Colleges with the Highest Graduation Rate in Illinois
Ranked by graduation rate (100 colleges with at least 200 undergraduates). Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.
| # | College | Graduation rate | Net price | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit | 96% | $14,860 | $91,885 |
| 2 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL · Private nonprofit | 95% | $29,167 | $89,363 |
| 3 | HVAC Technical Institute Chicago, IL · Private for-profit | 86% | $20,403 | — |
| 4 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · Public | 85% | $14,355 | $81,054 |
| 5 | Wheaton College Wheaton, IL · Private nonprofit | 85% | $26,975 | $63,756 |
| 6 | ETI School of Skilled Trades Willowbrook, IL · Private for-profit | 80% | $22,126 | $52,800 |
| 7 | Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL · Private nonprofit | 78% | $28,673 | $61,825 |
| 8 | Bradley University Peoria, IL · Private nonprofit | 76% | $22,719 | $66,852 |
| 9 | Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit | 75% | $18,425 | $82,592 |
| 10 | Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL · Private nonprofit | 75% | $28,199 | $70,871 |
| 11 | Principia College Elsah, IL · Private nonprofit | 74% | — | — |
| 12 | Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit | 73% | $36,079 | $71,530 |
| 13 | Augustana College Rock Island, IL · Private nonprofit | 73% | $22,736 | $62,971 |
| 14 | First Institute of Travel Inc. Crystal Lake, IL · Private for-profit | 72% | $20,528 | $36,196 |
| 15 | Fox College Tinley Park, IL · Private for-profit | 71% | $13,109 | $41,539 |
| 16 | Cosmetology & Spa Academy Crystal Lake, IL · Private for-profit | 70% | $16,708 | $29,779 |
| 17 | Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL · Private nonprofit | 70% | $24,185 | $61,462 |
| 18 | Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois Springfield, IL · Private for-profit | 69% | $27,793 | $33,601 |
| 19 | Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park Melrose Park, IL · Private for-profit | 68% | $25,598 | $38,683 |
| 20 | DePaul University Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit | 68% | $30,902 | $68,751 |
| 21 | Knox College Galesburg, IL · Private nonprofit | 68% | $24,595 | $54,820 |
| 22 | School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit | 67% | $49,790 | $40,151 |
| 23 | University of St Francis Joliet, IL · Private nonprofit | 67% | $13,006 | $63,926 |
| 24 | Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Bridgeview Bridgeview, IL · Private for-profit | 67% | $19,980 | $25,671 |
| 25 | Lewis University Romeoville, IL · Private nonprofit | 67% | $17,028 | $66,099 |
| 26 | Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College Rockford, IL · Private for-profit | 66% | $21,601 | $34,104 |
| 27 | Monmouth College Monmouth, IL · Private nonprofit | 65% | $17,133 | $51,110 |
| 28 | Illinois State University Normal, IL · Public | 65% | $19,398 | $62,117 |
| 29 | North Central College Naperville, IL · Private nonprofit | 64% | $21,044 | $60,123 |
| 30 | Illinois College Jacksonville, IL · Private nonprofit | 64% | $18,298 | $52,575 |
| 31 | G Skin & Beauty Institute Schaumburg, IL · Private for-profit | 64% | $21,847 | $29,032 |
| 32 | Rend Lake College Ina, IL · Public | 63% | $9,187 | $35,775 |
| 33 | Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc Lisle, IL · Private for-profit | 63% | $27,060 | $52,873 |
| 34 | Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Olney, IL · Public | 63% | $10,092 | $37,533 |
| 35 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL · Public | 62% | $13,297 | $53,390 |
| 36 | Moody Bible Institute Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit | 62% | $22,221 | $45,399 |
| 37 | University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL · Public | 62% | $10,974 | $68,740 |
| 38 | Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, IL · Private nonprofit | 61% | $20,729 | $53,213 |
| 39 | Aurora University Aurora, IL · Private nonprofit | 60% | $18,838 | $58,709 |
| 40 | Richland Community College Decatur, IL · Public | 60% | $3,741 | $38,793 |
| 41 | Judson University Elgin, IL · Private nonprofit | 60% | $18,558 | $56,313 |
| 42 | Shawnee Community College Ullin, IL · Public | 60% | $4,162 | $32,999 |
| 43 | Lake Land College Mattoon, IL · Public | 58% | $2,254 | $38,877 |
| 44 | North Park University Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit | 58% | $16,948 | $59,572 |
| 45 | Trinity Christian College Palos Heights, IL · Private nonprofit | 58% | $19,125 | $55,700 |
| 46 | Blackburn College Carlinville, IL · Private nonprofit | 57% | $18,460 | $46,802 |
| 47 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL · Public | 57% | $14,889 | $56,346 |
| 48 | Saint Xavier University Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit | 57% | $10,970 | $58,656 |
| 49 | G Skin & Beauty Institute Oakbrook, IL · Private for-profit | 56% | $24,194 | $32,281 |
| 50 | Dominican University River Forest, IL · Private nonprofit | 55% | $11,745 | $60,327 |
| 51 | Millikin University Decatur, IL · Private nonprofit | 55% | $21,989 | $51,262 |
| 52 | Southeastern Illinois College Harrisburg, IL · Public | 55% | $11,437 | $33,763 |
| 53 | Heartland Community College Normal, IL · Public | 54% | $12,013 | $40,768 |
| 54 | Midwestern Career College Chicago, IL · Private for-profit | 54% | $20,462 | $36,432 |
| 55 | McKendree University Lebanon, IL · Private nonprofit | 53% | $24,717 | $58,572 |
| 56 | University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, IL · Public | 53% | $9,833 | $57,103 |
| 57 | Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit | 52% | $26,598 | $42,195 |
| 58 | Benedictine University Lisle, IL · Private nonprofit | 50% | $22,313 | $63,446 |
| 59 | MDT College of Health Sciences Chicago, IL · Private for-profit | 50% | $30,833 | $43,946 |
| 60 | Carl Sandburg College Galesburg, IL · Public | 50% | $3,662 | $35,274 |
| 61 | Sauk Valley Community College Dixon, IL · Public | 49% | $8,493 | $40,458 |
| 62 | Illinois Central College East Peoria, IL · Public | 49% | $12,961 | $37,366 |
| 63 | John Wood Community College Quincy, IL · Public | 49% | $7,050 | $38,631 |
| 64 | Kaskaskia College Centralia, IL · Public | 49% | $6,477 | $38,801 |
| 65 | Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL · Public | 49% | $13,391 | $57,808 |
| 66 | Lincoln Land Community College Springfield, IL · Public | 48% | $4,299 | $38,479 |
| 67 | William Rainey Harper College Palatine, IL · Public | 48% | $11,607 | $48,071 |
| 68 | Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL · Public | 47% | $12,786 | $51,989 |
| 69 | Rockford University Rockford, IL · Private nonprofit | 47% | $22,436 | $54,794 |
| 70 | John A Logan College Carterville, IL · Public | 46% | $5,541 | $34,096 |
| 71 | Western Illinois University Macomb, IL · Public | 45% | $12,937 | $54,163 |
| 72 | Quincy University Quincy, IL · Private nonprofit | 45% | $20,359 | $50,369 |
| 73 | Danville Area Community College Danville, IL · Public | 45% | $4,777 | $34,867 |
| 74 | Highland Community College Freeport, IL · Public | 45% | $5,713 | $37,928 |
| 75 | Kishwaukee College Malta, IL · Public | 45% | $4,574 | $39,657 |
| 76 | Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey, IL · Public | 44% | $3,349 | $37,724 |
| 77 | Rasmussen University-Illinois Rockford, IL · Private for-profit | 43% | $19,854 | $39,080 |
| 78 | Illinois Valley Community College Oglesby, IL · Public | 42% | $2,232 | $40,810 |
| 79 | Chamberlain University-Illinois Addison, IL · Private for-profit | 42% | $31,837 | $92,405 |
| 80 | Eureka College Eureka, IL · Private nonprofit | 42% | $17,349 | $51,641 |
| 81 | Spoon River College Canton, IL · Public | 42% | $3,415 | $38,386 |
| 82 | Elgin Community College Elgin, IL · Public | 41% | $6,026 | $45,516 |
| 83 | Greenville University Greenville, IL · Private nonprofit | 40% | $19,533 | $46,827 |
| 84 | Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills, IL · Public | 40% | $2,829 | $43,892 |
| 85 | Black Hawk College Moline, IL · Public | 40% | $6,944 | $37,253 |
| 86 | Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove, IL · Public | 39% | $11,442 | $44,788 |
| 87 | College of Lake County Grayslake, IL · Public | 37% | $7,607 | $43,424 |
| 88 | Rock Valley College Rockford, IL · Public | 37% | $5,242 | $39,158 |
| 89 | Oakton College Des Plaines, IL · Public | 37% | $5,183 | $47,852 |
| 90 | McHenry County College Crystal Lake, IL · Public | 37% | $7,042 | $45,143 |
| 91 | DeVry University-Illinois Lisle, IL · Private for-profit | 37% | $30,770 | $45,987 |
| 92 | Southwestern Illinois College Belleville, IL · Public | 36% | $10,427 | $36,884 |
| 93 | Concordia University-Chicago River Forest, IL · Private nonprofit | 36% | $18,436 | $54,089 |
| 94 | Roosevelt University Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit | 35% | $20,194 | $48,712 |
| 95 | Kankakee Community College Kankakee, IL · Public | 32% | $4,665 | $38,767 |
| 96 | City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College Chicago, IL · Public | 32% | $7,863 | $36,484 |
| 97 | Parkland College Champaign, IL · Public | 32% | $8,048 | $38,320 |
| 98 | City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College Chicago, IL · Public | 31% | $9,494 | $28,467 |
| 99 | City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Chicago, IL · Public | 31% | $6,375 | $41,625 |
| 100 | Morton College Cicero, IL · Public | 31% | $5,191 | $42,406 |