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Knox College

Knox College is a four-year coeducational private liberal arts college located in Galesburg, Illinois, United States. Knox is classified as a more selective institution by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and is ranked 75th among liberal arts colleges by the 2013 edition of America's Best Colleges in U.S. News & World Report. It is one of 40 schools featured in Loren Pope's influential book Colleges That Change Lives.
http://www.knox.edu
Rush University

Rush University is a private university on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois. The university, founded in 1972, is the academic arm of Rush University Medical Center.
http://www.rushu.rush.edu/sp/Pages/Home.aspx
University of St. Francis

A small midwestern catholic university located south of Chicago in Joliet, Illinois.
http://www.stfrancis.edu
The University of Chicago

The University of Chicago is a private, nondenominational, culturally rich and ethnically diverse coeducational research university located in Hyde Park, Chicago.
http://www.uchicago.edu
Liberal Arts College Chicago

Shimer College is a small liberal arts college located minutes from downtown Chicago, Illinois that provides a rigorous liberal arts education.
http://www.shimer.edu
Saint Xavier University

You are now entering the portals of Chicago's oldest Catholic university -- founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1846.
http://www.sxu.edu
Roosevelt University

Roosevelt University, located in Chicago, Schaumburg, & Online is a non-profit university that's committed to the highest standards of academic excellence.
http://www.roosevelt.edu
Rockford University

Leading groundbreaking research in the field of cardiology. Coaching a Division I program to the NCAA Tournament. Testing the first artificial heart valve in humans.
http://www.rockford.edu
Robert Morris University

Official Website of Robert Morris University Illinois is a private not-for-profit, regionally accredited university, granting associate degrees, bachelor degrees, and graduate degrees.
http://www.robertmorris.edu
Quincy University

Quincy University (QU) is a private liberal arts Catholic university in the Franciscan tradition. It is located in Quincy, Illinois, United States, and enrolls around 1,500 students. The institution is known for its commitment to service learning and the Franciscan tradition.
http://www.quincy.edu/about-qu/
North Central College

North Central College is a 150-year-old Midwest comprehensive, liberal arts college offering more than 55 majors and seven graduate degree programs.
http://www.northcentralcollege.edu/home
National Louis University

NLU offers more than 60 undergraduate and graduate degree programs and is one of the most diverse universities in Illinois, helping students.
http://www.nl.edu
Monmouth College

Monmouth College is a private, selective, residential college, offering majors in the natural sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities.
http://ou.monmouthcollege.edu/default.aspx
McKendree University

McKendree University is a nationally ranked, private university offering a variety of undergraduate and graduate programs. Find bachelor's and master's degree programs throughout Southern Illinois, Kentucky and online.
http://www.mckendree.edu
MacMurray College

Located in Jacksonville, Illinois, MacMurray College is a private, four-year, liberal arts, coeducational college affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
https://www.mac.edu
Lincoln College

The choice is yours, earn a 2-year or 4-year degree at Lincoln College.
http://lincolncollege.edu
Chicago Area MBA Programs & Graduate-Level Certificates

Lake Forest Graduate School of Management is a leader in online & off-line MBA programs as well as Graduate-Level Certificates in the Chicagoland Area.
http://www.lakeforestmba.edu
Lake Forest College

Located 30 miles north of Chicago, Lake Forest College offers students a world-class education and the skills they need for success after college. What gives a Lake Forest education its edge? It's the combination of resume-building internships, experience-rich research and leadership opportunities, along with personal guidance from top professors in small classroom settings.
http://www.lakeforest.edu
Illinois Institute of Technology

In spring 2008, an exciting new chapter of IIT history was launched as the Board of Trustees enthusiastically endorsed plans for a university-wide planning process aimed at reestablishing the university as a major force in higher education.
http://web.iit.edu
Illinois College

Illinois College - A private Phi Beta Kappa liberal arts college in Jacksonville, IL.
http://www.ic.edu/RelId/33637/ISvars/default/Home.htm
East-West University

East-West University was founded in 1980 with the mission of providing quality, affordable, multi-cultural, and forward-looking higher education to Chicago.
https://www.eastwest.edu
Dominican University

Dominican University is an intellectually integrated, mission-centered educational environment.
http://www.dom.edu/about
Concordia University Chicago

Concordia University Chicago is one of the more affordable private institutions in the Midwest located in River Forest, Illinois.
https://www.cuchicago.edu
Columbia College Chicago

Columbia College Chicago is an international leader and recognized pioneer in arts and media education.
http://www.colum.edu
Bradley University

Bradley University is a prestigious private university in Peoria, Illinois, offering 5,400 undergraduate and graduate students the resources of a larger university and the personal attention of a smaller university. More than 185 academic programs are offered in business, communications, education, engineering, fine arts, health sciences, liberal arts and sciences, and technology.
http://www.bradley.edu
Blackburn College - Liberal Arts College

Blackburn College, founded in 1837 and affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA), provides a coeducational student body with a rigorous, distinctive, and affordable liberal arts education that prepares graduates to be responsible, productive citizens.
https://blackburn.edu
Aurora University

At Aurora University, we are an inclusive community dedicated to the transformative power of learning.
http://www.aurora.edu
Augustana College

Augustana College is a private, selective liberal arts college located on a 115-acre campus near the Mississippi River in Rock Island, Ill.
http://www.augustana.edu

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Knox College

Knox College is a four-year coeducational private liberal arts college located in Galesburg, Illinois, United States. Knox is classified as a more selective institution by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and is ranked 75th among liberal arts colleges by the 2013 edition of America's Best Colleges in U.S. News & World Report. It is one of 40 schools featured in Loren Pope's influential book Colleges That Change Lives.
http://www.knox.edu
Rush University

Rush University is a private university on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois. The university, founded in 1972, is the academic arm of Rush University Medical Center.
http://www.rushu.rush.edu/sp/Pages/Home.aspx
University of St. Francis

A small midwestern catholic university located south of Chicago in Joliet, Illinois.
http://www.stfrancis.edu
The University of Chicago

The University of Chicago is a private, nondenominational, culturally rich and ethnically diverse coeducational research university located in Hyde Park, Chicago.
http://www.uchicago.edu
Liberal Arts College Chicago

Shimer College is a small liberal arts college located minutes from downtown Chicago, Illinois that provides a rigorous liberal arts education.
http://www.shimer.edu
Saint Xavier University

You are now entering the portals of Chicago's oldest Catholic university -- founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1846.
http://www.sxu.edu
Roosevelt University

Roosevelt University, located in Chicago, Schaumburg, & Online is a non-profit university that's committed to the highest standards of academic excellence.
http://www.roosevelt.edu
Rockford University

Leading groundbreaking research in the field of cardiology. Coaching a Division I program to the NCAA Tournament. Testing the first artificial heart valve in humans.
http://www.rockford.edu
Robert Morris University

Official Website of Robert Morris University Illinois is a private not-for-profit, regionally accredited university, granting associate degrees, bachelor degrees, and graduate degrees.
http://www.robertmorris.edu
Quincy University

Quincy University (QU) is a private liberal arts Catholic university in the Franciscan tradition. It is located in Quincy, Illinois, United States, and enrolls around 1,500 students. The institution is known for its commitment to service learning and the Franciscan tradition.
http://www.quincy.edu/about-qu/
North Central College

North Central College is a 150-year-old Midwest comprehensive, liberal arts college offering more than 55 majors and seven graduate degree programs.
http://www.northcentralcollege.edu/home
National Louis University

NLU offers more than 60 undergraduate and graduate degree programs and is one of the most diverse universities in Illinois, helping students.
http://www.nl.edu
Monmouth College

Monmouth College is a private, selective, residential college, offering majors in the natural sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities.
http://ou.monmouthcollege.edu/default.aspx
McKendree University

McKendree University is a nationally ranked, private university offering a variety of undergraduate and graduate programs. Find bachelor's and master's degree programs throughout Southern Illinois, Kentucky and online.
http://www.mckendree.edu
MacMurray College

Located in Jacksonville, Illinois, MacMurray College is a private, four-year, liberal arts, coeducational college affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
https://www.mac.edu
Lincoln College

The choice is yours, earn a 2-year or 4-year degree at Lincoln College.
http://lincolncollege.edu
Chicago Area MBA Programs & Graduate-Level Certificates

Lake Forest Graduate School of Management is a leader in online & off-line MBA programs as well as Graduate-Level Certificates in the Chicagoland Area.
http://www.lakeforestmba.edu
Lake Forest College

Located 30 miles north of Chicago, Lake Forest College offers students a world-class education and the skills they need for success after college. What gives a Lake Forest education its edge? It's the combination of resume-building internships, experience-rich research and leadership opportunities, along with personal guidance from top professors in small classroom settings.
http://www.lakeforest.edu
Illinois Institute of Technology

In spring 2008, an exciting new chapter of IIT history was launched as the Board of Trustees enthusiastically endorsed plans for a university-wide planning process aimed at reestablishing the university as a major force in higher education.
http://web.iit.edu
Illinois College

Illinois College - A private Phi Beta Kappa liberal arts college in Jacksonville, IL.
http://www.ic.edu/RelId/33637/ISvars/default/Home.htm
East-West University

East-West University was founded in 1980 with the mission of providing quality, affordable, multi-cultural, and forward-looking higher education to Chicago.
https://www.eastwest.edu
Dominican University

Dominican University is an intellectually integrated, mission-centered educational environment.
http://www.dom.edu/about
Concordia University Chicago

Concordia University Chicago is one of the more affordable private institutions in the Midwest located in River Forest, Illinois.
https://www.cuchicago.edu
Columbia College Chicago

Columbia College Chicago is an international leader and recognized pioneer in arts and media education.
http://www.colum.edu
Bradley University

Bradley University is a prestigious private university in Peoria, Illinois, offering 5,400 undergraduate and graduate students the resources of a larger university and the personal attention of a smaller university. More than 185 academic programs are offered in business, communications, education, engineering, fine arts, health sciences, liberal arts and sciences, and technology.
http://www.bradley.edu
Blackburn College - Liberal Arts College

Blackburn College, founded in 1837 and affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA), provides a coeducational student body with a rigorous, distinctive, and affordable liberal arts education that prepares graduates to be responsible, productive citizens.
https://blackburn.edu
Aurora University

At Aurora University, we are an inclusive community dedicated to the transformative power of learning.
http://www.aurora.edu
Augustana College

Augustana College is a private, selective liberal arts college located on a 115-acre campus near the Mississippi River in Rock Island, Ill.
http://www.augustana.edu

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