Highest Graduation Rate Colleges in Illinois
25 schools ranked by six-year graduation rate from federal IPEDS data. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern University Evanston · private | $29,167 | 96.5% | $89,363 | 7.7% |
| 2 | University of Chicago Chicago · private | $14,860 | 96.2% | $91,885 | 4.5% |
| 3 | St. John's College-Department of Nursing Springfield · private | — | 95.8% | $86,331 | — |
| 4 | Universal Spa Training Academy Downers Grove · private | $21,965 | 95.1% | $41,928 | — |
| 5 | Estelle Skin Care and Spa Institute Skokie · private | $14,488 | 91.8% | $25,148 | — |
| 6 | Worsham College of Mortuary Science Wheeling · private | $26,781 | 90.3% | $61,574 | 92.0% |
| 7 | Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing Peoria · private | — | 90.0% | $72,850 | — |
| 8 | Wheaton College Wheaton · private | $26,975 | 87.8% | $63,756 | 87.4% |
| 9 | Pivot Point Academy Bloomingdale · private | $9,920 | 86.3% | $30,453 | — |
| 10 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign · public | $14,355 | 86.2% | $81,054 | 42.4% |
| 11 | Saint Anthony College of Nursing Rockford · private | — | 84.8% | $77,709 | — |
| 12 | Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Libertyville Libertyville · private | $22,123 | 83.3% | $35,650 | — |
| 13 | Rush University Chicago · private | — | 82.8% | $75,194 | — |
| 14 | Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington · private | $28,199 | 81.9% | $70,871 | 39.3% |
| 15 | HVAC Technical Institute Chicago · private | $20,403 | 81.0% | — | — |
| 16 | Principia College Elsah · private | — | 79.2% | — | — |
| 17 | ETI School of Skilled Trades Willowbrook · private | $22,126 | 78.5% | $52,800 | — |
| 18 | Augustana College Rock Island · private | $22,736 | 77.7% | $62,971 | 62.7% |
| 19 | Bradley University Peoria · private | $22,719 | 77.4% | $66,852 | 76.8% |
| 20 | Lake Forest College Lake Forest · private | $28,673 | 77.2% | $61,825 | 56.8% |
| 21 | Knox College Galesburg · private | $24,595 | 75.8% | $54,820 | 70.8% |
| 22 | Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago · private | $18,425 | 75.5% | $82,592 | 54.9% |
| 23 | Chamberlain University-Illinois Addison · private | $31,837 | 74.9% | $92,405 | 82.6% |
| 24 | First Institute of Travel Inc. Crystal Lake · private | $20,528 | 74.8% | $36,196 | — |
| 25 | Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Normal Normal · private | $21,050 | 74.4% | $26,236 | — |
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