
Libertyville 1--1 - - 162 162 - 13 to 1
Glen Ellyn 1-1- - - 26,224 26,224 - 22 to 1
Godfrey 1-1- - - 4,606 4,606 - 18 to 1
Bourbonnais 11-- $38,900 $12,450 3,339 2,711 628 15 to 1
Sterling 1--1 - - 59 59 - 6 to 1
Robinson 1-1- - - 605 605 - 15 to 1
Matteson 1-1- - - 96 96 - 14 to 1
Schaumburg 1--1 - - 490 490 - 13 to 1
Kankakee 1-1- - - 2,564 2,564 - 15 to 1
Morrison 1-1- - - 59 59 - 8 to 1
Macomb 11-- $14,572
($14,572)
$13,683
($13,683)
6,332 4,525 1,807 12 to 1
New Lenox 1--1 - - 75 75 - 18 to 1
Moline 1-1- - - 4,001 4,001 - 18 to 1
Lincoln 11-- $15,400 $9,910 185 45 140 2 to 1
Elsah 11-- $34,680 - 339 339 - 6 to 1
Edwardsville 11-- $12,092
($12,092)
$10,488
($10,488)
11,893 8,945 2,948 15 to 1
Oakbrook 1--1 - - 337 337 - 14 to 1
Prospect Heights 1--1 - - 95 95 - 6 to 1
Oswego 1--1 - - 136 136 - 19 to 1
Malta 1-1- - - 2,969 2,969 - 18 to 1
Palatine 1-1- - - 13,988 13,988 - 21 to 1
Eureka 11-- $28,636 - 527 527 - 14 to 1
Olney 1-1- - - 3,726 3,726 - 15 to 1
Melrose Park 1-1- - - 1,539 1,539 - 32 to 1
Palos Heights 11-- $20,605 $22,630 854 825 29 10 to 1
Alton 1--1 - - 83 83 - 11 to 1
Mokena 1-1- - - - - - -
Grayslake 1-1- - - 12,530 12,530 - 16 to 1
Naperville 11-- $45,726 $15,922 3,003 2,454 549 12 to 1
Ullin 1-1- - - 1,156 1,156 - 15 to 1
Wheeling 1-1- - - 183 183 - 12 to 1
Stone Park 1--1 - - 136 136 - 21 to 1
University Park 11-- $12,004
($12,004)
$10,666
($10,666)
4,397 2,572 1,825 11 to 1
Oglesby 1-1- - - 2,720 2,720 - 15 to 1
River Grove 1-1- - - 9,842 9,842 - 21 to 1
Glendale Heights 1--1 - - 132 132 - 14 to 1
Bradley 1--1 - - - - - -
Mattoon 1-1- - - 3,960 3,960 - 13 to 1
Des Plaines 1-1- - - 8,329 8,329 - 14 to 1
Harrisburg 1-1- - - 1,446 1,446 - 17 to 1
Fairfield 1-1- - - 2,364 2,364 - 31 to 1
Waterloo 1--1 - - 16 16 - 8 to 1
Villa Park 1--1 - - 51 51 - 15 to 1
Greenville 11-- $32,200 $8,784 1,104 986 118 13 to 1
Bridgeview 1--1 - - 470 470 - 25 to 1
Belleville 1-1- - - 8,492 8,492 - 17 to 1
Charleston 11-- $15,859
($13,377)
$23,214
($11,647)
8,505 6,785 1,720 14 to 1
Chicago Heights 1-1- - - 2,953 2,953 - 12 to 1
Carbondale 11-- $13,334
($13,334)
$31,122
($14,220)
11,790 8,553 3,237 11 to 1
Mount Carmel 1-1- - - 906 906 - 18 to 1
Richton Park 1--1 - - 39 39 - 22 to 1
Sycamore 1--1 - - 55 55 - 16 to 1
Centralia 1-1- - - 3,669 3,669 - 21 to 1
Wheaton 11-- $45,546 $20,160 2,874 2,150 724 10 to 1
Hoffman Estates 11-- $46,105 - 123 123 - 3 to 1
Carlinville 11-- $28,149 - 513 513 - 11 to 1
Elmhurst 11-- $42,955 $34,460 3,997 3,213 784 15 to 1
Jacksonville 11-- $38,676 $18,300 942 937 5 12 to 1
Ina 1-1- - - 2,015 2,015 - 19 to 1
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