Colleges Near Waukegan
There are no colleges in Waukegan, but 74 are within 50 miles, enrolling 469,865 students combined.
The closest option is College of Lake County in Grayslake, 7.3 miles from Waukegan (about 9-13 minutes by car). Waukegan (pop. 89,078) 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 Waukegan. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Waukegan. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Waukegan.
College of Lake County
- Public 2 Year
- Grayslake, IL
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 7 miles from Waukegan
College of Lake County is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing and health sciences. The main campus is in suburban Grayslake north of Chicago.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,357
Lake Forest College
- Private 4 Year
- Lake Forest, IL
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- 9 miles from Waukegan
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
Trinity International University Illinois
- Private 4 Year
- Deerfield, IL
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- 12 miles from Waukegan
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
Herzing University Kenosha
- Private 4 Year
- Kenosha, WI
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- 15 miles from Waukegan
Herzing is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, healthcare, and business programs. The small Kenosha campus sits in southeastern Wisconsin near Lake Michigan.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 92%
- Net Price $22,065
Gateway Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Kenosha, WI
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- 16 miles from Waukegan
Gateway Technical College is a public two-year technical college known for associate programs in manufacturing, nursing, and skilled trades. It operates campuses in Kenosha, Racine, and Elkhorn across southeastern Wisconsin.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,185
Carthage College
- Private 4 Year
- Kenosha, WI
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4.5 | 4 reviews
- 18 miles from Waukegan
Carthage is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The campus sits on the western shore of Lake Michigan.
- SAT Range 1000-1205
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $27,066
University of Wisconsin Parkside
- Public 4 Year
- Kenosha, WI
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- 19 miles from Waukegan
UW-Parkside is a public university known for undergraduate business, criminal justice, and biological sciences. The wooded Kenosha campus sits between Milwaukee and Chicago.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Acceptance Rate 75%
- Net Price $10,234
Oakton College
- Public 2 Year
- Des Plaines, IL
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- 21 miles from Waukegan
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
- 22 miles from Waukegan
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
Northwestern University
- Private 4 Year
- Evanston, IL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 24 miles from Waukegan
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
Hebrew Theological College
- Private 4 Year
- Skokie, IL
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- 25 miles from Waukegan
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
McHenry County College
- Public 2 Year
- Crystal Lake, IL
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- 27 miles from Waukegan
McHenry County College is a public community college offering associate degrees and career certificate programs. The suburban campus is in Crystal Lake northwest of Chicago.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.25
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,334
City Colleges of Chicago Wilbur Wright College
- Public 2 Year
- Chicago, IL
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 29 miles from Waukegan
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
Loyola University Chicago
- Private 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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4.3 | 6 reviews
- 28 miles from Waukegan
Loyola Chicago is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and communications. The urban campus sits along Lake Michigan on Chicago's North Side.
- SAT Range 1170-1360
- Avg GPA 3.71
- Acceptance Rate 82%
- Net Price $39,147
North Park University
- Private 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 28 miles from Waukegan
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
Northeastern Illinois University
- Public 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 28 miles from Waukegan
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
Telshe Yeshiva Chicago
- Private 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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- 28 miles from Waukegan
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
St. Augustine College
- Private 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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- 29 miles from Waukegan
St. Augustine is a private bilingual college known for undergraduate programs serving Hispanic students. The urban campus is located in Chicago.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,310