Illinois Public Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment

List of Public Colleges by Enrollment

Below is a ranking of the 60 public colleges in Illinois with the largest enrollment of full and part time students. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign tops the list with a population of 56,916 students.

List of Illinois Public Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment
School Enrollment
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Champaign, IL

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56,916
University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, IL

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33,747
College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn, IL

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21,939
Illinois State University

Normal, IL

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20,683
Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, IL

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15,649
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Edwardsville, IL

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12,519
Harper College

Palatine, IL

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12,434
College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

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11,651
Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Carbondale, IL

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11,107
Moraine Valley Community College

Palos Hills, IL

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10,511
Joliet Junior College

Joliet, IL

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10,212
Elgin Community College

Elgin, IL

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8,910
McHenry County College

Crystal Lake, IL

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8,874
Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

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8,857
Triton College

River Grove, IL

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8,616
Oakton Community College

Des Plaines, IL

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7,645
Western Illinois University

Macomb, IL

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7,643
City Colleges of Chicago Wilbur Wright College

Chicago, IL

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7,508