Harper Comparisons

2 Year
Palatine, IL
4.5 2 reviews

Overview Admission Cost Majors Diversity Outcomes Salaries Location Compare Reviews

Curious how William Rainey Harper College stacks up against other colleges? Compare Harper to any three other US colleges using the College Simply compare tool, or compare with some of the pre-selected schools below.

Frequently Compared

These similar colleges are most often compared with William Rainey Harper College by students and parents using CollegeSimply.

vs.

Compare Oakton College and William Rainey Harper College

Compare

vs.

Compare College of DuPage and William Rainey Harper College

Compare

vs.

Compare Elgin Community College and William Rainey Harper College

Compare

vs.

Compare College of Lake County and William Rainey Harper College

Compare

vs.

Compare Triton College and William Rainey Harper College

Compare

vs.

Compare McHenry County College and William Rainey Harper College

Compare

vs.

Compare City Colleges of Chicago Wilbur Wright College and William Rainey Harper College

Compare

vs.

Compare Waubonsee Community College and William Rainey Harper College

Compare

vs.

Compare City Colleges of Chicago Malcolm X College and William Rainey Harper College

Compare

vs.

Compare Rock Valley College and William Rainey Harper College

Compare

vs.

Compare University of California Berkeley and William Rainey Harper College

Compare

vs.

Compare City Colleges of Chicago Harry S Truman College and William Rainey Harper College

Compare

vs.

Compare University of Illinois Urbana Champaign and William Rainey Harper College

Compare

Compare with Illinois Public Colleges

Compare with Illinois Public Colleges for William Rainey Harper College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL	$588 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Joliet Junior College Joliet, IL	$2,688 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Parkland College Champaign, IL	$420 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
City Colleges of Chicago Malcolm X College Chicago, IL	$2,028 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Illinois Central College East Peoria, IL	$168 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Oakton College Des Plaines, IL	$384 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
College of Lake County Grayslake, IL	$807 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Prairie State College Chicago Heights, IL	$720 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Triton College River Grove, IL	$2,028 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Morton College Cicero, IL	$48 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills, IL	$1,560 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Elgin Community College Elgin, IL	$2,922 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Black Hawk College Moline, IL	$2,112 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
McHenry County College Crystal Lake, IL	$330 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove, IL	$672 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
City Colleges of Chicago Harold Washington College Chicago, IL	$2,028 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
City Colleges of Chicago Wilbur Wright College Chicago, IL	$2,028 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lincoln Land Community College Springfield, IL	$2,958 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Heartland Community College Normal, IL	$528 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
South Suburban College South Holland, IL	$971 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rock Valley College Rockford, IL	$2,683 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
John A Logan College Carterville, IL	$3,482 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Southwestern Illinois College Belleville, IL	$2,322 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
City Colleges of Chicago Richard J Daley College Chicago, IL	$2,028 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey, IL	$2,222 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Kishwaukee College Malta, IL	$942 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
City Colleges of Chicago Kennedy King College Chicago, IL	$2,028 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
City Colleges of Chicago Harry S Truman College Chicago, IL	$2,028 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Kaskaskia College Centralia, IL	$2,292 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rend Lake College Ina, IL	$2,262 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Highland Community College Freeport, IL	$2,846 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lake Land College Mattoon, IL	$1,720 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Illinois Valley Community College Oglesby, IL	$5,177 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Shawnee Community College Ullin, IL	$2,862 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
City Colleges of Chicago Olive Harvey College Chicago, IL	$2,028 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Carl Sandburg College Galesburg, IL	$2,062 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Sauk Valley Community College Dixon, IL	$1,578 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Olney, IL	$898 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Kankakee Community College Kankakee, IL	$3,408 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Southeastern Illinois College Harrisburg, IL	$3,522 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Richland Community College Decatur, IL	$738 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Spoon River College Canton, IL	$2,283 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Danville Area Community College Danville, IL	$2,622 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lincoln Trail College Robinson, IL	$882 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
John Wood Community College Quincy, IL	$762 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wabash Valley College Mount Carmel, IL	$882 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Frontier Community College Fairfield, IL	$882 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Illinois Private Colleges

Compare with Illinois Private Colleges for William Rainey Harper College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Fox College Tinley Park, IL	$7,608 higher in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northwestern College Oak Lawn, IL	$8,218 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Taylor Business Institute Chicago, IL	$1,938 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=149842.

Last updated: August 2026