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Colleges in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area

Colleges located in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, largest first.

35 colleges · each name links to its page, with sources · data snapshot October 2, 2026 · Updated October 2, 2026

35 colleges

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CollegeStateSettingDistance
University of Illinois ChicagoILCity, large
DePaul UniversityILCity, large
Loyola University ChicagoILCity, large
Northern Illinois UniversityILSuburb, small
Northwestern UniversityILCity, small
Purdue University NorthwestINSuburb, large
University of ChicagoILCity, large
Columbia College ChicagoILCity, large
National Louis UniversityILCity, large
Aurora UniversityILSuburb, large
Northeastern Illinois UniversityILCity, large
Lewis UniversityILSuburb, large
Illinois Institute of TechnologyILCity, large
Elmhurst UniversityILSuburb, large
Saint Xavier UniversityILCity, large
Indiana University-NorthwestINSuburb, large
School of the Art Institute of ChicagoILCity, large
Roosevelt UniversityILCity, large
Governors State UniversityILSuburb, large
Dominican UniversityILSuburb, large
North Central CollegeILCity, midsize
Valparaiso UniversityINSuburb, small
Wheaton CollegeILSuburb, large
North Park UniversityILCity, large
Benedictine UniversityILSuburb, large
Lake Forest CollegeILSuburb, large
Chicago State UniversityILCity, large
Concordia University-ChicagoILSuburb, large
University of St FrancisILSuburb, large
Trinity Christian CollegeILSuburb, large
Judson UniversityILCity, midsize
Calumet College of Saint JosephINSuburb, large
East-West UniversityILCity, large
Hebrew Theological CollegeILCity, small
Trinity International University-IllinoisILSuburb, large

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