Colleges with the most faculty per student in Illinois
Colleges with the fewest students for each faculty member.
Colleges with the most faculty per student in Illinois21 schools
21 schools qualify, ranked by students per faculty member.
How this list is made
- Schools in Illinois.
- Accredited four-year undergraduate colleges.
- Academic Excellence grade B+ or better (the top 35% of rated colleges).
- Has a student-to-faculty ratio from federal data (College Scorecard).
- Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
- Ordered by students per faculty member, fewest first.
Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.
- 1Tie
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL · Private nonprofitHonor Roll#1 in Illinois
- 5 students per faculty member
- 7,643 undergraduates
- 1Tie
Hebrew Theological College
Skokie, IL · Private nonprofitTop 17% for low debt
- 5 students per faculty member
- 197 undergraduates
- 3
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL · Private nonprofitHonor RollExceptional: Compass grade A+
- 6 students per faculty member
- 9,157 undergraduates
- 4
Monmouth College
Monmouth, IL · Private nonprofit#22 in Illinois
- 9 students per faculty member
- 727 undergraduates
- 5Tie
Wheaton College
Wheaton, IL · Private nonprofitHonor Roll#4 in Illinois
- 10 students per faculty member
- 2,119 undergraduates
- 5Tie
Trinity Christian College
Palos Heights, IL · Private nonprofit#21 in Illinois
- 10 students per faculty member
- 827 undergraduates
- 5Tie
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL · Private nonprofitTop 25% for graduation
- 10 students per faculty member
- 2,762 undergraduates
- 8Tie
Knox College
Galesburg, IL · Private nonprofit#8 in Illinois
- 11 students per faculty member
- 1,001 undergraduates
- 8Tie
Bradley University
Peoria, IL · Private nonprofitTop 13% for graduation
- 11 students per faculty member
- 3,883 undergraduates
- 10Tie
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, IL · Private nonprofit#7 in Illinois
- 12 students per faculty member
- 1,576 undergraduates
- 10Tie
Augustana College
Rock Island, IL · Private nonprofit#10 in Illinois
- 12 students per faculty member
- 2,446 undergraduates
- 10Tie
North Central College
Naperville, IL · Private nonprofit#18 in Illinois
- 12 students per faculty member
- 2,397 undergraduates
- 13Tie
Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, IL · Private nonprofit#5 in Illinois
- 13 students per faculty member
- 1,796 undergraduates
- 13Tie
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL · Private nonprofitTop 13% for earnings
- 13 students per faculty member
- 12,487 undergraduates
- 13Tie
Lewis University
Romeoville, IL · Private nonprofitTop 18% for earnings
- 13 students per faculty member
- 3,948 undergraduates
- 16
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL · Private nonprofitTop 7% for earnings
- 14 students per faculty member
- 3,316 undergraduates
- 17Tie
University of St. Francis
Joliet, IL · Private nonprofitTop 21% for earnings
- 15 students per faculty member
- 1,306 undergraduates
- 17Tie
Elmhurst University
Elmhurst, IL · Private nonprofitTop 21% for graduation
- 15 students per faculty member
- 3,138 undergraduates
- 19Tie
DePaul University
Chicago, IL · Private nonprofitTop 16% for earnings
- 17 students per faculty member
- 14,374 undergraduates
- 19Tie
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL · PublicTop 16% for earnings
- 17 students per faculty member
- 22,107 undergraduates
- 21
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL · PublicHonor Roll#3 in Illinois
- 20 students per faculty member
- 35,564 undergraduates
Compare cost and outcomes
| School | Net price a year | Median debt | Earnings 10 years out | Graduation rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Chicago | $14,860 | $15,000 | $91,885 | 96% |
| Hebrew Theological College | $26,861 | $14,000 | $33,291 | 50% |
| Northwestern University | $29,167 | $15,000 | $89,363 | 95% |
| Monmouth College | $17,133 | $27,000 | $51,110 | 65% |
| Wheaton College | $26,975 | $23,250 | $63,756 | 85% |
| Trinity Christian College | $19,125 | $25,009 | $55,700 | 58% |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago | $49,790 | $27,000 | $40,151 | 67% |
| Knox College | $24,595 | $27,000 | $54,820 | 68% |
| Bradley University | $22,719 | $27,000 | $66,852 | 76% |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | $28,199 | $27,000 | $70,871 | 75% |
| Augustana College | $22,736 | $27,000 | $62,971 | 73% |
| North Central College | $21,044 | $24,500 | $60,123 | 64% |
| Lake Forest College | $28,673 | $26,158 | $61,825 | 78% |
| Loyola University Chicago | $36,079 | $24,157 | $71,530 | 73% |
| Lewis University | $17,028 | $21,500 | $66,099 | 67% |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | $18,425 | $25,000 | $82,592 | 75% |
| University of St. Francis | $13,006 | $21,079 | $63,926 | 67% |
| Elmhurst University | $24,185 | $20,489 | $61,462 | 70% |
| DePaul University | $30,902 | $23,168 | $68,751 | 68% |
| University of Illinois Chicago | $10,974 | $16,704 | $68,740 | 62% |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | $14,355 | $19,500 | $81,054 | 85% |
Net price is the average yearly cost after grants. Federal data (College Scorecard). “—” means the school reports no figure.
This list in other states
- Alabama 5
- Arizona 4
- Arkansas 5
- California 64
- Colorado 7
- Connecticut 14
- District of Columbia 5
- Florida 21
- Georgia 9
- Idaho 3
- Indiana 21
- Iowa 16
- Kansas 4
- Kentucky 7
- Louisiana 3
- Maine 9
- Maryland 16
- Massachusetts 47
- Michigan 21
- Minnesota 19
- Missouri 20
- Nebraska 8
- New Hampshire 5
- New Jersey 17
- New York 80
- North Carolina 18
- Ohio 33
- Oklahoma 4
- Oregon 11
- Pennsylvania 62
- Rhode Island 9
- South Carolina 10
- Tennessee 10
- Texas 20
- Utah 4
- Vermont 6
- Virginia 22
- Washington 13
- Wisconsin 15