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. You can view the list of colleges and average statistics for each city by following the link on the city name. Furthermore, you can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the colum title.

243 Illinois Colleges by City
CityNumber of SchoolsUnder-graduate TuitionGraduate TuitionPopulationStudents to Faculty
Total4-yearCommunity CollegesTrade SchoolsTotalUnder.Graduate
Chicago 67361318 $30,114
($13,651)		 $22,692
($12,479)		 182,443 126,133 56,310 11 to 1
Rockford 7232 $32,406 $12,591 10,475 10,093 382 13 to 1
Springfield 5113 $25,466 $17,228 5,899 5,887 12 13 to 1
Peoria 43-1 $27,133 $14,621 6,500 4,941 1,559 10 to 1
Normal 4112 $23,479
($14,121)		 $12,646
($10,009)		 25,632 23,004 2,628 17 to 1
Skokie 42-2 $16,683 $12,920 433 390 43 10 to 1
Crystal Lake 4112 $8,304 - 9,507 9,507 - 15 to 1
Quincy 4211 $32,804 $19,653 3,233 3,059 174 12 to 1
Evanston 43-1 $65,997 $36,779 23,590 9,067 14,523 3 to 1
Joliet 4112 $37,000 $14,757 13,579 11,696 1,883 15 to 1
Lisle 431- $23,789 $17,315 31,097 26,615 4,482 25 to 1
Elgin 4211 $19,607 $18,708 10,011 9,836 175 11 to 1
Decatur 3111 $43,570 $21,333 3,910 3,811 99 11 to 1
Downers Grove 31-2 - $46,686 2,924 166 2,758 11 to 1
Oak Lawn 21-1 $18,475 - 614 614 - 13 to 1
Calumet City 2--2 - - 140 140 - 25 to 1
Palos Hills 2-11 - - 10,573 10,573 - 17 to 1
Oak Forest 2--2 - - 274 274 - 6 to 1
Cicero 2-11 - - 3,801 3,801 - 14 to 1
Niles 2--2 - - 95 95 - 12 to 1
Danville 211- $19,070 - 2,040 2,040 - 12 to 1
Dekalb 21-1 $12,506
($12,506)		 $9,090
($9,090)		 15,726 11,506 4,220 15 to 1
Aurora 211- $28,220 $15,363 5,918 4,048 1,870 9 to 1
Champaign 211- $39,192
($18,060)		 $33,640
($18,837)		 62,602 40,806 21,796 18 to 1
Romeoville 211- $37,882 $15,490 6,513 3,933 2,580 7 to 1
Oak Brook 21-1 $24,440 $8,000 655 597 58 15 to 1
East Peoria 2-11 - - 7,080 7,080 - 14 to 1
Gurnee 21-1 $8,304 - 55 55 - 10 to 1
Tinley Park 2-11 - - 481 481 - 13 to 1
Canton 2-2- - - 1,255 1,255 - 9 to 1
Galesburg 211- $55,587 - 2,746 2,746 - 13 to 1
Lombard 21-1 $22,450 $27,801 584 119 465 7 to 1
River Forest 22-- $36,976 $15,141 8,550 3,464 5,086 12 to 1
Freeport 211- $8,304 - 1,184 1,184 - 6 to 1
Rock Island 22-- $38,930 $33,529 2,450 2,399 51 9 to 1
Bloomington 21-1 $55,704 - 1,606 1,606 - 13 to 1
Carlinville 11-- $26,758 - 382 382 - 9 to 1
Jacksonville 11-- $37,470 $9,200 1,029 1,028 1 12 to 1
Ina 1-1- - - 2,017 2,017 - 19 to 1
Hoffman Estates 11-- $38,185 - 211 211 - 10 to 1
Eureka 11-- $28,400 - 559 559 - 13 to 1
Melrose Park 1-1- - - 1,209 1,209 - 27 to 1
Palatine 1-1- - - 12,434 12,434 - 18 to 1
Dixon 1-1- - - 1,386 1,386 - 13 to 1
Vernon Hills 1--1 - - 47 47 - 12 to 1
University Park 11-- $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 11-- - $34,640 204 - 204 -
Greenville 11-- $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 11-- $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 11-- $20,325 $15,073 908 854 54 10 to 1
Mokena 1-1- - - - - - -
North Chicago 11-- - $34,167 1,940 - 1,940 -
Addison 11-- $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 11-- $37,940 $10,957 3,255 2,519 736 14 to 1
Libertyville 1--1 - - 185 185 - 17 to 1
Charleston 11-- $15,566
($13,124)		 $22,695
($11,410)		 8,857 6,916 1,941 15 to 1
Moline 1-1- - - 3,773 3,773 - 17 to 1
Elsah 11-- $33,280 - 323 323 - 6 to 1
New Lenox 1--1 - - 65 65 - 10 to 1
Elmhurst 11-- $41,628 $34,037 3,731 3,027 704 13 to 1
Wheaton 11-- $43,936 $19,440 2,885 2,163 722 12 to 1
Olney 1-1- - - 869 869 - 11 to 1
Lebanon 11-- $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 11-- $43,520 - 767 767 - 10 to 1
Bloomingdale 1--1 - - 119 119 - 13 to 1
Villa Park 1--1 - - 31 31 - 12 to 1
Harrisburg 1-1- - - 1,379 1,379 - 18 to 1
Waterloo 1--1 - - 22 22 - 11 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 11-- $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 11-- $44,394 $15,822 2,695 2,368 327 12 to 1
Alton 1--1 - - 61 61 - 8 to 1
Urbana 1--1 - - 142 142 - 15 to 1
Lake Forest 11-- $54,202 $16,212 1,753 1,727 26 12 to 1
Deerfield 11-- $12,320 $18,520 1,242 450 792 12 to 1
Park Ridge 1--1 - - 273 273 - 25 to 1
Des Plaines 1-1- - - 7,645 7,645 - 13 to 1
Glendale Heights 1--1 - - 145 145 - 10 to 1
Glen Ellyn 1-1- - - 21,939 21,939 - 20 to 1
Godfrey 1-1- - - 3,973 3,973 - 15 to 1
Sugar Grove 1-1- - - 7,491 7,491 - 20 to 1
Belleville 1-1- - - 7,188 7,188 - 17 to 1
Chicago Heights 1-1- - - 2,680 2,680 - 10 to 1
Bridgeview 1--1 - - 416 416 - 16 to 1
Lincoln 11-- $15,400 $9,910 258 87 171 7 to 1
Macomb 11-- $14,085
($14,085)		 $13,290
($13,290)		 7,643 5,309 2,334 13 to 1