Nearby colleges
Colleges near Chicago, IL
72 colleges and universities sit within 25 miles of Chicago, Illinois — 44 in Chicago itself and the rest across the surrounding area. The table below is ordered by measured distance and includes cost, admissions, and graduation data.
Colleges near Chicago by the numbers
- Lowest published in-state tuition
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College ($4,590)
- Median in-state tuition (40 reporting)
- $18,807
- Median net price after aid (24 reporting)
- $14,485
- Highest graduation rate
- University of Chicago (96%)
- Most selective
- University of Chicago (5% acceptance)
- Largest by enrollment
- University of Illinois Chicago (33,229 students)
Colleges within 25 miles of Chicago
Nearest first. Showing 40 of 72. Distance is straight-line from the centre of the Chicago campus cluster, not driving time.
| College | Distance | Location | In-state tuition | Avg. net price | Acceptance rate | Graduation rate | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Illinois Chicago | <1 mi | Chicago, IL | $14,338 | $10,974 | 77% | 62% | University |
| East-West University | <1 mi | Chicago, IL | $25,395 | $21,697 | 100% | 16% | University |
| Spertus College | <1 mi | Chicago, IL | $18,807 | Not reported | 43% | Not reported | University |
| Columbia College Chicago | <1 mi | Chicago, IL | $34,088 | $26,598 | 89% | 52% | University |
| DePaul University | 1 mi | Chicago, IL | $45,999 | $30,902 | 76% | 68% | University |
| Roosevelt University | 1 mi | Chicago, IL | $21,315 | $20,194 | 97% | 35% | University |
| National Louis University | 1 mi | Chicago, IL | $12,705 | $12,641 | 95% | 30% | University |
| Adler University | 1 mi | Chicago, IL | $18,807 | Not reported | 87% | Not reported | University |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago | 1 mi | Chicago, IL | $56,420 | $49,790 | 77% | 67% | University |
| Generations College | 1 mi | Chicago, IL | $12,700 | $18,894 | 100% | 11% | Community college |
| Midwestern Career College | 1 mi | Chicago, IL | $18,807 | $11,466 | 100% | 54% | Community college |
| Meadville Theological School of Lombard College | 2 mi | Chicago, IL | $18,807 | Not reported | 71% | Not reported | University |
| Taylor Business Institute | 2 mi | Chicago, IL | $12,000 | $12,982 | 91% | 59% | Community college |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College | 2 mi | Chicago, IL | $4,590 | $2,974 | 100% | 26% | Community college |
| Rush University | 2 mi | Chicago, IL | $18,807 | Not reported | 41% | Not reported | University |
| The Chicago School at Chicago | 2 mi | Chicago, IL | $21,780 | Not reported | 34% | Not reported | University |
| Pacific College of Health and Science | 2 mi | Chicago, IL | $7,508 | Not reported | 100% | 68% | University |
| Erikson Institute | 2 mi | Chicago, IL | $18,807 | Not reported | 66% | Not reported | University |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College | 2 mi | Chicago, IL | $4,590 | $3,729 | 100% | 18% | Community college |
| VanderCook College of Music | 2 mi | Chicago, IL | $30,910 | $19,780 | 89% | 67% | University |
| Moody Bible Institute | 2 mi | Chicago, IL | $15,786 | $22,221 | 83% | 62% | University |
| Illinois College of Optometry | 2 mi | Chicago, IL | $18,807 | Not reported | 52% | Not reported | University |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | 2 mi | Chicago, IL | $52,386 | $18,425 | 55% | 75% | University |
| Catholic Theological Union at Chicago | 5 mi | Chicago, IL | $18,807 | Not reported | 50% | Not reported | University |
| Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago | 5 mi | Chicago, IL | $18,807 | Not reported | 66% | Not reported | University |
| McCormick Theological Seminary | 5 mi | Chicago, IL | $18,807 | Not reported | 36% | Not reported | University |
| University of Chicago | 6 mi | Chicago, IL | $70,662 | $14,860 | 5% | 96% | University |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College | 6 mi | Chicago, IL | $4,590 | $4,902 | 100% | 31% | Community college |
| Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation Inc. | 6 mi | Chicago, IL | $18,807 | Not reported | 41% | Not reported | University |
| Chicago Theological Seminary | 6 mi | Chicago, IL | $18,807 | Not reported | 78% | Not reported | University |
| Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago | 6 mi | Chicago, IL | $18,807 | Not reported | 68% | Not reported | University |
| American Islamic College | 6 mi | Chicago, IL | $7,650 | Not reported | 100% | Not reported | University |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College | 7 mi | Chicago, IL | $4,590 | $3,816 | 100% | 32% | Community college |
| Morton College | 7 mi | Cicero, IL | $5,502 | $5,191 | 100% | 31% | Community college |
| Institute for Clinical Social Work | 7 mi | Chicago, IL | $18,807 | Not reported | 53% | Not reported | University |
| St. Augustine College | 7 mi | Chicago, IL | $13,288 | $17,082 | 100% | 28% | University |
| North Park University | 8 mi | Chicago, IL | $36,710 | $16,948 | 69% | 58% | University |
| Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago | 9 mi | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | $7,626 | 100% | Not reported | University |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College | 9 mi | Chicago, IL | $4,590 | $3,166 | 100% | 27% | Community college |
| Northeastern Illinois University | 9 mi | Chicago, IL | $12,383 | $14,109 | 75% | 22% | University |
What the Chicago area looks like
- Within 25 miles of Chicago CampusPin finds 72 colleges, and the table below lists the 40 nearest. 44 of them are in Chicago itself; the rest are in surrounding communities. Distances are measured from the centre of the Chicago campus cluster.
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College has the lowest published in-state tuition among the 40 nearby colleges listed, at $4,590. Commuting from home is one of the largest levers on total cost, since housing is often the single biggest line after tuition.
- 9 of the 40 colleges shown are community colleges, which typically offer the lowest published tuition in a metro and transfer pathways into nearby four-year campuses.
How this list was built
This page runs a real geographic query: every college whose campus coordinates fall within 25 miles of Chicago is included, ordered by distance. No college appears here unless it is genuinely that close.
The Chicago anchor point is the average position of the campuses CampusPin holds for the city, so it reflects where colleges actually are rather than a civic centre-point. Distances are straight-line and are a guide to proximity, not a commute estimate.
Frequently asked questions
- How many colleges are near Chicago, IL?
- CampusPin finds 72 colleges and universities within 25 miles of Chicago, Illinois. That includes 44 located in Chicago itself plus campuses in the surrounding area that are realistically commutable. The table on this page lists the 40 nearest of them.
- What is the closest college to Chicago?
- Of the colleges on this page, University of Illinois Chicago in Chicago is the nearest to the Chicago campus cluster at about under a mile. The table is ordered by distance, so the top rows are always the closest.
- Can I commute to college from Chicago?
- Every college on this page is within 25 miles of Chicago, which is a plausible commute for many students, though actual travel time depends on traffic and transit rather than straight-line distance. Check each college's profile for its exact location, and confirm commuter services and parking with the campus directly.
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Data sources & methodology
Locations, cost, and outcome figures for colleges near Chicago come from federal datasets and each institution's own reporting.
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
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