A total of 171,037 students enroll in Top Colleges in Illinois. By gender, of the total student body, 49.82% are male (85,218) and 50.18% are female (85,819).
The average student population of Top Colleges in Illinois is 17,104. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is the largest with 56,916 students, and Principia College is the smallest with 323 students among Top Colleges in Illinois.
There are 102,641 undergraduate students in Top Colleges in Illinois, 60.01% of the student body. Graduate students account for 39.99% of the total students.
Of the Top Colleges in Illinois, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has the largest undergraduate and graduate schools with 35,120 undergraduate and 21,796 graduate schools.
| Rank | School | Total | By Gender | By Level | Online Enrollment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Undergraduate | Graduate | Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
| 1 | University of ChicagoChicago, IL | 18,339 | 9,925 | 8,414 | 7,595 | 10,744 | - | 28 |
| 2 | Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL | 23,161 | 10,711 | 12,450 | 8,993 | 14,168 | - | 1,123 |
| 3 | Principia CollegeElsah, IL | 323 | 191 | 132 | 323 | - | - | - |
| 4 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL | 56,916 | 31,000 | 25,916 | 35,120 | 21,796 | 658 | 9,257 |
| 5 | Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL | 6,943 | 4,396 | 2,547 | 3,125 | 3,818 | 241 | 771 |
| 6 | University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL | 33,747 | 14,969 | 18,778 | 21,807 | 11,940 | 773 | 3,276 |
| 7 | Wheaton CollegeWheaton, IL | 2,885 | 1,247 | 1,638 | 2,163 | 722 | - | 57 |
| 8 | Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL | 20,683 | 8,734 | 11,949 | 18,055 | 2,628 | 228 | 758 |
| 9 | Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, IL | 1,527 | 783 | 744 | 1,527 | - | - | - |
| 10 | Lewis UniversityRomeoville, IL | 6,513 | 3,262 | 3,251 | 3,933 | 2,580 | 605 | 727 |
| - | Average | 17,104 | 8,522 | 8,582 | 10,264 | 8,550 | 313 | 2,000 |