Metro area directory
Colleges in the Greater Chicago Area
CampusPin lists 56 colleges and universities across the Greater Chicago metro, 44 universities and 12 community colleges, with 12 public and 44 private institutions across 9 cities.
The Chicago metro covers the city itself plus suburbs such as Evanston, Naperville, and the western and northern collar communities. It combines major research universities, Catholic and other private institutions, and one of the larger community college systems in the Midwest.
Greater Chicago colleges by the numbers
- Public / private
- 12 public · 44 private
- 4-year / 2-year
- 44 universities · 12 community colleges
- Cities covered
- 9
- Largest by enrollment
- University of Illinois Chicago
- Lowest published tuition
- Oakton College ($3,985)
- Published tuition range
- $3,985–$66,939
Among the 56 colleges in the Greater Chicago area, University of Illinois Chicago is the largest by enrollment; Oakton College has the lowest published in-state tuition at $3,985; University of Chicago is the most selective at a 5% acceptance rate. Published figures are sticker price, not net price, compare net price and outcomes on each profile.
Colleges by city in the Greater Chicago area
Chicago (44)
- Adler UniversityUniv · Private
- American Islamic CollegeUniv · Private
- Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation Inc.Univ · Private
- Catholic Theological Union at ChicagoUniv · Private
- Chicago State UniversityUniv · Public
- Chicago Theological SeminaryUniv · Private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington CollegeCC · Public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman CollegeCC · Public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King CollegeCC · Public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X CollegeCC · Public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey CollegeCC · Public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley CollegeCC · Public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright CollegeCC · Public
- Columbia College ChicagoUniv · Private
- DePaul UniversityUniv · Private
- East-West UniversityUniv · Private
- Erikson InstituteUniv · Private
- Generations CollegeCC · Private
- Illinois College of OptometryUniv · Private
- Illinois Institute of TechnologyUniv · Private
- Institute for Clinical Social WorkUniv · Private
- Loyola University ChicagoUniv · Private
- Lutheran School of Theology at ChicagoUniv · Private
- McCormick Theological SeminaryUniv · Private
- Meadville Theological School of Lombard CollegeUniv · Private
- Midwestern Career CollegeCC · Private
- Moody Bible InstituteUniv · Private
- National Louis UniversityUniv · Private
- North Park UniversityUniv · Private
- Northeastern Illinois UniversityUniv · Public
- Pacific College of Health and ScienceUniv · Private
- Roosevelt UniversityUniv · Private
- Rush UniversityUniv · Private
- Saint Xavier UniversityUniv · Private
- School of the Art Institute of ChicagoUniv · Private
- Spertus CollegeUniv · Private
- St. Augustine CollegeUniv · Private
- Taylor Business InstituteCC · Private
- Telshe Yeshiva-ChicagoUniv · Private
- The Chicago School at ChicagoUniv · Private
- Toyota Technological Institute at ChicagoUniv · Private
- University of ChicagoUniv · Private
- University of Illinois ChicagoUniv · Public
- VanderCook College of MusicUniv · Private
Evanston (3)
Lake Forest (2)
Aurora (1)
Naperville (1)
Des Plaines (1)
Chicago Heights (1)
North Chicago (1)
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Other major U.S. metro areas
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- Colleges in the Washington, D.C. area
- Colleges in the Greater Boston area
- Colleges in the Greater Philadelphia area
Data sources & methodology
College listings for the Greater Chicago metro are aggregated live from each institution's record, compiled from federal datasets and the institutions' own published information.
Sources used across this page
Not every source informs every figure. Each data point draws on the source appropriate to it see the relevant section and the data dictionary for field-level provenance.
IPEDS / NCES College Navigator
Federal enrollment, admissions, tuition, retention, and program data. Released annually with a 1–2 year lag.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Net price by income band, post-graduation earnings, and federal aid context.
Institutional websites
Each school's official admissions, registrar, and financial-aid pages are the authoritative source for current details.
Where a value is unavailable it is shown as unavailable, never as 0, free, or a negative judgment. Always confirm final details with the institution before applying.
Suggested citation
CampusPin. Colleges in the Greater Chicago Area. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/colleges-in-metro/chicago