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TOP #16 COLLEGE

Tricoci University Of Beauty Culture Elgin

Elgin, IL

Less than 2-year

Tricoci University Of Beauty Culture Elgin is a less than 2-year, career and technical school. This college is located in an urban setting. It offers certificate degrees.

Net price $18,481

TOP #17 COLLEGE

Governors State University

University Park, IL

4-year

Governors State University (GSU) was founded in 1969, originally as an upper-division institution with a primary focus of serving community college graduates pursuing baccalaureate degrees. During the five intervening decades, GSU has grown to become the only regional, public, comprehensive university in Chicago's south suburban area, serving approximately 4,600 students annually in 85 different bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and certificate programs. GSU features a highly diverse faculty and staff of roughly 1,00...

Acceptance rate 57%

Net price $9,943

SAT range 830 - 1060

TOP #18 COLLEGE

Rockford University

Rockford, IL

4-year

In 1847, during one of the great college-building eras in American history, Rockford Female Seminary was chartered by the Illinois legislature. The citizens of Rockford (population 2,500) pledged $3,500 to erect a building for the ambitious enterprise. The first classes were held in the old downtown courthouse. Soon, however, the seminary moved to its own campus between the Rock River and Seminary Street. More than a century later, in the mid-1960s, the College moved to its present location at the eastern edge of t...

Acceptance rate 51%

Net price $23,305

SAT range 880 - 1120

TOP #19 COLLEGE

Trinity International University

Deerfield, IL

4-year

Trinity International University is a 4-year, private technical college. This coed college is located in a suburban setting and is primarily a residential campus. It offers certificate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees.

Acceptance rate 91%

Net price $20,328

SAT range 980 - 1120

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TOP #20 COLLEGE

City Colleges of Chicago: Harry S. Truman College

Chicago, IL

2-year

City Colleges of Chicago: Harry S. Truman College is a 2-year, public college of art. This coed college is located in an urban setting and is primarily a commuter campus. It offers certificate and associate degrees.

Net price $4,707

TOP #21 COLLEGE

Trenz Beauty Academy

Calumet City, IL

Less than 2-year

Trenz Beauty 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 $11,569

TOP #22 COLLEGE

Trinity Christian College

Palos Heights, IL

4-year

Trinity Christian College is a small, 4-year, private university. This coed college is located in a large town in a suburban setting and is primarily a residential campus. It offers bachelor's, master's, and certificate degrees.

Acceptance rate 71%

Net price $14,700

SAT range 450 - 550

TOP #23 COLLEGE

Fox College

Tinley Park, IL

2-year

Fox College is a 2-year, private culinary school. This coed college is located in a suburban setting and is primarily a commuter campus. It offers certificate and associate degrees.

Acceptance rate 61%

Net price $10,890

TOP #24 COLLEGE

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, IL

4-year

Loyola is located in Chicago, Illinois, the third largest city in the United States and a global leader in commerce, industry, and culture. Chicago is an extended campus for Loyola students, who have direct access to the city's countless career, internship, service, cultural, recreational, and entertainment opportunities. Students take classes primarily at the Lake Shore Campus, nestled alongside Lake Michigan on Chicago's north side, and at the Water Tower Campus located in the city's famous Gold Coast neighborhoo...

Acceptance rate 79%

Net price $29,371

SAT range 1130 - 1320

TOP #25 COLLEGE

Moraine Valley Community College

Palos Hills, IL

2-year

Moraine Valley Community College is a 2-year, public culinary school. This coed college is located in a suburban setting and is primarily a commuter campus. It offers certificate and associate degrees.

Net price $1,831

TOP #26 COLLEGE

Illinois State University

Normal, IL

4-year

Illinois State University is Illinois' first public university and was founded in 1857. Illinois State is a diverse community of scholars with a commitment to fostering a small-college atmosphere with large university opportunities. Illinois State's mission is based on a shared set of core values: individualized attention, integrity, learning and scholarship, collaboration, respect, diversity and inclusion, and civic engagement. Students at Illinois State find rigorous academic programs that challenge them to be th...

Acceptance rate 86%

Net price $21,033

SAT range 1020 - 1200

TOP #27 COLLEGE

Methodist College

Peoria, IL

4-year

Methodist College is a 4-year, private school. This college is located in an urban setting. It offers certificate, bachelor's, and master's degrees.

Acceptance rate 100%

Net price $28,547

SAT range 800 - 1160

TOP #28 COLLEGE

John A. Logan College

Carterville, IL

2-year

John A. Logan College is a community college located in Southern Illinois. We are committed to providing quality learning opportunities and assisting students at each step in their educational journey. We have a wide variety of technical and transfer programs to choose from at JALC and helpful staff to help you along the way!

Net price $6,142

TOP #29 COLLEGE

Augustana College

Rock Island, IL

4-year

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

Acceptance rate 61%

Net price $24,472

SAT range 1020 - 1240

TOP #30 COLLEGE

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, IL

4-year

Elmhurst University is a leading four-year institution of higher education that seamlessly blends liberal learning and professional preparation to help students reach their full potential. Founded in 1871, Elmhurst now offers more than 70 undergraduate programs of study, more than 20 graduate and certificate programs in flexible formats, and the Elmhurst Learning and Success Academy for young adults with differing abilities. Celebrating 150 years, Elmhurst University is among the top-ranked colleges and universitie...

Acceptance rate 76%

Net price $24,018

SAT range 970 - 1220