Illinois Colleges

Schools In Illinois (Accredited)

Illinois, “the prairie state”, has nearly 13 million residents, making it more populous than all but four U.S. states. The Illinois Community College Board oversees a system of 48 colleges serving approximately a million students in certificate, degree, dual credit, and continuing education programs. Chicago alone, the largest city in the state and the third largest city in the nation, has six community colleges; Harold Washington College, Harry S. Truman College, Kennedy-King College, Malcolm X College, Olive-Harvey College, Richard J. Daley College, and Wilbur Wright College. Only two states have larger community college systems.

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Illinois supports four-year universities on twelve campuses. The University of Illinois serves almost 29,000 on its Chicago campus, where it offers 83 undergraduate, 93 master’s, and 64 doctoral degree programs. The Springfield campus of the university offers 24 bachelor’s degree programs, 20 master’s degree programs, and a doctoral degree in public administration (DPA). UIS serves a total of 5,000, including those enrolled in online certificate and online degree programs. The main campus of the university, located in Urbana-Champaign, admits more than 60% of its undergraduate applicants, and serves upwards of 43,000 students in undergraduate, graduate, and professional school programs. The three campuses of the University of Illinois offer extensive online education options, including a total of 159 online degree and online certificate programs.

There are over 60 non-profit, independent colleges and universities in Illinois, the highest profile and most selective of which are University of Chicago and Northwestern University. Religiously affiliated colleges include Trinity Christian College, Trinity International University, Wheaton College, Lincoln Christian University, Moody Bible Institute, and DePaul University, the largest of several Catholic four-year institutions in the state. For-profit Illinois colleges include American InterContinental University, Argosy University, and University of Phoenix, all of which have campuses in many states and all of which award both traditional and online degrees.

Specialty higher education institutions include Harrington College of Design, Illinois Center for Broadcasting, Illinois Institute of Art, Illinois School of Professional Psychology, Midwest College of Oriental Medicine, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, and VanderCook College of Music.

Illinois – Traditional Colleges

Augustana College

Site – www.augustana.edu
Phone – 800-798-8100
Admissions – admissions@augustana.edu
Financial Aid – admissions@augustana.edu

Aurora University

Site – www.aurora.edu
Phone – 800-PICK-AU-1 (one)
Admissions – admissions@aurora.edu
Financial Aid – admissions@aurora.edu

Benedictine University

Site – www.ben.edu
Phone – 888- 829-6363
Admissions – admissions@ben.edu
Financial Aid – financialaid@ben.edu

Bradley University

Site – www.bradley.edu
Phone – 800-447-6460
Admissions – admissions@bradley.edu
Financial Aid – admissions@bradley.edu

Chicago State University

Site – www.csu.edu
Phone – 800-278-3011
Admissions – UG-ADMISSIONS@CSU.EDU
Financial Aid – csu-finaid@csu.edu

Columbia College Chicago

Site – www.colum.edu
Phone – 312-344-7130
Admissions – admissions@colum.edu
Financial Aid – sfs@colum.edu

Concordia University

Site – www.cuchicago.edu
Phone – 708-771-8300
Admissions – admission@cuchicago.edu
Financial Aid – crffa@cuchicago.edu

DePaul University

Site – www.depaul.edu
800-4-DEPAUL
Admissions – admitdpu@depaul.edu
Financial Aid – ccarter@depaul.edu

Dominican University

Site – www.dom.edu
Phone – 800-828-8475
Admissions – domadmis@email.dom.edu
Financial Aid – domadmis@dom.edu

Elmhurst College

Site – www.elmhurst.edu
Phone – 800-697-1871
Admissions – admit@elmhurst.edu
Financial Aid – finaid@elmhurst.edu

Eureka College

Site – www.eureka.edu
Phone – 888-4-EUREKA
Admissions – admissions@eureka.edu
Financial Aid – ecaid@eureka.edu

Greenville College

Site – www.greenville.edu
Phone – 800-345-4440
Admissions – admissions@greenville.edu
Financial Aid – admissions@greenville.edu

Illinois College

Site – www.ic.edu
Phone – 866-464-5265
Admissions – admissions@hilltop.ic.edu
Financial Aid – finaid@hilltop.ic.edu

Illinois Institute of Technology

Site – www.iit.edu
Phone – 800-448-2329
Admissions – admission@iit.edu
Financial Aid – askfao@ilstu.edu

Illinois State University

Site – www.ilstu.edu
Phone – 800-366-2478
Admissions – ugradadm@ilstu.edu
Financial Aid – askfao@ilstu.edu

Illinois Wesleyan University

Site – www.iwu.edu
Phone – 800-332-2498
Admissions – iwuadmit@titan.iwu.edu
Financial Aid – lnichels@iwu.edu

Judson College

Site – www.judsoncollege.edu
Phone – 800-879-5376
Admissions – admissions@judsoncollege.edu
Financial Aid – financialaid@judsoncollege.edu

Kendall College

Site – www.kendall.edu
Phone – 877-588-8860
Admissions – admissions@kendall.edu
Financial Aid – financialaid@kendall.edu

Knox College

Site – www.knox.edu
Phone – 800-678-KNOX
Admissions – admission@knox.edu
Financial Aid – n/a

Lake Forest College

Site – www.lfc.edu
Phone – 800-828-4751
Admissions – admissions@lfc.edu
Financial Aid – finaid@lfc.edu

MacMurray College

Site – www.mac.edu
Phone – 800-252-7485
Admissions – admiss@mac.edu
Financial Aid – finaid@mac.edu

McKendree College

Site – www.mckendree.edu
Phone – 800-BEARCAT
Admissions – inquiry@mckendree.edu
Financial Aid – finaid@mckendree.edu

Midwestern University

Site – www.midwestern.edu
Phone – (800) 458-6253
Admissions – admissil@midwestern.edu
Financial Aid – ilfinaid@midwestern.edu

Monmouth College

Site – www.monm.edu
Phone – 800-747-2687
Admissions – admit@monm.edu
Financial Aid – admit@monm.edu

Moody Bible Institute

Site – www.moody.edu
Phone – 800-967-4624
Admissions – admissions@moody.edu
Financial Aid – financialaid@moody.edu

National University of Health Sciences

Site – www.nuhs.edu
Phone – 800-826-NATL
Admissions – admissions@nuhs.edu
Financial Aid – sadams@nuhs.edu

North Central College

Site – www.northcentralcollege.edu
Phone – 800-411-1861
Admissions – ncadm@noctrl.edu
Financial Aid – financial_aid@noctrl.edu

North Park University

Site – www.northpark.edu
Phone – 800- 888-6728
Admissions – admission@northpark.edu
Financial Aid – financialaid@northpark.edu

Northern Illinois Univ.

Site -www.niu.edu
Phone – 800-892-3050
Admissions – admissions-info@niu.edu
Financial Aid – finaid@niu.edu

Northwestern University

Site – www.ugadm.northwestern.edu
Phone – 847-491-7271
Admissions – ug-admission@northwestern.edu
Financial Aid – newstudentaid@northwestern.edu

Olivet Nazarene Univ.

Site – www.olivet.edu
Phone – 800-648-1463
Admissions – admissions@olivet.edu
Financial Aid – admissions@olivet.edu

Rockford College

Site – www.rockford.edu
Phone – 800-892-2984
Admissions – admission@rockford.edu
Financial Aid – admissions@rockford.edu

Roosevelt University

Site – www.roosevelt.edu
Phone – 800-APPLYRU
Admissions – mdessimo@roosevelt.edu
Financial Aid – woneill@roosevelt.edu

Rush University

Site – www.rushu.rush.edu
Phone – 312-942-5000
Admissions – Rush_Admisssions@rush.edu
Financial Aid – Financial_Aid.RushU@rush.edu

Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Site – www.sacn.edu
Phone – 815-395-5100
Admissions – cheryldelgado@sacn.edu
Financial Aid – lisaruch@sacn.edu

Saint Xavier University

Site – www.sxu.edu
Phone – 773-298-3000
Admissions – admission@sxu.edu
Financial Aid – financial_aid@sxu.edu

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Site – www.saic.edu
Phone – 800-232-7242
Admissions – admiss@artic.edu
Financial Aid – FinAid@artic.edu

Shimer College

Site – www.shimer.edu
Phone – 800-215-7173
Admissions – admis@shimer.edu
Financial Aid – c.miller@shimer.edu

Southern Illinois Univ. Carbondale

Site – www.siu.edu
Phone – 618-536-4405
Admissions – joinsiuc@siu.edu
Financial Aid – fao@siu.edu

Southern Illinois Univ. Edwardsville

Site – www.siue.edu
800-447-SIUE
Admissions – admissions@siue.edu
Financial Aid – finaid@siue.edu

Trinity Christian College

Site – www.trnty.edu
Phone – 800-748-0085
Admissions – admissions@trnty.edu
Financial Aid – financial.aid@trnty.edu

Trinity International University

Site – www.tiu.edu
Phone – 800-822-3225
Admissions – tcdadm@tiu.edu
Financial Aid – finaid@tiu.edu

University of Chicago

Site – www.uchicago.edu
Phone – 773-702-8652
Admissions – college-admissions@uchicago.edu
Financial Aid – college-aid@uchicago.edu

University of Illinois

Site – www.uiuc.edu
Phone – 217-333-0302
Admissions – undergrad@admissions.uiuc.edu
Financial Aid – undergrad@admissions.uiuc.edu

University of Illinois at Chicago

Site – www.uic.edu
Phone – 312-996-4350
Admissions – uicadmit@uic.edu
Financial Aid – mariamg@uic.edu

University of St. Francis

Site – www.stfrancis.edu
Phone – 800-735-7500
Admissions – csfinfo@vax.colsf.edu
Financial Aid – finaid@stfrancis.edu

Western Illinois University

Site – www.wiu.edu
Phone – 877-PICKWIU
Admissions – wiuadm@wiu.edu
Financial Aid – mifina@wiu.edu

Wheaton College

Site – www.wheaton.edu
Phone – 800-222-2419
Admissions – admissions@wheaton.edu
Financial Aid – Finaid@wheaton.edu

Community Colleges In Illinois

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Black Hawk College

Site – www.bhc.edu
Address – 6600 34th Ave, Moline, IL 61265
Phone – (309) 796-5000

Carl Sandburg College

Site – www.sandburg.edu
Address – 2400 Tom L. Wilson Blvd, Galesburg, IL 61401
Phone – (309) 344-2518

College of DuPage

Site – www.cod.edu
Address – 425 22nd St, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Phone – (630) 942-2800

College of Lake County

Site – www.clcillinois.edu
Address – 19351 W Washington St, Grayslake, IL 60030
Phone – (847) 543-2000

Danville Area Community College

Site – www.dacc.edu
Address – 2000 E Main St, Danville, IL 61832
Phone – (217) 443-3222

Elgin Community College

Site – www.dacc.edu
Address – 1700 Spartan Dr, Elgin, IL 60123
Phone – (847) 697-1000

Fox College

Site – www.foxcollege.edu
Address – 18020 Oak Park Ave, Tinley Park, IL 60477
Phone – (708) 444-4500

Frontier Community College

Site – www.iecc.edu
Address – Fairfield, IL 62837
Phone – (618) 842-3711

Harold Washington College

Site – www.ccc.edu/colleges/washington
Address – 30 E Lake St, Chicago, IL 60601
Phone – (312) 553-5600

Harper College

Site – goforward.harpercollege.edu
Address – 1200 W Algonquin Rd, Palatine, IL 60067
Phone – (847) 925-6000

Harry S. Truman College

Site – www.ccc.edu/colleges/truman
Address – 1145 W Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL 60640
Phone – (773) 907-4000

Heartland Community College

www.heartland.edu
Address – 1500 W Raab Rd, Normal, IL 61761
Phone – (309) 268-8000

Highland Community College

Site – www.highland.edu
Address – 2998 W Pearl City Rd, Freeport, IL 61032
Phone – (815) 235-6121

Illinois Central College

Site – www.icc.edu
Address – 1 College Dr, East Peoria, IL 61635
Phone – (309) 694-5422

Illinois Valley Community College

Site – www.ivcc.edu
Address – 815 N Orlando Smith St, Oglesby, IL 61348
Phone – (815) 224-2720

John A. Logan College

Site – www.jalc.edu
Address – 700 Logan College Dr, Carterville, IL 62918
Phone – (618) 985-2828

John Wood Community College

Site – www.jwcc.edu
Address – 1301 S 48th St, Quincy, IL 62305
Phone – (217) 224-6500

Joliet Junior College

Site – www.jjc.edu
Address – 1215 Houbolt Rd, Joliet, IL 60431
Phone – (815) 729-9020

Kankakee Community College

Site – www.kcc.edu
Address – 100 College Drive, Kankakee, IL 60901
Phone – (815) 802-8100

Kaskaskia College

Site – www.kaskaskia.edu
Address – 27210 College Rd, Centralia, IL 62801
Phone – (618) 545-3000

Kennedy-King College

Site – www.ccc.edu/colleges/kennedy
Address – 6301 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60621
Phone – (773) 602-5000

Kishwaukee College

Site – www.kishwaukeecollege.edu
Address – 21193 Malta Rd, Malta, IL 60150
Phone – (815) 825-2086

Lake Land College

Site – www.lakeland.cc.il.us
Address – 5001 Lake Land Blvd, Mattoon, IL 61938
Phone – (217) 234-5253

Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts/Chicago

Site – www.chefs.edu/Chicago
Address – 361 W Chestnut St, Chicago, IL 60610
Phone – (312) 944-0882

Lewis & Clark Community College

Site – www.lc.edu
Address – 5800 Godfrey Rd, Godfrey, IL 62035
Phone – (618) 468-7000

Lincoln Land Community College

Site – www.llcc.edu
Address – 5250 Shepherd Rd, Springfield, IL 62794
Phone – (217) 786-2200

Lincoln Trail College

Site – www.iecc.edu/ltc
Address – 11220 IL-1, Robinson, IL 62454
Phone – (618) 544-8657

MacCormac College

Site – www.maccormac.edu
Address – 29 E Madison St, Chicago, IL 60602
Phone – (312) 854-7451

Malcolm X College

Site – www.ccc.edu/colleges/malcolm-x
Address – 1900 W Van Buren St, Chicago, IL 60612
Phone – (312) 850-7000

McHenry County College

www.mchenry.edu
Address – 8900 US-14, Crystal Lake, IL 60012
Phone – (815) 455-3700

Moraine Valley Community College

Site – www.morainevalley.edu
Address – 9000 Old 88th Ave, Palos Hills, IL 60465
Phone – (708) 974-4300

Morton College

Site – www.morton.edu
Address – 3801 S Central Ave, Cicero, IL 60804
Phone – (708) 656-8000

Northwestern College

Site – www.nc.edu
Address – Chicago 4811 N. Milwaukee Ave. Suite 203 Chicago, IL 60630
Phone – (800) 621-7440

Oakton Community College

Site – www.oakton.edu
Address – 1600 East Golf Road, Des Plaines, IL 60016
Phone – (847) 635-1600

Olive-Harvey College

Site – www.ccc.edu/colleges/olive-harvey
Address – 10001 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL 60628
Phone – (773) 291-6100

Olney Central College

Site – www.iecc.edu/occ
Address – 305 N West St, Olney, IL 62450
Phone – (618) 395-7777

Parkland College

Site – www.parkland.edu
Address – 2400 W Bradley Ave, Champaign, IL 61821
Phone – (217) 351-2200

Prairie State College

Site – www.prairiestate.edu
Address – 202 S Halsted St, Chicago Heights, IL 60411
Phone – (708) 709-3500

Rend Lake College

Site – www.rlc.edu
Address – 468 Ken Gray Pkwy, Ina, IL 62846
Phone – (618) 437-5321

Richard J. Daley College

Site – www.ccc.edu/colleges/daley
Address – 7500 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL 60652
Phone – (773) 838-7500

Richland Community College

Site – www.richland.edu
Address – 1 College Park, Decatur, IL 62521
Phone – (217) 875-7200

Rock Valley College

Site – www.rockvalleycollege.edu
Address – 3301 N Mulford Rd, Rockford, IL 61114
Phone – (815) 921-7821

Sauk Valley Community College

Site – www.svcc.edu
Address – 173 IL-2, Dixon, IL 61021
Phone – (815) 288-5511

Shawnee Community College

Site – www.shawneecc.edu
Address – 8364 Shawnee College Rd, Ullin, IL 62992
Phone – (618) 634-3200

South Suburban College

Site – www.southsuburbancollege.edu
Address – 15800 State St, South Holland, IL 60473
Phone – (708) 596-2000

Southeastern Illinois College

Site – www.sic.edu
Address – 3575 College Rd, Harrisburg, IL 62946
Phone – (618) 252-5400

Southwestern Illinois College

Site – www.swic.edu
Address – 2500 Carlyle Ave, Belleville, IL 62221
Phone – (618) 235-2700

Spoon River College

Site – www.src.edu
Address – 23235 County Hwy 22, Canton, IL 61520
Phone – (309) 647-4645

Springfield College in Illinois

Site – www.sci.edu
Address – 1500 N 5th St, Springfield, IL 62702
Phone – (217) 525-1420

Triton College

Site – www.triton.edu
Address – 2000 5th Ave, River Grove, IL 60171
Phone – (708) 456-0300

Wabash Valley College

Site – www.iecc.edu/wvc
Address – 2200 College Dr, Mt Carmel, IL 62863
Phone – (618) 262-8641

Waubonsee Community College

Site – www.waubonsee.edu
Address – Route 47 Waubonsee Drive, Sugar Grove, IL 60554
Phone – (630) 466-7900

Wilbur Wright College

Site – www.ccc.edu/colleges/wright
Address – 4300 N Narragansett Ave, Chicago, IL 60634
Phone – (773) 777-7900

Career, Technical, & Vocational Schools – IL

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Addison

DeVry University

Keller Graduate School of Management

Lincolnshire

DeVry University

Keller Graduate School of Management

Melrose Park

Lincoln College of Technology

Aurora

Westwood College/Midtown

Lisle

Benedictine College

Merrionette Park

Everest College

Mokena

University of Phoenix

Sanford-Brown College

Collinsville

Westwood College

DuPage

Elgin

DeVry University

Keller Graduate School of Management

Gurnee

DeVry University

Keller Graduate School of Management

Joliet

Olivet Nazarene University

Moline

Brown Mackie College

Naperville

DeVry University

Northwestern Business College

North Aurora

Everest College

Oak Brook

DeVry University

Quincy

Vatterott College

Bloomington

Medical Technology Institute

Olivet Nazareth University

Northwestern Business College

Bridgeview

Northwestern Business College

Benedictine College

Broadview

Everest College

Burr Ridge

Calumet City

Westwood College

Argosy University

Benedictine College

Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago

DeVry University

Everest College

Harrington College of Design

Illinois School of Health Careers

International Academy of Design and Technology

Keller Graduate School of Management

Northwestern Business College

Universal Technical Institute

University of Phoenix

Westwood College/Loop

Chicago

Merrillville

Everest College

Rasmussen College

Rockford

Olivet Nazarene University

Rolling Meadows

Argosy University

DeVry University

International Academy of Design and Technology

Keller Graduate School of Management

University of Phoenix

Schaumburg

Everest College

Skokie

DeVry University

Keller Graduate School of Management

Tinley Park

Warrenville

University of Phoenix

Online Colleges In Illinois

Illinois is home to many top-ranked traditional colleges and universities. As the 21st century continues to progress forward, most colleges in the state have recognized the changing times and have begun to offer an extensive amount of online degree programs. Even in 2012, over 10% of the students enrolled in Title IV postsecondary institutions were taking their degree programs completely online. That number has undoubtedly grown since that time, and Illinois has continued to grow and compete with its neighbors in attracting distance learners. With over 100 colleges and universities in the state offering accredited online degree programs, prospective students will find that they have a wide range of options to choose from, both from relatively inexpensive public colleges to colleges and universities that offer advanced degrees for well above the national average tuition cost.

Some of the best online degree programs in the state can be located at the state’s public institutions. Prospective students will find that, while these schools offer their programs at significantly higher tuition rates than the national average (this includes both in-state and out-of-state tuition rates), most of the colleges and their programs are ranked well both regionally and nationally by the U.S. News and World Report.

The University of Illinois has several campuses that offer their programs online. The University of Illinois at Springfield is well ranked, sitting high on several lists. The university is #20 for Best Online Bachelor’s Programs, #16 for Best Online Graduate Business Programs (Excluding MBA), #75 for Best Online Graduate Programs and #17 for Best MS in MIS Online Degrees. The University of Illinois at Springfield is also #42 among Regional Universities (Midwest). The school offers a wide variety of online degree programs, up to the Master’s degree level, and delivered through the industry-standard Blackboard learning management system. Prospective students can explore such valuable Bachelor’s degree programs as Computer Science, English, History, Mathematics and MAnagement Information Systems, among others. Master’s degree programs range from such areas as Computer Science, Environmental Science, Human Services Administration, Political Science and Teacher Leadership, among several other options. There are also 13 graduate certificate programs available, including Business Intelligence, Geographic Information Systems, Legal Aspects of Education and Chief School Business Officer (which is a Post Master’s certificate).

The state’s flagship public institution, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, offers an eclectic variety of online degree options. The university is reasonably ranked by the U.S. News and World Report at #82 for Best Online Bachelor’s Programs, #47 for Best Online Graduate Education Programs and #35 for Best Online Graduate Engineering Programs. The school has 15 programs available for those seeking an online learning experience for their Bachelor’s degree. Business Administration, Computer Science, Philosophy and Political Science are just a few of the options available for undergraduates. For graduates, a total of 52 programs are available across a wide range of options, including Crop Sciences, Engineering, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences and Technology Specialist. There is one Doctorate available online, in Public Health.

Prospective students will find that many postsecondary schools in Illinois offer great value, great variety and excellent credentials.