Safest Colleges in Illinois
25 schools ranked by lowest violent and sexual crime rates from federal Clery Act filings. Updated from the latest federal filings.
| # | School | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adler University Chicago · private | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Augustana College Rock Island · private | $22,736 | 77.7% | $62,971 | 62.7% |
| 3 | Aurora University Aurora · private | $18,838 | 67.2% | $58,709 | 80.8% |
| 4 | Black Hawk College Moline · community | $6,944 | 31.7% | $37,253 | — |
| 5 | Blackburn College Carlinville · private | $18,460 | 42.1% | $46,802 | 63.2% |
| 6 | Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences Quincy · private | — | 73.5% | $72,430 | — |
| 7 | Paul Mitchell the School-Tinley Park Tinley Park · private | $22,862 | 60.9% | $28,378 | — |
| 8 | Cameo Beauty Academy Oak Lawn · private | $12,924 | 42.5% | $24,513 | — |
| 9 | Cannella School of Hair Design-Villa Park Villa Park · private | $8,354 | 76.7% | $26,970 | — |
| 10 | Cannella School of Hair Design-Chicago Chicago · private | $12,419 | 53.3% | $29,075 | — |
| 11 | Capri Beauty College Oak Forest · private | $9,678 | — | $26,804 | — |
| 12 | Carl Sandburg College Galesburg · community | $3,662 | 51.5% | $35,274 | — |
| 13 | Catholic Theological Union at Chicago Chicago · community | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Midwestern University-Downers Grove Downers Grove · private | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | The Chicago School at Chicago Chicago · private | — | — | $56,899 | 34.5% |
| 16 | Chicago Theological Seminary Chicago · community | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College Chicago · community | $7,220 | 28.8% | $32,427 | — |
| 18 | City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College Chicago · community | $9,038 | 49.2% | $31,114 | — |
| 19 | City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College Chicago · community | $7,886 | 34.2% | $37,962 | — |
| 20 | Danville Area Community College Danville · community | $4,777 | 35.2% | $34,867 | — |
| 21 | Tricoci University of Beauty Culture Urbana · private | $25,061 | 61.8% | $18,077 | — |
| 22 | Cosmetology & Spa Academy Crystal Lake · private | $16,708 | 65.3% | $29,779 | — |
| 23 | College of DuPage Glen Ellyn · community | $7,401 | 24.7% | $46,909 | — |
| 24 | East-West University Chicago · private | $21,697 | 19.1% | $29,963 | — |
| 25 | Elgin Community College Elgin · community | $6,026 | 32.5% | $45,516 | — |
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