Illinois Private Colleges with the Most Online Enrollment

In Illinois, 56,851 students enrolled online exclusively, and the number of online students increased by 2,090 from last year.

Chamberlain University-Illinois has the most online students of 30,257 out of 32,944.00 total students (91.84%) among 31 Illinois colleges that offer online programs.

DeVry University-Illinois with 30,160 online students and National Louis University with 5,148 online students are following it in Largest Online Illinois Private 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 $34,707 and graduate tuition & fees is $17,688 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Largest Online Illinois Private Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 79.87%, and the average SAT score is 1,132, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Comparison between Largest Online Illinois Private Colleges

Table. Largest Online Illinois Private Colleges Comparison
School NameOnline EnrollmentTotal PopulationUndergraduateGraduateMenWomenUndergraduate Tuition & Fees
1
1		Chamberlain University-Illinois Addison, ILPrivate, 4-year 30,257
3,900		32,94414,04118,9033,42829,516$21,536
2
1		DeVry University-Illinois Lisle, ILPrivate, 4-year 30,160
1,915		31,29628,0463,25010,29121,005$17,008
3
-		National Louis University Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year 5,148
629		8,9154,4714,4441,9616,954$13,245
4
-		Concordia University-Chicago River Forest, ILPrivate, 4-year 3,135
396		4,7701,3683,4021,7633,007$37,488
5
-		DePaul University Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year 2,424
542		21,21014,1887,0229,46411,746$45,405
6
-		Aurora University Aurora, ILPrivate, 4-year 1,827
61		5,9234,1061,8171,6714,252$29,170
7
3		Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year 1,765
475		8,8343,1355,6995,4733,361$52,202
8
1		University of St Francis Joliet, ILPrivate, 4-year 1,500
103		3,0741,3431,7318342,240$38,110
9
1		Loyola University Chicago Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year 1,393
34		17,38412,5384,8465,41711,967$53,710
10
1		Lewis University Romeoville, ILPrivate, 4-year 1,357
10		7,0114,3262,6853,3813,630$39,200
Average7,89714,1368,7565,3804,3689,768$34,707