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Illinois Student Loans
Undergraduate and graduate college students in Illinois may be eligible to apply for various types of student loans to finance their education. Federal loans are recommended as the first choice for students to borrow as they are government regulated, fixed-rate and readily available through the state of Illinois and also directly from your school. To begin the student loan application process, you must fill out and submit a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid).
After filling your FAFSA and receiving your award letters, you'll have an good indication of how much federal financial aid coverage you will have, and what else you might need. Keep mindful of the financial aid calendar to ensure you are meeting deadlines. Often students exhaust their federal loans before meeting their true cost of education including fees, books, supplies, computers, rent, transportation and other education-related expenses. One option for filling the remaining gap is a private student loan. While federal loan limits are set by grade level and student status, private student loans do not have any set limit and therefore can cover up to your full cost of education, including those unexpected expenses.
There are 282 schools in Illinois that offer different types of student loans. StudentLoans.com provides the knowledge and resources necessary to research and apply for the loan you need. The information below will help you find which options are available at your college.
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Top 20 Schools in Illinois
Below are the colleges in Illinois with the highest enrollment. All schools listed provide federal financial aid (based on information provided by the Dept. of Education) and many accept private student loans as well. Contact your financial aid office to learn more about federal loans for you school. Apply for private student loans here at StudentLoans.com.
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- American Intercontinental University Online
- Illinois State University
- Northern Illinois University
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale
- DePaul University
- Columbia College Chicago
- College of DuPage
- Western Illinois University
- Loyola University Chicago
- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
- Eastern Illinois University
- Northwestern University
- Moraine Valley Community College
- Harper College
- Joliet Junior College
- DeVry University-Illinois
- Southwestern Illinois College
- College of Lake County
All Schools in Illinois
- Adler School of Professional Psychology
- Advocate Illinois Masonic School of Radiologic Technology
- Advocate Trinity Hospital School of Radiologic Technology
- Alvareitas College of Cosmetology
- Alvareitas College of Cosmetology
- Alvareitas College of Cosmetology
- American Academy of Art
- American Career College
- American Intercontinental University Online
- Argosy University-Chicago
- Argosy University-Schaumburg
- Augustana College
- Aurora University
- Beck Area Career Center-Red Bud
- Bell Mar Beauty College
- Benedictine University
- BIR Training Center
- Black Hawk College
- Blackburn College
- Blessing Hospital School of Medical Laboratory Technology
- Blessing Hospital School of Radiologic Technology
- Blessing Rieman College of Nursing
- Bradley University
- Brown Mackie College-Moline
- Cain's Barber College Inc
- CALC Institute of Technology
- Cameo Beauty Academy
- Cannella School of Hair Design
- Cannella School of Hair Design
- Cannella School of Hair Design
- Cannella School of Hair Design
- Cannella School of Hair Design
- Cannella School of Hair Design
- Capital Area School of Practical Nursing
- Capri Garfield Ridge School of Beauty Culture
- Capri Oak Forest Beauty College
- Carl Sandburg College
- Catholic Theological Union at Chicago
- CET-Chicago
- Chicago School of Professional Psychology
- Chicago State University
- Chicago Theological Seminary
- Christian Life College
- City Colleges of Chicago-District Office
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College
- City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College
- City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College
- City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College
- City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College
- City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College
- College of DuPage
- College of Lake County
- Columbia College Chicago
- Computer Systems Institute
- Concept College of Cosmetology
- Concept College of Cosmetology
- Concordia University
- Cortiva Institute-Chicago
- Cosmetology & Spa Institute
- Coyne American Institute Inc
- Danville Area Community College
- DePaul University
- DeVry University-Administrative Office
- DeVry University-Illinois
- Dominican University
- East-West University
- Eastern Illinois University
- Educators of Beauty
- Educators of Beauty
- Educators of Beauty
- Elgin Community College
- Ellis University
- Elmhurst College
- Empire Beauty School-Arlington Heights
- Empire Beauty School-Hanover Park
- Empire Beauty School-Lisle
- Environmental Technical Institute
- Environmental Technical Institute
- Erikson Institute
- Eureka College
- European Massage Therapy School
- Everest College-Burr Ridge
- Everest College-Chicago
- Everest College-Merrionette Park
- Everest College-North Aurora
- Everest College-Skokie
- First Institute Inc
- Fox College Inc
- Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
- Gem City College
- Governors State University
- Graham Hospital School of Nursing
- Greenville College
- Hair Professionals Academy of Cosmetology
- Hair Professionals Academy of Cosmetology
- Hair Professionals Career College
- Hair Professionals Career College Inc
- Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology
- Hairmasters Institute of Cosmetology
- Harper College
- Harrington College of Design
- Heartland Community College
- Hebrew Theological College
- Highland Community College
- Illinois Central College
- Illinois College
- Illinois College of Optometry
- Illinois Eastern Community College System Office
- Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Frontier Community Coll
- Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Lincoln Trail College
- Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Olney Central College
- Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Wabash Valley College
- Illinois Institute of Technology
- Illinois School of Health Careers
- Illinois School of Health Careers-O'Hare Campus
- Illinois State University
- Illinois Valley Community College
- Illinois Wesleyan University
- Ingalls Memorial Hospital Dietetic Internship
- Institute for Clinical Social Work
- International Academy of Design and Technology
- ITT Technical Institute-Burr Ridge
- ITT Technical Institute-Mount Prospect
- ITT Technnical Institute-Orland Park
- John A Logan College
- John Wood Community College
- Joliet Junior College
- Judson University
- Kankakee Community College
- Kaskaskia College
- Kendall College
- Kishwaukee College
- Knowledge Systems Institute
- Knox College
- La James International College
- Lake Forest College
- Lake Forest Graduate School of Management
- Lake Land College
- Lakeview College of Nursing
- Lewis and Clark Community College
- Lewis University
- Lexington College
- Lincoln Christian College and Seminary
- Lincoln College
- Lincoln College of Technology
- Lincoln Land Community College
- Loyola University Chicago
- Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
- Mac Daniels Beauty School
- MacCormac College
- MacMurray College
- McCormick Theological Seminary
- McHenry County College
- McKendree University
- Meadville Lombard Theological School
- Methodist College of Nursing
- Midstate College
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine
- Midwest Institute of Massage Therapy
- Midwest Technical Institute
- Midwestern University
- Millikin University
- Monmouth College
- Moraine Valley Community College
- Morrison Institute of Technology
- Morton College
- Mr John's School of Cosmetology & Nails
- Mr John's School of Cosmetology & Nails
- Mr John's School of Cosmetology Esthetics & Nails
- Ms Roberts Academy of Beauty Culture-Villa Park
- National Latino Education Institute
- National University of Health Sciences
- National-Louis University
- Niles School of Cosmetology
- North Central College
- North Park University
- Northeastern Illinois University
- Northern Illinois University
- NorthShore University HealthSystems School of Nurse Anesthesia
- Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus
- Northwestern University
- Nothwestern College
- Oakton Community College
- Oehrlein School of Cosmetology
- Olivet Nazarene University
- Pacific College of Oriental Medicine
- Parkland College
- Pivot Point Beauty School
- Pivot Point Beauty School
- Pivot Point Beauty School
- Prairie State College
- Principia College
- Professionals Choice Hair Design Academy
- Pyramid Career Institute
- Quincy University
- Rasmussen College-Aurora
- Rasmussen College-Rockford
- Regency Beauty Institute-Aurora
- Regency Beauty Institute-Champaign
- Regency Beauty Institute-Darien
- Regency Beauty Institute-Elgin
- Regency Beauty Institute-Fairview Heights
- Regency Beauty Institute-Joliet
- Regency Beauty Institute-Peoria
- Regency Beauty Institute-Rockford
- Rend Lake College
- Richland Community College
- Robert Morris College
- Rock Valley College
- Rockford Career College
- Rockford College
- Roosevelt University
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
- Rosel School of Cosmetology
- Rush University
- Saint Anthony College of Nursing
- Saint Augustine College
- Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing
- Saint Xavier University
- Sanford-Brown College
- Sauk Valley Community College
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Seabury-Western Theological Seminary
- Shawnee Community College
- Shimer College
- SOLEX Medical Academy
- Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy
- South Suburban College
- Southeastern Illinois College
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale
- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
- Southern Illinois University-Systems Office
- Southwestern Illinois College
- Sparks College
- Spertus College
- Spoon River College
- Springfield College in Illinois
- St Johns College
- St Johns Hospital School of Clinical Lab Science
- Star Truck Driving School
- Star Truck Driving School
- Taylor Business Institute
- Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago
- The College of Office Technology
- The Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago
- The Illinois Center for Broadcasting
- The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago
- The Illinois Institute of Art-Schaumburg
- The John Marshall Law School
- Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago
- Trend Setters College of Cosmetology
- Tri-County Beauty Academy
- Trinity Christian College
- Trinity College of Nursing and Health Sciences
- Trinity International University
- Triton College
- University of Chicago
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- University of Illinois at Springfield
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- University of Illinois University Administration
- University of Phoenix-Chicago Campus
- University of Saint Mary of the Lake
- University of Spa & Cosmetology Arts
- University of St Francis
- UTI of Illinois Inc
- VanderCook College of Music
- Vatterott College
- Vees School of Beauty Culture
- Waubonsee Community College
- West Suburban College of Nursing
- Western Illinois University
- Westwood College-Chicago Loop
- Westwood College-Dupage
- Westwood College-O'Hare Airport
- Westwood College-River Oaks
- Wheaton College
- Worsham College of Mortuary Science
- Zarem Golde ORT Technical Institute
