Largest Online Illinois Private Colleges

In Illinois, 56,851 students enrolled online exclusively, and the number of online students increased by 2,090 from last year.

Chamberlain University-Illinois has the most online students of 30,257 out of 32,944.00 total students (91.84%) among 31 Illinois colleges that offer online programs.

DeVry University-Illinois with 30,160 online students and National Louis University with 5,148 online students are following it in Largest Online Illinois Private Colleges ranking.

Chamberlain University-Illinois ranked 1st, up 1 place from 2nd last year. DeVry University-Illinois ranked second, a drop from first place last year.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $34,707 and graduate tuition & fees is $17,688 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Largest Online Illinois Private Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 79.87%, and the average SAT score is 1,132, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Table. Largest Online Illinois Private Colleges Comparison
	School Name	Online Enrollment	Total Population	Undergraduate	Graduate	Men	Women	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees
1 1	Chamberlain University-Illinois Addison, ILPrivate, 4-year	30,257 3,900	32,944	14,041	18,903	3,428	29,516	$21,536
2 1	DeVry University-Illinois Lisle, ILPrivate, 4-year	30,160 1,915	31,296	28,046	3,250	10,291	21,005	$17,008
3 -	National Louis University Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year	5,148 629	8,915	4,471	4,444	1,961	6,954	$13,245
4 -	Concordia University-Chicago River Forest, ILPrivate, 4-year	3,135 396	4,770	1,368	3,402	1,763	3,007	$37,488
5 -	DePaul University Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year	2,424 542	21,210	14,188	7,022	9,464	11,746	$45,405
6 -	Aurora University Aurora, ILPrivate, 4-year	1,827 61	5,923	4,106	1,817	1,671	4,252	$29,170
7 3	Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year	1,765 475	8,834	3,135	5,699	5,473	3,361	$52,202
8 1	University of St Francis Joliet, ILPrivate, 4-year	1,500 103	3,074	1,343	1,731	834	2,240	$38,110
9 1	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year	1,393 34	17,384	12,538	4,846	5,417	11,967	$53,710
10 1	Lewis University Romeoville, ILPrivate, 4-year	1,357 10	7,011	4,326	2,685	3,381	3,630	$39,200
	Average	7,897	14,136	8,756	5,380	4,368	9,768	$34,707

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Undergraduate

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Albright College Private, 4-year | Reading, PA
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Johns Hopkins University Private, 4-year | Baltimore, MD
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Harvard University Private, 4-year | Cambridge, MA
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University of Georgia Public, 4-year | Athens, GA
Arizona State University Campus Immersion Public, 4-year | Tempe, AZ
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