In Illinois, 86,239 students enrolled online exclusively, and the number of online students increased by 3,215 from last year.
Chamberlain University-Illinois has the most online students of 30,257 out of 32,944.00 total students (91.84%) among 43 Illinois colleges that offer online programs.
DeVry University-Illinois with 30,160 online students and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with 9,212 online students are following it in Largest Online Illinois 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 $25,332 and graduate tuition & fees is $19,469 for the academic year 2024-2025.
At these Largest Online Illinois Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 80.70%, and the average SAT score is 1,148, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.
| 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 - | 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) |
| 4 - | National Louis University Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year | 5,148 629 | 8,915 | 4,471 | 4,444 | 1,961 | 6,954 | $13,245 |
| 5 - | 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) |
| 6 - | Concordia University-Chicago River Forest, ILPrivate, 4-year | 3,135 396 | 4,770 | 1,368 | 3,402 | 1,763 | 3,007 | $37,488 |
| 7 - | DePaul University Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year | 2,424 542 | 21,210 | 14,188 | 7,022 | 9,464 | 11,746 | $45,405 |
| 8 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) |
| 9 1 | Northern Illinois University Dekalb, ILPublic, 4-year | 2,197 - | 15,414 | 11,348 | 4,066 | 6,960 | 8,454 | $13,060 ($13,060) |
| 10 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) |
| Average | 9,115 | 22,411 | 14,396 | 8,015 | 8,841 | 13,571 | $25,332 ($14,633) |