Largest Graduate Schools in Illinois
In Illinois, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has the most enrolled graduate students of 21,796 students. Chamberlain University-Illinois and Northwestern University also have the large number of graduate students, following University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
The following table shows the top 10 largest Illinois graduate schools with and offered programs.
| School Name | Graduate Student Population | Tuition & Fees | Number of Graduate Programs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Students Enroll Only exclusively | Men | Women | In-State | Out-of-State | Total | Online Programs | ||
| 1 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignPublic, 4 yearsChampaign | 21,796 | 9,915 (45.49%) | 12,179 | 9,617 | $18,837 | $33,640 | 220 | 6 |
| 2 | Chamberlain University-IllinoisPrivate, 4 yearsAddison | 15,026 | 24,119 (160.52%) | 1,414 | 13,612 | $14,900 | 8 | 7 | |
| 3 | Northwestern UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsEvanston | 14,168 | 1,123 (7.93%) | 6,585 | 7,583 | $53,871 | 243 | 13 | |
| 4 | University of Illinois ChicagoPublic, 4 yearsChicago | 11,940 | 4,049 (33.91%) | 4,743 | 7,197 | $17,268 | $28,641 | 179 | 15 |
| 5 | University of ChicagoPrivate, 4 yearsChicago | 10,744 | 28 (0.26%) | 5,897 | 4,847 | $66,543 | 141 | 2 | |
| 6 | DePaul UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsChicago | 6,783 | 4,119 (60.73%) | 2,936 | 3,847 | $22,525 | 169 | 3 | |
| 7 | Loyola University ChicagoPrivate, 4 yearsChicago | 5,196 | 2,215 (42.63%) | 1,632 | 3,564 | $22,305 | 171 | 2 | |
| 8 | Northern Illinois UniversityPublic, 4 yearsDekalb | 4,220 | 2,208 (52.32%) | 1,730 | 2,490 | $9,066 | $9,090 | 93 | 4 |
| 9 | Concordia University-ChicagoPrivate, 4 yearsRiver Forest | 4,026 | 3,582 (88.97%) | 1,275 | 2,751 | $10,782 | 62 | 60 | |
| 10 | Illinois Institute of TechnologyPrivate, 4 yearsChicago | 3,818 | 1,012 (26.51%) | 2,279 | 1,539 | $33,810 | 97 | 8 | |
