| Institution Name | City | State | In-State | Out-of-State |
# of Students | Website |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign | IL | $11,130.00 | $25,216.00 | 42,326 | Visit Site |
| College of DuPage | Glen Ellyn | IL | $9,344.00 | $11,200.00 | 25,768 | Visit Site |
| University of Illinois at Chicago | Chicago | IL | $10,546.00 | $22,936.00 | 25,747 | Visit Site |
| Northern Illinois University | Dekalb | IL | $8,588.00 | $14,738.00 | 25,254 | Visit Site |
| DePaul University | Chicago | IL | $24,394.00 | $24,394.00 | 23,401 | Visit Site |
| American Intercontinental University Online | Hoffman Estates | IL | $12,258.00 | $12,258.00 | 22,173 | Request More Information |
| Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Carbondale | IL | $8,899.00 | $18,421.00 | 20,983 | Visit Site |
| Illinois State University | Normal | IL | $9,019.00 | $16,339.00 | 20,274 | Visit Site |
| DeVry University-Illinois | Addison | IL | $13,220.00 | $13,220.00 | 19,417 | Request More Information |
| Northwestern University | Evanston | IL | $35,429.00 | $35,429.00 | 19,005 | Visit Site |
| College of Lake County | Grayslake | IL | $6,020.00 | $8,008.00 | 16,010 | Visit Site |
| Moraine Valley Community College | Palos Hills | IL | $6,272.00 | $7,562.00 | 15,859 | Visit Site |
| Triton College | River Grove | IL | $5,498.00 | $6,924.00 | 15,658 | Visit Site |
| Loyola University Chicago | Chicago | IL | $27,966.00 | $27,966.00 | 15,545 | Visit Site |
| Harper College | Palatine | IL | $9,834.00 | $12,174.00 | 15,156 | Visit Site |
| University of Chicago | Chicago | IL | $35,868.00 | $35,868.00 | 14,538 | Visit Site |
| Southwestern Illinois College | Belleville | IL | $4,928.00 | $7,700.00 | 13,713 | Visit Site |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Edwardsville | IL | $7,033.00 | $14,874.00 | 13,398 | Visit Site |
| Western Illinois University | Macomb | IL | $8,079.00 | $11,027.00 | 13,331 | Visit Site |
| Joliet Junior College | Joliet | IL | $6,983.00 | $7,855.00 | 13,149 | Visit Site |
| Northeastern Illinois University | Chicago | IL | $5,641.00 | $10,321.00 | 12,814 | Visit Site |
| Eastern Illinois University | Charleston | IL | $7,990.00 | $19,654.00 | 12,179 | Visit Site |
| Columbia College Chicago | Chicago | IL | $17,584.00 | $17,584.00 | 12,021 | Visit Site |
| Illinois Central College | East Peoria | IL | $4,950.00 | $4,950.00 | 11,804 | Visit Site |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College | Chicago | IL | $5,949.00 | $9,543.00 | 11,354 | Visit Site |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College | Chicago | IL | $5,949.00 | $9,543.00 | 10,993 | Visit Site |
| Oakton Community College | Des Plaines | IL | $6,651.00 | $8,407.00 | 10,805 | Visit Site |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College | Chicago | IL | $5,949.00 | $9,543.00 | 9,679 | Visit Site |
| Elgin Community College | Elgin | IL | $8,633.00 | $10,503.00 | 9,613 | Visit Site |
| Parkland College | Champaign | IL | $6,570.00 | $10,140.00 | 9,407 | Visit Site |
| Waubonsee Community College | Sugar Grove | IL | $5,391.00 | $6,048.00 | 8,731 | Visit Site |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College | Chicago | IL | $5,949.00 | $9,543.00 | 8,633 | Visit Site |
| Rock Valley College | Rockford | IL | $7,594.00 | $12,274.00 | 7,923 | Visit Site |
| Lewis and Clark Community College | Godfrey | IL | $6,660.00 | $8,790.00 | 7,875 | Visit Site |
| John A Logan College | Carterville | IL | $5,030.00 | $6,984.00 | 7,559 | Visit Site |
| National-Louis University | Chicago | IL | $17,725.00 | $17,725.00 | 7,405 | Visit Site |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago | IL | $26,756.00 | $26,756.00 | 7,277 | Visit Site |
| Lake Land College | Mattoon | IL | $4,732.00 | $10,321.00 | 7,177 | Visit Site |
| Roosevelt University | Chicago | IL | $16,980.00 | $16,980.00 | 7,163 | Visit Site |
| Chicago State University | Chicago | IL | $7,730.00 | $13,850.00 | 6,810 | Visit Site |
| Lincoln Land Community College | Springfield | IL | $4,620.00 | $6,780.00 | 6,655 | Visit Site |
| Black Hawk College | Moline | IL | $4,650.00 | $8,220.00 | 6,311 | Visit Site |
| South Suburban College | South Holland | IL | $8,452.00 | $10,102.00 | 6,260 | Visit Site |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College | Chicago | IL | $5,949.00 | $9,543.00 | 6,140 | Visit Site |
| Bradley University | Peoria | IL | $21,378.00 | $21,378.00 | 6,053 | Visit Site |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College | Chicago | IL | $5,949.00 | $9,543.00 | 6,031 | Visit Site |
| Governors State University | University Park | IL | Unknown | Unknown | 5,692 | Visit Site |
| Saint Xavier University | Chicago | IL | $21,236.00 | $21,236.00 | 5,675 | Visit Site |
| Prairie State College | Chicago Heights | IL | $5,876.00 | $7,988.00 | 5,507 | Visit Site |
| Lewis University | Romeoville | IL | $20,450.00 | $20,450.00 | 5,347 | Visit Site |
| McHenry County College | Crystal Lake | IL | $8,041.00 | $9,678.00 | 5,274 | Visit Site |
| Morton College | Cicero | IL | $6,676.00 | $8,724.00 | 5,057 | Visit Site |
| Kaskaskia College | Centralia | IL | $3,968.00 | $8,977.00 | 5,041 | Visit Site |
| University of Illinois at Springfield | Springfield | IL | $6,348.00 | $13,668.00 | 4,855 | Visit Site |
| Heartland Community College | Normal | IL | $4,470.00 | $6,630.00 | 4,827 | Visit Site |
| Robert Morris College | Chicago | IL | $16,800.00 | $16,800.00 | 4,824 | Visit Site |
| Rend Lake College | Ina | IL | $3,264.00 | $4,800.00 | 4,821 | Visit Site |
| Olivet Nazarene University | Bourbonnais | IL | $19,590.00 | $19,590.00 | 4,636 | Visit Site |
| Benedictine University | Lisle | IL | $21,310.00 | $21,310.00 | 4,573 | Visit Site |
| Kishwaukee College | Malta | IL | $7,975.00 | $7,975.00 | 4,466 | Visit Site |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Wabash Valley College | Mount Carmel | IL | $6,117.00 | $7,615.00 | 4,206 | Visit Site |
| Concordia University | River Forest | IL | $21,320.00 | $21,320.00 | 4,126 | Visit Site |
| Illinois Valley Community College | Oglesby | IL | $7,042.00 | $8,054.00 | 4,103 | Visit Site |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College | Chicago | IL | $5,949.00 | $9,543.00 | 4,078 | Visit Site |
| Aurora University | Aurora | IL | $16,850.00 | $16,850.00 | 3,946 | Visit Site |
| Kankakee Community College | Kankakee | IL | $5,485.00 | $9,894.00 | 3,591 | Visit Site |
| University of St Francis | Joliet | IL | $20,830.00 | $20,830.00 | 3,503 | Visit Site |
| Dominican University | River Forest | IL | $22,450.00 | $22,450.00 | 3,338 | Visit Site |
| McKendree University | Lebanon | IL | $20,150.00 | $20,150.00 | 3,312 | Visit Site |
| Richland Community College | Decatur | IL | $10,679.00 | $11,795.00 | 3,274 | Visit Site |
| North Park University | Chicago | IL | $20,015.00 | $20,015.00 | 3,200 | Visit Site |
| Elmhurst College | Elmhurst | IL | $24,660.00 | $24,660.00 | 3,184 | Visit Site |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago | IL | $31,040.00 | $31,040.00 | 3,006 | Visit Site |
| Wheaton College | Wheaton | IL | $23,730.00 | $23,730.00 | 2,895 | Visit Site |
| The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago | Chicago | IL | $19,968.00 | $19,968.00 | 2,867 | Visit Site |
| Danville Area Community College | Danville | IL | $4,800.00 | $4,800.00 | 2,832 | Visit Site |
| Trinity International University | Deerfield | IL | $21,080.00 | $21,080.00 | 2,783 | Visit Site |
| Sauk Valley Community College | Dixon | IL | $7,808.00 | $8,896.00 | 2,700 | Visit Site |
| Carl Sandburg College | Galesburg | IL | $3,855.00 | $4,560.00 | 2,693 | Visit Site |
| Southeastern Illinois College | Harrisburg | IL | $3,392.00 | $3,488.00 | 2,606 | Visit Site |
| North Central College | Naperville | IL | $24,564.00 | $24,564.00 | 2,559 | Visit Site |
| Augustana College | Rock Island | IL | $26,484.00 | $26,484.00 | 2,537 | Visit Site |
| John Wood Community College | Quincy | IL | $5,880.00 | $5,880.00 | 2,417 | Visit Site |
| New York Institute of Technology-Ellis College | Chicago | IL | Unknown | Unknown | 2,416 | |
| Millikin University | Decatur | IL | $23,945.00 | $23,945.00 | 2,376 | Visit Site |
| International Academy of Design and Technology | Chicago | IL | $17,250.00 | $17,250.00 | 2,335 | Visit Site |
| Shawnee Community College | Ullin | IL | $3,206.00 | $3,206.00 | 2,176 | Visit Site |
| Spoon River College | Canton | IL | $4,410.00 | $5,460.00 | 2,139 | Visit Site |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Frontier Community Coll | Fairfield | IL | $6,117.00 | $7,615.00 | 2,102 | Visit Site |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | Bloomington | IL | $30,750.00 | $30,750.00 | 2,094 | Visit Site |
| Argosy University-Chicago | Chicago | IL | $16,752.00 | $16,752.00 | 2,061 | Request More Information |
| Highland Community College | Freeport | IL | $3,870.00 | $3,870.00 | 2,049 | Visit Site |
| Midwestern University | Downers Grove | IL | Unknown | Unknown | 1,978 | Visit Site |
| Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science | North Chicago | IL | Unknown | Unknown | 1,729 | Visit Site |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Olney Central College | Olney | IL | $6,117.00 | $7,615.00 | 1,610 | Visit Site |
| Rush University | Chicago | IL | Unknown | Unknown | 1,596 | Visit Site |
| Rockford College | Rockford | IL | $22,950.00 | $22,950.00 | 1,566 | Visit Site |
| The John Marshall Law School | Chicago | IL | Unknown | Unknown | 1,530 | Visit Site |
| Greenville College | Greenville | IL | $18,672.00 | $18,672.00 | 1,528 | Visit Site |
| Lake Forest College | Lake Forest | IL | $30,964.00 | $30,964.00 | 1,456 | Visit Site |
