Safest Colleges in Illinois
25 schools ranked by lowest violent crime rate from federal Clery Act filings. 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 | Violent (4yr avg) | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Augustana College Rock Island · private | 0 | $22,736 | 77.7% | $62,971 | 62.7% |
| 2 | Aurora University Aurora · private | 0 | $18,838 | 67.2% | $58,709 | 80.8% |
| 3 | Black Hawk College Moline · community | 0 | $6,944 | 31.7% | $37,253 | — |
| 4 | Blackburn College Carlinville · private | 0 | $18,460 | 42.1% | $46,802 | 63.2% |
| 5 | Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences Quincy · private | 0 | — | 73.5% | $72,430 | — |
| 6 | Paul Mitchell the School-Tinley Park Tinley Park · private | 0 | $22,862 | 60.9% | $28,378 | — |
| 7 | Carl Sandburg College Galesburg · community | 0 | $3,662 | 51.5% | $35,274 | — |
| 8 | City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College Chicago · community | 0 | $7,220 | 28.8% | $32,427 | — |
| 9 | City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College Chicago · community | 0 | $9,038 | 49.2% | $31,114 | — |
| 10 | City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College Chicago · community | 0 | $7,886 | 34.2% | $37,962 | — |
| 11 | Danville Area Community College Danville · community | 0 | $4,777 | 35.2% | $34,867 | — |
| 12 | Tricoci University of Beauty Culture Urbana · private | 0 | $25,061 | 61.8% | $18,077 | — |
| 13 | Cosmetology & Spa Academy Crystal Lake · private | 0 | $16,708 | 65.3% | $29,779 | — |
| 14 | College of DuPage Glen Ellyn · community | 0 | $7,401 | 24.7% | $46,909 | — |
| 15 | East-West University Chicago · private | 0 | $21,697 | 19.1% | $29,963 | — |
| 16 | Elgin Community College Elgin · community | 0 | $6,026 | 32.5% | $45,516 | — |
| 17 | Eureka College Eureka · private | 0 | $17,349 | 56.0% | $51,641 | 85.0% |
| 18 | First Institute of Travel Inc. Crystal Lake · private | 0 | $20,528 | 74.8% | $36,196 | — |
| 19 | Fox College Tinley Park · community | 0 | $13,109 | 71.1% | $41,539 | 70.2% |
| 20 | Greenville University Greenville · private | 0 | $19,533 | 57.6% | $46,827 | 97.5% |
| 21 | G Skin & Beauty Institute Schaumburg · private | 0 | $21,847 | 68.5% | $29,032 | — |
| 22 | Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology Oswego · private | 0 | $19,050 | 52.8% | $23,412 | — |
| 23 | Highland Community College Freeport · community | 0 | $5,713 | 36.6% | $37,928 | — |
| 24 | Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington · private | 0 | $28,199 | 81.9% | $70,871 | 39.3% |
| 25 | Illinois Central College East Peoria · community | 0 | $12,961 | 36.3% | $37,366 | — |
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