List of colleges and universities in Illinois

The following is a list of colleges and universities in Illinois.

Public institutions

Two-year institutions

Four-year institutions School Location(s) Founded Enrollment(Fall 2024) Type NotesChicago State UniversityChicago18672,238Master's Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston18958,505Master'sGovernors State UniversityUniversity Park19694,397Master'sIllinois State UniversityNormal185721,546Research UniversityUniversity of Illinois ChicagoChicago196533,906Research University Part of the University of Illinois systemUniversity of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield19694,628Master's Part of the University of Illinois systemUniversity of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana, Champaign186759,238Research University Part of the University of Illinois systemNortheastern Illinois UniversityChicago18675,734Master'sNorthern Illinois UniversityDeKalb189515,414Research UniversitySouthern Illinois University CarbondaleCarbondale186911,790Research University Part of the Southern Illinois University SystemSouthern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsville195711,893Doctoral/Professional University Part of the Southern Illinois University SystemWestern Illinois UniversityMacomb18996,332Research University

Private institutions Non-profit School Location(s) Founded Enrollment(Fall 2024) TypeAdler UniversityChicago19521,631Special-focusAmerican Islamic CollegeChicago198329Faith-relatedAugustana CollegeRock Island18602,570BaccalaureateAurora UniversityAurora18935,923Doctoral/ProfessionalBenedictine UniversityLisle18872,917Master'sBexley Hall Seabury Western Theologoical Seminary FederationChicago182480Faith-relatedBlackburn CollegeCarlinville1837513BaccalaureateBlessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health SciencesQuincy1891193Special-focusBradley UniversityPeoria18974,777Doctoral/ProfessionalCAAN Academy of NursingMatteson200796Special-focusCatholic Theological UnionChicago1968210Faith-relatedChicago Theological SeminaryChicago1855215Faith-relatedColumbia College ChicagoChicago18905,570Master'sConcordia University ChicagoRiver Forest18644,770Doctoral/ProfessionalDePaul UniversityChicago189821,210Research UniversityDominican UniversityRiver Forest19013,803Master'sEast–West UniversityChicago1980468BaccalaureateElmhurst UniversityElmhurst18713,997Master'sErikson InstituteChicago1966297Master'sEureka CollegeEureka1855527BaccalaureateGarrett-Evangelical Theological SeminaryEvanston1853313Faith-relatedGenerations College Chicago1904310Two-year CollegeGreenville UniversityGreenville18921,104Master'sHebrew Theological CollegeSkokie1921182Faith-relatedIllinois CollegeJacksonville1829942BaccalaureateIllinois College of OptometryChicago1872474Special-focusIllinois Institute of TechnologyChicago18908,834Research UniversityIllinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington18501,582BaccalaureateInstitute for Clinical Social WorkChicago1981121Special-focusJudson UniversityElgin, Rockford1913960Master'sKnox CollegeGalesburg18371,136BaccalaureateLake Forest CollegeLake Forest18571,837BaccalaureateLakeview College of NursingDanville189466Special-focusLewis UniversityRomeoville19327,011Master'sLoyola University ChicagoChicago187017,384Research UniversityLutheran School of Theology at ChicagoChicago1962101Faith-relatedMcCormick Theological SeminaryChicago1829125Faith-relatedMcKendree UniversityLebanon18282,392Master'sMeadville Lombard Theological SchoolChicago184462Faith-relatedMethodist CollegePeoria2008267Special-focusMidwestern UniversityDowners Grove19002,567Graduate SchoolMillikin UniversityDecatur19011,586BaccalaureateMonmouth CollegeMonmouth1853713BaccalaureateMoody Bible InstituteChicago18862,202Faith-relatedMorrison Institute of TechnologyMorrison197359Special-focusNational Louis UniversityChicago18868,915Doctoral/ProfessionalNational University of Health SciencesLombard1906511Special-focusNorth Central CollegeNaperville18613,003Master'sNorth Park UniversityChicago18912,557Master'sNorthern SeminaryLisle1913315Faith-relatedNorthwestern UniversityEvanston185123,856Research UniversityOlivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais19073,339Master'sPrincipia CollegeElsah1912339BaccalaureateQuincy UniversityQuincy18601,210BaccalaureateRockford UniversityRockford18471,241Master'sRoosevelt UniversityChicago, Schaumburg19454,281Doctoral/ProfessionalRosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceNorth Chicago19122,021Special-focusRush UniversityChicago19722,769Special-focusSaint Anthony College of NursingRockford1915263Special-focusSaint Francis Medical Center College of NursingPeoria1985605Special-focusSaint Xavier UniversityChicago18463,485Master'sSchool of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago18663,394Special-focusSpertus Institute for Jewish Learning and LeadershipChicago192489Faith-relatedSt. John's College of NursingSpringfield1886132Special-focusTelshe YeshivaChicago196091Faith-relatedThe Chicago SchoolChicago19791,100Special-focusToyota Technological Institute at ChicagoChicago200339Special-focusTrinity College of Nursing and Health SciencesRock Island189865Special-focusTrinity International UniversityBannockburn1897869Doctoral/ProfessionalUniversity of ChicagoChicago189018,566Research UniversityUniversity of Saint Mary of the LakeMundelein1844200Faith-relatedUniversity of St. FrancisJoliet19203,074Doctoral/ProfessionalVanderCook College of MusicChicago1909323Special-focusWheaton CollegeWheaton18602,874Baccalaureate

For-profit School Location(s) Founded Enrollment(Fall 2024)Chamberlain UniversityChicago188932,944DeVry UniversityDowners Grove193131,296Fox CollegeTinley Park1932200Lincoln TechMelrose Park19461,539Midwest College of Oriental MedicineSkokie197930Midwestern Career CollegeChicago2004887Pacific College of Health and ScienceChicago1986245Rasmussen UniversityAurora, Rockford, Mokena and Tinley Park19001,145Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career CollegeRockford1862682Taylor Business InstituteChicago1962115Worsham College of Mortuary ScienceWheeling1911183

Endowments + Illinois Educational Institutions with Endowments >$100M (2025 data) Institution Endowment (millions)Northwestern University $15,168University of Chicago $10,621University of Illinois system (U. of I. and Foundation) $3,798School of the Art Institute of Chicago $1,598Loyola University Chicago $1,177DePaul University $1,153Principia College (The Principia Corporation, Mo.) $963Rush University $929Midwestern University $917Wheaton College $672Bradley University $394Augustana College $253Illinois State University $246 Southern Illinois University Carbondale $228 Elmhurst University $194North Central College $153 Eastern Illinois University $140 Illinois College $133Northern Illinois University $123 North Park University $114

Defunct institutions Abingdon College (1853–1888), in Abingdon, merged with Eureka College in 1885, campus closed in 1888 Argosy University (2001–2019, Chicago, Schaumburg) Barat College (1858–2005), in Lake Forest, became a part of DePaul University in 2001. Barat campus closed in 2005. Brown's Business College (1876–1994), numerous locations around Illinois Coyne College (1899–2022, Chicago) Dixon College (1881–c. 1915, Dixon) Evanston College for Ladies (1871–1873), merged with Northwestern University in 1873 Flashpoint Chicago (2007–2022), in Chicago Hedding College (1855–1927), in Abingdon, absorbed by Illinois Wesleyan University in 1930 Hillsboro College (1847–1852), in Hillsboro, moved to Springfield in 1852 as Illinois State University (1852–1870), moved to Carthage in 1870 and became Carthage College Illinois Institute of Art – Chicago (1916–2018, Chicago) Illinois Institute of Art – Schaumburg (1983–2018), in Schaumburg International Academy of Design & Technology – Schaumburg (1977–2015) ITT Technical Institute (1969–2016, Arlington Heights, Oak Brook, Orland Park) Jubilee College (1839–1862), near Brimfield Judson College (1846–1860), in Mount Palatine Kendall College (1934–2018), started in Evanston and moved to Chicago, merged with National Louis University Lake Forest Graduate School of Management (1946–2026), in Lake Forest Lexington College (1977–2014), in Chicago Lincoln Christian University (1944–2024), in Lincoln Lincoln College (1865–2022), in Lincoln Lombard College (1853–1930), in Galesburg, after closing many students went to Knox College MacMurray College (1846–2020), in Jacksonville Mallinckrodt College (1916–1991, Wilmette), merged with Loyola University Chicago Midstate College (~1888–2019), in Peoria Midwest College of Engineering (1967–1986), merged with Illinois Institute of Technology in 1986. Morthland College (2009–2018, West Frankfort) Mount Morris College (1879–1932), in Mount Morris Mundelein College (1930-1991), in Chicago, merged with Loyola University Chicago University of Nauvoo (1841–1845), in Nauvoo Northwestern College (1902–2024), in Oak Lawn Oak Point University (1914–2024), in Chicago Oregon Bible College (1939–1991), in Oregon Robert Morris University Illinois (1913–2020), Chicago, merged with Roosevelt University. Shimer College (1853–2017, Mount Carroll, Waukegan, Chicago), merged with North Central College in Naperville in 2017 Sparks College (1908–2009), in Shelbyville Solex College (1995–2018, Chicago, Wheeling) St. Augustine College (Illinois) (1980–2023), in Chicago; merged with Lewis University St. Viator College (1865–1939), in Bourbonnais Shurtleff College (1827–1957), in Alton, was absorbed by Southern Illinois University when its campus became the SIU Alton Residence Center, one of the two precursors of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The campus now houses the School of Dental Medicine. State Community College of East Saint Louis (1969–1999), replaced by Metropolitan Community College around 1995, which was closed in 1999 Trinity Christian College (1959–2026, Palos Heights) Vatterott College (1995–2018, Quincy, Fairview Heights) Westwood College (1953–2016), Calumet City, Chicago, Woodridge William & Vashti College (1908–1918), in Aledo

List of colleges and universities in Illinois

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