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Illinois College Pipeline

Deep dive: where Illinois's 189,690 high school graduates go to college (2020)

189,690 first-time freshmen from Illinois

66% stay in-state (125,585 students). 67% attend 4-year institutions, 31% attend 2-year colleges. Average graduation rate at Illinois colleges: 56%.

189,690
Total Freshmen
66%
Stay In-State
67%
4-Year Rate
1,682
Destination Colleges
56%
Avg Grad Rate
$43,733
Avg Median Earnings

Enrollment by Sector

Enrollment Trends

Top Destination Colleges for Illinois Students

Where Illinois's high school graduates enroll as first-time freshmen

# College System Sector Freshmen Share Grad Rate Median Earnings
1 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in-state Public 4yr 11,140 5.9% 85% $81,054
2 University of Illinois Chicago in-state Public 4yr 6,387 3.4% 60% $68,740
3 Illinois State University in-state Public 4yr 6,289 3.3% 66% $62,117
4 College of DuPage in-state Public 2yr 4,714 2.5% — $46,909
5 William Rainey Harper College in-state Public 2yr 4,121 2.2% — $48,071
6 DePaul University in-state Private NP 4yr 3,644 1.9% 70% $68,751
7 Northern Illinois University in-state Public 4yr 3,358 1.8% 50% $57,808
8 College of Lake County in-state Public 2yr 3,312 1.7% — $43,424
9 Moraine Valley Community College in-state Public 2yr 2,872 1.5% — $43,892
10 Southern Illinois University-Edwardsvill in-state Public 4yr 2,449 1.3% 55% $56,346
11 University of Iowa Iowa Public 4yr 2,444 1.3% 73% $64,762
12 Loyola University Chicago in-state Private NP 4yr 2,343 1.2% 77% $71,530
13 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale in-state Public 4yr 2,070 1.1% 56% $53,390
14 Joliet Junior College in-state Public 2yr 2,022 1.1% — $42,889
15 Elgin Community College in-state Public 2yr 2,021 1.1% — $45,516
16 Illinois Central College in-state Public 2yr 2,005 1.1% — $37,366
17 Columbia College Chicago in-state Private NP 4yr 1,916 1.0% 48% $42,195
18 Southwestern Illinois College in-state Public 2yr 1,855 1.0% — $36,884
19 Western Illinois University in-state Public 4yr 1,853 1.0% 45% $54,163
20 Rock Valley College in-state Public 2yr 1,826 1.0% — $39,158
21 Triton College in-state Public 2yr 1,796 0.9% — $41,728
22 University of Missouri-Columbia Missouri Public 4yr 1,788 0.9% 76% $63,403
23 Indiana University-Bloomington Indiana Public 4yr 1,731 0.9% 81% $63,742
24 Waubonsee Community College in-state Public 2yr 1,713 0.9% — $44,788
25 Eastern Illinois University in-state Public 4yr 1,602 0.8% 45% $51,989
26 Lincoln Land Community College in-state Public 2yr 1,601 0.8% — $38,479
27 Bradley University in-state Private NP 4yr 1,600 0.8% 72% $66,852
28 Purdue University-Main Campus Indiana Public 4yr 1,529 0.8% 83% $72,424
29 Iowa State University Iowa Public 4yr 1,524 0.8% 75% $63,386
30 University of Wisconsin-Madison Wisconsin Public 4yr 1,516 0.8% 89% $73,792
31 Lake Land College in-state Public 2yr 1,439 0.8% — $38,877
32 Oakton College in-state Public 2yr 1,431 0.8% — $47,852
33 Saint Xavier University in-state Private NP 4yr 1,366 0.7% 59% $58,656
34 Parkland College in-state Public 2yr 1,352 0.7% — $38,320
35 Aurora University in-state Private NP 4yr 1,311 0.7% 58% $58,709
36 City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X Colle in-state Public 2yr 1,307 0.7% — $32,427
37 Heartland Community College in-state Public 2yr 1,271 0.7% — $40,768
38 National Louis University in-state Private NP 4yr 1,242 0.7% 37% $45,799
39 Marquette University Wisconsin Private NP 4yr 1,224 0.6% 80% $78,257
40 City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright C in-state Public 2yr 1,204 0.6% — $41,625
41 McHenry County College in-state Public 2yr 1,126 0.6% — $45,143
42 John A Logan College in-state Public 2yr 1,118 0.6% — $34,096
43 Black Hawk College in-state Public 2yr 1,101 0.6% — $37,253
44 City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washingt in-state Public 2yr 1,095 0.6% — $36,531
45 Saint Louis University Missouri Private NP 4yr 1,064 0.6% 80% $70,783
46 Lewis University in-state Private NP 4yr 1,053 0.6% 63% $66,099
47 Morton College in-state Public 2yr 930 0.5% — $42,406
48 Northwestern University in-state Private NP 4yr 923 0.5% 96% $89,363
49 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Michigan Public 4yr 880 0.5% 93% $83,648
50 North Central College in-state Private NP 4yr 876 0.5% 71% $60,123

Illinois High Schools

2023 CCD data

1,023
High Schools
602,803
Total HS Enrollment

Largest High Schools

Adlai E Stevenson High School 4,614
Lane Technical High School 4,525
Taft High School 4,416
Waukegan High School 4,325
East High School 4,019
Lockport Township High Sch East 3,817
Lyons Twp High Sch 3,767
Warren Township High School 3,687
West Aurora High School 3,655
Evanston Twp High School 3,586

Top Districts by HS Enrollment

District Schools Enrollment
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 171 107,199
Township HSD 211 7 12,267
Township HSD 214 10 12,114
SD U-46 8 11,806
Indian Prairie CUSD 204 5 8,596
Plainfield SD 202 5 8,510
Rockford SD 205 7 8,310
Glenbard Twp HSD 87 4 7,747
Cons HSD 230 3 7,719
CUSD 300 5 7,198
J S Morton HSD 201 3 6,971
Joliet Twp HSD 204 4 6,819
Lincoln Way CHSD 210 3 6,750
Maine Township HSD 207 4 6,211
CUSD 308 3 5,671