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Largest computer science programs in Illinois
Illinois computer science programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Champaign | Public, 4-year | 1,555 |
| 2 | University of Illinois Chicago | Chicago | Public, 4-year | 510 |
| 3 | Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 504 |
| 4 | University of Chicago | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 362 |
| 5 | Lewis University | Romeoville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 309 |
| 6 | University of Illinois Springfield | Springfield | Public, 4-year | 296 |
| 7 | Northwestern University | Evanston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 277 |
| 8 | Northern Illinois University | Dekalb | Public, 4-year | 231 |
| 9 | Governors State University | University Park | Public, 4-year | 187 |
| 10 | Illinois State University | Normal | Public, 4-year | 186 |
| 11 | Northeastern Illinois University | Chicago | Public, 4-year | 124 |
| 12 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Edwardsville | Public, 4-year | 97 |
| 13 | Bradley University | Peoria | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 81 |
| 14 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | Carbondale | Public, 4-year | 67 |
| 15 | Chicago State University | Chicago | Public, 4-year | 64 |
| 16 | Roosevelt University | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 33 |
| 17 | Aurora University | Aurora | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 25 |
| 18 | Knox College | Galesburg | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 25 |
| 19 | North Central College | Naperville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 21 |
| 20 | Saint Xavier University | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 19 |
| 21 | Wheaton College | Wheaton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 16 |
| 22 | Augustana College | Rock Island | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 14 |
| 23 | Illinois Wesleyan University | Bloomington | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 14 |
| 24 | Lake Forest College | Lake Forest | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 13 |
| 25 | Loyola University Chicago | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 13 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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