List of colleges and universities in Illinois

The following is a list of colleges and universities in Illinois.

Public institutions

Two-year institutions

Main articles: List of community colleges in Illinois and Illinois Community College System

Four-year institutions

School	Location(s)	Founded	Type	Notes
Chicago State University	Chicago	1867	Master's
Eastern Illinois University	Charleston	1895	Master's
Governors State University	University Park	1969	Master's
Illinois State University	Normal	1857	Research University
University of Illinois at Chicago	Chicago	1982	Research University	Part of the University of Illinois system
University of Illinois Springfield	Springfield	1969	Master's	Part of the University of Illinois system
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Urbana Champaign	1867	Research University	Part of the University of Illinois system
Northeastern Illinois University	Chicago	1867	Master's
Northern Illinois University	DeKalb	1895	Research University
Southern Illinois University Carbondale	Carbondale	1869	Research University	Part of the Southern Illinois University System
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	Edwardsville	1957	Doctoral/Professional University	Part of the Southern Illinois University System
Western Illinois University	Macomb	1899	Master's

Private institutions

Non-profit

School	Location(s)	Founded	Type	Notes
Adler University	Chicago	1952	Special-focus
American Islamic College	Chicago	1983
Augustana College	Rock Island	1860	Baccalaureate
Aurora University	Aurora	1893	Doctoral/Professional
Benedictine University	Lisle	1887	Master's
Blackburn College	Carlinville	1837	Baccalaureate
Bradley University	Peoria	1897	Doctoral/Professional
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology	Chicago	1979	Special-focus
University of Chicago	Chicago	1890	Research University
Columbia College Chicago	Chicago	1890	Master's
Concordia University Chicago	River Forest	1864	Doctoral/Professional
DePaul University	Chicago	1898	Research University
Dominican University	River Forest	1901	Master's
East–West University	Chicago	1980	Baccalaureate
Elmhurst University	Elmhurst	1871	Master's
Erikson Institute	Chicago	1966	Master's
Eureka College	Eureka	1855	Baccalaureate
Greenville University	Greenville	1892	Master's
Illinois College	Jacksonville	1829	Baccalaureate
Illinois Institute of Technology	Chicago	1890	Research University
Illinois Wesleyan University	Bloomington	1850	Baccalaureate
Judson University	Elgin Rockford	1913	Master's
Knox College	Galesburg	1837	Baccalaureate
Lake Forest College	Lake Forest	1857	Baccalaureate
Lakeview College of Nursing	Danville	1894	Special-focus
Lewis University	Romeoville	1932	Master's
Lincoln Christian University	Lincoln	1944	Master's
Loyola University	Chicago	1870	Research University
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago	Chicago	1962	Faith-related
MacCormac College	Chicago	1904	Two-year College
McKendree University	Lebanon	1828	Master's
Methodist College	Peoria	2008	Special-focus
Midwestern University	Downers Grove	1900	Graduate School
Millikin University	Decatur	1901	Baccalaureate
Monmouth College	Monmouth	1853	Baccalaureate
Moody Bible Institute	Chicago	1886	Faith-related
National Louis University	Chicago	1886	Doctoral/Professional
National University of Health Sciences	Lombard	1906	Special-focus
North Central College	Naperville	1861	Master's
North Park University	Chicago	1891	Master's
Northern Baptist Theological Seminary	Lisle	1913	Faith-related
Northwestern University	Evanston	1851	Research University
Olivet Nazarene University	Bourbonnais	1907	Master's
Principia College	Elsah	1912	Baccalaureate
Quincy University	Quincy	1860	Baccalaureate
Rockford University	Rockford	1847	Master's
Roosevelt University	Chicago Schaumburg	1945	Doctoral/Professional
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science	North Chicago	1912	Special-focus
Rush University	Chicago	1972	Special-focus
Saint Anthony College of Nursing	Rockford	1915	Special-focus
University of St. Francis	Joliet	1920	Doctoral/Professional
Saint Xavier University	Chicago	1846	Master's
School of the Art Institute of Chicago	Chicago	1866	Special-focus
Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership	Chicago	1924	Faith-related
Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago	Chicago	2003	Graduate school
Trinity Christian College	Palos Heights	1959	Baccalaureate
Trinity International University	Deerfield	1897	Doctoral/Professional
VanderCook College of Music	Chicago	1909	Special-focus
Wheaton College	Wheaton	1860	Baccalaureate

For-profit

School	Location(s)	Founded	Notes
American InterContinental University	Schaumburg	1970
Chamberlain University	Chicago	1889
Coyne College	Chicago	1898
DeVry University	Downers Grove	1931
Fox College	Tinley Park	1932
Illinois Media School^[1]	Chicago Lombard		a career college that does not offer degrees
Lincoln Tech^[2]	Melrose Park	1946
Midwest College of Oriental Medicine	Evanston	1979
Midwest Technical Institute	Springfield
Northwestern College	Bridgeview
Pacific College of Oriental Medicine	Chicago	1986
Rasmussen College	Aurora Rockford Mokena Tinley Park	1900
Rockford Career College	Rockford	1862
Taylor Business Institute	Chicago	1962
Universal Technical Institute	Lisle	1965	a specialized training school that does not offer degrees
University of Phoenix	Chicago	1976

Endowments

Illinois Educational Institutions with Endowments >$100M

Institution	Endowment (millions)^[3]
Northwestern University	$14,121
University of Chicago	$7,928
University of Illinois system (U. of I. and Foundation)	$3,114
Principia College (The Principia Corporation, Mo.)	$855
Loyola University Chicago	$893
DePaul University	$825
Wheaton College	$489
Bradley University	$341
Illinois Institute of Technology	$235
Illinois Wesleyan University	$270
Augustana College	$197
Columbia College Chicago	$180
Southern Illinois University Carbondale	$174
Concordia University Chicago	$165
Knox College	$160
Elmhurst University	$152
Illinois College	$147
Illinois State University	$129
Monmouth College	$127
North Central College	$119
Millikin University	$108
Eastern Illinois University	$103

Defunct institutions

• Abingdon College (1853–1888), in Abingdon, merged with Eureka College in 1885, campus closed in 1888
• Argosy University (2001–2019, Chicago, Schaumburg)
• Barat College (1858–2005), in Lake Forest, became a part of DePaul University in 2001. Barat campus closed in 2005.
• Brown's Business College (1876–1994), numerous locations around Illinois
• Dixon College (1881–c. 1915, Dixon)
• Evanston College for Ladies (1871–1873), merged with Northwestern University in 1873
• Flashpoint Chicago (2007–2022), in Chicago
• Hedding College (1855–1927), in Abingdon, absorbed by Illinois Wesleyan University in 1930
• Hillsboro College (1847–1852), in Hillsboro, moved to Springfield in 1852 as Illinois State University (1852–1870), moved to Carthage in 1870 and became Carthage College
• Illinois Institute of Art – Chicago (1916–2018, Chicago)
• Illinois Institute of Art – Schaumburg, in Schaumburg
• International Academy of Design & Technology – Schaumburg (1977–2015)^[4]
• ITT Technical Institute (1969–2016, Arlington Heights, Oak Brook, Orland Park)
• Jubilee College (1839–1862), near Brimfield, Peoria County
• Judson College (1846–1860), in Mount Palatine
• Lexington College (1977–2014), in Chicago
• Lincoln College (1865-2022), in Lincoln^[5][6]
• Lombard College (1853–1930), in Galesburg, after closing many students went to Knox College
• MacMurray College (1846-2020), in Jacksonville^[7]
• Mallinckrodt College (1916–1991, Wilmette), merged with Loyola University Chicago^[8][9]
• Midstate College, in Peoria
• Midwest College of Engineering (1967–1986), merged with Illinois Institute of Technology in 1986.^[10]
• Morthland College (2009–2018, West Frankfort)
• Mount Morris College (1879–1932), in Mount Morris
• University of Nauvoo (1841–1845), in Nauvoo
• Oregon Bible College (1939–1991), in Oregon
• Robert Morris University Illinois (1913-2020), Chicago, merged with Roosevelt University.^[11]
• Shimer College (1853–2017, Mount Carroll, Waukegan, Chicago), merged with North Central College in Naperville in 2017
• Sparks College (1908-2009), in Shelbyville
• Solex College (1995–2018, Chicago, Wheeling)
• St. Viator College (1865–1939), in Bourbonnais
• Shurtleff College (1827–1957), in Alton, was absorbed by Southern Illinois University when its campus became the SIU Alton Residence Center, one of the two precursors of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The campus now houses the School of Dental Medicine.
• State Community College of East Saint Louis (1969–1999), replaced by Metropolitan Community College around 1995, which was closed in 1999
• Vatterott College (1995–2018, Quincy, Fairview Heights)
• Westwood College (1953–2016, Calumet City, Chicago, Woodridge)
• William & Vashti College (1908–1918), in Aledo

See also

•  Illinois portal

• List of college athletic programs in Illinois
• Higher education in the United States
• List of colleges and universities in Chicago
• List of recognized higher education accreditation organizations
• Lists of American institutions of higher education
• Illinois Veteran Grant

References

1. "About Us". The Ohio and Illinois Centers for Broadcasting. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
2. "Lincoln Tech-Chicago campus in Melrose Park". Lincoln College of Technology. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
3. "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Endowment Market Value and Change* in Endowment Market Value from FY17 to FY18". 2018.
4. . IADT Schaumburg. Archived from the original on 22 February 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
5. . Lincoln College (Press release). March 29, 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-03-31.
6. Wood, Connor (2022-03-30). "Lincoln College to close in May". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. from the original on 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
7. "MacMurray College Closure | MacMurray College". www.mac.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
8. Jouzaitis, Carol (3 April 1991). "Tiny College is Reborn by Merger with Loyola". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
9. Kane, Francis. "History of Saint Joseph Church". Saints Joseph and Francis Xavier Parish. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
10. "Midwest College of Engineering". Illinois Institute of Technology Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Campus. 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
11. "Roosevelt University Gets Approval to Integrate Robert Morris Illinois | Roosevelt University". www.roosevelt.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-14.

External links

• Department of Education listing of accredited institutions in Illinois