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.
The following table shows the Illinois colleges by city. The 2025 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost.
| City | Number of Schools | Under-graduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Population | Students to Faculty | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4-year | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | Total | Under. | Graduate | ||||
| Chicago | 67 | 36 | 13 | 18 | $28,443 ($13,696) |
$23,151 ($12,573) |
193,771 | 136,132 | 57,639 | 12 to 1 |
| Rockford | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | $32,796 | $12,591 | 9,576 | 9,227 | 440 | 13 to 1 |
| Springfield | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | $22,390 ($12,557) |
$18,372 ($11,938) |
12,280 | 9,955 | 2,325 | 14 to 1 |
| Skokie | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | $16,908 | $12,920 | 419 | 390 | 30 | 10 to 1 |
| Peoria | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | $27,392 | $15,189 | 5,774 | 4,239 | 1,535 | 10 to 1 |
| Evanston | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | $44,949 | $37,138 | 24,344 | 9,494 | 14,850 | 2 to 1 |
| Normal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | $26,058 ($14,410) |
$13,062 ($10,218) |
26,618 | 24,179 | 2,439 | 18 to 1 |
| Elgin | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | $19,277 | $20,775 | 11,349 | 11,107 | 242 | 13 to 1 |
| Quincy | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | $33,948 | $19,934 | 3,300 | 3,148 | 152 | 12 to 1 |
| Crystal Lake | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | $8,304 | - | 10,122 | 10,122 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Lisle | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | $21,097 | $14,517 | 35,684 | 31,174 | 4,510 | 24 to 1 |
| Joliet | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | $38,110 | $14,757 | 17,568 | 15,837 | 1,731 | 16 to 1 |
| Downers Grove | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | $47,256 | $48,006 | 2,745 | 178 | 2,567 | 9 to 1 |
| Decatur | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $26,792 | $21,333 | 4,014 | 3,923 | 91 | 12 to 1 |
| River Forest | 2 | 2 | - | - | $38,158 | $14,641 | 8,573 | 4,058 | 4,515 | 13 to 1 |
| Niles | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 86 | 86 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Urbana | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | $3,030 | 173 | 173 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Dekalb | 2 | 1 | - | 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 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $18,475 | - | 546 | 546 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Canton | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1,287 | 1,287 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Aurora | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $29,170 | $16,463 | 5,923 | 4,106 | 1,817 | 9 to 1 |
| Champaign | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $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 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 7,971 | 7,971 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Lombard | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $23,122 | $28,913 | 563 | 73 | 490 | 8 to 1 |
| Gurnee | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $8,304 | - | 185 | 185 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Danville | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $19,530 | - | 2,363 | 2,363 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Freeport | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $8,256 | - | 1,360 | 1,360 | - | 7 to 1 |
| Tinley Park | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 391 | 391 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Rock Island | 2 | 2 | - | - | $38,334 | $36,099 | 2,635 | 2,578 | 57 | 8 to 1 |
| Palos Hills | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 11,382 | 11,382 | - | 23 to 1 |
| Oak Brook | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $24,440 | $8,000 | 627 | 561 | 66 | 16 to 1 |
| Bloomington | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $57,704 | - | 1,659 | 1,659 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Romeoville | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $39,200 | $15,800 | 7,011 | 4,326 | 2,685 | 7 to 1 |
| Galesburg | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $57,903 | - | 2,739 | 2,739 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Cicero | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 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 | 1 | 1 | - | - | $34,740 | $9,450 | 2,392 | 1,757 | 635 | 16 to 1 |
| Deerfield | 1 | 1 | - | - | $12,320 | $18,520 | 869 | 55 | 814 | 3 to 1 |
| Addison | 1 | 1 | - | - | $21,536 | $15,300 | 32,944 | 14,041 | 18,903 | 23 to 1 |
| Park Ridge | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 25 | 25 | - | 25 to 1 |
| North Chicago | 1 | 1 | - | - | $35,744 | $36,769 | 2,021 | - | 2,021 | - |
| Lake Forest | 1 | 1 | - | - | $56,402 | $16,880 | 1,837 | 1,814 | 23 | 13 to 1 |
| Mundelein | 1 | 1 | - | - | $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 | 1 | 1 | - | - | $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 | 1 | 1 | - | - | $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 | 1 | 1 | - | - | $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 | 1 | 1 | - | - | $15,400 | $9,910 | 185 | 45 | 140 | 2 to 1 |
| Elsah | 1 | 1 | - | - | $34,680 | - | 339 | 339 | - | 6 to 1 |
| Edwardsville | 1 | 1 | - | - | $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 | 1 | 1 | - | - | $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 | 1 | 1 | - | - | $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 | 1 | 1 | - | - | $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 | 1 | 1 | - | - | $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 | 1 | 1 | - | - | $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 | 1 | 1 | - | - | $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 | 1 | 1 | - | - | $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 | 1 | 1 | - | - | $45,546 | $20,160 | 2,874 | 2,150 | 724 | 10 to 1 |
| Hoffman Estates | 1 | 1 | - | - | $46,105 | - | 123 | 123 | - | 3 to 1 |
| Carlinville | 1 | 1 | - | - | $28,149 | - | 513 | 513 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Elmhurst | 1 | 1 | - | - | $42,955 | $34,460 | 3,997 | 3,213 | 784 | 15 to 1 |
| Jacksonville | 1 | 1 | - | - | $38,676 | $18,300 | 942 | 937 | 5 | 12 to 1 |
| Ina | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2,015 | 2,015 | - | 19 to 1 |