Colleges Near Arlington Heights
There are no colleges in Arlington Heights, but 74 are within 50 miles, enrolling 476,884 students combined.
The closest option is Oakton College in Des Plaines, 5.7 miles from Arlington Heights (about 7-10 minutes by car). Arlington Heights (pop. 75,101) is in Illinois.
University of Chicago in Chicago ranks #6 nationally. Gateway Technical College in Kenosha has the lowest tuition at $4,956 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Arlington Heights. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Arlington Heights. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Arlington Heights.
Oakton College
- Public 2 Year
- Des Plaines, IL
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- 6 miles from Arlington Heights
Oakton is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing, business, and liberal arts transfer. The main campus sits in suburban Des Plaines northwest of Chicago.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,401
William Rainey Harper College
- Public 2 Year
- Palatine, IL
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 5 miles from Arlington Heights
Harper College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The suburban campus sits in Palatine in the northwest Chicago suburbs.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.94
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,145
Trinity International University Illinois
- Private 4 Year
- Deerfield, IL
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- 9 miles from Arlington Heights
Trinity International is a private evangelical Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry. The suburban Deerfield campus sits north of Chicago.
- SAT Range 925-1106
- Avg GPA 3.26
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $2,835
Chamberlain University Illinois
- Private 4 Year
- Addison, IL
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- 11 miles from Arlington Heights
- SAT Range 770-850
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $31,599
City Colleges of Chicago Wilbur Wright College
- Public 2 Year
- Chicago, IL
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 14 miles from Arlington Heights
Wright College is a public community college in the City Colleges of Chicago system offering associate degrees and certificate programs. The urban campus is on Chicago's Northwest Side.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.5
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,756
Hebrew Theological College
- Private 4 Year
- Skokie, IL
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- 13 miles from Arlington Heights
Hebrew Theological College is a private Orthodox Jewish college known for undergraduate Jewish studies and a dual Torah-and-secular curriculum. The Skokie campus operates as a yeshiva where students pursue intensive religious study alongside bachelor's degree work.
- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.24
- Acceptance Rate 57%
- Net Price $16,158
Elmhurst University
- Private 4 Year
- Elmhurst, IL
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 14 miles from Arlington Heights
Elmhurst is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits in a residential suburb west of Chicago.
- SAT Range 990-1260
- Avg GPA 3.59
- Acceptance Rate 74%
- Net Price $24,629
Lake Forest College
- Private 4 Year
- Lake Forest, IL
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- 13 miles from Arlington Heights
Lake Forest is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate economics, business, and biology. The residential campus sits in a North Shore suburb of Chicago near Lake Michigan.
- SAT Range 1190-1393
- Avg GPA 3.62
- Acceptance Rate 57%
- Net Price $31,225
Triton College
- Public 2 Year
- River Grove, IL
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 14 miles from Arlington Heights
Triton is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and automotive technology programs. The suburban campus sits in River Grove near Chicago.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $4,648
Concordia University Chicago
- Private 4 Year
- River Forest, IL
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- 16 miles from Arlington Heights
Concordia Chicago is a private Lutheran university known for undergraduate education and teacher preparation. The suburban campus sits in River Forest just west of Chicago.
- SAT Range 990-1180
- Avg GPA 3.18
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $19,073
Judson University
- Private 4 Year
- Elgin, IL
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- 16 miles from Arlington Heights
Judson is a private Christian university known for undergraduate architecture and the visual arts. The suburban campus sits in Elgin northwest of Chicago.
- SAT Range 816-1118
- Avg GPA 3.16
- Acceptance Rate 48%
- Net Price $18,673
North Park University
- Private 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 16 miles from Arlington Heights
North Park is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, music, and business. The compact urban campus sits in Chicago's North Park neighborhood on the city's North Side.
- SAT Range 890-1162
- Avg GPA 3.14
- Acceptance Rate 69%
- Net Price $20,372
Northwestern University
- Private 4 Year
- Evanston, IL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 16 miles from Arlington Heights
Northwestern is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate journalism, communications, and theater. The Evanston campus runs along Lake Michigan just north of Chicago.
- SAT Range 1510-1570
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.92
- Acceptance Rate 8%
- Net Price $26,830
Northeastern Illinois University
- Public 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 16 miles from Arlington Heights
Northeastern Illinois is a public university known for undergraduate education and business programs. The urban campus sits on Chicago's Northwest Side.
- SAT Range 810-1010
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Acceptance Rate 75%
- Net Price $14,140
Dominican University
- Private 4 Year
- River Forest, IL
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- 16 miles from Arlington Heights
Dominican is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and business. The suburban River Forest campus sits just west of Chicago.
- SAT Range 880-1100
- Avg GPA 3.74
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $13,402
Telshe Yeshiva Chicago
- Private 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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- 16 miles from Arlington Heights
Telshe Yeshiva Chicago is a private Orthodox Jewish yeshiva known for undergraduate Talmudic studies and Jewish law. Most students pursue intensive full-time religious learning on its Chicago campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,548
Wheaton College
- Private 4 Year
- Wheaton, IL
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4.0 | 3 reviews
- 17 miles from Arlington Heights
Wheaton is a private evangelical Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate biblical studies, theology, and the sciences. The residential campus sits in a western suburb of Chicago.
- SAT Range 1260-1470
- Avg GPA 3.75
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $31,356
Elgin Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Elgin, IL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 18 miles from Arlington Heights
Elgin Community College is a public community college offering undergraduate associate degrees and certificates in nursing, health professions, and career-technical fields. The suburban campus is located in the Chicago-area city of Elgin.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,020