Of the 149 colleges in Illinois, 149 colleges offer online programs. By school type, there are 60 public and 89 private schools.
By offered degree, 135 schools offer undergraduate level programs and 75 schools offer graduate programs through online.
The 2024 average tuition & fees of the schools is $23,017 for undergraduate programs and $20,139 for graduate programs. Schools may offer "in-state" rate for Illinois residents.
A total of 161,865 students were in online degree programs or took online courses. It is 24.06% of total enrollment.
The following table shows the 2024 average academic statistics for Illinois Online Schools.
| Number of Online Schools | 149 Online Schools (60 public, 89 private) |
|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $23,017 Undergraduate $20,139 Graduate |
| Student Population | Total 672,854 (4,516 in average) |
| Online Student Population | Total 161,865 (1,086 in average) |
| Average Number of Online Programs Offered | 11 |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 14.0 to 1 |
The following table lists and compare Illinois colleges that offer online degree and/or courses.
| Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Online Population | Number of Total Programs | Number of Online Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adler UniversityChicago, IL | $44,030 | $45,613 | 1,841 | 507 | 29 | 8 |
| American Academy of Art CollegeChicago, IL | $39,510 | - | 111 | 1 | 8 | |
| American Islamic CollegeChicago, IL | $7,650 | $4,650 | 19 | 19 | 3 | |
| School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL | $52,604 | $44,634 | 3,532 | 127 | 20 | |
| Augustana CollegeRock Island, IL | $49,834 | $34,660 | 2,349 | - | 76 | |
| Aurora UniversityAurora, IL | $28,220 | $15,363 | 5,918 | 1,615 | 60 | 1 |
| Southwestern Illinois CollegeBelleville, IL | $6,210 | - | 7,188 | 1,322 | 125 | 4 |
| Black Hawk CollegeMoline, IL | $8,100 | - | 3,773 | 663 | 61 | 2 |
| Blackburn CollegeCarlinville, IL | $26,758 | - | 382 | 50 | 54 | |
| Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health SciencesQuincy, IL | $29,868 | $27,830 | 167 | 26 | 7 | 3 |
| Bradley UniversityPeoria, IL | $39,680 | $19,014 | 5,552 | 911 | 174 | 5 |
| Carl Sandburg CollegeGalesburg, IL | $8,810 | - | 1,688 | 520 | 44 | |
| Catholic Theological Union at ChicagoChicago, IL | - | $23,232 | 213 | 47 | 8 | 7 |
| The Chicago School at ChicagoChicago, IL | $20,844 | $26,136 | 1,296 | 91 | 21 | |
| Chicago State UniversityChicago, IL | $12,754 | $16,162 | 2,317 | 419 | 74 | |
| Chicago Theological SeminaryChicago, IL | - | $26,598 | 195 | 182 | 6 | 5 |
| University of ChicagoChicago, IL | $65,619 | $66,543 | 18,339 | 28 | 221 | |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King CollegeChicago, IL | $14,430 | - | 2,237 | 771 | 69 | |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X CollegeChicago, IL | $14,430 | - | 7,314 | 2,654 | 45 | |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey CollegeChicago, IL | $14,430 | - | 2,101 | 581 | 48 | |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman CollegeChicago, IL | $14,430 | - | 5,289 | 1,381 | 51 | |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley CollegeChicago, IL | $14,430 | - | 4,787 | 1,022 | 55 | |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington CollegeChicago, IL | $14,430 | - | 5,559 | 2,331 | 47 | |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright CollegeChicago, IL | $14,430 | - | 7,508 | 2,003 | 45 | |
| Columbia College ChicagoChicago, IL | $32,520 | $2,464 | 6,646 | 69 | 74 | |
| Concordia University-ChicagoRiver Forest, IL | $36,258 | $10,782 | 5,354 | 3,582 | 165 | 57 |
| Danville Area Community CollegeDanville, IL | $9,200 | - | 1,924 | 277 | 76 | |
| DePaul UniversityChicago, IL | $44,174 | $22,525 | 20,917 | 4,119 | 336 | 1 |
| College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, IL | $12,510 | - | 21,939 | 4,910 | 195 | |
| Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, IL | $15,566 | $22,695 | 8,857 | 1,382 | 103 | |
| Elgin Community CollegeElgin, IL | $9,516 | - | 8,910 | 1,658 | 116 | |
| Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, IL | $41,628 | $34,037 | 3,731 | 611 | 124 | |
| Eureka CollegeEureka, IL | $28,400 | - | 559 | - | 33 | |
| First Institute of Travel, Inc.Crystal Lake, IL | $17,025 | - | 274 | - | 3 | |
| Garrett-Evangelical Theological SeminaryEvanston, IL | - | $24,465 | 280 | 48 | 11 | |
| Governors State UniversityUniversity Park, IL | $11,320 | $10,072 | 4,427 | 1,448 | 88 | |
| Greenville UniversityGreenville, IL | $30,598 | $8,784 | 1,088 | 234 | 38 | 4 |
| Hebrew Theological CollegeSkokie, IL | $14,700 | $5,550 | 160 | 11 | 13 | |
| Highland Community CollegeFreeport, IL | $7,120 | - | 1,184 | 126 | 72 | |
| Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceNorth Chicago, IL | - | $34,167 | 1,940 | 46 | 38 | 10 |
| University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL | $31,505 | $28,641 | 33,747 | 4,049 | 285 | 6 |
| Benedictine UniversityLisle, IL | $32,546 | $20,258 | 3,123 | 1,025 | 107 | 1 |
| University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL | $39,192 | $33,640 | 56,916 | 9,915 | 384 | 20 |
| Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, IL | $55,704 | - | 1,527 | - | 47 | |
| Illinois Central CollegeEast Peoria, IL | $11,654 | - | 7,044 | 1,523 | 125 | |
| Illinois CollegeJacksonville, IL | $37,470 | $9,200 | 1,029 | 81 | 48 | 1 |
| Olney Central CollegeOlney, IL | $12,340 | - | 869 | 118 | 50 | |
| Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL | $50,917 | $33,810 | 6,943 | 1,012 | 169 | 9 |
| Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL | $23,479 | $12,646 | 20,683 | 986 | 172 | 23 |
| Illinois Valley Community CollegeOglesby, IL | $14,981 | - | 2,371 | 285 | 64 | |
| Institute for Clinical Social WorkChicago, IL | - | $26,750 | 119 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| John A Logan CollegeCarterville, IL | $7,610 | - | 3,272 | 294 | 78 | |
| John Wood Community CollegeQuincy, IL | $9,000 | - | 1,718 | 477 | 56 | |
| Joliet Junior CollegeJoliet, IL | $13,800 | - | 10,212 | 2,243 | 166 | 15 |
| Judson UniversityElgin, IL | $30,910 | $18,708 | 973 | 131 | 69 | 15 |
| Kankakee Community CollegeKankakee, IL | $25,680 | - | 2,333 | 268 | 85 | |
| Kaskaskia CollegeCentralia, IL | $12,570 | - | 3,370 | 445 | 110 | |
| Kishwaukee CollegeMalta, IL | $13,800 | - | 2,581 | 495 | 70 | |
| Knox CollegeGalesburg, IL | $55,587 | - | 1,058 | - | 45 | |
| College of Lake CountyGrayslake, IL | $14,036 | - | 11,651 | 3,901 | 167 | |
| Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, IL | $54,202 | $16,212 | 1,753 | - | 44 | |
| Lake Forest Graduate School of ManagementLake Forest, IL | - | - | 295 | 295 | 2 | 2 |
| Lake Land CollegeMattoon, IL | $13,906 | - | 3,742 | 508 | 117 | |
| Lewis and Clark Community CollegeGodfrey, IL | $12,552 | - | 3,973 | 246 | 114 | |
| Lewis UniversityRomeoville, IL | $37,882 | $15,490 | 6,513 | 1,332 | 134 | 27 |
| Lincoln Christian UniversityLincoln, IL | $15,400 | $9,910 | 258 | 95 | 25 | 8 |
| Lincoln Land Community CollegeSpringfield, IL | $10,248 | - | 4,444 | 1,287 | 93 | 4 |
| Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL | $51,716 | $22,305 | 16,899 | 2,215 | 370 | 20 |
| Trinity College of Nursing & Health SciencesRock Island, IL | $28,025 | $32,398 | 101 | 6 | 4 | |
| Generations CollegeChicago, IL | $12,700 | - | 303 | 265 | 6 | |
| McCormick Theological SeminaryChicago, IL | - | $9,410 | 162 | 12 | 5 | |
| McHenry County CollegeCrystal Lake, IL | $14,885 | - | 8,874 | 1,134 | 90 | 32 |
| McKendree UniversityLebanon, IL | $34,070 | $9,450 | 1,960 | 451 | 74 | 22 |
| Meadville Theological School of Lombard CollegeChicago, IL | - | $27,414 | 69 | 22 | 5 | 3 |
| Methodist CollegePeoria, IL | $18,008 | $15,762 | 456 | 41 | 11 | |
| Millikin UniversityDecatur, IL | $43,570 | $21,333 | 1,807 | 30 | 92 | 1 |
| Monmouth CollegeMonmouth, IL | $43,520 | - | 767 | - | 48 | |
| Moody Bible InstituteChicago, IL | $15,356 | $9,342 | 2,410 | 739 | 33 | 12 |
| Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos Hills, IL | $9,846 | - | 10,511 | 1,593 | 116 | |
| Morton CollegeCicero, IL | $11,028 | - | 3,753 | 384 | 47 | |
| National Louis UniversityChicago, IL | $14,601 | $12,225 | 7,525 | 3,948 | 92 | 34 |
| National University of Health SciencesLombard, IL | $22,450 | $27,801 | 498 | 25 | 6 | 1 |
| North Central CollegeNaperville, IL | $44,394 | $15,822 | 2,695 | 143 | 119 | |
| North Park UniversityChicago, IL | $35,325 | $16,191 | 2,660 | 247 | 73 | 2 |
| Northern Baptist Theological SeminaryLisle, IL | - | $14,135 | 374 | - | 7 | |
| Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL | $12,506 | $9,090 | 15,649 | 2,208 | 164 | 11 |
| Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL | $65,997 | $53,871 | 23,161 | 1,123 | 442 | 13 |
| Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, IL | $22,726 | $18,217 | 5,756 | 2,079 | 77 | |
| Oakton CollegeDes Plaines, IL | $12,462 | - | 7,645 | 2,078 | 127 | |
| Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, IL | $37,940 | $10,957 | 3,255 | 833 | 110 | 28 |
| Parkland CollegeChampaign, IL | $13,266 | - | 5,686 | 1,087 | 121 | |
| Prairie State CollegeChicago Heights, IL | $11,064 | - | 2,680 | 517 | 73 | |
| Principia CollegeElsah, IL | $33,280 | - | 323 | - | 38 | |
| Quincy UniversityQuincy, IL | $35,740 | $11,475 | 1,307 | 107 | 58 | 3 |
| Rend Lake CollegeIna, IL | $7,800 | - | 2,017 | 164 | 93 | |
| Richland Community CollegeDecatur, IL | $17,070 | - | 2,075 | 356 | 97 | 4 |
| Rock Valley CollegeRockford, IL | $21,344 | - | 5,861 | 1,197 | 68 | |
| Rockford UniversityRockford, IL | $37,000 | $14,060 | 1,181 | 155 | 56 | |
| Roosevelt UniversityChicago, IL | $20,280 | $23,094 | 3,725 | 536 | 174 | 1 |
| Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, IL | $37,694 | $19,500 | 3,196 | 260 | 106 | 5 |
| Rush UniversityChicago, IL | $30,957 | $38,013 | 2,870 | 841 | 31 | 5 |
| Saint Francis Medical Center College of NursingPeoria, IL | $23,710 | $9,086 | 371 | 141 | 4 | 3 |
| University of St FrancisJoliet, IL | $37,000 | $14,757 | 3,297 | 1,638 | 93 | 29 |
| St. John's College-Department of NursingSpringfield, IL | $25,466 | $17,228 | 94 | 8 | 4 | |
| Saint Xavier UniversityChicago, IL | $36,840 | $15,410 | 3,523 | 267 | 104 | 4 |
| University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield, IL | $19,460 | $19,246 | 4,198 | 1,954 | 72 | 6 |
| Sauk Valley Community CollegeDixon, IL | $12,840 | - | 1,386 | 195 | 48 | |
| Shawnee Community CollegeUllin, IL | $7,500 | - | 1,174 | 148 | 48 | 3 |
| University of Saint Mary of the LakeMundelein, IL | - | $34,640 | 204 | 26 | 6 | 1 |
| Southeastern Illinois CollegeHarrisburg, IL | $6,540 | - | 1,379 | 233 | 45 | |
| Spertus CollegeChicago, IL | - | $21,400 | 99 | 50 | 3 | |
| Spoon River CollegeCanton, IL | $12,540 | - | 1,212 | 414 | 39 | 1 |
| Saint Anthony College of NursingRockford, IL | $27,811 | $18,987 | 242 | 3 | 4 | |
| Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, IL | $13,244 | $31,050 | 11,107 | 1,883 | 269 | 35 |
| Southern Illinois University-EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, IL | $12,025 | $10,102 | 12,519 | 1,951 | 124 | 15 |
| South Suburban CollegeSouth Holland, IL | $12,683 | - | 3,905 | 571 | 74 | 4 |
| Trinity Christian CollegePalos Heights, IL | $20,325 | $15,073 | 908 | - | 64 | |
| Trinity International University-IllinoisDeerfield, IL | $12,320 | $18,520 | 1,242 | 228 | 42 | |
| Triton CollegeRiver Grove, IL | $14,880 | - | 8,616 | 1,202 | 97 | |
| VanderCook College of MusicChicago, IL | $30,910 | $7,995 | 263 | 138 | 4 | |
| Waubonsee Community CollegeSugar Grove, IL | $12,330 | - | 7,491 | 1,398 | 88 | 6 |
| Oak Point UniversityOak Brook, IL | $24,440 | $8,000 | 429 | 53 | 8 | |
| Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, IL | $14,085 | $13,290 | 7,643 | 1,807 | 128 | 31 |
| Wheaton CollegeWheaton, IL | $43,936 | $19,440 | 2,885 | 57 | 61 | |
| William Rainey Harper CollegePalatine, IL | $11,802 | - | 12,434 | 2,714 | 119 | 16 |
| Northwestern CollegeOak Lawn, IL | $18,475 | - | 514 | 263 | 8 | 3 |
| Worsham College of Mortuary ScienceWheeling, IL | $24,800 | - | 190 | 140 | 2 | |
| Heartland Community CollegeNormal, IL | $15,420 | - | 4,774 | 1,027 | 47 | 7 |
| Frontier Community CollegeFairfield, IL | $12,340 | - | 1,740 | 169 | 50 | |
| Lincoln Trail CollegeRobinson, IL | $12,340 | - | 636 | 58 | 43 | |
| Wabash Valley CollegeMount Carmel, IL | $12,340 | - | 926 | 120 | 47 | |
| Erikson InstituteChicago, IL | - | $20,588 | 331 | 154 | 6 | 2 |
| Illinois Media SchoolChicago, IL | $18,870 | - | 26 | - | 4 | |
| Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-SkokieSkokie, IL | $18,666 | $20,290 | 46 | - | 2 | |
| MDT College of Health SciencesChicago, IL | $21,600 | - | 324 | 92 | 1 | |
| Pacific College of Health and ScienceChicago, IL | $7,508 | $15,649 | 233 | 32 | 5 | |
| Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.Chicago, IL | - | $19,845 | 62 | 59 | 3 | 1 |
| Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage TherapyChicago, IL | $14,315 | - | 284 | 25 | 2 | 1 |
| Rasmussen University-IllinoisRockford, IL | $15,768 | $4,726 | 2,475 | 1,172 | 68 | 9 |
| Chamberlain University-IllinoisAddison, IL | $20,604 | $14,900 | 26,687 | 24,119 | 20 | 17 |
| Ambria College of NursingHoffman Estates, IL | $38,185 | - | 211 | - | 3 | 1 |
| Midwestern Career CollegeChicago, IL | $17,320 | - | 676 | 93 | 16 | 1 |
| Illinois Media School-Chicago CampusChicago, IL | $19,170 | - | 105 | - | 5 | |
| State Career CollegeGurnee, IL | $13,450 | - | 55 | 54 | 3 | |
| DeVry University-IllinoisLisle, IL | $15,032 | $17,552 | 26,384 | 25,465 | 49 | 47 |
| Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career CollegeRockford, IL | $16,699 | - | 473 | 134 | 28 | 16 |
| Zen Shiatsu ChicagoEvanston, IL | $12,580 | - | 74 | - | 1 | |
| Americare Technical SchoolPark Ridge, IL | $20,500 | - | 273 | - | 1 | |
| Stellar Career CollegeChicago, IL | $26,000 | - | 141 | - | 7 | |
| Average | $23,017 | $20,139 | 4,516 | 1,086 | 71.5839 | 10.5303 |