Colleges

Colleges in Chicago, Illinois

Chicago, Illinois has 14 four-year colleges with at least 500 undergraduates: 3 public and 11 private. The largest is University of Illinois Chicago, with 22,170 undergraduates.

School	Type	Undergrads	Acceptance rate	SAT middle 50%	In-state tuition	Avg. net price	Grad rate
University of Illinois Chicago	public	22,170	77.3%	1130–1350	$14,338	$10,974	61.6%
DePaul University	private	14,090	75.9%	1140–1330	$45,999	$30,902	67.8%
Loyola University Chicago	private	11,737	81.6%	1170–1360	$53,710	$36,079	73%
University of Chicago	private	7,569	4.5%	1510–1580	$70,662	$14,860	95.9%
Columbia College Chicago	private	5,368	89.5%		$34,088	$26,598	51.6%
National Louis University	private	4,406	95.1%		$12,705	$12,641	30.1%
Northeastern Illinois University	public	3,982	74.6%		$12,383	$14,109	21.7%
Saint Xavier University	private	3,096	84.3%		$37,940	$10,970	56.6%
Roosevelt University	private	2,849	97.2%	895–1175	$21,315	$20,194	35.1%
Illinois Institute of Technology	private	2,833	54.9%	1180–1440	$52,386	$18,425	75.2%
School of the Art Institute of Chicago	private	2,805	77.5%		$56,420	$49,790	67%
North Park University	private	1,818	68.5%		$36,710	$16,948	57.7%
Moody Bible Institute	private	1,510	82.7%		$15,786	$22,221	62.3%
Chicago State University	public	1,384	43.3%		$12,754	$12,335	15.5%

A blank cell means the school did not report that figure. Net price is the average cost after grants for students receiving federal aid. Graduation rate is within six years.

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Frequently asked questions

How many colleges are in Chicago, Illinois?

14 four-year public and private nonprofit colleges with at least 500 undergraduates, 3 public and 11 private, according to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. Community colleges, for-profit schools, and online-only schools are not counted.

What is the hardest college to get into in Chicago, Illinois?

By acceptance rate, University of Chicago (4.5%), Chicago State University (43.3%), Illinois Institute of Technology (54.9%), North Park University (68.5%), Northeastern Illinois University (74.6%) are the most selective.

What is the cheapest public college in Chicago, Illinois?

Northeastern Illinois University has the lowest published in-state tuition and fees of the public four-year colleges here, at $12,383 a year. That is the sticker price before financial aid.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release. These are federal figures. Schools with a linked profile have also been checked against their own filings; the others have not.