Colleges in Illinois

Illinois, the Land of Lincoln, supports 49 public community colleges in the Illinois Community College System, as well as dozens of private colleges, universities, and technical colleges. The three most prominent research universities include Northwestern University, the University of Chicago, and Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Education has been a high priority in Illinois, evident by the 75 accredited institutions in addition to a variety of subject focused national and international accreditation agencies.

Several Illinois universities are ranked by a nationally recognized college review as among the Best in the Midwest. US News & World Report list of America’s Best Colleges has ranked Northwestern University and the Illinois Institute of Technology on their list of Top Schools.