Listed below are the Illinois institutions of higher education in the BrainTrack database. Large schools in Illinois include: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of DuPage, Northern Illinois University, and DePaul University.
| School | City | Students | Highest
Degree | Tenure System | | Adler School of Professional Psychology | Chicago | 639 | | |
| American Academy of Art | Chicago | 391 | Bachelors | |
| Argosy University | Chicago, Schaumburg | | | |
| Augustana College | Rock Island | 2,547 | Bachelors | yes |
| Aurora University | Aurora | 4,291 | | yes |
| Black Hawk College | Moline | 6,179 | Associates | yes |
| Blackburn College | Carlinville | 636 | Bachelors | yes |
| Blessing Rieman College of Nursing | Quincy | 209 | Masters | |
| Bradley University | Peoria | 5,873 | | yes |
| Brown Mackie College | Moline | | | |
| Carl Sandburg College | Galesburg | 2,615 | Associates | yes |
| Catholic Theological Union at Chicago | Chicago | 470 | | yes |
| Chicago State University | Chicago | 6,820 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| Chicago Theological Seminary | Chicago | 210 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College | Chicago | 8,342 | Associates | yes |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College | Chicago | 11,835 | Associates | yes |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College | Chicago | 6,873 | Associates | yes |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College | Chicago | 7,201 | Associates | yes |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College | Chicago | 4,063 | Associates | yes |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College | Chicago | 9,711 | Associates | yes |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College | Chicago | 11,677 | Associates | yes |
| College of DuPage | Glen Ellyn | 25,668 | Associates | yes |
| College of Lake County | Grayslake | 16,359 | Associates | yes |
| Columbia College Chicago | Chicago | 12,464 | Masters | yes |
| Concordia University | River Forest | 4,185 | | yes |
| Cortiva Institute | Chicago, Crystal Lake, Woodridge | | | |
| Danville Area Community College | Danville | 2,722 | Associates | yes |
| DePaul University | Chicago | 24,352 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| DeVry University | Addison, Chicago, Downers Grove, Elgin, Gurnee, Naperville, Oakbrook Terrace, Tinley Park | | | |
| DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management | Chicago, Elgin, Gurnee, Lincolnshire, Naperville, Oakbrook Terrace, Schaumburg, Tinley Park | | | |
| Dominican University | River Forest | 3,413 | | yes |
| East-West University | Chicago | 1,171 | Bachelors | yes |
| Eastern Illinois University | Charleston | 12,040 | Masters | yes |
| Elgin Community College | Elgin | 9,821 | Associates | yes |
| Elmhurst College | Elmhurst | 3,316 | Masters | yes |
| Empire Beauty Schools | Arlington Heights, Hanover Park, Lisle | | | |
| Erikson Institute | Chicago | 294 | Masters | yes |
| Eureka College | Eureka | 753 | Bachelors | yes |
| Everest College | Burr Ridge, Chicago, Merrionette Park, North Aurora, Skokie | | | |
| First Institute | Crystal Lake | | | |
| Fox College | Oak Lawn | | | |
| Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary | Evanston | 362 | | yes |
| Governors State University | University Park | 5,636 | | yes |
| Greenville College | Greenville | 1,618 | Masters | yes |
| Harper College | Palatine | 15,250 | Associates | yes |
| Harrington College of Design | Chicago | | | |
| Heartland Community College | Normal | 5,062 | Associates | yes |
| Hebrew Theological College | Skokie | 545 | | |
| Highland Community College | Freeport | 2,183 | Associates | yes |
| Illinois Central College | East Peoria | 12,020 | Associates | yes |
| Illinois College | Jacksonville | 898 | Bachelors | yes |
| Illinois College of Optometry | Chicago | | | yes |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Frontier Community Coll | Fairfield | 2,364 | Associates | yes |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Lincoln Trail College | Robinson | 1,376 | Associates | yes |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Olney Central College | Olney | 1,486 | Associates | yes |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Wabash Valley College | Mount Carmel | 4,137 | Associates | yes |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago | 7,453 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| Illinois School of Health Careers | Chicago | | | |
| Illinois State University | Normal | 20,799 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| Illinois Valley Community College | Oglesby | 4,231 | Associates | yes |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | Bloomington | 2,125 | Bachelors | yes |
| International Academy of Design and Technology | Chicago, Schaumburg | | | |
| ITT Technical Institute | Burr Ridge, Mount Prospect, Orland Park | | | |
| John A Logan College | Carterville | 7,608 | Associates | yes |
| John Wood Community College | Quincy | 2,403 | Associates | yes |
| Joliet Junior College | Joliet | 14,088 | Associates | yes |
| Judson University | Elgin | 1,239 | Masters | yes |
| Kankakee Community College | Kankakee | 3,764 | Associates | yes |
| Kaskaskia College | Centralia | 5,066 | Associates | yes |
| Kendall College | Chicago | | | |
| Kishwaukee College | Malta | 4,134 | Associates | yes |
| Knox College | Galesburg | 1,379 | Bachelors | yes |
| Lake Forest College | Lake Forest | 1,400 | Masters | yes |
| Lake Forest Graduate School of Management | Lake Forest | 809 | Masters | |
| Lake Land College | Mattoon | 7,107 | Associates | yes |
| Lakeview College of Nursing | Danville | 283 | Bachelors | |
| Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America | Chicago | | | |
| Lewis and Clark Community College | Godfrey | 8,016 | Associates | yes |
| Lewis University | Romeoville | 5,536 | | yes |
| Lincoln Christian University | Lincoln | 1,020 | | |
| Lincoln College | Lincoln | 1,275 | Bachelors | yes |
| Lincoln College of Technology | Melrose Park | | | |
| Lincoln Land Community College | Springfield | 6,659 | Associates | yes |
| Loyola University Chicago | Chicago | 15,670 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago | Chicago | 335 | | yes |
| MacCormac College | Chicago | 163 | Associates | |
| MacMurray College | Jacksonville | 602 | Bachelors | yes |
| McCormick Theological Seminary | Chicago | 231 | | yes |
| McHenry County College | Crystal Lake | 5,374 | Associates | yes |
| McKendree University | Lebanon | 3,257 | Masters | yes |
| Methodist College of Nursing | Peoria | 126 | Bachelors | |
| Midstate College | Peoria | 647 | Bachelors | |
| Midwest College of Oriental Medicine | Chicago | 156 | | |
| Midwestern University | Downers Grove | 1,998 | | yes |
| Millikin University | Decatur | 2,344 | Masters | yes |
| Monmouth College | Monmouth | 1,328 | Bachelors | yes |
| Moraine Valley Community College | Palos Hills | 17,477 | Associates | yes |
| Morrison Institute of Technology | Morrison | 128 | Associates | |
| Morton College | Cicero | 4,959 | Associates | yes |
| National University of Health Sciences | Lombard | 691 | | yes |
| National-Louis University | Chicago | 7,056 | | yes |
| North Central College | Naperville | 2,726 | Masters | yes |
| North Park University | Chicago | 3,244 | | yes |
| Northeastern Illinois University | Chicago | 12,320 | Masters | yes |
| Northern Illinois University | Dekalb | 24,397 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| Northwestern College | Bridgeview, Chicago, Naperville | | | |
| Northwestern University | Evanston | 19,291 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| Oakton Community College | Des Plaines | 10,747 | Associates | yes |
| Ohio and Illinois Centers for Broadcasting | Lombard | | | |
| Olivet Nazarene University | Bourbonnais | | | |
| Parkland College | Champaign | 9,273 | Associates | yes |
| Prairie State College | Chicago Heights | 5,368 | Associates | yes |
| Quincy University | Quincy | 1,424 | Masters | yes |
| Rasmussen College | Mokena, Rockford, Romeoville | | | |
| Rend Lake College | Ina | 5,761 | Associates | yes |
| Richland Community College | Decatur | 3,284 | Associates | yes |
| Robert Morris University | Chicago | | | |
| Rock Valley College | Rockford | 8,072 | Associates | yes |
| Rockford College | Rockford | 1,388 | Masters | yes |
| Roosevelt University | Chicago | 7,692 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science | North Chicago | 1,790 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| Rush University | Chicago | 1,731 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| Saint Anthony College of Nursing | Rockford | 201 | Masters | |
| Saint Augustine College | Chicago | 1,263 | Bachelors | |
| Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing | Peoria | 452 | Masters | |
| Saint Xavier University | Chicago | 5,337 | Masters | yes |
| Sanford-Brown College | Collinsville, Hillside, Skokie | | | |
| Sauk Valley Community College | Dixon | 2,393 | Associates | yes |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago | 3,073 | Masters | yes |
| Shawnee Community College | Ullin | 2,388 | Associates | yes |
| South Suburban College | South Holland | 7,989 | Associates | yes |
| Southeastern Illinois College | Harrisburg | 2,766 | Associates | yes |
| Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Carbondale | 20,673 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Edwardsville | 13,602 | | yes |
| Southwestern Illinois College | Belleville | 14,308 | Associates | yes |
| Spertus College | Chicago | 326 | | yes |
| Spoon River College | Canton | 2,124 | Associates | yes |
| Springfield College in Illinois | Springfield | 522 | Associates | yes |
| Taylor Business Institute | Chicago | 318 | Associates | |
| The Art Institutes | Chicago, Schaumburg | | | |
| The Chicago School | Chicago, Grayslake | | | |
| The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago | Chicago | 1,925 | Doctoral & professional | |
| The College of Office Technology | Chicago | 365 | Associates | |
| The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago | Chicago | 2,883 | Bachelors | |
| The John Marshall Law School | Chicago | 1,544 | | yes |
| Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago | Chicago | 11 | | yes |
| Trinity Christian College | Palos Heights | 1,404 | Bachelors | yes |
| Trinity College of Nursing and Health Sciences | Rock Island | 230 | Bachelors | |
| Trinity International University | Deerfield | 2,694 | | yes |
| Triton College | River Grove | 15,547 | Associates | yes |
| Universal Technical Institute | Glendale Heights | | | |
| University of Chicago | Chicago | 14,788 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| University of Illinois at Chicago | Chicago | 25,835 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| University of Illinois at Springfield | Springfield | 4,711 | | yes |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign | 43,246 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| University of Phoenix | Mokena, Schaumburg, Warrenville | | | |
| University of Saint Mary of the Lake | Mundelein | 213 | | |
| University of St Francis | Joliet | 3,340 | | yes |
| VanderCook College of Music | Chicago | 373 | Masters | |
| Vatterott College | Quincy | | | |
| Waubonsee Community College | Sugar Grove | 9,307 | Associates | yes |
| West Suburban College of Nursing | Oak Park | 262 | Masters | |
| Western Illinois University | Macomb | 13,175 | | yes |
| Westwood College | Calumet City, Chicago, Schiller Park, Woodridge | | | |
| Wheaton College | Wheaton | 2,915 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| Zarem Golde ORT Technical Institute | Skokie | 313 | Associates | |
