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 56,563 students.

List of Illinois Public Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment
School Enrollment
City Colleges of Chicago Wilbur Wright College

Chicago, IL

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7,789
Illinois Central College

East Peoria, IL

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7,578
Western Illinois University

Macomb, IL

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7,073
Oakton Community College

Des Plaines, IL

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7,032
City Colleges of Chicago Harry S Truman College

Chicago, IL

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6,185
Parkland College

Champaign, IL

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6,018
City Colleges of Chicago Harold Washington College

Chicago, IL

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5,859
City Colleges of Chicago Richard J Daley College

Chicago, IL

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5,836
Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago, IL

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5,504
Rock Valley College

Rockford, IL

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5,480
Lincoln Land Community College

Springfield, IL

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5,238
Heartland Community College

Normal, IL

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4,795
University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield, IL

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4,661
Governors State University

University Park, IL

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4,337
Lewis and Clark Community College

Godfrey, IL

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4,196
South Suburban College

South Holland, IL

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3,873
Black Hawk College

Moline, IL

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3,853
Lake Land College

Mattoon, IL

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3,699