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Peoria Colleges and Schools

Colleges in Peoria

There are at least 5 colleges in Peoria, listed and descibed below. These schools represent 7,303 or more students (full-time and part-time), a combined student body equivalent to 6,459 full-time students, and a reported 2,293 dorm rooms.

Nearby cities and towns have as many or more colleges or students than Peoria; see particularly East Peoria colleges.

Please also check for colleges in the nearby cities and towns, shown at the left. We also provide an extensive list of Illinois Colleges.

Of Note For College Students

  • There are a lot of studio and one-bedroom apartments in Peoria.

Colleges With Selective Admissions

These schools do not admit all qualified applicants.
Based on 2007 information.

Bradley University
1501 W Bradley Ave
Peoria, Illinois 61625-0001

  • Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: business management, accounting, mechanical engineering, psychology, registered nursing, elementary school teaching, electrical engineering, sociology.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Bachelor's. Master's. Doctor's.
  • Student Body: 6,053 students, 5,551 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 2,187 student capacity.
  • SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 530-610. Math: 510-640.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.

Methodist College of Nursing
415 St. Mark Court
Peoria, Illinois 61603

  • Programs: registered nursing.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Bachelor's.
  • Student Body: 118 students, 116 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 25 student capacity.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
  • Notable: Career counseling. On-campus daycare.

Midstate College
411 W Northmoor Road
Peoria, Illinois 61614-3595

  • Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: business management, medical assistant, legal assistant, administrative assistant, general office occupations, medical coding, accounting, accounting technology.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Associate's. Bachelor's.
  • Student Body: 641 students, 413 full-time equivalent.
  • SAT: not generally required.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning. Weekend classes available. Credit for experience. AP credits.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance.

Regency Beauty Institute
2601 West Lake Ave
Peoria, Illinois 61602

  • Programs: cosmetology.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Bachelor's. Master's. Doctor's. First-professional degree.
  • Student Body: 57 students, 38 full-time equivalent.
  • SAT: not generally required.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance.

Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing
511 NE Greenleaf St
Peoria, Illinois 61603-3783

  • Programs: registered nursing.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Bachelor's. Master's.
  • Student Body: 434 students, 341 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 81 student capacity.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning. AP credits.
  • Notable: Career counseling.

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Colleges in Nearby Cities and Towns

(Student count includes part-time and full-time; not all students live in the city or town. Data as of 2007.)

City/TownCollegesPop.
(2000)		StudentsDorms
East Peoria Colleges222,63811,873 
Eureka Colleges14,871672488

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