Total 740,314 Students Enrolled in Illinois Colleges

A total of 740,314 students are enrolled in Illinois colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.

  • Student Level: There are 578,951 undergraduate and 161,455 graduate students. The proportion of undergraduate students is 78.20% and the proportion of graduate students is 21.81%.
  • Institution Level: 453,906 students enrolled in 4-year colleges, 275,495 students enrolled in community colleges, and 10,913 students enrolled in trade schools.

Illinois 4-Year College Enrollment Statistics

For 101 Illinois 4-year colleges, there are 453,906 students enrolled.

  • Institution Control: 185,621 (40.89%) students in public and 268,285 (59.11%) in private 4-year colleges.
  • Student Level: 292,543 (64.45%) undergraduate and 161,364 (35.55%) graduate students in Illinois public 4-year colleges.
  • Gender Breakdown: Of the total student population in Illinois 4-year colleges, 59.43% are women (269,758) and 40.57% are men (184,148). This yields a ratio of approximately 68 male students for every 100 female students.
  • Online Enrollment: 56,533 (12.45%) undergraduate and 64,009 (14.10%) graduate students are enrolled online in Illinois 4-year colleges.
  • Largest and Smallest: For Illinois colleges, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has the most number of students of 59,238 among 4-year colleges. For Illinois community colleges, College of DuPage has the most students of 26,224 and Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois is the largest trade school with 1,326.
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Student Population By School Level for Illinois Colleges

By attending status, there are 427,154 full-time students and 307,868 part-time students at Illinois colleges.

The following table compares student population by school level between Illinois colleges. A total of 740,314 students have enrolled in Illinois colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Student Population By School Level between Illinois Colleges
SchoolTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalFull-timePart-time TotalFull-timePart-time
Adler UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,6319-91,6221,073549
American Academy of Art CollegePrivate, 4-year9090-----
American Islamic CollegePrivate, 4-year2918991129
School of the Art Institute of ChicagoPrivate, 4-year3,3942,8052,61119458952465
Augustana CollegePrivate, 4-year2,5702,5222,501214848-
Aurora UniversityPrivate, 4-year5,9234,1063,6604461,817958859
Southwestern Illinois CollegePublic, 2-4 year8,4928,4922,9415,551---
Black Hawk CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,0014,0011,3432,658---
Blackburn CollegePrivate, 4-year51351349914---
Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health SciencesPrivate, 4-year193179948514-14
Bradley UniversityPrivate, 4-year4,7773,5963,501951,181468713
Paul Mitchell the School-Tinley ParkPrivate, Less than 2-year19119113556---
Cameo Beauty AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year82824339---
Cannella School of Hair Design-Villa ParkPrivate, Less than 2-year5151744---
Cannella School of Hair Design-ChicagoPrivate, Less than 2-year88-----
Cannella School of Hair Design-ChicagoPrivate, Less than 2-year64641252---
Capri Beauty CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year33331221---
Carl Sandburg CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,6031,603686917---
Catholic Theological Union at ChicagoPrivate, 4-year210---21080130
Midwestern University-Downers GrovePrivate, 4-year2,567---2,5672,52938
The Chicago School at ChicagoPrivate, 4-year1,10021-211,079742337
Chicago State UniversityPublic, 4-year2,2381,501952549737361376
Chicago Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year215---21571144
University of ChicagoPrivate, 4-year18,5667,5987,5782010,9689,3861,582
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,2743,2741,1382,136---
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X CollegePublic, 2-4 year9,3039,3032,8626,441---
City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,1373,1371,2321,905---
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman CollegePublic, 2-4 year6,8396,8391,5995,240---
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley CollegePublic, 2-4 year6,2966,2961,9434,353---
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington CollegePublic, 2-4 year6,1216,1212,0154,106---
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright CollegePublic, 2-4 year7,7987,7982,4705,328---
Columbia College ChicagoPrivate, 4-year5,5705,4225,17424814812127
Concordia University-ChicagoPrivate, 4-year4,7701,3681,1851833,4021993,203
Danville Area Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,2972,2978901,407---
Tricoci University of Beauty CulturePrivate, Less than 2-year1731737994---
DePaul UniversityPrivate, 4-year21,21014,18813,2449447,0225,3861,636
Cosmetology & Spa AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year44544539154---
College of DuPagePublic, 2-4 year26,22426,2247,44518,779---
East-West UniversityPrivate, 4-year468468468----
Eastern Illinois UniversityPublic, 4-year8,5056,7853,7193,0661,720873847
Elgin Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year10,25110,2513,0467,205---
Elmhurst UniversityPrivate, 4-year3,9973,2133,002211784288496
Eureka CollegePrivate, 4-year5275275216---
First Institute of Travel, Inc.Private, Less than 2-year278278278----
Fox CollegePrivate, 2-4 year200200200----
Garrett-Evangelical Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year313---313199114
Gem City CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year414141----
Governors State UniversityPublic, 4-year4,3972,5721,7458271,8251,003822
Graham Hospital School of NursingPrivate, 2-4 year4040139---
Greenville UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,104986904821183286
G Skin & Beauty InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year490490241249---
Hair Professionals Career CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year55552134---
Hair Professionals School of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year1361364690---
Hebrew Theological CollegePrivate, 4-year18218273109---
Highland Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,3601,360620740---
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and SciencePrivate, 4-year2,021---2,0211,96457
University of Illinois ChicagoPublic, 4-year33,90622,49520,3562,13911,4118,0193,392
Benedictine UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,9171,9721,819153945311634
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignPublic, 4-year59,23837,14036,1041,03622,09813,5068,592
Illinois Wesleyan UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,5821,5821,5802---
Illinois Central CollegePublic, 2-4 year7,9067,9062,2685,638---
Illinois CollegePrivate, 4-year9429378746355-
Illinois Eastern Community CollegesPublic, 2-4 year3,7263,7261,2732,453---
Illinois Institute of TechnologyPrivate, 4-year8,8343,1352,6754605,6993,8321,867
Illinois State UniversityPublic, 4-year21,54619,10718,0691,0382,4391,2351,204
Illinois Valley Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,7202,7201,0721,648---
Institute for Clinical Social WorkPrivate, 4-year121---12110516
John A Logan CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,2243,2241,3291,895---
John Wood Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,8561,8568311,025---
Joliet Junior CollegePublic, 2-4 year14,41414,4143,98710,427---
Judson UniversityPrivate, 4-year9607186883024221923
Kankakee Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,5642,5649841,580---
Kaskaskia CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,6693,6691,2802,389---
Kishwaukee CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,9692,9691,0821,887---
Knox CollegePrivate, 4-year1,1361,1361,12214---
Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-PeruPrivate, Less than 2-year525252----
College of Lake CountyPublic, 2-4 year12,53012,5303,8438,687---
Lake Forest CollegePrivate, 4-year1,8371,8141,7932123185
Lake Land CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,9603,9601,7332,227---
Lakeview College of NursingPrivate, 4-year66664224---
Lewis and Clark Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,6064,6061,4143,192---
Lewis UniversityPrivate, 4-year7,0114,3263,4139132,6851,5011,184
Lincoln Christian UniversityPrivate, 4-year18545--140--
Lincoln Land Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,6775,6771,7223,955---
Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose ParkPrivate, 2-4 year1,5391,5391,539----
Loyola University ChicagoPrivate, 4-year17,38412,53811,3291,2094,8463,7281,118
Lutheran School of Theology at ChicagoPrivate, 4-year101---1017130
Trinity College of Nursing & Health SciencesPrivate, 4-year6556243299-
Steven Papageorge Hair AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year60602040---
Generations CollegePrivate, 2-4 year31031028030---
McCormick Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year125---12510124
McHenry County CollegePublic, 2-4 year9,3999,3992,2217,178---
McKendree UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,3921,7571,631126635288347
Meadville Theological School of Lombard CollegePrivate, 4-year62---622240
Methodist CollegePrivate, 4-year26724513211322211
Millikin UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,5861,4951,350145916328
Monmouth CollegePrivate, 4-year71371370211---
Moody Bible InstitutePrivate, 4-year2,2021,5471,225322655185470
Moraine Valley Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year11,29611,2964,1027,194---
Morrison Institute of TechnologyPrivate, 2-4 year5959581---
Morton CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,5623,5621,1412,421---
National Louis UniversityPrivate, 4-year8,9154,4712,8731,5984,4442,2932,151
National University of Health SciencesPrivate, 4-year5112113849045931
Cosmetology Concepts NilesPrivate, Less than 2-year3131625---
North Central CollegePrivate, 4-year3,0032,4542,3926254950049
North Park UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,5571,8411,74893716184532
Northern Baptist Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year315---315190125
Northern Illinois UniversityPublic, 4-year15,41411,34810,0191,3294,0661,9082,158
Northwestern UniversityPrivate, 4-year23,8569,3999,02037914,45711,1703,287
Northeastern Illinois UniversityPublic, 4-year5,7344,2262,5791,6471,5084021,106
Oakton CollegePublic, 2-4 year8,3298,3292,0476,282---
Oehrlein School of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year656565----
Olivet Nazarene UniversityPrivate, 4-year3,3392,7112,55815362839589
Parkland CollegePublic, 2-4 year6,0146,0142,1003,914---
Prairie State CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,9532,9539242,029---
Principia CollegePrivate, 4-year3393393363---
Professional's Choice Hair Design AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year53533815---
Quincy UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,2101,0729908213826112
Rend Lake CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,0152,0159181,097---
Richland Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,3882,3884701,918---
Rock Valley CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,9785,9782,3583,620---
Rockford UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,2419839335025881177
Roosevelt UniversityPrivate, 4-year4,2812,8682,5183501,4131,001412
Dominican UniversityPrivate, 4-year3,8032,6902,4712191,113422691
Rush UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,76913883552,6311,679952
Saint Francis Medical Center College of NursingPrivate, 4-year6052731759833258274
University of St FrancisPrivate, 4-year3,0741,3431,0702731,7312021,529
St. John's CollegePrivate, 4-year13212611610624
Saint Xavier UniversityPrivate, 4-year3,4853,0982,940158387131256
University of Illinois SpringfieldPublic, 4-year4,6282,3091,6286812,3191,0971,222
Sauk Valley Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,4671,467646821---
Shawnee Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,1561,156495661---
St. Augustine CollegePrivate, 4-year810810489321---
University of Saint Mary of the LakePrivate, 4-year200---20012773
Southeastern Illinois CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,4461,446507939---
National Latino Education InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year22-----
Spertus CollegePrivate, 4-year89---892960
Spoon River CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,2471,247454793---
Saint Anthony College of NursingPrivate, 4-year2631721046891289
Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-SterlingPrivate, Less than 2-year595959----
Southern Illinois University-CarbondalePublic, 4-year11,7908,5537,3601,1933,2372,239998
Southern Illinois University EdwardsvillePublic, 4-year11,8938,9457,4771,4682,9481,4421,506
Taylor Business InstitutePrivate, 2-4 year115115115----
Telshe Yeshiva-ChicagoPrivate, 4-year917878-1313-
South Suburban CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,8183,8189572,861---
Trinity Christian CollegePrivate, 4-year8548257566929263
Trinity International University-IllinoisPrivate, 4-year869551639814244570
Triton CollegePublic, 2-4 year9,8429,8422,6167,226---
University of Spa & Cosmetology ArtsPrivate, Less than 2-year16416413034---
VanderCook College of MusicPrivate, 4-year32310772352166210
Waubonsee Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year8,3058,3052,3765,929---
Oak Point UniversityPrivate, 4-year451385--66--
Western Illinois UniversityPublic, 4-year6,3324,5253,7367891,8077881,019
Wheaton CollegePrivate, 4-year2,8742,1502,08961724167557
William Rainey Harper CollegePublic, 2-4 year13,98813,9884,0539,935---
ETI School of Skilled TradesPrivate, Less than 2-year443443262181---
Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-RockfordPrivate, Less than 2-year979797----
Northwestern CollegePrivate, 4-year464464-----
Bell Mar Beauty CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year4545-----
Universal Technical Institute of Illinois IncPrivate, 2-4 year1,1561,1561,156----
Hairmasters Institute of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year7777-----
Capital Area Career CenterPublic, Less than 2-year353353145208---
Hair Professionals Career CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year86863056---
Rosel School of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year55553520---
Worsham College of Mortuary SciencePrivate, 2-4 year183183183----
Pivot Point AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year103103103----
Heartland Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,8554,8551,4763,379---
John Amico School of Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2-year16216238124---
Frontier Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,3642,364-----
Lincoln Trail CollegePublic, 2-4 year605605-----
Wabash Valley CollegePublic, 2-4 year906906-----
G Skin & Beauty InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year337337146191---
Erikson InstitutePrivate, 4-year297---29755242
Career Center of Southern IllinoisPublic, Less than 2-year363636----
Illinois Media SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year323232----
Midwest Technical Institute-IllinoisPrivate, Less than 2-year1,3261,3261,326----
Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-SkokiePrivate, 4-year301--301713
MDT College of Health SciencesPrivate, Less than 2-year575575331244---
Pacific College of Health and SciencePrivate, 4-year2456025818511867
Endeavor Health School of Nurse Anesthesia-DePaul UniversityPrivate, 4-year80---8080-
Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.Private, 4-year80---802159
Toyota Technological Institute at ChicagoPrivate, 4-year39---39354
Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage TherapyPrivate, Less than 2-year233233-233---
CALC Institute of TechnologyPrivate, Less than 2-year83834043---
Estelle Medical AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year666666----
Rasmussen University-IllinoisPrivate, 2-4 year1,1451,14533680991--
Chamberlain University-IllinoisPrivate, 4-year32,94414,0414,5309,51118,9031,95216,951
University of Aesthetics & CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year53532627---
The University of Aesthetics & CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year39391821---
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NWPrivate, Less than 2-year21621612492---
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Glendale HeightsPrivate, Less than 2-year1321326072---
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-PeoriaPrivate, Less than 2-year1251256857---
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-RockfordPrivate, Less than 2-year17017064106---
The Aveda Institute of Beauty and Wellness ChicagoPrivate, Less than 2-year939393----
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-LibertyvillePrivate, Less than 2-year1621627389---
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-BridgeviewPrivate, Less than 2-year470470221249---
Capri Beauty CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year7575723---
Ambria College of NursingPrivate, 4-year12312313110---
Midwestern Career CollegePrivate, 2-4 year887887887----
Paul Mitchell the School-NormalPrivate, Less than 2-year46462917---
Paul Mitchell the School-ChicagoPrivate, Less than 2-year1601601537---
Universal Spa Training AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year1391396871---
Illinois Media School-Chicago CampusPrivate, Less than 2-year666666----
Estelle Skin Care and Spa InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year141141141----
State Career CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year185185185----
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NEPrivate, Less than 2-year1601606892---
Reflections Academy of BeautyPrivate, Less than 2-year4040391---
Larry's Barber CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year686868----
Verve CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year176176176----
Empire Beauty School-Vernon HillsPrivate, Less than 2-year5050491---
Empire Beauty School-Stone ParkPrivate, Less than 2-year13613610036---
Trenz Beauty AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year1091093871---
DeVry University-IllinoisPrivate, 4-year31,29628,04612,47215,5743,2502,559691
Networks Barber CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year545454----
Paul Mitchell the School-LombardPrivate, Less than 2-year5252439---
Creative Touch Cosmetology SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year161616----
Debutantes School of Cosmetology and Nail TechnologyPrivate, Less than 2-year99996534---
HVAC Technical InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year285285142143---
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-ElginPrivate, Less than 2-year1381389048---
CAAN Academy of NursingPrivate, 2-4 year969696----
Phipps Academy of BarberingPrivate, Less than 2-year3939534---
Chicago Professional CenterPrivate, Less than 2-year9595-95---
Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career CollegePrivate, 2-4 year682682682----
Ms Roberts Academy of Beauty CulturePrivate, Less than 2-year52523616---
Larry's Barber CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year2929272---
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-NormalPrivate, Less than 2-year17117114031---
Rasmussen University-Mokena/Tinley ParkPrivate, 2-4 year-------
Triton College - Intl Union of Operating Engr Local 399 Trning Fac.Public, 2-4 year-------
University of Notre Dame - ChicagoPrivate, 4-year-------
Columbia College - Crystal Lake CampusPrivate, 4-year-------
Columbia College - Lake CountyPrivate, 4-year-------
Columbia College - FreeportPrivate, 4-year-------
Columbia College - ElginPrivate, 4-year-------
SAE Institute of Technology-ChicagoPrivate, 2-4 year-------
Rasmussen University-AuroraPrivate, 2-4 year-------
Rasmussen University-Romeoville/JolietPrivate, 2-4 year-------
Zen Shiatsu ChicagoPrivate, Less than 2-year9595-----
Larry's Barber College-JolietPrivate, Less than 2-year272727----
Americare Technical SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year252525----
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-ChicagoPrivate, 2-4 year33333326370---
Stellar Career CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year838383----
Relay Graduate School of Education - ChicagoPrivate, 4-year-------
Networks Barber College - ChicagoPrivate, Less than 2-year-------
Phipps Academy of Barbering - BradleyPrivate, Less than 2-year-------
Urbana Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year-------
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