Chicago is a city in Illinois and it is the county seat of Cook county. Its population is 8,604,203. There are 86 colleges near Chicago, Illinois - 12 public and 74 private schools. All schools are located in the city limits (boundaries). 72 schools provide undergraduate programs and 40 schools offer graduate programs.
A total of 201,273 students is attending one of those schools and its average 2025 tuition is $21,871 (based on out-of-state rate at 4-years colleges). The acceptance rate of the schools is 74.31% and the average SAT score submitted by enrolled students is 1,263.
| School Name | School Type | Undergraduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Enrollment | Students per Faculty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford-Brown College-Chicago In Chicago |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$14,400 | Not Offered | 30 | 6 to 1 |
| Cortiva Institute-Chicago In Chicago |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$15,760 | Not Offered | 180 | 15 to 1 |
| Kendall College In Chicago |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$19,828 | Not Offered | 1,027 | 8 to 1 |
| SOLEX Medical Academy In Chicago |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
- | Not Offered | - | - |
| University of Notre Dame - Chicago In Chicago |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
Not Offered | - | - | - |
| SAE Institute of Technology-Chicago In Chicago |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$32,899 | Not Offered | 262 | 17 to 1 |
| University of Phoenix-Illinois In Chicago |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$9,552 | $16,752 | 2 | 5 to 1 |
| Coyne College In Chicago |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$16,641 | Not Offered | 531 | 16 to 1 |
| Relay Graduate School of Education - Chicago In Chicago |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
Not Offered | - | - | - |
| Robert Morris University Illinois In Chicago |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$29,400 | $18,000 | 1,934 | 20 to 1 |
| University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business at Chicago In Chicago |
Private Less than 2 years |
- | Not Offered | - | - |
| The John Marshall Law School In Chicago |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
Not Offered | $1,840 | 973 | - |
| Flashpoint Chicago A Campus of Columbia College Hollywood In Chicago |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$27,454 | Not Offered | 314 | 12 to 1 |
| Harrington College of Design In Chicago |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$16,874 | $17,305 | 9 | 1 to 1 |
| Triton College - Intl Union of Operating Engr Local 399 Trning Fac. In Chicago |
Public 2-4 years |
$2,000 | Not Offered | - | - |
| Northwestern College-Chicago Campus In Chicago |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$17,475 | Not Offered | 67 | 8 to 1 |
| Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Chicago In Chicago |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$9,976 | Not Offered | 418 | 30 to 1 |
| SAE Institute of Technology-Chicago In Chicago |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$17,994 | Not Offered | - | - |
| The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago In Chicago |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$17,482 | Not Offered | 753 | 16 to 1 |
| Argosy University-Chicago In Chicago |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$13,704 | $13,765 | 528 | 7 to 1 |
| Networks Barber College - Chicago In Chicago |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$19,400 | Not Offered | - | - |
| National Latino Education Institute In Chicago |
Private (not-for-profit) less than 2-years |
$14,100 | Not Offered | 2 | 2 to 1 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago In Chicago |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$16,657 | Not Offered | 333 | 19 to 1 |
| Cannella School of Hair Design-Chicago In Chicago |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$18,020 | Not Offered | 64 | 15 to 1 |
| Rush University In Chicago |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$33,751 | $38,755 | 2,769 | 10 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago In Chicago |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$24,075 | Not Offered | 160 | 19 to 1 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College In Chicago |
Public 2-4 years |
$15,150 ($12,090) | Not Offered | 9,303 | 26 to 1 |
| VanderCook College of Music In Chicago |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$30,910 | $8,135 | 323 | 5 to 1 |
| University of Illinois Chicago In Chicago |
Public four-years |
$32,009 ($15,949) | $27,748 ($17,550) | 33,906 | 17 to 1 |
| Illinois Institute of Technology In Chicago |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$52,202 | $35,222 | 8,834 | 14 to 1 |
| HVAC Technical Institute In Chicago |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$15,000 | Not Offered | 285 | 24 to 1 |
| Illinois College of Optometry In Chicago |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
Not Offered | - | 474 | - |
| Chamberlain University-Administrative Office In Chicago |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
- | - | - | - |
| East-West University In Chicago |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$25,395 | Not Offered | 468 | 20 to 1 |
| Spertus College In Chicago |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
Not Offered | $23,100 | 89 | - |
| Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus In Chicago |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$18,870 | Not Offered | 66 | 12 to 1 |
| Columbia College Chicago In Chicago |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$34,088 | $2,544 | 5,570 | 15 to 1 |
| DePaul University In Chicago |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$45,405 | $23,358 | 21,210 | 17 to 1 |
| Roosevelt University In Chicago |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$21,315 | $20,935 | 4,281 | 11 to 1 |
| Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy In Chicago |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$14,315 | Not Offered | 233 | 16 to 1 |
| American Academy of Art College In Chicago |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$39,510 | Not Offered | 90 | 6 to 1 |
| Stellar Career College In Chicago |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$29,000 | Not Offered | 83 | 15 to 1 |
| Adler University In Chicago |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$45,471 | $47,179 | 1,631 | 1 to 1 |
| National Louis University In Chicago |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$13,245 | $13,453 | 8,915 | 17 to 1 |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago In Chicago |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$54,623 | $49,649 | 3,394 | 10 to 1 |
| Generations College In Chicago |
Private (not-for-profit) 2-4 years |
$12,700 | Not Offered | 310 | 26 to 1 |
| Midwestern Career College In Chicago |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$18,070 | Not Offered | 887 | 23 to 1 |
| MDT College of Health Sciences In Chicago |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$21,870 | Not Offered | 575 | 15 to 1 |
| The Chicago School at Chicago In Chicago |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$21,780 | $35,328 | 1,100 | 17 to 1 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College In Chicago |
Public 2-4 years |
$15,150 ($12,090) | Not Offered | 3,274 | 20 to 1 |
| Taylor Business Institute In Chicago |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$12,300 | Not Offered | 115 | 10 to 1 |
| Meadville Theological School of Lombard College In Chicago |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
Not Offered | $28,086 | 62 | - |
| City Colleges of Chicago-District Office In Chicago |
Public 2-4 years |
- | Not Offered | - | - |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College In Chicago |
Public 2-4 years |
$15,150 ($12,090) | Not Offered | 6,121 | 20 to 1 |
| Erikson Institute In Chicago |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
Not Offered | $14,164 | 297 | - |
| Pacific College of Health and Science In Chicago |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$7,508 | $16,460 | 245 | 12 to 1 |
| University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology In Chicago |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$16,900 | Not Offered | 53 | 12 to 1 |
| Moody Bible Institute In Chicago |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$15,786 | $9,702 | 2,202 | 14 to 1 |
| University of Chicago In Chicago |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$69,324 | $68,652 | 18,566 | 5 to 1 |
| Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago In Chicago |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
Not Offered | $18,960 | 101 | - |
| Catholic Theological Union at Chicago In Chicago |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
Not Offered | $23,232 | 210 | - |
| McCormick Theological Seminary In Chicago |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
Not Offered | $9,410 | 125 | - |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College In Chicago |
Public 2-4 years |
$15,150 ($12,090) | Not Offered | 6,296 | 31 to 1 |
| Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago In Chicago |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
Not Offered | $32,150 | 39 | - |
| Chicago Theological Seminary In Chicago |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
Not Offered | $26,598 | 215 | - |
| Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc. In Chicago |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
Not Offered | $20,790 | 80 | - |
| Aveda Institute-Chicago In Chicago |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$22,350 | Not Offered | 93 | 13 to 1 |
| Larry's Barber College In Chicago |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$18,540 | Not Offered | 29 | 25 to 1 |
| American Islamic College In Chicago |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$7,650 | $4,650 | 29 | 3 to 1 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College In Chicago |
Public 2-4 years |
$15,150 ($12,090) | Not Offered | 6,839 | 24 to 1 |
| Saint Xavier University In Chicago |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$38,945 | $13,950 | 3,485 | 16 to 1 |
| Chicago State University In Chicago |
Public four-years |
$12,757 | $16,162 ($10,294) | 2,238 | 9 to 1 |
| Steven Papageorge Hair Academy In Chicago |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$18,750 | Not Offered | 60 | 17 to 1 |
| Institute for Clinical Social Work In Chicago |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
Not Offered | $26,750 | 121 | - |
| St. Augustine College In Chicago |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$13,688 | Not Offered | 810 | 12 to 1 |
| Larry's Barber College In Chicago |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$18,540 | Not Offered | 68 | 25 to 1 |
| North Park University In Chicago |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$36,710 | $14,417 | 2,557 | 12 to 1 |
| Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago In Chicago |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$15,000 | $8,000 | 91 | 15 to 1 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College In Chicago |
Public 2-4 years |
$15,150 ($12,090) | Not Offered | 7,798 | 28 to 1 |
| Northeastern Illinois University In Chicago |
Public four-years |
$22,726 ($12,383) | $18,217 ($9,874) | 5,734 | 9 to 1 |
| Cannella School of Hair Design-Chicago In Chicago |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$16,410 | Not Offered | 8 | 8 to 1 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College In Chicago |
Public 2-4 years |
$15,150 ($12,090) | Not Offered | 3,137 | 26 to 1 |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NE In Chicago |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$13,184 | Not Offered | 160 | 14 to 1 |
| Loyola University Chicago In Chicago |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$53,710 | $21,912 | 17,384 | 13 to 1 |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NW In Chicago |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$13,184 | Not Offered | 216 | 17 to 1 |
| Illinois Media School In Chicago |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$18,870 | Not Offered | 32 | 7 to 1 |
