The following is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Illinois.

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Abingdon College Abingdon College was a college in Abingdon, Illinois. It opened in 1853 and was consolidated with Eureka College in the 1880s. Abingdon College was founded by P. H. Murphy and J. C. Reynolds, and opened on the first Monday of April in 1853. It r ...

(1853–1888), in Abingdon, merged with

Eureka College Eureka College is a private liberal arts college in Eureka, Illinois, that is related by covenant to the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Enrollment in 2018 was approximately 567 students. Eureka College was the third college in the Unite ...

in 1885, campus closed in 1888 * Argosy University (2001–2019, Chicago, Schaumburg) *

Barat College Barat College of the Sacred Heart was a small Catholic college located in Lake Forest, Illinois, north of Chicago. The college was named after Madeleine Sophie Barat, founder of the Society of the Sacred Heart. Barat College was purchased by De ...

(1858–2005), in Lake Forest, became a part of DePaul University in 2001. Barat campus closed in 2005. * Brown's Business College (1876–1994), numerous locations around Illinois *

Dixon College Dixon College or Dixon Business College was a private college in Dixon, Illinois, USA. It operated together with Northern Illinois Normal School, a teacher training institution, from 1881 until some time after 1914. Northern Illinois Normal Scho ...

(1881–c. 1915, Dixon) *

Evanston College for Ladies The Evanston College for Ladies was a women's college in Evanston, Illinois between 1871 and 1873. Female students attended classes at Northwestern University, resided at the college, and attended supplemental courses such as fine arts, foreign lan ...

(1871–1873), merged with Northwestern University in 1873 *

Hedding College Hedding College was a college in Abingdon, Illinois, that operated from 1855 to 1927. The school was named after Methodist Bishop Elizah Hedding. Merged with Illinois Wesleyan University in 1930. The campus was used by the Roosevelt Military Academ ...

(1855–1927), in Abingdon, absorbed by Illinois Wesleyan University in 1930 * Hillsboro College (1847–1852), in Hillsboro, moved to Springfield in 1852 as Illinois State University (1852–1870), moved to Carthage in 1870 and became

Carthage College Carthage College is a private college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and located in Kenosha, Wisconsin. It enrolls 2,600 full-time and 200 part-time students. Carthage awards bachelor's degrees with majors in more th ...

* Illinois Institute of Art – Chicago (1916–2018, Chicago) * Illinois Institute of Art – Schaumburg, in Schaumburg * International Academy of Design & Technology – Schaumburg (1977–2015) * ITT Technical Institute (1969–2016, Arlington Heights, Oak Brook, Orland Park) * Jubilee College (1839–1862), near Brimfield, Peoria County * Judson College (1846–1860), in Mount Palatine * Lincoln College (1865-2022), in Lincoln * Lombard College (1853–1930), in Galesburg, after closing many students went to Knox College * MacMurray College (1846-2020), in Jacksonville * Mallinckrodt College (1916–1991, Wilmette), merged with

Loyola University Chicago Loyola University Chicago (Loyola or LUC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1870 by the Society of Jesus, Loyola is one of the largest Catholic The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Cathol ...

* Midstate College, in Peoria * Midwest College of Engineering (1967–1986), merged with Illinois Institute of Technology in 1986. * Morthland College (2009–2018, West Frankfort) *

Mount Morris College Mount Morris College was a religious college affiliated with the Church of the Brethren in Mount Morris, Illinois, USA. The original institution at this location was Rock River Seminary, which was founded by the Methodist Church in 1839. The Metho ...

(1879–1932), in Mount Morris * University of Nauvoo (1841–1845), in Nauvoo * Oregon Bible College (1939–1991), in Oregon * Robert Morris University Illinois (1913-2020), Chicago, merged with Roosevelt University. * Shimer College (1853–2017, Mount Carroll, Waukegan, Chicago), merged with North Central College in Naperville in 2017 *

Sparks College Sparks may refer to: Places *Sparks, Georgia *Sparks, Kansas *Sparks, Kentucky *Sparks, Maryland *Sparks, Nebraska *Sparks, Nevada *Sparks, Oklahoma *Sparks, Texas * Sparks, Bell County, Texas *Sparks, West Virginia Books * ''Sparks'' (Raffi nov ...

(1908-2009), in Shelbyville *

Solex College Solex College was a private for-profit college in Chicago, Illinois. The college enrolled over 2,000 students (2013-2014) and was one of the largest schools in the Chicago area to enroll international F-1 visa students for its intensive English ...

(1995–2018, Chicago, Wheeling) *

St. Viator College St. Viator College was a Catholic liberal arts college in Bourbonnais, Illinois. It is no longer in operation. Today, the site is home to Olivet Nazarene University. History St. Viator's grew out of the original Bourbonnais, Illinois, Bourbonna ...

(1865–1939), in Bourbonnais *

Shurtleff College Shurtleff College was a Baptist liberal arts school in Alton, Illinois until 1957. History Founded in 1827 by Reverend John Mason Peck (a Baptist missionary) as Rock Spring Seminary in St. Clair County, Illinois, and relocated to Alton, Illino ...

(1827–1957), in Alton, was absorbed by Southern Illinois University when its campus became the SIU Alton Residence Center, one of the two precursors of

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) is a public university in Edwardsville, Illinois. SIUE was established in 1957 as an extension of Southern Illinois University Carbondale.Butler 1976, p. 18 It is the younger of the two major inst ...

. The campus now houses the School of Dental Medicine. * State Community College of East Saint Louis (1969–1999), replaced by Metropolitan Community College around 1995, which was closed in 1999 *

Vatterott College Vatterott College was a for-profit career training institute with programs at 16 campuses across the Midwest of the United States and online. It was operated by Vatterott Educational Centers, Inc., owned by the private equity firm TA Associates. ...

(1995–2018, Quincy, Fairview Heights) * Westwood College (1953–2016, Calumet City, Chicago, Woodridge) *

William & Vashti College William & Vashti College was a college in Aledo, Illinois from 1908 to 1918. The school was founded by William Drury, a long time resident of Mercer County, and was named by him in his will as William and Vashti College to commemorate the memory ...

(1908–1918), in

Aledo Aledo may refer to: *Aledo, Illinois *Aledo, Texas *Aledo, Spain Aledo is a municipality in the Region of Murcia, southern Spain. It is home to a castle built during the early Middle Ages by the Moors, to command the Guadalentín valley. When the ...

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