| # | College | ROI Score | Break-Even | 10-yr Salary | Grad Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Chicago
Chicago |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.3 yrs | $91,885 | 95.9% |
| 2 |
Lakeview College of Nursing
Danville |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.3 yrs | $84,522 | — |
| 3 |
Northwestern University
Evanston |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.3 yrs | $89,363 | 95.1% |
| 4 |
Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Quincy |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.4 yrs | $72,430 | — |
| 5 |
Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing
Peoria |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.4 yrs | $72,850 | — |
| 6 |
St. John's College-Department of Nursing
Springfield |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.4 yrs | $86,331 | — |
| 7 |
Chamberlain University-Illinois
Addison |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.4 yrs | $92,405 | 41.7% |
| 8 |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.5 yrs | $81,054 | 85.1% |
| 9 |
Saint Anthony College of Nursing
Rockford |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.5 yrs | $77,709 | — |
| 10 |
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.6 yrs | $68,740 | 61.6% |
| 11 |
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.6 yrs | $82,592 | 75.2% |
| 12 |
National University of Health Sciences
Lombard |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.6 yrs | $58,723 | — |
| 13 |
Rush University
Chicago |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.6 yrs | $75,194 | — |
| 14 |
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.7 yrs | $71,530 | 73% |
| 15 |
DePaul University
Chicago |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.8 yrs | $68,751 | 67.8% |
| 16 |
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.8 yrs | $70,871 | 74.7% |
| 17 |
Lewis University
Romeoville |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.8 yrs | $66,099 | 66.6% |
| 18 |
University of St Francis
Joliet |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.8 yrs | $63,926 | 66.8% |
| 19 |
Elmhurst University
Elmhurst |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.9 yrs | $61,462 | 70% |
| 20 |
Benedictine University
Lisle |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.9 yrs | $63,446 | 50.3% |
| 21 |
Illinois State University
Normal |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.9 yrs | $62,117 | 64.5% |
| 22 |
Wheaton College
Wheaton |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.9 yrs | $63,756 | 84.8% |
| 23 |
Aurora University
Aurora |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1 yrs | $58,709 | 60.3% |
| 24 |
Bradley University
Peoria |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1 yrs | $66,852 | 76.2% |
| 25 |
Governors State University
University Park |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1 yrs | $58,169 | 22.1% |
| 26 |
Methodist College
Peoria |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1 yrs | $69,800 | 20% |
| 27 |
University of Illinois Springfield
Springfield |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1 yrs | $57,103 | 53.2% |
| 28 |
Augustana College
Rock Island |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.1 yrs | $62,971 | 72.9% |
| 29 |
The Chicago School at Chicago
Chicago |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.1 yrs | $56,899 | — |
| 30 |
Lake Forest College
Lake Forest |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.1 yrs | $61,825 | 77.8% |
| 31 |
North Central College
Naperville |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.1 yrs | $60,123 | 64% |
| 32 |
Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.1 yrs | $52,234 | 21.7% |
| 33 |
Dominican University
River Forest |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.1 yrs | $60,327 | 55.3% |
| 34 |
Saint Xavier University
Chicago |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.1 yrs | $58,656 | 56.6% |
| 35 |
Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Rock Island |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.2 yrs | $58,743 | — |
| 36 |
McKendree University
Lebanon |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.2 yrs | $58,572 | 53.3% |
| 37 |
North Park University
Chicago |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.2 yrs | $59,572 | 57.7% |
| 38 |
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.2 yrs | $57,808 | 48.7% |
| 39 |
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.2 yrs | $56,346 | 57% |
| 40 |
Judson University
Elgin |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.4 yrs | $56,313 | 59.9% |
| 41 |
Rockford University
Rockford |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.4 yrs | $54,794 | 47.2% |
| 42 |
Concordia University-Chicago
River Forest |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.5 yrs | $54,089 | 36.5% |
| 43 |
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.5 yrs | $53,390 | 62.4% |
| 44 |
Trinity Christian College
Palos Heights |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.5 yrs | $55,700 | 57.5% |
| 45 |
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.6 yrs | $51,989 | 47.4% |
| 46 |
Western Illinois University
Macomb |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.6 yrs | $54,163 | 45.2% |
| 47 |
Knox College
Galesburg |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.7 yrs | $54,820 | 67.7% |
| 48 |
Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.7 yrs | $53,213 | 60.8% |
| 49 |
Eureka College
Eureka |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.8 yrs | $51,641 | 41.6% |
| 50 |
Illinois College
Jacksonville |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.9 yrs | $52,575 | 63.8% |
| 51 |
Quincy University
Quincy |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 2.1 yrs | $50,369 | 45% |
| 52 |
Millikin University
Decatur |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 2.2 yrs | $51,262 | 54.9% |
| 53 |
Monmouth College
Monmouth |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 2.2 yrs | $51,110 | 64.6% |
| 54 |
Roosevelt University
Chicago |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 2.2 yrs | $48,712 | 35.1% |
| 55 |
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 2.7 yrs | $45,399 | 62.3% |
| 56 |
National Louis University
Chicago |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 2.8 yrs | $45,799 | 30.1% |
| 57 |
Blackburn College
Carlinville |
🔵 Good ROI | 3 yrs | $46,802 | 57.5% |
| 58 |
Greenville University
Greenville |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 3 yrs | $46,827 | 39.8% |
| 59 |
VanderCook College of Music
Chicago |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 3 yrs | $47,863 | 66.7% |
| 60 |
Trinity International University-Illinois
Deerfield |
🔵 Good ROI | 3.2 yrs | $46,989 | 46.1% |
| 61 |
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago |
🟡 Fair ROI | 7.3 yrs | $42,195 | 51.6% |
| 62 |
Chicago State University
Chicago |
🟡 Fair ROI | 7.7 yrs | $42,778 | 15.5% |
| 63 |
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago |
🔴 Slow ROI | 19.9 yrs | $40,151 | 67% |
| 64 |
Adler University
Chicago |
⚪ Limited Data | — | — | — |
| 65 |
American Islamic College
Chicago |
⚪ Limited Data | — | — | — |
| 66 |
Catholic Theological Union at Chicago
Chicago |
⚪ Limited Data | — | — | — |
| 67 |
Midwestern University-Downers Grove
Downers Grove |
⚪ Limited Data | — | — | — |
| 68 |
Chicago Theological Seminary
Chicago |
⚪ Limited Data | — | — | — |
| 69 |
East-West University
Chicago |
⚪ Limited Data | — | $29,963 | 15.6% |
| 70 |
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
Evanston |
⚪ Limited Data | — | — | — |
| 71 |
Hebrew Theological College
Skokie |
⚪ Limited Data | — | $33,291 | 50% |
| 72 |
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
North Chicago |
⚪ Limited Data | — | — | — |
| 73 |
Illinois College of Optometry
Chicago |
⚪ Limited Data | — | — | — |
| 74 |
Institute for Clinical Social Work
Chicago |
⚪ Limited Data | — | — | — |
| 75 |
Lake Forest Graduate School of Management
Lake Forest |
⚪ Limited Data | — | — | — |
| 76 |
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
Chicago |
⚪ Limited Data | — | — | — |
| 77 |
McCormick Theological Seminary
Chicago |
⚪ Limited Data | — | — | — |
| 78 |
Meadville Theological School of Lombard College
Chicago |
⚪ Limited Data | — | — | — |
| 79 |
Northern Baptist Theological Seminary
Lisle |
⚪ Limited Data | — | — | — |
| 80 |
Principia College
Elsah |
⚪ Limited Data | — | — | 74.3% |
| 81 |
University of Saint Mary of the Lake
Mundelein |
⚪ Limited Data | — | — | — |
| 82 |
Spertus College
Chicago |
⚪ Limited Data | — | — | — |
| 83 |
Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago
Chicago |
⚪ Limited Data | — | — | — |
| 84 |
Erikson Institute
Chicago |
⚪ Limited Data | — | — | — |
| 85 |
NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia
Evanston |
⚪ Limited Data | — | — | — |
| 86 |
Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation Inc.
Chicago |
⚪ Limited Data | — | — | — |
| 87 |
Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago
Chicago |
⚪ Limited Data | — | — | — |