2024 Illinois Colleges Comparison
In Illinois, 236 colleges are active and serve higher education to students. By school type, there are 66 public schools and 170 private schools. By school level, 102 4-years (or high) schools, 60 2-4 years schools (community colleges), and 74 less than 2 years schools (career, technical or vocational schools) are active this year based on the IPEDS data.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Illinois colleges is $19,082 for state residents and $20,208 for out-of-state students in 2024. The graduate tuition & fee is $18,916 for state residents and $20,213 for out-of-state students. A total of 2,677 students enrolled in Illinois colleges including 2,266 undergraduate and 1,823 graduate students.
Most Compared Illinois Colleges
The following Illinois college pairs are frequently compared by users. You can compare the schools by their most important academic factors such as acceptance rate and tuition.
2024 Statistics for Illinois Colleges
Of the 236 Illinois schools, University of Chicago ranked first and Northwestern University ranked second (view more at Illinois college rankings).
The 2024 average tuition & fees of all Illinois colleges is $19,082 for Illinois residents and $20,208 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 71.73% and the average SAT score is 1,140. The average number of students is 2,677 and the average student to faculty ratio is 14 to 1.
The below statements summarize the average statistics of tuition, admission, and more academic factors for Illinois colleges. For the statistics, we include only 4-years colleges such as national universities and liberal arts colleges.
In addition, for some statistics, we include only eligible colleges, for example, for the graduate tuition & fees over colleges that offer the graduate programs.
- The average undergraduate tuition & fees of Illinois colleges are $20,208 and University of Chicago has the highest tuition & fees of $66,939 and Pacific College of Health and Science has the lowest tuition & fees of $7,508.
- The average graduate tuition & fees of Illinois colleges are $20,213 and University of Chicago has the highest tuition & fees of $66,543 and Columbia College Chicago has the lowest tuition & fees of $2,464.
- The average SAT score of Illinois colleges is 1,140 and University of Chicago has the highest SAT score of 1,540 and Governors State University has the lowest score of 945.
- The average acceptance rate of Illinois colleges is 71.73% and University of Chicago has the tightest (lowest) rate of 5% and VanderCook College of Music has the loosest (lowest) rate of 100%.
- The average student population of Illinois colleges is 2,677 and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has the most students of 56,916 and American Islamic College has the fewest students of 19.
- The average graduation rate of Illinois colleges is 48.60% and Northwestern University has the highest rate of 96% and Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago has the lowest rate of 10%.
Illinois Colleges Core Statistics Comparison
The following table lists colleges located in Illinois ordered by college ranking. The ranking is targeting only 4-years universities and colleges. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or the school does not have programs for the values.
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| College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Chicago Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $66,939 | $66,543 | 1,540 | 5.4% | 18,339 | 95% | 5 to 1 |
| Northwestern University Evanston, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $65,997 | $53,871 | 1,530 | 7.2% | 23,161 | 96% | 6 to 1 |
| Principia College Elsah, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $33,280 | - | 1,125 | 47.9% | 323 | 76% | 6 to 1 |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL Public, 4 years four-years | $34,501 | $33,640 | 1,440 | 44.8% | 56,916 | 84% | 21 to 1 |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $51,763 | $33,810 | 1,310 | 61.4% | 6,943 | 75% | 13 to 1 |
| University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL Public, 4 years four-years | $29,360 | $28,641 | 1,220 | 78.7% | 33,747 | 61% | 18 to 1 |
| Wheaton College Wheaton, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $43,930 | $19,440 | 1,340 | 88.4% | 2,885 | 88% | 12 to 1 |
| Illinois State University Normal, IL Public, 4 years four-years | $28,086 | $12,646 | 1,090 | 86.2% | 20,683 | 66% | 19 to 1 |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $55,704 | - | 1,250 | 42.2% | 1,527 | 79% | 11 to 1 |
| Lewis University Romeoville, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $37,882 | $15,490 | 1,100 | 74.1% | 6,513 | 62% | 14 to 1 |
| Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $51,716 | $22,305 | 1,275 | 79.2% | 16,899 | 70% | 13 to 1 |
| Bradley University Peoria, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $39,680 | $19,014 | 1,180 | 75.1% | 5,552 | 76% | 12 to 1 |
| University of St Francis Joliet, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $37,000 | $14,757 | 1,110 | 58.4% | 3,297 | 64% | 13 to 1 |
| North Central College Naperville, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $44,394 | $15,822 | 1,120 | 60.9% | 2,695 | 63% | 12 to 1 |
| Aurora University Aurora, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $28,220 | $15,363 | 1,080 | 81.9% | 5,918 | 59% | 18 to 1 |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL Public, 4 years four-years | $13,244 | $31,050 | 1,030 | 91.5% | 11,107 | 49% | 11 to 1 |
| Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $41,628 | $34,037 | 1,090 | 76.0% | 3,731 | 63% | 13 to 1 |
| Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $37,940 | $10,957 | - | 57.8% | 3,255 | 66% | 14 to 1 |
| North Park University Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $35,325 | $16,191 | - | 68.0% | 2,660 | 55% | 10 to 1 |
| University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, IL Public, 4 years four-years | $22,017 | $19,246 | 1,100 | 82.0% | 4,198 | 53% | 12 to 1 |
| Monmouth College Monmouth, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $43,520 | - | 1,110 | 90.7% | 767 | 56% | 10 to 1 |
| Quincy University Quincy, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $35,740 | $11,475 | - | 61.7% | 1,307 | 50% | 14 to 1 |
| Benedictine University Lisle, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $34,290 | $20,258 | - | 93.1% | 3,123 | 53% | 13 to 1 |
| Augustana College Rock Island, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $49,834 | $34,660 | 1,130 | 61.2% | 2,349 | 77% | 11 to 1 |
| Greenville University Greenville, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $30,598 | $8,784 | 980 | 94.1% | 1,088 | 57% | 12 to 1 |
| Illinois College Jacksonville, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $37,470 | $9,200 | 1,045 | 77.2% | 1,029 | 67% | 12 to 1 |
| Rockford University Rockford, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $37,300 | $14,060 | 980 | 54.9% | 1,181 | 40% | 10 to 1 |
| McKendree University Lebanon, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $34,070 | $9,450 | - | 68.4% | 1,960 | 55% | 17 to 1 |
| Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL Public, 4 years four-years | $12,700 | $9,090 | - | 70.7% | 15,649 | 53% | 14 to 1 |
| DeVry University-Illinois Naperville, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $17,488 | $17,552 | 1,085 | 43.0% | 26,384 | 43% | 49 to 1 |
| Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $32,520 | $2,464 | - | 94.8% | 6,646 | 47% | 15 to 1 |
| Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $54,202 | $16,212 | 1,260 | 59.7% | 1,753 | 77% | 12 to 1 |
| Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL Public, 4 years four-years | $22,726 | $18,217 | - | 62.7% | 5,756 | 18% | 9 to 1 |
| Knox College Galesburg, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $55,587 | - | 1,290 | 73.3% | 1,058 | 74% | 9 to 1 |
| DePaul University Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $44,460 | $22,525 | 1,190 | 70.2% | 20,917 | 69% | 17 to 1 |
| Dominican University River Forest, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $37,844 | $19,500 | 1,010 | 89.5% | 3,196 | 58% | 11 to 1 |
| Roosevelt University Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $20,280 | $23,094 | 955 | 88.3% | 3,725 | 42% | 11 to 1 |
| Chicago State University Chicago, IL Public, 4 years four-years | $12,754 | $16,162 | - | 48.5% | 2,317 | 27% | 11 to 1 |
| Judson University Elgin, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $30,910 | $18,708 | 1,025 | 58.2% | 973 | 53% | 10 to 1 |
| Trinity International University-Illinois Deerfield, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $12,320 | $18,520 | 1,025 | 91.3% | 1,242 | 49% | 12 to 1 |
| Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL Public, 4 years four-years | $12,922 | $10,102 | 1,050 | 97.5% | 12,519 | 53% | 15 to 1 |
| Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL Public, 4 years four-years | $15,879 | $22,695 | 1,000 | 68.0% | 8,857 | 54% | 15 to 1 |
| Western Illinois University Macomb, IL Public, 4 years four-years | $14,952 | $13,290 | - | 75.0% | 7,643 | 47% | 13 to 1 |
| Saint Xavier University Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $36,840 | $15,410 | - | 84.1% | 3,523 | 52% | 15 to 1 |
| Governors State University University Park, IL Public, 4 years four-years | $11,320 | $10,072 | 945 | 57.5% | 4,427 | 20% | 10 to 1 |
| National Louis University Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $12,345 | $12,225 | - | 92.1% | 7,525 | 30% | 15 to 1 |
| Concordia University-Chicago River Forest, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $36,258 | $10,782 | - | 93.0% | 5,354 | 48% | 12 to 1 |
| East-West University Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $26,100 | - | - | - | 529 | 11% | 33 to 1 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College Chicago, IL Public, 2-4 years | $14,430 | - | - | - | 2,101 | 19% | 19 to 1 |
| Rosel School of Cosmetology Niles, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $13,500 | - | - | - | 42 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Frontier Community College Fairfield, IL Public, 2-4 years | $12,340 | - | - | - | 1,740 | 55% | 23 to 1 |
| Midwestern Career College Chicago, IL Private, 2-4 years | $17,320 | - | - | - | 676 | 60% | 21 to 1 |
| Rend Lake College Ina, IL Public, 2-4 years | $7,800 | - | - | - | 2,017 | 55% | 19 to 1 |
| University of Spa & Cosmetology Arts Springfield, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $19,850 | - | - | - | 147 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Phipps Academy of Barbering Richton Park, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $18,500 | - | - | - | 33 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Institute for Clinical Social Work Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $26,750 | $25,988 | - | - | 119 | - | - |
| Elgin Community College Elgin, IL Public, 2-4 years | $9,516 | - | - | - | 8,910 | 37% | 18 to 1 |
| CALC Institute of Technology Alton, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $14,500 | - | - | - | 61 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Southeastern Illinois College Harrisburg, IL Public, 2-4 years | $6,540 | - | - | - | 1,379 | 41% | 18 to 1 |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Peoria Peoria, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $13,184 | - | - | - | 121 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Oehrlein School of Cosmetology East Peoria, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $18,480 | - | - | - | 36 | - | 12 to 1 |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $54,530 | $44,634 | - | 79.0% | 3,532 | 66% | 11 to 1 |
| Taylor Business Institute Chicago, IL Private, 2-4 years | $12,000 | - | - | 79.4% | 175 | 55% | 13 to 1 |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture Urbana, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $19,482 | - | - | - | 142 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Generations College Chicago, IL Private, 2-4 years | $12,700 | - | - | - | 303 | 13% | 25 to 1 |
| MDT College of Health Sciences Chicago, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $21,600 | - | - | 83.8% | 324 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NE Chicago, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $13,184 | - | - | - | 145 | - | 10 to 1 |
| St. John's College-Department of Nursing Springfield, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $25,466 | $17,228 | - | - | 94 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Midwestern University-Downers Grove Downers Grove, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $45,946 | $48,857 | - | - | 2,758 | - | - |
| Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Rockford Rockford, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $19,500 | - | - | - | 77 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Peru PERU, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $19,500 | - | - | - | 28 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Spertus College Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $19,400 | $20,900 | - | - | 99 | - | - |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College Chicago, IL Public, 2-4 years | $14,430 | - | - | - | 4,787 | 30% | 27 to 1 |
| Pivot Point Academy Bloomingdale, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $18,405 | - | - | - | 119 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Lincoln College Lincoln, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $19,800 | $3,960 | - | - | 888 | 33% | 15 to 1 |
| Wabash Valley College Mount Carmel, IL Public, 2-4 years | $12,340 | - | - | - | 926 | 57% | 17 to 1 |
| Innovations Design Academy Canton, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $18,325 | - | - | - | 20 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Rock Valley College Rockford, IL Public, 2-4 years | $21,344 | - | - | - | 5,861 | 36% | 18 to 1 |
| Cameo Beauty Academy Oak Lawn, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $17,985 | - | - | - | 100 | - | 13 to 1 |
| VanderCook College of Music Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $30,910 | $7,995 | - | 100.0% | 263 | 57% | 4 to 1 |
| Ms Roberts Academy of Beauty Culture Hillside, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $18,900 | - | - | - | 49 | - | 15 to 1 |
| John Wood Community College Quincy, IL Public, 2-4 years | $9,000 | - | - | - | 1,718 | 46% | 12 to 1 |
| Eureka College Eureka, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $28,400 | - | - | 86.7% | 559 | 53% | 13 to 1 |
| Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills, IL Public, 2-4 years | $9,846 | - | - | - | 10,511 | 34% | 18 to 1 |
| Rasmussen University-Illinois Rockford, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $13,546 | $4,726 | - | - | 2,475 | 54% | 11 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Lombard Lombard, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $22,575 | - | - | - | 86 | - | 6 to 1 |
| Aveda Institute-Chicago Chicago, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $22,350 | - | - | - | 93 | - | 19 to 1 |
| Parkland College Champaign, IL Public, 2-4 years | $13,266 | - | - | - | 5,686 | 33% | 15 to 1 |
| South Suburban College South Holland, IL Public, 2-4 years | $12,683 | - | - | - | 3,905 | 18% | 15 to 1 |
| DeVry University-Administrative Office Naperville, IL Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| McHenry County College Crystal Lake, IL Public, 2-4 years | $14,885 | - | - | - | 8,874 | 34% | 26 to 1 |
| NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia Evanston, IL Private, 4 years four-years | - | $32,000 | - | - | 75 | - | - |
| Larry's Barber College Chicago, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $16,190 | - | - | - | 93 | - | 25 to 1 |
| Bell Mar Beauty College Cicero, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $12,475 | - | - | - | 48 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Hair Professionals Career College Sycamore, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $17,550 | - | - | - | 62 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Saint Anthony College of Nursing Rockford, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $27,811 | $18,987 | - | - | 242 | - | 6 to 1 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Chicago, IL Public, 2-4 years | $14,430 | - | - | - | 7,508 | 30% | 29 to 1 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park Melrose Park, IL Private, 2-4 years | $31,882 | - | - | - | 1,209 | 54% | 27 to 1 |
| Erikson Institute Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $19,988 | $20,588 | - | - | 331 | - | - |
| Universal Spa Training Academy Downers Grove, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $17,250 | - | - | - | 105 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Cannella School of Hair Design-Chicago Chicago, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $16,410 | - | - | - | 29 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Oak Point University Oak Brook, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $24,440 | $8,000 | - | - | 429 | - | 7 to 1 |
| Fox College Tinley Park, IL Private, 2-4 years | $17,190 | - | - | 69.8% | 252 | 76% | 10 to 1 |
| Morton College Cicero, IL Public, 2-4 years | $11,028 | - | - | - | 3,753 | 24% | 19 to 1 |
| Chamberlain University-Illinois Addison, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $20,604 | $14,900 | - | 90.9% | 26,687 | 37% | 18 to 1 |
| Debutantes School of Cosmetology and Nail Technology Dekalb, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $18,100 | - | - | - | 77 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Lake Land College Mattoon, IL Public, 2-4 years | $13,906 | - | - | - | 3,742 | 46% | 19 to 1 |
| Hebrew Theological College Skokie, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $14,700 | $5,550 | - | 71.4% | 160 | 20% | 5 to 1 |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Bridgeview Bridgeview, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $13,184 | - | - | - | 416 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Black Hawk College Moline, IL Public, 2-4 years | $8,100 | - | - | - | 3,773 | 37% | 17 to 1 |
| Trinity Christian College Palos Heights, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $20,325 | $15,073 | 980 | 70.7% | 908 | 68% | 10 to 1 |
| College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL Public, 2-4 years | $12,510 | - | - | - | 21,939 | 22% | 20 to 1 |
| Meadville Theological School of Lombard College Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | - | $27,414 | - | - | 69 | - | - |
| Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc. Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | - | $19,845 | - | - | 62 | - | - |
| Empire Beauty School-Vernon Hills Vernon Hills, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $19,260 | - | - | - | 47 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Shawnee Community College Ullin, IL Public, 2-4 years | $7,500 | - | - | - | 1,174 | 50% | 14 to 1 |
| Hairmasters Institute of Cosmetology Bloomington, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $15,100 | - | - | - | 79 | - | 15 to 1 |
| HVAC Technical Institute Chicago, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $15,000 | - | - | - | 207 | - | 24 to 1 |
| Adler University Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $44,030 | $43,455 | - | - | 1,841 | - | 1 to 1 |
| Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $18,360 | $18,360 | - | - | 133 | - | - |
| Illinois Media School Lombard, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $18,870 | - | - | - | 26 | - | 7 to 1 |
| Estelle Skin Care and Spa Institute Skokie, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $10,875 | - | - | - | 163 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Rush University Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $30,957 | $38,013 | - | - | 2,870 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Capri Beauty College Oak Forest, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $20,075 | - | - | - | 51 | - | 6 to 1 |
| Kaskaskia College Centralia, IL Public, 2-4 years | $12,570 | - | - | - | 3,370 | 37% | 20 to 1 |
| Gem City College Quincy, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $19,425 | - | - | - | 41 | - | 11 to 1 |
| National University of Health Sciences Lombard, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $22,450 | $27,801 | - | - | 498 | - | 7 to 1 |
| The University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology Downers Grove, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $14,325 | - | - | - | 61 | - | 14 to 1 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College Chicago, IL Public, 2-4 years | $14,430 | - | - | - | 7,314 | 18% | 24 to 1 |
| Hair Professionals Career College Palos Hills, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $20,162 | - | - | - | 62 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey, IL Public, 2-4 years | $12,552 | - | - | - | 3,973 | 42% | 15 to 1 |
| Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science North Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $33,207 | $34,167 | - | - | 1,940 | - | - |
| John Amico School of Hair Design Oak Forest, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $18,791 | - | - | - | 223 | - | 5 to 1 |
| Ambria College of Nursing Hoffman Estates, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $38,185 | - | - | - | 211 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences Quincy, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $28,968 | $27,830 | - | - | 167 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Triton College River Grove, IL Public, 2-4 years | $14,880 | - | - | - | 8,616 | 34% | 20 to 1 |
| CAAN Academy of Nursing Matteson, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $21,200 | - | - | - | 72 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Illinois Valley Community College Oglesby, IL Public, 2-4 years | $14,981 | - | - | - | 2,371 | 41% | 14 to 1 |
| Millikin University Decatur, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $43,670 | $21,333 | 1,060 | 75.4% | 1,807 | 57% | 10 to 1 |
| Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy Chicago, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $14,315 | - | - | - | 284 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Trenz Beauty Academy Calumet City, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $1,440 | - | - | - | 128 | - | 25 to 1 |
| University of Saint Mary of the Lake Mundelein, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $33,940 | $33,334 | - | - | 204 | - | - |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Glendale Heights Glendale Heights, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $13,184 | - | - | - | 145 | - | 10 to 1 |
| American Islamic College Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $7,650 | $4,650 | - | 100.0% | 19 | - | 2 to 1 |
| Southern Illinois University-System Office Carbondale, IL Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Danville Area Community College Danville, IL Public, 2-4 years | $9,200 | - | - | - | 1,924 | 45% | 15 to 1 |
| Steven Papageorge Hair Academy Chicago, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $17,250 | - | - | - | 64 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie Skokie, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $18,666 | $20,290 | - | - | 46 | - | 9 to 1 |
| The Salon Professional Academy Plainfield, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $19,105 | - | - | - | 35 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Catholic Theological Union at Chicago Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $23,232 | $23,232 | - | - | 213 | - | - |
| ETI School of Skilled Trades Willowbrook, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $14,685 | - | - | - | 323 | - | 24 to 1 |
| Graham Hospital School of Nursing Canton, IL Private, 2-4 years | $8,417 | - | - | 100.0% | 43 | - | 3 to 1 |
| National Latino Education Institute Chicago, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $14,100 | - | - | - | 4 | 100% | 4 to 1 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College Chicago, IL Public, 2-4 years | $14,430 | - | - | - | 5,289 | 23% | 23 to 1 |
| Worsham College of Mortuary Science Wheeling, IL Private, 2-4 years | $24,800 | - | - | 76.5% | 190 | 78% | 16 to 1 |
| Lincoln Christian University Lincoln, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $15,400 | $9,910 | - | - | 258 | 63% | 7 to 1 |
| Lincoln Trail College Robinson, IL Public, 2-4 years | $12,340 | - | - | - | 636 | 52% | 17 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Normal Normal, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $18,668 | - | - | - | 92 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Richland Community College Decatur, IL Public, 2-4 years | $17,070 | - | - | - | 2,075 | 40% | 13 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell The School Tinley Park Tinley Park, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $23,368 | - | - | - | 229 | - | 16 to 1 |
| University of Illinois System Offices Urbana, IL Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chicago Professional Center Prospect Heights, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $6,640 | - | - | - | 98 | - | 5 to 1 |
| John A Logan College Carterville, IL Public, 2-4 years | $7,540 | - | - | - | 3,272 | 30% | 20 to 1 |
| Moody Bible Institute Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $15,356 | $9,342 | - | 94.1% | 2,410 | 60% | 16 to 1 |
| Estelle Medical Academy Skokie, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $9,180 | - | - | - | 64 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Networks Barber College Calumet City, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $18,200 | - | - | - | 12 | - | 25 to 1 |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Rockford Rockford, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $13,684 | - | - | - | 166 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $15,000 | $8,000 | - | 94.3% | 90 | 10% | 13 to 1 |
| Illinois Central College East Peoria, IL Public, 2-4 years | $11,700 | - | - | - | 7,044 | 31% | 15 to 1 |
| McCormick Theological Seminary Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $8,640 | $9,410 | - | - | 162 | - | - |
| Pacific College of Health and Science Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $7,508 | $15,649 | - | - | 233 | 57% | 12 to 1 |
| Reflections Academy of Beauty Decatur, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $16,600 | - | - | - | 28 | - | 9 to 1 |
| The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $20,844 | $26,136 | - | 7.0% | 1,296 | - | 3 to 1 |
| Northwestern College Oak Lawn, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $18,475 | - | - | - | 514 | 38% | 12 to 1 |
| College of Lake County Grayslake, IL Public, 2-4 years | $14,036 | - | - | - | 11,651 | 33% | 15 to 1 |
| G Skin & Beauty Institute Schaumburg, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $13,900 | - | - | - | 378 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Northern Baptist Theological Seminary Lisle, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $13,635 | $14,135 | - | - | 374 | - | - |
| Spoon River College Canton, IL Public, 2-4 years | $12,540 | - | - | - | 1,212 | 41% | 14 to 1 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College Chicago, IL Public, 2-4 years | $14,430 | - | - | - | 5,559 | 22% | 19 to 1 |
| Lincoln Land Community College Springfield, IL Public, 2-4 years | $10,248 | - | - | - | 4,444 | 40% | 15 to 1 |
| G Skin & Beauty Institute Oakbrook, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $15,600 | - | - | - | 468 | - | 25 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago Chicago, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $22,575 | - | - | - | 197 | - | 18 to 1 |
| Cannella School of Hair Design-Villa Park Villa Park, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $16,410 | - | - | - | 31 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove, IL Public, 2-4 years | $12,330 | - | - | - | 7,491 | 33% | 20 to 1 |
| Joliet Junior College Joliet, IL Public, 2-4 years | $13,800 | - | - | - | 10,212 | 17% | 15 to 1 |
| First Institute of Travel, Inc. Crystal Lake, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $17,025 | - | - | - | 274 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Morrison Institute of Technology Morrison, IL Private, 2-4 years | $19,900 | - | - | - | 67 | 78% | 10 to 1 |
| Chamberlain University-Administrative Office Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Creative Touch Cosmetology School Waterloo, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $21,500 | - | - | - | 22 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Libertyville Libertyville, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $13,184 | - | - | - | 185 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Prairie State College Chicago Heights, IL Public, 2-4 years | $11,064 | - | - | - | 2,680 | 15% | 10 to 1 |
| Southwestern Illinois College Belleville, IL Public, 2-4 years | $6,210 | - | - | - | 7,188 | 28% | 17 to 1 |
| Tri-County Beauty Academy LITCHFIELD, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $13,900 | - | - | - | 9 | 100% | 9 to 1 |
| Olney Central College Olney, IL Public, 2-4 years | $12,340 | - | - | - | 869 | 59% | 11 to 1 |
| Cosmetology & Spa Academy Crystal Lake, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $24,000 | - | - | - | 359 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Illinois Eastern Community College-System Office Olney, IL Public, 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Verve College Oak Brook, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $22,995 | - | - | - | 226 | - | 23 to 1 |
| Sauk Valley Community College Dixon, IL Public, 2-4 years | $12,840 | - | - | - | 1,386 | 45% | 13 to 1 |
| Chicago Theological Seminary Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $26,448 | $38,670 | - | - | 195 | - | - |
| Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc Lisle, IL Private, 2-4 years | $41,050 | - | - | - | 1,216 | 49% | 37 to 1 |
| Lake Forest Graduate School of Management Lake Forest, IL Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | 295 | - | - |
| Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology Oswego, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $20,162 | - | - | - | 97 | - | 19 to 1 |
| SAE Institute of Technology-Chicago Chicago, IL Private, 2-4 years | $32,899 | - | - | - | 262 | 31% | 17 to 1 |
| Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Sterling Sterling, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $19,500 | - | - | - | 39 | - | 6 to 1 |
| Career Center of Southern Illinois Red Bud, IL Public, Less than 2 years | $18,120 | - | - | - | 67 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus Chicago, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $19,170 | - | - | - | 105 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Cannella School of Hair Design-Chicago Chicago, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $16,410 | - | - | - | 39 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Kankakee Community College Kankakee, IL Public, 2-4 years | $25,680 | - | - | - | 2,333 | 30% | 14 to 1 |
| Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Evanston, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $23,625 | $23,520 | - | - | 280 | - | - |
| University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology Chicago, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $14,325 | - | - | - | 42 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Lakeview College of Nursing Danville, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $16,620 | - | - | - | 116 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Highland Community College Freeport, IL Public, 2-4 years | $7,120 | - | - | - | 1,184 | 49% | 11 to 1 |
| Oakton Community College Des Plaines, IL Public, 2-4 years | $12,462 | - | - | - | 7,645 | 27% | 13 to 1 |
| Heartland Community College Normal, IL Public, 2-4 years | $15,420 | - | - | - | 4,774 | 40% | 18 to 1 |
| Capri Beauty College New Lenox, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $20,075 | - | - | - | 65 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Professional's Choice Hair Design Academy Joliet, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $18,000 | - | - | - | 48 | - | 5 to 1 |
| Blackburn College Carlinville, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $26,758 | - | - | 64.4% | 382 | 35% | 9 to 1 |
| Methodist College Peoria, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $18,008 | $15,762 | - | 33.3% | 456 | 73% | 7 to 1 |
| Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $30,000 | $30,000 | - | - | 40 | - | - |
| Empire Beauty School-Stone Park Stone Park, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $19,260 | - | - | - | 112 | - | 17 to 1 |
| St. Augustine College Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $13,288 | - | - | - | 680 | 22% | 9 to 1 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College Chicago, IL Public, 2-4 years | $14,430 | - | - | - | 2,237 | 23% | 15 to 1 |
| Capital Area School of Practical Nursing Springfield, IL Public, Less than 2 years | $11,670 | - | - | - | 106 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NW Chicago, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $13,184 | - | - | - | 205 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Elgin Elgin, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $13,184 | - | - | - | 128 | - | 15 to 1 |
| American Academy of Art College Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $39,510 | - | - | - | 111 | 58% | 6 to 1 |
| Illinois College of Optometry Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | 481 | - | - |
| City Colleges of Chicago-District Office Chicago, IL Public, 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences Rock Island, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $28,025 | $32,398 | - | - | 101 | - | 6 to 1 |
| Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois Springfield, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $16,345 | - | - | - | 1,108 | - | 18 to 1 |
| State Career College Gurnee, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $13,450 | - | - | - | 55 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing Peoria, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $23,710 | $9,086 | - | - | 371 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Carl Sandburg College Galesburg, IL Public, 2-4 years | $8,810 | - | - | - | 1,688 | 42% | 16 to 1 |
| William Rainey Harper College Palatine, IL Public, 2-4 years | $11,802 | - | - | - | 12,434 | 43% | 18 to 1 |
| Kishwaukee College Malta, IL Public, 2-4 years | $13,800 | - | - | - | 2,581 | 36% | 17 to 1 |
| Cosmetology Concepts Niles Niles, IL Private, Less than 2 years | $14,375 | - | - | - | 53 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Average | $20,208 | $20,213 | 1,140 | 71.7% | 2,677 | 49% | 14 to 1 |