Illinois Public Colleges with the Most Online Enrollment

In Illinois, 29,388 students enrolled online exclusively, and the number of online students increased by 1,125 from last year.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has the most online students of 9,212 out of 59,238.00 total students (15.55%) among 12 Illinois colleges that offer online programs.

University of Illinois Chicago with 4,153 online students and Southern Illinois University-Carbondale with 2,272 online students are following it in Largest Online Illinois Public Colleges ranking.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign stays at first place of the largest online college ranking since last year. University of Illinois Chicago also maintained its second place in the ranking.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $19,922 and graduate tuition & fees is $19,308 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Largest Online Illinois Public Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 73.27%, and the average SAT score is 1,137, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Comparison between Largest Online Illinois Public Colleges

Table. Largest Online Illinois Public Colleges Comparison
School NameOnline EnrollmentTotal PopulationUndergraduateGraduateMenWomenUndergraduate Tuition & Fees
1
-		University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, ILPublic, 4-year 9,212
215		59,23837,14022,09831,82527,413$40,096
($18,267)
2
-		University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, ILPublic, 4-year 4,153
238		33,90622,49511,41114,99418,912$32,009
($15,949)
3
2		Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, ILPublic, 4-year 2,272
265		11,7908,5533,2375,5416,249$13,334
($13,334)
4
1		Northern Illinois University Dekalb, ILPublic, 4-year 2,197
-		15,41411,3484,0666,9608,454$13,060
($13,060)
5
1		University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, ILPublic, 4-year 2,191
30		4,6282,3092,3192,1782,450$20,139
($12,557)
6
-		Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, ILPublic, 4-year 1,999
58		11,8938,9452,9485,0136,880$12,092
($12,092)
7
1		Governors State University University Park, ILPublic, 4-year 1,705
141		4,3972,5721,8251,5642,833$12,004
($12,004)
8
1		Western Illinois University Macomb, ILPublic, 4-year 1,607
6		6,3324,5251,8072,5693,763$14,572
($14,572)
9
1		Illinois State University Normal, ILPublic, 4-year 1,302
147		21,54619,1072,4398,99812,548$26,058
($14,410)
10
1		Eastern Illinois University Charleston, ILPublic, 4-year 1,283
22		8,5056,7851,7203,6244,881$15,859
($13,377)
Average2,79217,76512,3785,3878,3279,438$19,922
($13,962)