College ROI Rankings: Illinois

Sorted by break-even years · Data: U.S. Dept. of Education

#	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	—	—	—

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