There are 243 colleges in Illinois - 62 public and 181 private schools. The 2024 average undergraduate tuition of the Illinois colleges is $13,585 for state residents and $29,256 for out-of-state students.
114 Illinois cities have at least one college and, of them, Chicago has the most of 67 colleges. It has 36 four-year colleges and 13 community colleges with a total of 182,443 students. Rockford and Springfield also has a number of colleges of 7 and 5 colleges respectively.
The following table shows the Illinois colleges by city. The 2024 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost.
| City | Number of Schools | Under-graduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Population | Students to Faculty | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4-year | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | Total | Under. | Graduate | ||||
| Chicago | 67 | 36 | 13 | 18 | $30,114 ($13,651) |
$22,692 ($12,479) |
182,443 | 126,133 | 56,310 | 11 to 1 |
| Rockford | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | $32,406 | $12,591 | 10,475 | 10,093 | 382 | 13 to 1 |
| Springfield | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | $25,466 | $17,228 | 5,899 | 5,887 | 12 | 13 to 1 |
| Quincy | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | $32,804 | $19,653 | 3,233 | 3,059 | 174 | 12 to 1 |
| Evanston | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | $65,997 | $36,779 | 23,590 | 9,067 | 14,523 | 3 to 1 |
| Joliet | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | $37,000 | $14,757 | 13,579 | 11,696 | 1,883 | 15 to 1 |
| Lisle | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | $23,789 | $17,315 | 31,097 | 26,615 | 4,482 | 25 to 1 |
| Elgin | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | $19,607 | $18,708 | 10,011 | 9,836 | 175 | 11 to 1 |
| Normal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | $23,479 ($14,121) |
$12,646 ($10,009) |
25,632 | 23,004 | 2,628 | 17 to 1 |
| Peoria | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | $27,133 | $14,621 | 6,500 | 4,941 | 1,559 | 10 to 1 |
| Skokie | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | $16,683 | $12,920 | 433 | 390 | 43 | 10 to 1 |
| Crystal Lake | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | $8,304 | - | 9,507 | 9,507 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Decatur | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $43,570 | $21,333 | 3,910 | 3,811 | 99 | 11 to 1 |
| Downers Grove | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | - | $46,686 | 2,924 | 166 | 2,758 | 11 to 1 |
| Gurnee | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $8,304 | - | 55 | 55 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Tinley Park | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 481 | 481 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Canton | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1,255 | 1,255 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Galesburg | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $55,587 | - | 2,746 | 2,746 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Lombard | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $22,450 | $27,801 | 584 | 119 | 465 | 7 to 1 |
| River Forest | 2 | 2 | - | - | $36,976 | $15,141 | 8,550 | 3,464 | 5,086 | 12 to 1 |
| Freeport | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $8,304 | - | 1,184 | 1,184 | - | 6 to 1 |
| Rock Island | 2 | 2 | - | - | $38,930 | $33,529 | 2,450 | 2,399 | 51 | 9 to 1 |
| Bloomington | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $55,704 | - | 1,606 | 1,606 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Calumet City | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 140 | 140 | - | 25 to 1 |
| Oak Lawn | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $18,475 | - | 614 | 614 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Palos Hills | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 10,573 | 10,573 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Oak Forest | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 274 | 274 | - | 6 to 1 |
| Cicero | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3,801 | 3,801 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Niles | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 95 | 95 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Danville | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $19,070 | - | 2,040 | 2,040 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Dekalb | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $12,506 ($12,506) |
$9,090 ($9,090) |
15,726 | 11,506 | 4,220 | 15 to 1 |
| Champaign | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $39,192 ($18,060) |
$33,640 ($18,837) |
62,602 | 40,806 | 21,796 | 18 to 1 |
| Aurora | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $28,220 | $15,363 | 5,918 | 4,048 | 1,870 | 9 to 1 |
| Romeoville | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $37,882 | $15,490 | 6,513 | 3,933 | 2,580 | 7 to 1 |
| Oak Brook | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $24,440 | $8,000 | 655 | 597 | 58 | 15 to 1 |
| East Peoria | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 7,080 | 7,080 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Wheaton | 1 | 1 | - | - | $43,936 | $19,440 | 2,885 | 2,163 | 722 | 12 to 1 |
| Elmhurst | 1 | 1 | - | - | $41,628 | $34,037 | 3,731 | 3,027 | 704 | 13 to 1 |
| Olney | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 869 | 869 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1 | - | - | $34,070 | $9,450 | 1,960 | 1,534 | 426 | 17 to 1 |
| Willowbrook | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 323 | 323 | - | 24 to 1 |
| Oglesby | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2,371 | 2,371 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Ullin | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,174 | 1,174 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Stone Park | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 112 | 112 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Monmouth | 1 | 1 | - | - | $43,520 | - | 767 | 767 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Bloomingdale | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 119 | 119 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Harrisburg | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,379 | 1,379 | - | 18 to 1 |
| Waterloo | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 22 | 22 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Villa Park | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 31 | 31 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Schaumburg | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 378 | 378 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Morrison | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 67 | 67 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Robinson | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 636 | 636 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Centralia | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3,370 | 3,370 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Carbondale | 1 | 1 | - | - | $13,244 ($13,244) |
$31,050 ($14,148) |
11,107 | 8,000 | 3,107 | 11 to 1 |
| Richton Park | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 33 | 33 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Oswego | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 97 | 97 | - | 19 to 1 |
| Oakbrook | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 468 | 468 | - | 25 to 1 |
| PERU | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 28 | 28 | - | 15 to 1 |
| South Holland | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3,905 | 3,905 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Hillside | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 49 | 49 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Naperville | 1 | 1 | - | - | $44,394 | $15,822 | 2,695 | 2,368 | 327 | 12 to 1 |
| Alton | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 61 | 61 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Lake Forest | 1 | 1 | - | - | $54,202 | $16,212 | 1,753 | 1,727 | 26 | 12 to 1 |
| Deerfield | 1 | 1 | - | - | $12,320 | $18,520 | 1,242 | 450 | 792 | 12 to 1 |
| Park Ridge | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 273 | 273 | - | 25 to 1 |
| Urbana | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 142 | 142 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Des Plaines | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 7,645 | 7,645 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Glendale Heights | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 145 | 145 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Godfrey | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3,973 | 3,973 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Sugar Grove | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 7,491 | 7,491 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Glen Ellyn | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 21,939 | 21,939 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Chicago Heights | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2,680 | 2,680 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Bridgeview | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 416 | 416 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Belleville | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 7,188 | 7,188 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Lincoln | 1 | 1 | - | - | $15,400 | $9,910 | 258 | 87 | 171 | 7 to 1 |
| Macomb | 1 | 1 | - | - | $14,085 ($14,085) |
$13,290 ($13,290) |
7,643 | 5,309 | 2,334 | 13 to 1 |
| Jacksonville | 1 | 1 | - | - | $37,470 | $9,200 | 1,029 | 1,028 | 1 | 12 to 1 |
| Ina | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2,017 | 2,017 | - | 19 to 1 |
| Hoffman Estates | 1 | 1 | - | - | $38,185 | - | 211 | 211 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Carlinville | 1 | 1 | - | - | $26,758 | - | 382 | 382 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Melrose Park | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,209 | 1,209 | - | 27 to 1 |
| Palatine | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 12,434 | 12,434 | - | 18 to 1 |
| Eureka | 1 | 1 | - | - | $28,400 | - | 559 | 559 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Dixon | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,386 | 1,386 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Vernon Hills | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 47 | 47 | - | 12 to 1 |
| University Park | 1 | 1 | - | - | $11,320 ($11,320) |
$10,072 ($10,072) |
4,427 | 2,609 | 1,818 | 10 to 1 |
| Wheeling | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 190 | 190 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Carterville | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3,272 | 3,272 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Mundelein | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | $34,640 | 204 | - | 204 | - |
| Greenville | 1 | 1 | - | - | $30,598 | $8,784 | 1,088 | 948 | 140 | 12 to 1 |
| Fairfield | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,740 | 1,740 | - | 23 to 1 |
| Kankakee | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2,333 | 2,333 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Sterling | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 39 | 39 | - | 6 to 1 |
| Matteson | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 72 | 72 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Sycamore | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 62 | 62 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Mount Carmel | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 926 | 926 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Malta | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2,581 | 2,581 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Edwardsville | 1 | 1 | - | - | $12,025 ($12,025) |
$10,102 ($10,102) |
12,519 | 9,321 | 3,198 | 15 to 1 |
| Prospect Heights | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 98 | 98 | - | 5 to 1 |
| Red Bud | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 67 | 67 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Grayslake | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 11,651 | 11,651 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Palos Heights | 1 | 1 | - | - | $20,325 | $15,073 | 908 | 854 | 54 | 10 to 1 |
| Mokena | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North Chicago | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | $34,167 | 1,940 | - | 1,940 | - |
| Addison | 1 | 1 | - | - | $20,604 | $14,900 | 26,687 | 11,661 | 15,026 | 18 to 1 |
| Mattoon | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3,742 | 3,742 | - | 19 to 1 |
| River Grove | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 8,616 | 8,616 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Bradley | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bourbonnais | 1 | 1 | - | - | $37,940 | $10,957 | 3,255 | 2,519 | 736 | 14 to 1 |
| Libertyville | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 185 | 185 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Charleston | 1 | 1 | - | - | $15,566 ($13,124) |
$22,695 ($11,410) |
8,857 | 6,916 | 1,941 | 15 to 1 |
| Elsah | 1 | 1 | - | - | $33,280 | - | 323 | 323 | - | 6 to 1 |
| New Lenox | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 65 | 65 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Moline | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3,773 | 3,773 | - | 17 to 1 |