List of Universities in Illinois
List of all top 74 Universities/ Colleges in Illinois.
| Rank in Illinois | Name of College/ University | Location | Rank in US | Rank in World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Chicago | Illinois | 17 | 19 |
| 2 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Illinois | 29 | 33 |
| 3 | Northwestern University | Illinois | 37 | 42 |
| 4 | University of Illinois at Chicago | Illinois | 76 | 104 |
| 5 | Northern Illinois University | Illinois | 145 | 351 |
| 6 | DePaul University | Illinois | 147 | 354 |
| 7 | Loyola University Chicago | Illinois | 153 | 371 |
| 8 | Illinois Institute of Technology | Illinois | 169 | 420 |
| 9 | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Illinois | 193 | 489 |
| 10 | Illinois State University | Illinois | 230 | 577 |
| 11 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Illinois | 288 | 749 |
| 12 | Wheaton College | Illinois | 318 | 832 |
| 13 | Eastern Illinois University | Illinois | 364 | 952 |
| 14 | Bradley University | Illinois | 374 | 973 |
| 15 | Western Illinois University | Illinois | 391 | 1020 |
| 16 | University of Illinois at Springfield | Illinois | 404 | 1060 |
| 17 | DeVry University | Illinois | 406 | 1068 |
| 18 | Columbia College Chicago | Illinois | 417 | 1095 |
| 19 | Illinois Wesleyan University | Illinois | 525 | 1420 |
| 20 | Northeastern Illinois University | Illinois | 537 | 1466 |
| 21 | Elmhurst University | Illinois | 540 | 1476 |
| 22 | Roosevelt University | Illinois | 563 | 1525 |
| 23 | School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Illinois | 609 | 1665 |
| 24 | National Louis University | Illinois | 612 | 1671 |
| 25 | Benedictine University | Illinois | 647 | 1784 |
| 26 | Augustana College | Illinois | 668 | 1848 |
| 27 | North Central College | Illinois | 674 | 1864 |
| 28 | Knox College | Illinois | 684 | 1886 |
| 29 | Midwestern University | Illinois | 686 | 1894 |
| 30 | Olivet Nazarene University | Illinois | 707 | 1974 |
| 31 | North Park University | Illinois | 711 | 1987 |
| 32 | Lewis University | Illinois | 741 | 2078 |
| 33 | Governors State University | Illinois | 753 | 2116 |
| 34 | Chicago State University | Illinois | 770 | 2162 |
| 35 | Lake Forest College | Illinois | 801 | 2259 |
| 36 | Millikin University | Illinois | 834 | 2357 |
| 37 | Dominican University | Illinois | 837 | 2361 |
| 38 | Aurora University | Illinois | 866 | 2435 |
| 39 | University of St. Francis | Illinois | 909 | 2546 |
| 40 | Saint Xavier University | Illinois | 928 | 2624 |
| 41 | Trinity International University | Illinois | 978 | 2785 |
| 42 | Chamberlain University | Illinois | 981 | 2793 |
| 43 | Moody Bible Institute | Illinois | 998 | 2830 |
| 44 | Quincy University | Illinois | 1015 | 2870 |
| 45 | McKendree University | Illinois | 1018 | 2879 |
| 46 | Greenville University | Illinois | 1114 | 3232 |
| 47 | Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science | Illinois | 1115 | 3233 |
| 48 | Concordia University Chicago | Illinois | 1133 | 3305 |
| 49 | National University of Health Sciences | Illinois | 1179 | 3439 |
| 50 | Adler University | Illinois | 1181 | 3443 |
| 51 | Trinity Christian College | Illinois | 1209 | 3521 |
| 52 | Illinois College | Illinois | 1212 | 3527 |
| 53 | Judson University | Illinois | 1363 | 4110 |
| 54 | Rockford University | Illinois | 1430 | 4467 |
| 55 | Lincoln College | Illinois | 1472 | 4691 |
| 56 | Blackburn College | Illinois | 1479 | 4737 |
| 57 | Principia College | Illinois | 1486 | 4797 |
| 58 | Eureka College | Illinois | 1511 | 4994 |
| 59 | Monmouth College | Illinois | 1525 | 5101 |
| 60 | Lincoln Christian University | Illinois | 1541 | 5233 |
| 61 | MacMurray College | Illinois | 1549 | 5314 |
| 62 | Rush University | Illinois | 1592 | 5784 |
| 63 | Illinois College of Optometry | Illinois | 1607 | 5930 |
| 64 | East-West University | Illinois | 1608 | 5931 |
| 65 | Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences | Illinois | 1610 | 5949 |
| 66 | VanderCook College of Music | Illinois | 1611 | 5958 |
| 67 | Lake Forest Graduate School of Management | Illinois | 1671 | 7167 |
| 68 | Saint Augustine College | Illinois | 1678 | 7310 |
| 69 | Lakeview College of Nursing | Illinois | 1685 | 7434 |
| 70 | Methodist College | Illinois | 1688 | 7738 |
| 71 | Resurrection University | Illinois | 1699 | 8084 |
| 72 | Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences | Illinois | 1702 | 8162 |
| 73 | Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing | Illinois | 1723 | 12503 |
| 74 | Saint Anthony College of Nursing | Illinois | 1724 | 12504 |