U.S. News 2025 top colleges list is out. Here's how Illinois schools rank

Dave Eminian, Peoria Journal Star
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U.S. News & World Report has issued its 2025 Best Colleges rankings.

Two universities in Illinois made the top 20 list of Best National Universities.

Northwestern University was tied for sixth and the University of Chicago tied for 11th on the list, which ranks schools that offer a full range of undergraduate majors, plus master's and doctoral programs.

How Illinois colleges rank on U.S. News & World Report Best National Universities

Listed with tuition and fees.

  • Northwestern University, Evanston #6 (tie) | $68,322

  • University of Chicago, Chicago #11 (tie) | $69,324

  • University of Illinois-Champaign, Champaign #33 (tie) | $36,760 out-of-state | $17,640 in-state

  • University of Illinois-Chicago, Chicago #80 (tie) | $33,726 out-of-state | $18,180 in-state

  • Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago #105 (tie) | $52,386

  • Loyola University Chicago, Chicago #132 (tie) | $53,710

  • DePaul University, Chicago #165 (tie) | $45,999

  • Bradley University, Peoria # 189 (tie) | $42,160

  • Illinois State University, Normal #220 (tie) | $27,524 out-of-state | $15,459 in-state

  • Aurora University, Aurora #273 (tie) | $28,220

  • Northern Illinois University, DeKalb #273 (tie) | $13,058

  • Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, Carbondale #288 (tie) | $13,334

  • University of St. Francis, Joliet #296 (tie) | $38,110

  • Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, Edwardsville #359 (tie) | $12,922

  • National Louis University, Chicago #392-434 | N/A

  • Roosevelt University, Chicago #392-434 | $21,280

  • Trinity International University, Deerfield #392-434 | $12,320

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Top 10 college rankings from U.S. News & World Report

Listed with tuition and fees

  • 1 Princeton University, New Jersey | $62,400

  • 2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass | $62,396

  • 3 Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass | $61,676

  • 4 Stanford University, Stanford, Calif. | $64,910

  • 5 Yale University, New Haven, Conn. | $67,250

  • 6 California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif. | $65,898

  • 6 Duke University, Durham, N.C. | $69,140

  • 6 Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. | $65,230

  • 6 Northwestern University, Evanston | $68,322

  • 10 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. | $68,686

The full list is at usnews.com

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