Best ROI Colleges in Illinois

These are the best ROI colleges in illinois, ranked by earnings-to-cost ratio (ROI). The ranking includes 50 institutions, with Joliet Junior College leading at 25.6x.

Rank Institution State ROI
1 Joliet Junior College IL 25.6x
2 Illinois Valley Community College IL 18.3x
3 Lake Land College IL 17.3x
4 Moraine Valley Community College IL 15.5x
5 Lewis and Clark Community College IL 11.3x
6 Spoon River College IL 11.2x
7 Richland Community College IL 10.4x
8 Triton College IL 10.1x
9 Oakton College IL 9.2x
10 Lincoln Land Community College IL 8.9x
11 Kishwaukee College IL 8.7x
12 Kankakee Community College IL 8.3x
13 Shawnee Community College IL 7.9x
14 Prairie State College IL 7.8x
15 Elgin Community College IL 7.5x
16 Highland Community College IL 6.6x
17 McHenry County College IL 6.4x
18 Kaskaskia College IL 6.0x
19 College of Lake County IL 5.7x
20 Black Hawk College IL 5.4x
21 South Suburban College IL 5.2x
22 Carl Sandburg College IL 4.8x
23 City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College IL 4.8x
24 Parkland College IL 4.8x
25 Sauk Valley Community College IL 4.8x
26 City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College IL 4.6x
27 City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College IL 4.5x
28 William Rainey Harper College IL 4.1x
29 Morton College IL 4.1x
30 Rend Lake College IL 3.9x
31 Rock Valley College IL 3.7x
32 Illinois Eastern Community Colleges IL 3.7x
33 Danville Area Community College IL 3.6x
34 Southwestern Illinois College IL 3.5x
35 City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College IL 3.4x
36 Heartland Community College IL 3.4x
37 City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College IL 3.3x
38 College of DuPage IL 3.2x
39 John A Logan College IL 3.1x
40 City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College IL 3.0x
41 Southeastern Illinois College IL 3.0x
42 Illinois Central College IL 2.9x
43 John Wood Community College IL 2.7x
44 City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College IL 2.5x
45 Waubonsee Community College IL 2.0x
46 Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc IL 1.9x
47 Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College IL 1.6x
48 University of Illinois Chicago IL 1.6x
49 University of Chicago IL 1.6x
50 Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park IL 1.5x

Methodology

Institutions in Illinois ranked by best roi. Minimum enrollment: 500 students. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.