There are 245 colleges in Illinois - 63 public and 182 private schools. The 2025 average undergraduate tuition of the Illinois colleges is $13,730 for state residents and $29,073 for out-of-state students.

114 Illinois cities have at least one college and, of them, Chicago has the most of 67 colleges. It has 36 four-year colleges and 13 community colleges with a total of 193,771 students. Rockford and Springfield also has a number of colleges of 7 and 6 colleges respectively.

The following table shows the Illinois colleges by city. The 2025 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost. You can view the list of colleges and average statistics for each city by following the link on the city name. Furthermore, you can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the colum title.

245 Illinois Colleges by City
CityNumber of SchoolsUnder-graduate TuitionGraduate TuitionPopulationStudents to Faculty
Total4-yearCommunity CollegesTrade SchoolsTotalUnder.Graduate
Chicago 67361318 $28,443
($13,696)		 $23,151
($12,573)		 193,771 136,132 57,639 12 to 1
Rockford 7232 $32,796 $12,591 9,576 9,227 440 13 to 1
Springfield 6213 $22,390
($12,557)		 $18,372
($11,938)		 12,280 9,955 2,325 14 to 1
Skokie 42-2 $16,908 $12,920 419 390 30 10 to 1
Peoria 43-1 $27,392 $15,189 5,774 4,239 1,535 10 to 1
Evanston 43-1 $44,949 $37,138 24,344 9,494 14,850 2 to 1
Normal 4112 $26,058
($14,410)		 $13,062
($10,218)		 26,618 24,179 2,439 18 to 1
Elgin 4211 $19,277 $20,775 11,349 11,107 242 13 to 1
Quincy 4211 $33,948 $19,934 3,300 3,148 152 12 to 1
Crystal Lake 4112 $8,304 - 10,122 10,122 - 15 to 1
Lisle 431- $21,097 $14,517 35,684 31,174 4,510 24 to 1
Joliet 4112 $38,110 $14,757 17,568 15,837 1,731 16 to 1
Downers Grove 31-2 $47,256 $48,006 2,745 178 2,567 9 to 1
Decatur 3111 $26,792 $21,333 4,014 3,923 91 12 to 1
Galesburg 211- $57,903 - 2,739 2,739 - 13 to 1
Cicero 2-11 - - 3,607 3,607 - 15 to 1
River Forest 22-- $38,158 $14,641 8,573 4,058 4,515 13 to 1
Niles 2--2 - - 86 86 - 11 to 1
Urbana 21-1 - $3,030 173 173 - 9 to 1
Dekalb 21-1 $13,060
($13,060)		 $9,176
($9,176)		 15,513 11,447 4,066 15 to 1
Calumet City 2--2 - - 163 163 - 25 to 1
Oak Lawn 21-1 $18,475 - 546 546 - 13 to 1
Canton 2-2- - - 1,287 1,287 - 8 to 1
Aurora 211- $29,170 $16,463 5,923 4,106 1,817 9 to 1
Champaign 211- $40,096
($18,267)		 $34,406
($19,278)		 65,252 43,154 22,098 17 to 1
Oak Forest 2--2 - - 195 195 - 6 to 1
East Peoria 2-11 - - 7,971 7,971 - 15 to 1
Lombard 21-1 $23,122 $28,913 563 73 490 8 to 1
Gurnee 21-1 $8,304 - 185 185 - 10 to 1
Danville 211- $19,530 - 2,363 2,363 - 12 to 1
Freeport 211- $8,256 - 1,360 1,360 - 7 to 1
Tinley Park 2-11 - - 391 391 - 12 to 1
Rock Island 22-- $38,334 $36,099 2,635 2,578 57 8 to 1
Palos Hills 2-11 - - 11,382 11,382 - 23 to 1
Bloomington 21-1 $57,704 - 1,659 1,659 - 14 to 1
Romeoville 211- $39,200 $15,800 7,011 4,326 2,685 7 to 1
Oak Brook 21-1 $24,440 $8,000 627 561 66 16 to 1
Richton Park 1--1 - - 39 39 - 22 to 1
Sycamore 1--1 - - 55 55 - 16 to 1
Centralia 1-1- - - 3,669 3,669 - 21 to 1
Carbondale 11-- $13,334
($13,334)		 $31,122
($14,220)		 11,790 8,553 3,237 11 to 1
Mount Carmel 1-1- - - 906 906 - 18 to 1
Hoffman Estates 11-- $46,105 - 123 123 - 3 to 1
Carlinville 11-- $28,149 - 513 513 - 11 to 1
Elmhurst 11-- $42,955 $34,460 3,997 3,213 784 15 to 1
Jacksonville 11-- $38,676 $18,300 942 937 5 12 to 1
Ina 1-1- - - 2,015 2,015 - 19 to 1
Wheaton 11-- $45,546 $20,160 2,874 2,150 724 10 to 1
Hillside 1--1 - - 52 52 - 15 to 1
PERU 1--1 - - 52 52 - 13 to 1
South Holland 1-1- - - 3,818 3,818 - 17 to 1
Red Bud 1--1 - - 36 36 - 6 to 1
Vernon Hills 1--1 - - 50 50 - 25 to 1
Lebanon 11-- $34,740 $9,450 2,392 1,757 635 16 to 1
Dixon 1-1- - - 1,467 1,467 - 14 to 1
Willowbrook 1--1 - - 443 443 - 31 to 1
Addison 11-- $21,536 $15,300 32,944 14,041 18,903 23 to 1
Park Ridge 1--1 - - 25 25 - 25 to 1
North Chicago 11-- $35,744 $36,769 2,021 - 2,021 -
Lake Forest 11-- $56,402 $16,880 1,837 1,814 23 13 to 1
Deerfield 11-- $12,320 $18,520 869 55 814 3 to 1
Carterville 1-1- - - 3,224 3,224 - 20 to 1
Monmouth 11-- $44,922 - 713 713 - 9 to 1
Mundelein 11-- $35,298 $35,998 200 - 200 -
Bloomingdale 1--1 - - 103 103 - 16 to 1
Libertyville 1--1 - - 162 162 - 13 to 1
Glen Ellyn 1-1- - - 26,224 26,224 - 22 to 1
Godfrey 1-1- - - 4,606 4,606 - 18 to 1
Bourbonnais 11-- $38,900 $12,450 3,339 2,711 628 15 to 1
Sugar Grove 1-1- - - 8,305 8,305 - 21 to 1
Matteson 1-1- - - 96 96 - 14 to 1
Schaumburg 1--1 - - 490 490 - 13 to 1
Kankakee 1-1- - - 2,564 2,564 - 15 to 1
Morrison 1-1- - - 59 59 - 8 to 1
Sterling 1--1 - - 59 59 - 6 to 1
Robinson 1-1- - - 605 605 - 15 to 1
New Lenox 1--1 - - 75 75 - 18 to 1
Moline 1-1- - - 4,001 4,001 - 18 to 1
Lincoln 11-- $15,400 $9,910 185 45 140 2 to 1
Elsah 11-- $34,680 - 339 339 - 6 to 1
Macomb 11-- $14,572
($14,572)		 $13,683
($13,683)		 6,332 4,525 1,807 12 to 1
Prospect Heights 1--1 - - 95 95 - 6 to 1
Oswego 1--1 - - 136 136 - 19 to 1
Malta 1-1- - - 2,969 2,969 - 18 to 1
Edwardsville 11-- $12,092
($12,092)		 $10,488
($10,488)		 11,893 8,945 2,948 15 to 1
Oakbrook 1--1 - - 337 337 - 14 to 1
Eureka 11-- $28,636 - 527 527 - 14 to 1
Olney 1-1- - - 3,726 3,726 - 15 to 1
Melrose Park 1-1- - - 1,539 1,539 - 32 to 1
Palatine 1-1- - - 13,988 13,988 - 21 to 1
Alton 1--1 - - 83 83 - 11 to 1
Mokena 1-1- - - - - - -
Grayslake 1-1- - - 12,530 12,530 - 16 to 1
Naperville 11-- $45,726 $15,922 3,003 2,454 549 12 to 1
Palos Heights 11-- $20,605 $22,630 854 825 29 10 to 1
Stone Park 1--1 - - 136 136 - 21 to 1
University Park 11-- $12,004
($12,004)		 $10,666
($10,666)		 4,397 2,572 1,825 11 to 1
Oglesby 1-1- - - 2,720 2,720 - 15 to 1
Ullin 1-1- - - 1,156 1,156 - 15 to 1
Wheeling 1-1- - - 183 183 - 12 to 1
Glendale Heights 1--1 - - 132 132 - 14 to 1
Bradley 1--1 - - - - - -
Mattoon 1-1- - - 3,960 3,960 - 13 to 1
Des Plaines 1-1- - - 8,329 8,329 - 14 to 1
River Grove 1-1- - - 9,842 9,842 - 21 to 1
Waterloo 1--1 - - 16 16 - 8 to 1
Villa Park 1--1 - - 51 51 - 15 to 1
Greenville 11-- $32,200 $8,784 1,104 986 118 13 to 1
Harrisburg 1-1- - - 1,446 1,446 - 17 to 1
Fairfield 1-1- - - 2,364 2,364 - 31 to 1
Bridgeview 1--1 - - 470 470 - 25 to 1
Belleville 1-1- - - 8,492 8,492 - 17 to 1
Charleston 11-- $15,859
($13,377)		 $23,214
($11,647)		 8,505 6,785 1,720 14 to 1
Chicago Heights 1-1- - - 2,953 2,953 - 12 to 1