| School | City | Students | Dorms | Open Admission | Typical SAT Range |
|---|
| Adler School of Professional Psychology | Chicago | 549 | | No | |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital School of Radiologic Technology | Chicago | 31 | | No | |
| Alvareitas College of Cosmetology Belleville | Belleville | 20 | | Yes | |
| Alvareitas College of Cosmetology Edwardsville | Edwardsville | 31 | | Yes | |
| Alvareitas College of Cosmetology Godfrey | Godfrey | 41 | | Yes | |
| American Academy of Art | Chicago | 387 | | Yes | |
| Augustana College | Rock Island | 2,537 | 1,792 | No | |
| Aurora University | Aurora | 3,946 | 580 | No | V: 440-570
M: 440-540 |
| Beck Area Career Center Red Bud | Red Bud | 94 | | No | |
| Bell Mar Beauty College | Cicero | 126 | | No | |
| BIR Training Center | Chicago | 294 | | Yes | |
| Black Hawk College | Moline | 6,311 | | Yes | |
| Blackburn College | Carlinville | 617 | 493 | No | |
| Blessing Hospital School of Medical Laboratory Technology | Quincy | 6 | | No | |
| Blessing Hospital School of Radiologic Technology | Quincy | 22 | | Yes | |
| Blessing Rieman College of Nursing | Quincy | 219 | 16 | No | |
| Bradley University | Peoria | 6,053 | 2,187 | No | V: 500-630
M: 520-650 |
| Cain's Barber College | Chicago | 134 | | Yes | |
| CALC Institute of Technology | Alton | 117 | | No | |
| Cameo Beauty Academy | Oak Lawn | 126 | | Yes | |
| Cannella School of Hair Design Blue Island | Blue Island | 61 | | Yes | |
| Cannella School of Hair Design Chicago | Chicago | 183 | | Yes | |
| Cannella School of Hair Design Elgin | Elgin | 109 | | Yes | |
| Cannella School of Hair Design Elmwood Park | Chicago | 64 | | Yes | |
| Cannella School of Hair Design South Chicago | Chicago | 85 | | Yes | |
| Cannella School of Hair Design Villa Park | Villa Park | 42 | | Yes | |
| Capital Area School of Practical Nursing | Springfield | 54 | | Yes | |
| Capri Garfield Ridge School of Beauty Culture | Chicago | 159 | | Yes | |
| Capri Oak Forest Beauty College | Oak Forest | 190 | | No | |
| Carl Sandburg College | Galesburg | 2,693 | | Yes | |
| Catholic Theological Union at Chicago | Chicago | 477 | 112 | No | |
| CET Chicago | Chicago | 412 | | Yes | |
| Chicago School of Professional Psychology | Chicago | 1,327 | | No | |
| Chicago State University | Chicago | 6,810 | 330 | No | |
| Chicago Theological Seminary | Chicago | 236 | | No | |
| Christian Life College | Mount Prospect | 40 | 64 | No | |
| City Colleges of Chicago Harold Washington College | Chicago | 8,633 | | Yes | |
| City Colleges of Chicago Harry S Truman College | Chicago | 11,354 | | Yes | |
| City Colleges of Chicago Kennedy King College | Chicago | 6,140 | | Yes | |
| City Colleges of Chicago Malcolm X College | Chicago | 6,031 | | Yes | |
| City Colleges of Chicago Olive Harvey College | Chicago | 4,078 | | Yes | |
| City Colleges of Chicago Richard J Daley College | Chicago | 9,679 | | Yes | |
| City Colleges of Chicago Wilbur Wright College | Chicago | 10,993 | | Yes | |
| College of DuPage | Glen Ellyn | 25,768 | | Yes | |
| College of Lake County | Grayslake | 16,010 | | Yes | |
| Columbia College Chicago | Chicago | 12,021 | 2,667 | Yes | |
| Computer Systems Institute | Skokie | 277 | | Yes | |
| Concept College of Cosmetology Danville | Danville | 99 | | No | |
| Concept College of Cosmetology Urbana | Urbana | 115 | | No | |
| Concordia University River Forest | River Forest | 4,126 | 714 | No | V: 450-580
M: 450-580 |
| Danville Area Community College | Danville | 2,832 | | Yes | |
| DePaul University | Chicago | 23,401 | 2,750 | Yes | |
| Dominican University | River Forest | 3,338 | 633 | No | V: 450-575
M: 430-570
W: 520-570 |
| East West University | Chicago | 1,144 | | Yes | |
| Eastern Illinois University | Charleston | 12,179 | 5,471 | No | |
| Educators of Beauty La Salle | La Salle | 5 | | No | |
| Educators of Beauty Rockford | Rockford | 24 | | No | |
| Educators of Beauty Sterling | Sterling | 80 | | No | |
| Elgin Community College | Elgin | 9,613 | | Yes | |
| Elmhurst College | Elmhurst | 3,184 | 1,137 | No | V: 490-630
M: 490-590 |
| Erikson Institute | Chicago | 314 | | No | |
| Eureka College | Eureka | 672 | 435 | No | |
| European Massage Therapy School | Skokie | 72 | | No | |
| Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary | Evanston | 315 | 263 | No | |
| Gem City College | Quincy | 67 | | Yes | |
| Governors State University | University Park | 5,692 | | No | |
| Graham Hospital School of Nursing | Canton | 62 | 12 | No | |
| Greenville College | Greenville | 1,528 | 806 | No | V: 460-590
M: 440-560
W: 450-568 |
| Hair Professionals Academy of Cosmetology West Dundee | West Dundee | 189 | | Yes | |
| Hair Professionals Academy of Cosmetology Wheaton | Wheaton | 188 | | Yes | |
| Hair Professionals Career College Palos Hills | Palos Hills | 179 | | No | |
| Hair Professionals Career College Sycamore | Sycamore | 182 | | No | |
| Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology | Oswego | 142 | | No | |
| Hairmasters Institute of Cosmetology | Bloomington | 152 | | No | |
| Harper College | Palatine | 15,156 | | Yes | |
| Heartland Community College | Normal | 4,827 | | Yes | |
| Hebrew Theological College | Skokie | 422 | 250 | No | V: 535-640
M: 575-645
W: 520-620 |
| Highland Community College Freeport | Freeport | 2,049 | | Yes | |
| Illinois Central College | East Peoria | 11,804 | | Yes | |
| Illinois College | Jacksonville | 1,014 | 827 | No | |
| Illinois College of Optometry | Chicago | 614 | 200 | No | |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Frontier Community Coll | Fairfield | 2,102 | | Yes | |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Lincoln Trail College | Robinson | 1,445 | | Yes | |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Olney Central College | Olney | 1,610 | | Yes | |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Wabash Valley College | Mount Carmel | 4,206 | | Yes | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago | 7,277 | 1,225 | No | V: 520-640
M: 610-700
W: 520-630 |
| Illinois State University | Normal | 20,274 | 6,192 | No | |
| Illinois Valley Community College | Oglesby | 4,103 | | Yes | |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | Bloomington | 2,094 | 1,687 | No | V: 550-690
M: 590-710 |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital Dietetic Internship | Harvey | 6 | | No | |
| Institute for Clinical Social Work | Chicago | 85 | | No | |
| John a Logan College | Carterville | 7,559 | | Yes | |
| John Wood Community College | Quincy | 2,417 | | Yes | |
| Joliet Junior College | Joliet | 13,149 | | Yes | |
| Judson University | Elgin | 1,236 | | Yes | |
| Kankakee Community College | Kankakee | 3,591 | | Yes | |
| Kaskaskia College | Centralia | 5,041 | | Yes | |
| Kishwaukee College | Malta | 4,466 | | Yes | |
| Knowledge Systems Institute | Skokie | 80 | | No | |
| Knox College | Galesburg | 1,371 | 1,168 | No | |
| La James International College East Moline | East Moline | 34 | | Yes | |
| Lake Forest College | Lake Forest | 1,456 | 1,100 | No | |
| Lake Forest Graduate School of Management | Lake Forest | 750 | | No | |
| Lake Land College | Mattoon | 7,177 | | Yes | |
| Lakeview College of Nursing | Danville | 246 | | No | |
| Lewis and Clark Community College | Godfrey | 7,875 | | Yes | |
| Lewis University | Romeoville | 5,347 | 1,223 | No | V: 420-530
M: 430-620 |
| Lexington College | Chicago | 57 | | No | |
| Lincoln Christian College and Seminary | Lincoln | 1,055 | 450 | No | |
| Lincoln College | Lincoln | 1,266 | 770 | No | |
| Lincoln Land Community College | Springfield | 6,655 | | Yes | |
| Loyola University Chicago | Chicago | 15,545 | 4,100 | No | V: 540-648
M: 530-640
W: 540-630 |
| Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago | Chicago | 365 | 222 | No | |
| Mac Daniels Beauty School | Chicago | 77 | | Yes | |
| MacCormac College | Chicago | 171 | | Yes | |
| MacMurray College | Jacksonville | 648 | 509 | No | V: 370-470
M: 430-500
W: 340-430 |
| McCormick Theological Seminary | Chicago | 251 | 75 | No | |
| McHenry County College | Crystal Lake | 5,274 | | Yes | |
| McKendree University | Lebanon | 3,312 | 688 | No | V: 480-570
M: 440-570
W: 450-510 |
| Meadville Lombard Theological School | Chicago | 68 | 11 | No | |
| Methodist College of Nursing | Peoria | 118 | 25 | No | |
| Midstate College | Peoria | 641 | | No | |
| Midwest College of Oriental Medicine Chicago | Chicago | 151 | | No | |
| Midwest Institute of Massage Therapy | Belleville | 24 | | Yes | |
| Midwest Technical Institute | Springfield | 706 | | Yes | |
| Midwestern University Downers Grove | Downers Grove | 1,978 | 420 | No | |
| Millikin University | Decatur | 2,376 | 1,406 | No | V: 490-620
M: 500-630
W: 500-620 |
| Monmouth College | Monmouth | 1,343 | 1,403 | No | |
| Moraine Valley Community College | Palos Hills | 15,859 | | Yes | |
| Morrison Institute of Technology | Morrison | 143 | 136 | Yes | |
| Morton College | Cicero | 5,057 | | Yes | |
| Mr John's School of Cosmetology & Nails Jacksonville | Jacksonville | 34 | | Yes | |
| Mr John's School of Cosmetology Esthetics & Nails | Decatur | 68 | | Yes | |
| Ms Roberts Academy of Beauty Culture Villa Park | Villa Park | 107 | | Yes | |
| National Latino Education Institute | Chicago | 64 | | No | |
| National University of Health Sciences | Lombard | 651 | 125 | No | |
| National Louis University | Chicago | 7,405 | | No | |
| Niles School of Cosmetology | Niles | 125 | | Yes | |
| North Central College | Naperville | 2,559 | 1,221 | No | V: 520-640
M: 510-630 |
| North Park University | Chicago | 3,200 | 1,140 | No | V: 470-580
M: 460-590 |
| Northeastern Illinois University | Chicago | 12,814 | | No | |
| Northern Illinois University | Dekalb | 25,254 | 6,300 | No | V: 470-570
M: 485-585
W: 450-560 |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems School of Nurse Anesthesia | Evanston | 60 | | No | |
| Northwestern University | Evanston | 19,005 | 5,972 | No | V: 670-750
M: 680-770
W: 660-750 |
| Oakton Community College | Des Plaines | 10,805 | | Yes | |
| Oehrlein School of Cosmetology | East Peoria | 69 | | Yes | |
| Olivet Nazarene University | Bourbonnais | 4,636 | 2,358 | No | |
| Pacific College of Oriental Medicine Chicago | Chicago | 249 | | Yes | |
| Parkland College | Champaign | 9,407 | | Yes | |
| Pivot Point Beauty School Bloomingdale | Bloomingdale | 263 | | Yes | |
| Pivot Point Beauty School Chicago | Chicago | 93 | | Yes | |
| Pivot Point Beauty School Evanston | Evanston | 211 | | Yes | |
| Prairie State College | Chicago Heights | 5,507 | | Yes | |
| Professionals Choice Hair Design Academy | Joliet | 15 | | Yes | |
| Pyramid Career Institute | Chicago | 9 | | Yes | |
| Quincy University | Quincy | 1,323 | 813 | No | V: 450-530
M: 440-580 |
| Regency Beauty Institute Aurora | Aurora | 57 | | No | |
| Regency Beauty Institute Champaign | Champaign | 71 | | No | |
| Regency Beauty Institute Darien | Darien | 39 | | No | |
| Regency Beauty Institute Fairview Heights | Fairview Heights | 61 | | No | |
| Regency Beauty Institute Joliet | Joliet | 62 | | No | |
| Regency Beauty Institute Peoria | Peoria | 57 | | No | |
| Regency Beauty Institute Rockford | Rockford | 39 | | No | |
| Rend Lake College | Ina | 4,821 | | Yes | |
| Richland Community College | Decatur | 3,274 | | Yes | |
| Rock Valley College | Rockford | 7,923 | | Yes | |
| Rockford Career College | Rockford | 560 | | Yes | |
| Rockford College | Rockford | 1,566 | 396 | No | |
| Roosevelt University | Chicago | 7,163 | 720 | No | V: 512-628
M: 455-610
W: 510-610 |
| Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science | North Chicago | 1,729 | 240 | No | |
| Rosel School of Cosmetology | Chicago | 114 | | Yes | |
| Rush University | Chicago | 1,596 | 544 | No | |
| Saint Anthony College of Nursing | Rockford | 182 | | No | |
| Saint Augustine College Chicago | Chicago | 1,289 | | Yes | |
| Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing | Peoria | 434 | 79 | No | |
| Saint Xavier University | Chicago | 5,675 | 975 | No | V: 470-580
M: 410-560
W: 440-560 |
| Sauk Valley Community College | Dixon | 2,700 | | Yes | |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago | 3,006 | 778 | No | V: 520-610
M: 490-610 |
| Seabury Western Theological Seminary | Evanston | 108 | 53 | No | |
| Shawnee Community College | Ullin | 2,176 | | Yes | |
| Shimer College | Chicago | 76 | | Yes | |
| Soma Institute The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy | Chicago | 308 | | No | |
| South Suburban College | South Holland | 6,260 | | Yes | |
| Southeastern Illinois College | Harrisburg | 2,606 | | Yes | |
| Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Carbondale | 20,983 | 5,675 | No | V: 410-575
M: 430-585
W: 410-530 |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Edwardsville | 13,398 | 3,500 | No | |
| Southwestern Illinois College | Belleville | 13,713 | | Yes | |
| Sparks College | Shelbyville | 25 | | Yes | |
| Spertus College | Chicago | 288 | | No | |
| Spoon River College | Canton | 2,139 | | Yes | |
| Springfield College in Illinois | Springfield | 608 | 72 | No | |
| St John's College Springfield | Springfield | 69 | | No | |
| St Johns Hospital School of Clinical Lab Science | Springfield | 5 | | No | |
| Star Truck Driving School Bensenville | Bensenville | 71 | | No | |
| Star Truck Driving School Hickory Hills | Hickory Hills | 50 | | No | |
| Taylor Business Institute | Chicago | 250 | | No | |
| Telshe Yeshiva Chicago | Chicago | 77 | 126 | No | |
| The College of Office Technology | Chicago | 368 | | Yes | |
| The Illinois Institute of Art Chicago | Chicago | 2,867 | 420 | No | |
| The John Marshall Law School | Chicago | 1,530 | | No | |
| Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago | Chicago | 9 | | No | |
| Trend Setters College of Cosmetology | Bradley | 52 | | No | |
| Tri County Beauty Academy | Litchfield | 30 | | Yes | |
| Trinity Christian College | Palos Heights | 1,367 | 650 | No | V: 490-560
M: 490-580 |
| Trinity College of Nursing and Health Sciences | Rock Island | 210 | | No | |
| Trinity International University Deerfield | Deerfield | 2,783 | 1,087 | No | V: 445-610
M: 440-600 |
| Triton College | River Grove | 15,658 | | Yes | |
| University of Chicago | Chicago | 14,538 | 2,686 | No | V: 660-770
M: 650-760 |
| University of Illinois at Chicago | Chicago | 25,747 | 3,800 | No | |
| University of Illinois at Springfield | Springfield | 4,855 | 1,080 | No | |
| University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign | Champaign | 42,326 | 8,554 | No | V: 530-660
M: 650-750 |
| University of Saint Mary of the Lake | Mundelein | 241 | 250 | No | |
| University of St Francis | Joliet | 3,503 | 394 | No | |
| VanderCook College of Music | Chicago | 320 | 150 | No | V: 520-540
M: 390-550
W: 430-670 |
| Vees School of Beauty Culture | East Saint Louis | 36 | | Yes | |
| Waubonsee Community College | Sugar Grove | 8,731 | | Yes | |
| West Suburban College of Nursing | Oak Park | 213 | | No | |
| Western Illinois University | Macomb | 13,331 | 5,000 | No | |
| Wheaton College Wheaton | Wheaton | 2,895 | 2,100 | No | V: 600-700
M: 610-690
W: 600-710 |
| Worsham College of Mortuary Science | Wheeling | 104 | | No | |
| Zarem Golde ORT Technical Institute | Skokie | 311 | | No | |
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