Illinois Colleges

Illinois Colleges Summary

Illinois is one of only 7 states with more than 250 colleges and post-secondary schools, and ranks 5th in total student population with more than 800,000. More than 75% of these schools are private.

Less than 70% of Illinois college students attend public schools, a statement which is true of only 13 US States. Illinois ranks in the top 30 for states in percent of for-profit schools, with over 40%. In addition, Illinois is only one of 7 states with more than 10% of its students attending for-profit institutions.

Selective colleges include the University of Chicago and Northwestern, where 25% of the students have 1500 or higher average SAT scores. There are many large colleges in Illinois as well, with 28 colleges having more than 10,000 students, and 8 colleges having more than 20,000 students. One of the more popular online schools, American Intercontinental University Online, is based just outside of Chicago.

The Illinois State Board of Education can be found on the world wide web at http://www.isbe.net/ is the web site address of the Illinois SBOE. The mailing address is:
100 North First Street
Springfield, IL 62777

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