Largest Online Illinois Public Colleges

In Illinois, 29,388 students enrolled online exclusively, and the number of online students increased by 1,125 from last year.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has the most online students of 9,212 out of 59,238.00 total students (15.55%) among 12 Illinois colleges that offer online programs.

University of Illinois Chicago with 4,153 online students and Southern Illinois University-Carbondale with 2,272 online students are following it in Largest Online Illinois Public Colleges ranking.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign stays at first place of the largest online college ranking since last year. University of Illinois Chicago also maintained its second place in the ranking.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $19,922 and graduate tuition & fees is $19,308 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Largest Online Illinois Public Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 73.27%, and the average SAT score is 1,137, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Table. Largest Online Illinois Public Colleges Comparison
	School Name	Online Enrollment	Total Population	Undergraduate	Graduate	Men	Women	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees
1 -	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, ILPublic, 4-year	9,212 215	59,238	37,140	22,098	31,825	27,413	$40,096 ($18,267)
2 -	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, ILPublic, 4-year	4,153 238	33,906	22,495	11,411	14,994	18,912	$32,009 ($15,949)
3 2	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, ILPublic, 4-year	2,272 265	11,790	8,553	3,237	5,541	6,249	$13,334 ($13,334)
4 1	Northern Illinois University Dekalb, ILPublic, 4-year	2,197 -	15,414	11,348	4,066	6,960	8,454	$13,060 ($13,060)
5 1	University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, ILPublic, 4-year	2,191 30	4,628	2,309	2,319	2,178	2,450	$20,139 ($12,557)
6 -	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, ILPublic, 4-year	1,999 58	11,893	8,945	2,948	5,013	6,880	$12,092 ($12,092)
7 1	Governors State University University Park, ILPublic, 4-year	1,705 141	4,397	2,572	1,825	1,564	2,833	$12,004 ($12,004)
8 1	Western Illinois University Macomb, ILPublic, 4-year	1,607 6	6,332	4,525	1,807	2,569	3,763	$14,572 ($14,572)
9 1	Illinois State University Normal, ILPublic, 4-year	1,302 147	21,546	19,107	2,439	8,998	12,548	$26,058 ($14,410)
10 1	Eastern Illinois University Charleston, ILPublic, 4-year	1,283 22	8,505	6,785	1,720	3,624	4,881	$15,859 ($13,377)
	Average	2,792	17,765	12,378	5,387	8,327	9,438	$19,922 ($13,962)

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Adams State University Public, 4-year | Alamosa, CO
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University of Florida Public, 4-year | Gainesville, FL
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Clemson University Public, 4-year | Clemson, SC
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Pennsylvania State University-World Campus Public, 4-year | University Park, PA
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Trade Schools

Holyoke Community College Public, 2-4 year | Holyoke, MA
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