Smallest Illinois Public Colleges With The Fewest Students

Chicago State University is the smallest college with 2,238 students including both undergraduate and graduate students.

Governors State University with 4,397 students and University of Illinois Springfield with 4,628 students are following it in the list of Smallest Illinois Public Colleges with the Fewest Students.

Chicago State University is the smallest school with 2,238 students and Governors State University has the second lowest population with 4,397 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $16,260 and graduate tuition & fees is $16,531 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Low Enrollment Illinois Public Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 73.09%, and the average SAT score is 1,056, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Table. Smallest Illinois Public Colleges With The Fewest Students Comparison
	School Name	Total Population	Undergraduate	Graduate	Men	Women	Online Enrollment
1 -	Chicago State University Chicago, ILPublic, 4-year	2,238 86	1,501 (67.07%)	737 (32.93%)	669 (29.89%)	1,569 (70.11%)	366 (16.35%)
2 -	Governors State University University Park, ILPublic, 4-year	4,397 60	2,572 (58.49%)	1,825 (41.51%)	1,564 (35.57%)	2,833 (64.43%)	1,705 (38.78%)
3 -	University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, ILPublic, 4-year	4,628 33	2,309 (49.89%)	2,319 (50.11%)	2,178 (47.06%)	2,450 (52.94%)	2,191 (47.34%)
4 -	Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, ILPublic, 4-year	5,734 230	4,226 (73.70%)	1,508 (26.30%)	2,313 (40.34%)	3,421 (59.66%)	1,101 (19.20%)
5 -	Western Illinois University Macomb, ILPublic, 4-year	6,332 741	4,525 (71.46%)	1,807 (28.54%)	2,569 (40.57%)	3,763 (59.43%)	1,607 (25.38%)
6 -	Eastern Illinois University Charleston, ILPublic, 4-year	8,505 299	6,785 (79.78%)	1,720 (20.22%)	3,624 (42.61%)	4,881 (57.39%)	1,283 (15.09%)
7 -	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, ILPublic, 4-year	11,790 431	8,553 (72.54%)	3,237 (27.46%)	5,541 (47.00%)	6,249 (53.00%)	2,272 (19.27%)
8 -	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, ILPublic, 4-year	11,893 152	8,945 (75.21%)	2,948 (24.79%)	5,013 (42.15%)	6,880 (57.85%)	1,999 (16.81%)
9 -	Northern Illinois University Dekalb, ILPublic, 4-year	15,414 90	11,348 (73.62%)	4,066 (26.38%)	6,960 (45.15%)	8,454 (54.85%)	2,197 (14.25%)
10 -	Illinois State University Normal, ILPublic, 4-year	21,546 557	19,107 (88.68%)	2,439 (11.32%)	8,998 (41.76%)	12,548 (58.24%)	1,302 (6.04%)
	Average	9,248	6,987 (75.56%)	2,261 (24.44%)	3,943 (42.64%)	5,305 (57.36%)	1,602 (17.33%)

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