2024 Best Colleges in Illinois

4 Year  •  Chicago, IL  • 

University of Chicago is a private not-for-profit university based in Chicago, Illinois. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 1,736 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 8%.

#1 in 2024 Best Colleges in Illinois

4 Year  •  Evanston, IL  • 

Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit university based in Evanston, Illinois. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 1,903 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 9%.

#2 in 2024 Best Colleges in Illinois

4 Year  •  Champaign, IL  • 

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a public university based in Champaign, Illinois. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 7,518 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 61%.

#3 in 2024 Best Colleges in Illinois

4 Year  •  Chicago, IL  • 

University of Illinois at Chicago is a public university based in Chicago, Illinois. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 4,051 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 77%.

#4 in 2024 Best Colleges in Illinois

4 Year  •  Chicago, IL  • 

Illinois Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit university based in Chicago, Illinois. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 471 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 54%.

#5 in 2024 Best Colleges in Illinois

4 Year  •  Chicago, IL

Loyola University Chicago is a private not-for-profit university based in Chicago, Illinois. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 2,654 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 70%.

#6 in 2024 Best Colleges in Illinois

4 Year  •  Normal, IL

Illinois State University is a public university based in Normal, Illinois. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 3,352 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 89%.

#7 in 2024 Best Colleges in Illinois

4 Year  •  Chicago, IL  • 

DePaul University is a private not-for-profit university based in Chicago, Illinois. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 2,542 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 71%.

#8 in 2024 Best Colleges in Illinois

4 Year  •  Edwardsville, IL

Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville is a public university based in Edwardsville, Illinois. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 1,797 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 89%.

#9 in 2024 Best Colleges in Illinois

4 Year  •  Dekalb, IL

Northern Illinois University is a public university based in Dekalb, Illinois. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 1,852 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 53%.

#10 in 2024 Best Colleges in Illinois

4 Year  •  Lisle, IL

Benedictine University is a private not-for-profit university based in Lisle, Illinois. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 423 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 62%.

#11 in 2024 Best Colleges in Illinois

4 Year  •  Carbondale, IL

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale is a public university based in Carbondale, Illinois. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 1,395 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 76%.

#12 in 2024 Best Colleges in Illinois