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The following is a list of colleges and universities in the Chicago metropolitan area.
Community and junior colleges
Public institutions
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City Colleges of Chicago
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College of DuPage (
Glen Ellyn, Illinois)
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College of Lake County (
Grayslake, Illinois)
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Elgin Community College (
Elgin, Illinois)
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Harper College (
Palatine, Illinois)
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Joliet Junior College (
Joliet, Illinois)
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McHenry County College (
Crystal Lake, Illinois)
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Moraine Valley Community College (
Palos Hills, Illinois)
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Morton College (
Cicero, Illinois)
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Oakton College (
Des Plaines and
Skokie, Illinois)
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Prairie State College (
Chicago Heights, Illinois)
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South Suburban College (
South Holland, Illinois)
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Triton College (
River Grove, Illinois)
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Waubonsee Community College (
Sugar Grove, Illinois)
Private institutions
Colleges granting bachelor's degrees and above
Universities and graduate schools
Public institutions
Private institutions
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Aurora University (
Aurora, Illinois)
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Benedictine University (
Lisle, Illinois)
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Concordia University Chicago (
River Forest, Illinois)
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DePaul University (Chicago)
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Dominican University (
River Forest, Illinois)
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East–West University (Chicago)
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Elmhurst University (
Elmhurst, Illinois)
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Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago and Wheaton, Illinois)
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Judson University (
Elgin, Illinois)
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Kendall College (Chicago)
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Lewis University (
Romeoville, Illinois)
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Loyola University Chicago (Chicago)
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Midwestern University (
Downers Grove, Illinois)
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National Louis University (Chicago)
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National University of Health Sciences (
Lombard, Illinois)
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North Park University (Chicago)
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Northwestern University (
Evanston, Illinois and Chicago)
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Oak Point University (Chicago, Oak Brook)
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Roosevelt University (Chicago)
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Saint Xavier University (Chicago)
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Trinity International University (
Deerfield, Illinois)
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University of Chicago (Chicago)
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University of St. Francis (
Joliet, Illinois)
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University of Saint Mary of the Lake (
Mundelein, Illinois)
Programs, graduate- and professional-only
Business
Law
Medical, dental and healthcare
Religious and theological
Social science
Technology and other areas
For-profit
Defunct
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American Conservatory of Music (1886–1991, Chicago)
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Argosy University (2001–2019, Chicago, Schaumburg)
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Barat College (1858–2005, Lake Forest, Illinois)
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Bush Conservatory of Music (1901–1932, Chicago)
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Central YMCA College (1922–1945, Chicago)
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The Chicago Conservatory College (1857–1981, Chicago)
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Chicago Technical College (1904–1977, Chicago)
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Evanston College for Ladies (1871–1873, Evanston, Illinois), merged with
Northwestern University in 1873
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Everest College (Bedford Park, Burr Ridge, Melrose Park, Merrionette Park, North Aurora, Skokie)
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Flashpoint Chicago (2007–2022, Chicago)
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George Williams College (1890–2000), merged its Wisconsin campus into
Aurora University
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Harrington College of Design (1931–2015, Chicago)
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Illinois Institute of Art – Chicago (1916–2018, Chicago)
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Illinois Institute of Art – Schaumburg (1983–2018, Schaumburg)
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Illinois Technical College (1950–1992, Chicago)
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International Academy of Design & Technology – Schaumburg (1977–2015)
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ITT Technical Institute (1969–2016, Arlington Heights, Oak Brook, Orland Park)
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La Salle Extension University (1908–1982, Chicago)
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Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Chicago (1983–2017, Chicago)
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Lexington College (1977–2014, Chicago)
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Mallinckrodt College (1916–1991, Wilmette), merged with
Loyola University Chicago
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Mundelein College (1930–1991, Chicago) merged with Loyola University of Chicago
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Old University of Chicago (1856–1886, Chicago)
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Robert Morris University Illinois (1913–2020, Chicago), merged into Roosevelt University in 2020
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Sanford–Brown (1920–2017, Chicago)
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Shimer College (1853–2017, Mount Carroll, Waukegan, Chicago), merged with
North Central College in Naperville in 2017
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Solex College (1995–2018, Chicago, Wheeling)
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Westwood College (1953–2016, Calumet City, Chicago, Woodridge)
See also
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