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Registered Nursing Schools In Illinois

Illinois Schools for Registered Nurses

SchoolLocationStudentsHighest Degree
Aurora UniversityAurora3,946Doctoral
Black Hawk CollegeMoline6,311Associates
Blessing Rieman College of NursingQuincy219Masters
Bradley UniversityPeoria6,053Doctoral
Carl Sandburg CollegeGalesburg2,693Associates
Chicago State UniversityChicago6,810Doctoral
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman CollegeChicago11,354Associates
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King CollegeChicago6,140Associates
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X CollegeChicago6,031Associates
City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey CollegeChicago4,078Associates
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley CollegeChicago9,679Associates
College of DuPageGlen Ellyn25,768Associates
College of Lake CountyGrayslake16,010Associates
Concordia UniversityRiver Forest4,126Doctoral
Danville Area Community CollegeDanville2,832Associates
DePaul UniversityChicago23,401Doctoral & professional
Dominican UniversityRiver Forest3,338Masters
Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston12,179Masters
Elgin Community CollegeElgin9,613Associates
Elmhurst CollegeElmhurst3,184Masters
Governors State UniversityUniversity Park5,692Doctoral
Harper CollegePalatine15,156Associates
Heartland Community CollegeNormal4,827Associates
Highland Community CollegeFreeport2,049Associates
Illinois Central CollegeEast Peoria11,804Associates
Illinois State UniversityNormal20,274Doctoral
Illinois Valley Community CollegeOglesby4,103Associates
Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington2,094Bachelors
John A Logan CollegeCarterville7,559Associates
John Wood Community CollegeQuincy2,417Associates
Joliet Junior CollegeJoliet13,149Associates
Kankakee Community CollegeKankakee3,591Associates
Kaskaskia CollegeCentralia5,041Associates
Kishwaukee CollegeMalta4,466Associates
Lake Land CollegeMattoon7,177Associates
Lakeview College of NursingDanville246Bachelors
Lewis and Clark Community CollegeGodfrey7,875Associates
Lewis UniversityRomeoville5,347Doctoral
Lincoln Land Community CollegeSpringfield6,655Associates
Loyola University ChicagoChicago15,545Doctoral & professional
MacMurray CollegeJacksonville648Bachelors
McKendree UniversityLebanon3,312Masters
Methodist College of NursingPeoria118Bachelors
Millikin UniversityDecatur2,376Masters
Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos Hills15,859Associates
Morton CollegeCicero5,057Associates
North Park UniversityChicago3,200Doctoral & professional
Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb25,254Doctoral & professional
Oakton Community CollegeDes Plaines10,805Associates
Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais4,636Doctoral
Olney Central CollegeOlney1,610Associates
Parkland CollegeChampaign9,407Associates
Prairie State CollegeChicago Heights5,507Associates
Quincy UniversityQuincy1,323Masters
Rend Lake CollegeIna4,821Associates
Richland Community CollegeDecatur3,274Associates
Rock Valley CollegeRockford7,923Associates
Rockford CollegeRockford1,566Masters
Roosevelt UniversityChicago7,163Doctoral
Rush UniversityChicago1,596Doctoral & professional
Saint Anthony College of NursingRockford182Masters
Saint Francis Medical Center College of NursingPeoria434Masters
Saint Xavier UniversityChicago5,675Masters
Sauk Valley Community CollegeDixon2,700Associates
Shawnee Community CollegeUllin2,176Associates
South Suburban CollegeSouth Holland6,260Associates
Southeastern Illinois CollegeHarrisburg2,606Associates
Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsville13,398Masters & professional
Southwestern Illinois CollegeBelleville13,713Associates
Spoon River CollegeCanton2,139Associates
Trinity Christian CollegePalos Heights1,367Bachelors
Trinity College of Nursing and Health SciencesRock Island210Bachelors
Triton CollegeRiver Grove15,658Associates
University of Illinois at ChicagoChicago25,747Doctoral & professional
University of St FrancisJoliet3,503Masters
Waubonsee Community CollegeSugar Grove8,731Associates
West Suburban College of NursingOak Park213Masters

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Registered Nursing Schools In Illinois

There are 77 local schools listed here, with some recommended for being particularly responsive to info requests through this site. Here are some tips for selecting schools, based on an analysis comparing each school to all others across dozens of factors:

Schools Concentrating On Registered Nurses

  • Focus: For a higher than average nursing focus, look at Blessing Rieman College of Nursing, Lakeview College of Nursing, Truman College, and West Suburban College of Nursing.

Fastest Response From Schools

  • Request Info: For the fastest information for prospective students, look at the schools on this page which have an Info From School link.

Student Body

  • Part-Time: For schools emphasizing part-time studies, consider Chicago State, Roosevelt University, Blessing Rieman College of Nursing, and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
  • Female: For schools particularly welcoming to female students, consider Blessing Rieman College of Nursing, Saint Anthony College of Nursing, Methodist College of Nursing, and Saint Francis Nursing.
  • Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Olive-Harvey College, Kennedy-King College, Malcolm X College, and Chicago State.
  • Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider John A Logan College, University of St Francis, Governors State, and Rend Lake College.

School Setting

  • Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of Truman College, Malcolm X College, Trinity College of Nursing and Health Sciences, and Olive-Harvey College.
  • Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of MacMurray, Illinois Wesleyan, Quincy University, and Olivet Nazarene University.

Excellence

  • SAT: For students with high SAT scores, look at Illinois Wesleyan, Loyola University, Roosevelt University, and Bradley.
  • % Accepted: For selective institutions, look at Roosevelt University, Rockford College, Chicago State, and Illinois Wesleyan.
  • Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Rush University, Lakeview College of Nursing, Methodist College of Nursing, and Trinity College of Nursing and Health Sciences.

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