Best colleges for CS in Illinois
46 colleges ranked by share of degrees in CS
These 46 top CS colleges in Illinois, ranked by share of degrees in CS, run from 1% at Quincy University to 24% at Illinois Institute of Technology. 12 are public and 34 are private.
| # | College | Type | CS degrees | Undergrads | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL | Private | 24% | 2,812 | 55% |
| 2 | East-West University Chicago, IL | Private | 21% | 528 | — |
| 3 | University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, IL | Public | 19% | 2,292 | 84% |
| 4 | Lewis University Romeoville, IL | Private | 13% | 3,665 | 73% |
| 5 | Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL | Public | 10% | 3,869 | 70% |
| 6 | DePaul University Chicago, IL | Private | 10% | 14,283 | 74% |
| 7 | University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL | Public | 9% | 21,814 | 79% |
| 8 | Knox College Galesburg, IL | Private | 9% | 997 | 71% |
| 9 | Governors State University University Park, IL | Public | 8% | 2,518 | — |
| 10 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | Private | 8% | 8,960 | 7% |
| 11 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | Private | 8% | 7,540 | 5% |
| 12 | Bradley University Peoria, IL | Private | 8% | 3,865 | 77% |
| 13 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL | Public | 7% | 34,623 | 44% |
| 14 | Rockford University Rockford, IL | Private | 6% | 956 | 57% |
| 15 | Saint Xavier University Chicago, IL | Private | 5% | 3,030 | 86% |
| 16 | National Louis University Chicago, IL | Private | 5% | 4,100 | 93% |
| 17 | Dominican University River Forest, IL | Private | 5% | 2,271 | 80% |
| 18 | Illinois State University Normal, IL | Public | 4% | 18,414 | 89% |
| 19 | Roosevelt University Chicago, IL | Private | 4% | 2,583 | 94% |
| 20 | Blackburn College Carlinville, IL | Private | 4% | 341 | 80% |
| 21 | Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL | Private | 4% | 2,954 | 76% |
| 22 | Principia College Elsah, IL | Private | 4% | 337 | 44% |
| 23 | Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL | Public | 4% | 11,277 | 70% |
| 24 | North Central College Naperville, IL | Private | 4% | 2,360 | 58% |
| 25 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL | Public | 4% | 8,836 | 97% |
| 26 | McKendree University Lebanon, IL | Private | 4% | 1,600 | 64% |
| 27 | Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL | Private | 4% | 1,782 | 59% |
| 28 | Trinity Christian College Palos Heights, IL | Private | 4% | 796 | 89% |
| 29 | Augustana College Rock Island, IL | Private | 3% | 2,418 | 68% |
| 30 | Chicago State University Chicago, IL | Public | 3% | 1,414 | 41% |
| 31 | Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, IL | Private | 3% | 2,485 | 67% |
| 32 | Monmouth College Monmouth, IL | Private | 3% | 725 | 87% |
| 33 | Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL | Private | 3% | 1,570 | 45% |
| 34 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL | Public | 3% | 8,116 | 90% |
| 35 | Illinois College Jacksonville, IL | Private | 3% | 925 | 75% |
| 36 | Wheaton College Wheaton, IL | Private | 3% | 2,087 | 90% |
| 37 | Concordia University-Chicago River Forest, IL | Private | 3% | 1,337 | 93% |
| 38 | Western Illinois University Macomb, IL | Public | 2% | 4,939 | 75% |
| 39 | Aurora University Aurora, IL | Private | 2% | 4,021 | 85% |
| 40 | Benedictine University Lisle, IL | Private | 2% | 1,817 | 77% |
| 41 | Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL | Private | 2% | 11,576 | 81% |
| 42 | Trinity International University-Illinois Deerfield, IL | Private | 2% | 140 | 93% |
| 43 | Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL | Public | 2% | 4,398 | 68% |
| 44 | Millikin University Decatur, IL | Private | 1% | 1,458 | 54% |
| 45 | University of St Francis Joliet, IL | Private | 1% | 1,292 | 64% |
| 46 | Quincy University Quincy, IL | Private | 1% | 1,038 | 50% |
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