Smallest Illinois Public Colleges With Fewest Students

Chicago State University is the smallest college with 2,317 students including both undergraduate and graduate students.

Governors State University with 4,427 students and Northeastern Illinois University with 5,756 students are following it in the list of Smallest Illinois Public Colleges with Fewest Students.

Chicago State University is the smallest school with 2,317 students and Governors State University has the second lowest population with 4,427 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $16,921 and graduate tuition & fees is $17,197 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 75.44% and the average SAT score is 1,080 at the schools.

Table. Smallest Illinois Public Colleges With Fewest Students Comparison
	School Name	Total Population	Undergraduate Enrollment	Graduation Enrollment	Men Enrollment	Women Enrollment	Online Enrollment	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 -	Chicago State University Chicago, ILPublic, 4-year	2,317 49	1,450	867	758	1,559	419	11 to 1
2 -	Governors State University University Park, ILPublic, 4-year	4,427 32	2,609	1,818	1,600	2,827	1,448	10 to 1
3 -	Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, ILPublic, 4-year	5,756 684	4,207	1,549	2,219	3,537	2,079	9 to 1
4 -	Western Illinois University Macomb, ILPublic, 4-year	7,643 188	5,309	2,334	3,323	4,320	1,807	13 to 1
5 -	Eastern Illinois University Charleston, ILPublic, 4-year	8,857 249	6,916	1,941	3,721	5,136	1,382	15 to 1
6 -	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, ILPublic, 4-year	11,107 159	8,000	3,107	5,440	5,667	1,883	11 to 1
7 -	Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, ILPublic, 4-year	12,519 491	9,321	3,198	5,259	7,260	1,951	15 to 1
8 -	Northern Illinois University Dekalb, ILPublic, 4-year	15,649 585	11,429	4,220	7,135	8,514	2,208	14 to 1
9 -	Illinois State University Normal, ILPublic, 4-year	20,683 450	18,055	2,628	8,734	11,949	986	19 to 1
10 -	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, ILPublic, 4-year	33,747 452	21,807	11,940	14,969	18,778	4,049	18 to 1
	Average	12,271	8,910	3,360	5,316	6,955	1,821	14 to 1

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