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2022 Best Colleges in Illinois

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Illinois is home to 139 colleges and universities, but these eleven colleges are among the best in the Illinois. Click the heart to add your favorite schools to your college list.

Wheaton College

  • Wheaton College
    Wheaton, IL 4-Year, Private
    Acceptance Rate86%
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Champaign, IL 4-Year, Public
    Acceptance Rate60%
  • University of Chicago

  • University of Chicago
    Chicago, IL 4-Year, Private
    Acceptance Rate6%
  • Northwestern University

  • Northwestern University
    Evanston, IL 4-Year, Private
    Acceptance Rate7%
  • Loyola University Chicago

  • Loyola University Chicago
    Chicago, IL 4-Year, Private
    Acceptance Rate77%
  • Lake Forest College

  • Lake Forest College
    Lake Forest, IL 4-Year, Private
    Acceptance Rate64%
  • Knox College

  • Knox College
    Galesburg, IL 4-Year, Private
    Acceptance Rate71%
  • Illinois Wesleyan University

  • Illinois Wesleyan University
    Bloomington, IL 4-Year, Private
    Acceptance Rate45%
  • Illinois Institute of Technology

  • Illinois Institute of Technology
    Chicago, IL 4-Year, Private
    Acceptance Rate66%
  • DePaul University

  • DePaul University
    Chicago, IL 4-Year, Private
    Acceptance Rate69%
  • Bradley University

  • Bradley University
    Peoria, IL 4-Year, Private
    Acceptance Rate76%
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