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Colleges in Illinois

50 colleges and universities in Illinois. Click any school to view its full profile.

50Total Schools

12Public

15Private

23Faith-based

Illinois is home to the University of Illinois system, Northwestern University, and a wide range of private colleges. Northwestern and U of I Urbana-Champaign are flagship names; smaller schools like Knox, Lake Forest, and Wheaton add strong liberal arts options.

Public

12 schools

Chicago State UniversityChicago Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston Governors State UniversityUniversity Park Illinois State UniversityNormal Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsville Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale University of Illinois ChicagoChicago University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign Western Illinois UniversityMacomb

Private

15 schools

Aurora UniversityAurora Bradley UniversityPeoria Columbia College ChicagoChicago DeVry University-IllinoisNaperville Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington Knox CollegeGalesburg Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest Millikin UniversityDecatur National Louis UniversityChicago Northwestern UniversityEvanston Rockford UniversityRockford Roosevelt UniversityChicago School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago University of ChicagoChicago

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