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Tra­di­tion­al Schools in Illinois

alphabetical / by state

55 Traditional Schools in Illinois

The Land of Lincoln - also known as the Prairie State - Illinois has long been seen as one of the most American of states. It was one of the first frontiers, and the first object of the innate American compulsion to see what is further west, across the rivers, mountains, and plains. Once Illinois was named a US Territory in 1809, settlers began moving across the Appalachians, and Illinois became a crucial transportation route, especially once the Erie Canal helped turn Chicago into a destination. European immigrants from Germany, Sweden, and Eastern Europe made Illinois a center of agriculture, manufacturing, and mining, and African-American flight from the Jim Crow South made Chicago a cultural center as well, developing blues and jazz into America’s native art forms. Much of Illinois life is centered around Chicago, one of the world’s most dynamic and culturally rich metropolises, while many suburbs within the Chicago orbit have developed into large, fully-formed cities of their own. Illinois is a national leader in manufacturing and energy, as well as a major economic player through the business and banking sectors of Chicago. As the 5th largest population in the nation, Illinois also has a major higher education system, composed of top-tier public research universities and a great many elite liberal arts colleges; the state is particularly known for its selective Christian institutions. The University of Chicago ranks alongside the Ivy League and the major polytechnic universities (like MIT and Stanford) as a world-class private research institution, having developed breakthroughs and innovations in every discipline and field. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a definitive public research university, and a widespread system of regional public institutions like Eastern Illinois University provide opportunity to Illinois residents outside the major metropolitan areas. Small Christian liberal arts college - including Catholic, Lutheran, Reformed, and more - prepare leaders with the same rigor and discipline that has shaped western civilization for centuries, while top-tier private institutions like Northwestern University and Wheaton College provide the most current career and professional studies. In all, the best colleges in Illinois represent the best of the US - diverse, bold, rooted in history and always pressing forward.
Chicago, Illinois

Adler University

Rock Island, Illinois

Augustana College

Aurora, Illinois

Aurora University

Lisle, Illinois

Bene­dic­tine University

Carlinville, Illinois

Blackburn College

Peoria, Illinois
55.4
College Consensus
75.1
Student Consensus
35.7
Publisher Consensus

Bradley University

Addison, Illinois

Cham­ber­lain University-Illinois

Chicago, Illinois

The Chicago School of Pro­fes­sion­al Psychology at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

Chicago State University

Chicago, Illinois
86.3
College Consensus
82.7
Student Consensus
89.9
Publisher Consensus

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

Columbia College Chicago

River Forest, Illinois

Concordia University-Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

DePaul University

River Forest, Illinois

Dominican University

Charleston, Illinois

Eastern Illinois University

Elmhurst, Illinois

Elmhurst University

Eureka, Illinois

Eureka College

University Park, Illinois

Governors State University

Greenville, Illinois

Greenville University

Chicago, Illinois
71.3
College Consensus
76.4
Student Consensus
66.2
Publisher Consensus

University of Illinois Chicago