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TOP #1 COLLEGE

North Central College

Naperville, IL

4-year

North Central College provides students with the confidence, instruction and direction they need to exceed their personal best inside and outside of the classroom and throughout their careers. Founded in 1861, and located just 28 miles west of Chicago in the Historic District of Naperville, Ill.-named among the nation's "Best Places to Live" by Money magazine-North Central is home to nearly 3,000 students and offers more than 70 undergraduate majors, 60 additional undergraduate minors and concentrations, and 13 gra...

Acceptance rate 61%

Net price $26,207

SAT range 1020 - 1230

TOP #2 COLLEGE

Quincy University

Quincy, IL

4-year

Founded in 1860 by Franciscan friars, Quincy University (QU) is a small Catholic university emphasizing the sciences and liberal arts while recognizing the importance of professional programs. A traditional, residential four-year campus, QU offers undergraduate, graduate, and adult education programs, integrating practical experience and Franciscan values. While the distinctive Catholic and Franciscan tradition remains central to the mission and values of the university, the university is home to people of all fait...

Acceptance rate 62%

Net price $16,423

SAT range 1060 - 1240

TOP #3 COLLEGE

Paul Mitchell The School Normal

Normal, IL

Less than 2-year

Paul Mitchell The School Normal is a less than 2-year, career and technical school. This college is located in a suburban setting. It offers certificate degrees.

Net price $12,687

TOP #4 COLLEGE

Illinois Institute of Art: Schaumburg

Schaumburg, IL

4-year

Illinois Institute of Art: Schaumburg is a 4-year, for-profit college of pharmacy. This coed college is located in a suburban setting and is primarily a commuter campus. It offers associate and bachelor's degrees.

Net price $16,922

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TOP #5 COLLEGE

Illinois Valley Community College

Oglesby, IL

2-year

For 98 years, Illinois Valley Community College and its predecessor LaSalle-Peru-Oglesby Junior College have served thousands of northcentral Illinois students. The college sits on a bluff overlooking the Illinois River about 10 miles downstream from Starved Rock State Park. Covering a 2,000-square-mile district, IVCC serves La Salle, Bureau and Putnam counties as well as small parts of five other counties. A downtown satellite campus was established in Ottawa in 2010. IVCC offers Associate in Arts (AA), Associate ...

Acceptance rate 100%

Net price $6,259

SAT range 890 - 1090

TOP #6 COLLEGE

Universal Spa Training Academy

Downers Grove, IL

Less than 2-year

Universal Spa Training Academy is a less than 2-year, career and technical school. This college is located in a suburban setting. It offers certificate degrees.

Net price $18,807

TOP #7 COLLEGE

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

4-year

Roosevelt University was founded in 1945 and named in honor of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. From its beginning, Roosevelt pioneered the concept of making higher education available to all students who could qualify academically regardless of their social or economic class, racial or ethnic origin, sex, or age. This ideal attracted Albert Einstein, Albert Schweitzer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Marian Anderson, and Pearl Buck to the University's first advisory board. Today, Roosevelt remains dedicated to the enlightenment...

Acceptance rate 92%

Net price $23,964

SAT range 870 - 1080

TOP #8 COLLEGE

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Wabash Valley College

Mount Carmel, IL

2-year

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Wabash Valley College is a 2-year, public community college. This coed college is located in a suburban community in a rural setting and is primarily a commuter campus. It offers certificate and associate degrees.

Net price $6,140

TOP #9 COLLEGE

Professionals Choice Hair Design Academy

Joliet, IL

Less than 2-year

Professionals Choice Hair Design Academy is a less than 2-year, career and technical school. This college is located in a suburban setting. It offers certificate degrees.

Net price $15,655

TOP #10 COLLEGE

Pacific College Of Health And Science Chicago

Chicago, IL

4-year

Pacific College Of Health And Science Chicago is a 4-year, private school. This college is located in an urban setting. It offers certificate, associate, master's, and doctoral degrees.

Net price $24,011

TOP #11 COLLEGE

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Edwardsville, IL

4-year

SIUE is a nationally recognized university that provides students with a high-quality, affordable education that prepares them for successful careers and lives of purpose to shape a changing world. Built on the foundation of a broad-based, high-quality education, and enhanced by hands-on research and real-world experiences, the academic preparation SIUE students receive equips them to thrive in the global marketplace and make our communities better places to live. Situated on 2,660 acres of beautiful woodland atop ...

Acceptance rate 98%

Net price $15,519

SAT range 940 - 1160

TOP #12 COLLEGE

Illinois College

Jacksonville, IL

4-year

Illinois College is a small, 4-year, private school. This coed college is located in a rural setting and is primarily a residential campus. It offers bachelor's, master's, and certificate degrees.

Acceptance rate 75%

Net price $18,914

SAT range 960 - 1110

TOP #13 COLLEGE

Moody Bible Institute

Chicago, IL

4-year

Moody Bible Institute is a small, 4-year, private Bible college. This coed college is located in a large city in an urban setting and is primarily a residential campus. It offers certificate, associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees.

Acceptance rate 94%

Net price $21,399

SAT range 1020 - 1150

TOP #14 COLLEGE

VanderCook College of Music

Chicago, IL

4-year

VanderCook College of Music is a small, 4-year, private teachers college/college of education. This coed college is located in a large city in an urban setting and is primarily a residential campus. It offers bachelor's and master's degrees.

Acceptance rate 100%

Net price $20,855

TOP #15 COLLEGE

Chicago State University

Chicago, IL

4-year

Chicago State University transforms students' lives with innovative teaching, research, and community partnerships through excellence in ethical leadership, cultural enhancement, economic development, and justice. Chicago State University promotes excellence, ethical leadership, entrepreneurship, and social and environmental justice. Chicago State University embraces, engages, educates, propels, and elevates its students and communities they live in to transform lives locally and globally.

Acceptance rate 47%

Net price $4,846