Graduate Schools in Illinois
In Illinois, 84 schools are offering graduate programs - 12 public and 72 private graduate schools. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees of Illinois graduate schools is $12,419 for Illinois residents and $18,955 for out-of-state students. Total 161,364 students have enrolled in graduate schools in Illinois.
- University of Chicago has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $68,652 and The John Marshall Law School has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $1,840.
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is the largest graduate school with 22,098 graduate students. For the enrollment statistics, we exclude graduate schools whose rate of online students is higher than 50%.
- Northwestern University offers the most number of graduate programs of 248 programs.
- Loyola University Chicago offers the most number of online graduate programs of 22 programs via distance learning.
Data Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
87 Graduate Schools in Illinois
The next table lists all graduate schools located in Illinois. You can sort them to compare the schools focusing on specific topics by clicking each column title. The "-" value in table means that the corresponding data has not been reported or available.
| College Name | Illinois Residents Tuition & Fees | Out-of-State Tuition & Fees | Student Population (Total) | Graduate Student Population | Number of Graduate Programs | Number of Full-time Faculty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adler University Chicago, IL | $44,738 | $47,179 | 1,631 | 1,622 | 22 | 60 |
| American Islamic College Chicago, IL | $4,600 | $4,650 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 4 |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | $49,610 | $49,649 | 3,394 | 589 | 12 | 137 |
| Augustana College Rock Island, IL | - | $35,010 | 2,570 | 48 | 1 | 193 |
| Aurora University Aurora, IL | $10,800 | $16,463 | 5,923 | 1,817 | 17 | 123 |
| Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences Quincy, IL | - | $27,830 | 193 | 14 | 1 | 35 |
| Bradley University Peoria, IL | $15,930 | $20,440 | 4,777 | 1,181 | 44 | 341 |
| Catholic Theological Union at Chicago Chicago, IL | $21,360 | $23,232 | 210 | 210 | 4 | 23 |
| Midwestern University-Downers Grove Downers Grove, IL | $42,134 | $48,006 | 2,567 | 2,567 | 14 | 203 |
| The Chicago School at Chicago Chicago, IL | $28,927 | $35,328 | 1,100 | 1,079 | 17 | 57 |
| Chicago State University Chicago, IL | $10,294 | $16,162 | 2,238 | 737 | 29 | 152 |
| Chicago Theological Seminary Chicago, IL | $18,432 | $26,598 | 215 | 215 | 6 | 11 |
| University of Chicago Chicago, IL | $57,000 | $68,652 | 18,566 | 10,968 | 144 | 2,755 |
| Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL | $27,702 | $2,544 | 5,570 | 148 | 18 | 230 |
| Concordia University-Chicago River Forest, IL | $15,360 | $10,782 | 4,770 | 3,402 | 53 | 231 |
| DePaul University Chicago, IL | $19,689 | $23,358 | 21,210 | 7,022 | 177 | 863 |
| DeVry University-Administrative Office Lisle, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL | $11,647 | $23,214 | 8,505 | 1,720 | 31 | 385 |
| Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL | $30,970 | $34,460 | 3,997 | 784 | 19 | 168 |
| Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Evanston, IL | $20,051 | $22,760 | 313 | 313 | 11 | 25 |
| Governors State University University Park, IL | $10,666 | $10,666 | 4,397 | 1,825 | 39 | 240 |
| Greenville University Greenville, IL | $7,812 | $8,784 | 1,104 | 118 | 5 | 50 |
| Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science North Chicago, IL | $33,741 | $36,769 | 2,021 | 2,021 | 35 | 164 |
| University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL | $17,550 | $27,748 | 33,906 | 11,411 | 183 | 2,404 |
| Benedictine University Lisle, IL | $17,526 | $19,584 | 2,917 | 945 | 27 | 99 |
| Illinois College of Optometry Chicago, IL | - | - | 474 | 474 | 1 | 47 |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL | $19,278 | $34,406 | 59,238 | 22,098 | 219 | 2,498 |
| Illinois College Jacksonville, IL | - | $18,300 | 942 | 5 | 3 | 73 |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL | $30,287 | $35,222 | 8,834 | 5,699 | 103 | 359 |
| Illinois State University Normal, IL | $10,218 | $13,062 | 21,546 | 2,439 | 55 | 907 |
| Institute for Clinical Social Work Chicago, IL | $26,750 | $26,750 | 121 | 121 | 2 | - |
| The John Marshall Law School Chicago, IL | $44,580 | $1,840 | 973 | 973 | - | 56 |
| Judson University Elgin, IL | $30,905 | $20,775 | 960 | 242 | 13 | 47 |
| Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL | $13,700 | $16,880 | 1,837 | 23 | 5 | 112 |
| Lake Forest Graduate School of Management Lake Forest, IL | - | - | 196 | 196 | 1 | 2 |
| Lewis University Romeoville, IL | $14,460 | $15,800 | 7,011 | 2,685 | 36 | 240 |
| Lincoln Christian University Lincoln, IL | $7,812 | $9,910 | 185 | 140 | 9 | 11 |
| Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL | $19,458 | $21,912 | 17,384 | 4,846 | 190 | 1,006 |
| Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago Chicago, IL | $17,050 | $18,960 | 101 | 101 | 4 | 10 |
| Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences Rock Island, IL | $15,281 | $37,188 | 65 | 9 | 1 | 11 |
| McCormick Theological Seminary Chicago, IL | $9,281 | $9,410 | 125 | 125 | 4 | 13 |
| McKendree University Lebanon, IL | $10,410 | $9,450 | 2,392 | 635 | 15 | 67 |
| Meadville Theological School of Lombard College Chicago, IL | $20,028 | $28,086 | 62 | 62 | 4 | 4 |
| Methodist College Peoria, IL | $9,330 | $15,762 | 267 | 22 | 2 | 22 |
| Millikin University Decatur, IL | $21,413 | $21,333 | 1,586 | 91 | 6 | 116 |
| Moody Bible Institute Chicago, IL | $8,192 | $9,702 | 2,202 | 655 | 11 | 70 |
| National Louis University Chicago, IL | $11,364 | $13,453 | 8,915 | 4,444 | 51 | 198 |
| National University of Health Sciences Lombard, IL | $19,800 | $28,913 | 511 | 490 | 7 | 51 |
| North Central College Naperville, IL | $15,372 | $15,922 | 3,003 | 549 | 34 | 179 |
| North Park University Chicago, IL | $13,248 | $14,417 | 2,557 | 716 | 23 | 107 |
| Northern Baptist Theological Seminary Lisle, IL | $14,253 | $14,135 | 315 | 315 | 7 | 6 |
| Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL | $9,176 | $9,176 | 15,414 | 4,066 | 97 | 820 |
| Northwestern University Evanston, IL | $52,679 | $54,655 | 23,856 | 14,457 | 248 | 2,442 |
| Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL | $9,874 | $18,217 | 5,734 | 1,508 | 36 | 250 |
| Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, IL | $10,660 | $12,450 | 3,339 | 628 | 19 | 111 |
| Quincy University Quincy, IL | $10,900 | $12,038 | 1,210 | 138 | 2 | 53 |
| Robert Morris University Illinois Chicago, IL | $25,650 | $18,000 | 1,934 | 235 | - | 49 |
| Rockford University Rockford, IL | $12,880 | $14,060 | 1,241 | 258 | 12 | 74 |
| Roosevelt University Chicago, IL | $19,879 | $20,935 | 4,281 | 1,413 | 68 | 155 |
| Dominican University River Forest, IL | $18,920 | $18,500 | 3,803 | 1,113 | 31 | 143 |
| Rush University Chicago, IL | $34,654 | $38,755 | 2,769 | 2,631 | 25 | 1,066 |
| Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing Peoria, IL | $8,088 | $9,365 | 605 | 332 | 2 | 35 |
| University of St Francis Joliet, IL | $13,839 | $14,757 | 3,074 | 1,731 | 21 | 83 |
| St. John's College Springfield, IL | $17,968 | $17,228 | 132 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| Saint Xavier University Chicago, IL | $16,450 | $13,950 | 3,485 | 387 | 39 | 124 |
| University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, IL | $11,938 | $19,515 | 4,628 | 2,319 | 29 | 194 |
| University of Saint Mary of the Lake Mundelein, IL | $25,941 | $35,998 | 200 | 200 | 5 | 11 |
| Spertus College Chicago, IL | $20,000 | $23,100 | 89 | 89 | 3 | 3 |
| Saint Anthony College of Nursing Rockford, IL | $17,386 | $18,987 | 263 | 91 | 2 | 21 |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL | $14,220 | $31,122 | 11,790 | 3,237 | 135 | 907 |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL | $10,488 | $10,488 | 11,893 | 2,948 | 52 | 601 |
| Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago Chicago, IL | $8,000 | $8,000 | 91 | 13 | 1 | 6 |
| Trinity Christian College Palos Heights, IL | $28,751 | $22,630 | 854 | 29 | 6 | 63 |
| Trinity International University-Illinois Deerfield, IL | $16,430 | $18,520 | 869 | 814 | 15 | 28 |
| University of Illinois System Offices Urbana, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| VanderCook College of Music Chicago, IL | $7,280 | $8,135 | 323 | 216 | 1 | 9 |
| Western Illinois University Macomb, IL | $13,683 | $13,683 | 6,332 | 1,807 | 44 | 434 |
| Wheaton College Wheaton, IL | $19,800 | $20,160 | 2,874 | 724 | 14 | 193 |
| Erikson Institute Chicago, IL | $21,200 | $14,164 | 297 | 297 | 3 | 21 |
| Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie Skokie, IL | $17,850 | $20,290 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 1 |
| Pacific College of Health and Science Chicago, IL | $11,001 | $16,460 | 245 | 185 | 2 | 3 |
| Endeavor Health School of Nurse Anesthesia-DePaul University Evanston, IL | $17,548 | $34,000 | 80 | 80 | - | - |
| Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc. Chicago, IL | $18,971 | $20,790 | 80 | 80 | 2 | 5 |
| Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago Chicago, IL | $30,000 | $32,150 | 39 | 39 | 1 | 12 |
| Chamberlain University-Administrative Office Chicago, IL | - | - | - | - | - | 338 |
| Chamberlain University-Illinois Addison, IL | $14,240 | $15,300 | 32,944 | 18,903 | 8 | 116 |
| DeVry University-Illinois Lisle, IL | $17,252 | $9,832 | 31,296 | 3,250 | 9 | 66 |
| Average | $12,419 | $18,955 | 446,893 | 161,364 | - | - |