Best colleges and universities in Cook

There are 144 institutions in Cook: 126 private colleges and 17 public colleges.
Every university in Cook have a different amount of degree programs, ranged from 3 (Illinois College of Optometry) to 1047 (Northwestern University). Also Cook colleges have from 4:1 to 37:1 student-to-faculty ratios.

The acceptance rate in Cook is between 9% and 100%. The most popular test to enter an institution in Cook county is ACT - 99% of students submitted it.
The average annual total costs of attendance at Cook universities range between 3,746$ to 41,196$. The average percent of Cook students with financial aid is 16%.
The completion of full-time universities education programs in Cook is between 6% and 94%. Average salary after attending the Cook’s institutions ranges between $12,800 and $80,700. Please look all the details below.

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Average Cook County Cost

$12,810

BELOW AVERAGE

The average annual total cost of attendance in Cook county colleges is 12,810$, that is below the national average by 1,124 dollars. National average is based on costs of attendance for all institutions in US and includes tuition, fees, books and living, minus the average grant/scholarship aid.

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By Price Acceptance Rate Graduation Rate Salary After Degree

Price
Institution
$3,746
Morton College in Cicero
$3,856
Cannella School of Hair Design-Chicago in Chicago
$4,361
Curve Metric School of Hair Design in Elmwood Park
$4,629
Rosel School of Cosmetology in Chicago
$4,638
Cannella School of Hair Design-Chicago in Chicago
$4,719
Cannella School of Hair Design-Blue Island in Blue Island
$5,271
Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills
$5,345
Triton College in River Grove
$5,403
John Amico School of Hair Design in Oak Forest
$5,724
Cannella School of Hair Design-Chicago in Chicago
$5,959
Oakton Community College in Des Plaines
$6,071
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College in Chicago
$6,093
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College in Chicago
$6,203
Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago in Chicago
$6,233
Saint Augustine College in Chicago
$6,253
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College in Chicago
$7,216
South Suburban College in South Holland
$7,443
Niles School of Cosmetology in Niles
$7,702
Christian Life College in Mount Prospect
$7,858
Prairie State College in Chicago Heights
$7,951
City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College in Chicago
$8,015
Larry's Barber College in Chicago
$8,206
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College in Chicago
$8,290
William Rainey Harper College in Palatine
$8,631
Trenz Beauty Academy in Calumet
$8,805
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College in Chicago
$9,602
Bell Mar Beauty College in Cicero
$9,735
University of Aesthetics-Chicago in Chicago
$9,773
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College in Chicago
$10,288
CET-Chicago in Chicago

Acc.Rate
Institution
100%
Pacific College of Oriental Medicine-Chicago in Chicago
100%
Taylor Business Institute in Chicago
100%
Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago in Chicago
97%
National Louis University in Chicago
94%
Northwestern College-Chicago Campus in Chicago
94%
ITT Technical Institute-Arlington Heights in Arlington Heights
93%
Hebrew Theological College in Skokie
90%
Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights
90%
Tribeca Flashpoint College in Chicago
89%
Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus in Bridgeview
89%
Columbia College-Chicago in Chicago
84%
Kendall College in Chicago
78%
Roosevelt University in Chicago
76%
VanderCook College of Music in Chicago
74%
University of Illinois at Chicago in Chicago
72%
Moody Bible Institute in Chicago
72%
DeVry University-Illinois in Chicago
70%
DePaul University in Chicago
69%
School of the Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago
68%
National Latino Education Institute in Chicago
67%
Fox College in Bedford Park
63%
Loyola University Chicago in Chicago
61%
Dominican University in River Forest
58%
Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago
55%
North Park University in Chicago
54%
Concordia University-Chicago in River Forest
51%
Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago
50%
Saint Xavier University in Chicago
37%
Shimer College in Chicago
30%
Chicago State University in Chicago

Grad.Rate
Institution
94%
Northwestern University in Evanston
93%
SOLEX Medical Academy in Chicago
93%
University of Chicago in Chicago
91%
Estelle Skin Care and Spa Institute in Skokie
89%
Steven Papageorge Hair Academy in Chicago
87%
Larry's Barber College in Chicago
85%
Moody Bible Institute in Chicago
83%
Aveda Institute-Chicago in Chicago
81%
Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus in Chicago
80%
Capri Beauty College in Oak Forest
79%
Cannella School of Hair Design-Chicago in Chicago
79%
Cortiva Institute-Chicago in Chicago
77%
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NW in Chicago
76%
Everest College-Burr Ridge in Burr Ridge
75%
SOLEX College in Wheeling
75%
VanderCook College of Music in Chicago
75%
Midwestern Career College in Chicago
75%
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NE in Chicago
73%
CET-Chicago in Chicago
73%
Fox College in Bedford Park
72%
National Latino Education Institute in Chicago
72%
Loyola University Chicago in Chicago
72%
Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago in Chicago
71%
DePaul University in Chicago
70%
Everest College-Skokie in Skokie
69%
Pivot Point Academy-Evanston in Evanston
68%
Everest College-Merrionette Park in Merrionette Park
68%
BIR Training Center in Chicago
67%
Ambria College of Nursing in Hoffman Estates
67%
Cannella School of Hair Design-Chicago in Chicago

Salary
Institution
$80,700
Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago
$73,400
Rush University in Chicago
$69,300
Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago
$64,400
Northwestern University in Evanston
$64,000
University of Chicago in Chicago
$51,100
University of Illinois at Chicago in Chicago
$51,100
University of Phoenix-Illinois in Schaumburg
$50,700
Loyola University Chicago in Chicago
$50,300
DePaul University in Chicago
$47,700
Worsham College of Mortuary Science in Wheeling
$44,700
Roosevelt University in Chicago
$43,200
Saint Xavier University in Chicago
$42,600
Dominican University in River Forest
$42,500
North Park University in Chicago
$42,100
National Louis University in Chicago
$41,800
Computer Systems Institute in Skokie
$41,700
Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights
$41,200
Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park in Melrose Park
$40,700
American InterContinental University-Online in Schaumburg
$38,800
ITT Technical Institute-Arlington Heights in Arlington Heights
$38,600
Kendall College in Chicago
$37,300
Concordia University-Chicago in River Forest
$37,100
Coyne College in Chicago
$37,000
Argosy University-Chicago in Chicago
$37,000
Argosy University-Schaumburg in Schaumburg
$36,600
Oakton Community College in Des Plaines
$36,300
Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago
$35,200
Harrington College of Design in Chicago
$34,500
Fox College in Bedford Park
$33,900
William Rainey Harper College in Palatine

Ac.Prog.
Institution
1047
Northwestern University in Evanston
793
University of Illinois at Chicago in Chicago
792
Loyola University Chicago in Chicago
720
DePaul University in Chicago
534
University of Chicago in Chicago
417
Saint Xavier University in Chicago
380
Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago
366
William Rainey Harper College in Palatine
336
Roosevelt University in Chicago
312
Concordia University-Chicago in River Forest
300
Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills
297
Triton College in River Grove
287
Oakton Community College in Des Plaines
261
National Louis University in Chicago
240
Dominican University in River Forest
225
South Suburban College in South Holland
207
Columbia College-Chicago in Chicago
204
Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago
192
Prairie State College in Chicago Heights
192
Chicago State University in Chicago
189
North Park University in Chicago
180
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College in Chicago
148
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College in Chicago
147
Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights
141
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College in Chicago
133
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College in Chicago
132
Morton College in Cicero
124
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College in Chicago
120
Rush University in Chicago
120
City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College in Chicago

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