Colleges Near Illinois
Every city in Illinois with at least one accredited college. Pick a city to see every college there, with verified data from the College Scorecard and IPEDS.
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Illinois's 130 colleges are spread across 76 cities. Chicago has the most, with 32 colleges, while 59 smaller cities have a single college each. Across Illinois, the average net price works out to roughly $14,970 a year, after grants and scholarships are applied.
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21 four-year and 11 two-year colleges. Top-rated: University of Chicago. Average net price around $17,182.
View all colleges →2 four-year and 3 two-year colleges. Top-rated: Saint Anthony College of Nursing. Average net price around $17,283.
View all colleges →2 four-year and 1 two-year colleges. Top-rated: Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc. Average net price around $26,714.
View all colleges →3 four-year colleges. Top-rated: Bradley University. Average net price around $32,253.
View all colleges →2 four-year and 1 two-year colleges. Top-rated: John Wood Community College. Average net price around $13,704.
View all colleges →2 four-year and 1 two-year colleges. Top-rated: Lincoln Land Community College. Average net price around $7,066.
View all colleges →2 two-year colleges. Top-rated: Spoon River College. Average net price around $12,322.
View all colleges →1 four-year and 1 two-year colleges. Top-rated: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Average net price around $11,202.
View all colleges →1 four-year and 1 two-year colleges. Top-rated: Danville Area Community College. Average net price around $4,777.
View all colleges →1 four-year and 1 two-year colleges. Top-rated: Richland Community College. Average net price around $12,865.
View all colleges →1 four-year and 1 two-year colleges. Top-rated: Elgin Community College. Average net price around $12,292.
View all colleges →1 four-year and 1 two-year colleges. Top-rated: Carl Sandburg College. Average net price around $14,128.
View all colleges →More Cities in Illinois
- Joliet 2 colleges
- Normal 2 colleges
- River Forest 2 colleges
- Rock Island 2 colleges
- Skokie 2 colleges
- Addison 1 college
- Aurora 1 college
- Belleville 1 college
- Bloomington 1 college
- Bourbonnais 1 college
- Carbondale 1 college
- Carlinville 1 college
- Carterville 1 college
- Centralia 1 college
- Charleston 1 college
- Chicago Heights 1 college
- Cicero 1 college
- Crystal Lake 1 college
- Deerfield 1 college
- Dekalb 1 college
- Des Plaines 1 college
- Dixon 1 college
- East Peoria 1 college
- Edwardsville 1 college
- Elmhurst 1 college
- Elsah 1 college
- Eureka 1 college
- Evanston 1 college
- Freeport 1 college
- Glen Ellyn 1 college
- Godfrey 1 college
- Grayslake 1 college
- Greenville 1 college
- Harrisburg 1 college
- Hoffman Estates 1 college
- Ina 1 college
- Jacksonville 1 college
- Kankakee 1 college
- Lake Forest 1 college
- Lebanon 1 college
- Lombard 1 college
- Macomb 1 college
- Malta 1 college
- Matteson 1 college
- Mattoon 1 college
- Melrose Park 1 college
- Moline 1 college
- Monmouth 1 college
- Morrison 1 college
- Naperville 1 college
- Oglesby 1 college
- Olney 1 college
- Palatine 1 college
- Palos Heights 1 college
- Palos Hills 1 college
- River Grove 1 college
- Romeoville 1 college
- South Holland 1 college
- Sugar Grove 1 college
- Tinley Park 1 college
- Ullin 1 college
- University Park 1 college
- Wheaton 1 college
- Wheeling 1 college
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