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Colleges in and near Evergreen Park

City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College is 2.7 miles from Evergreen Park

No college sits inside Evergreen Park’s boundary, but City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College’s campus in Chicago, with 4,708 students on campus, is 2.7 miles from the center of town. About 5% of Evergreen Park’s residents are enrolled in college, below Illinois (6%).

Saint Xavier UniversityCity Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley CollegeChicago State University

From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Evergreen Park. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
40
148,950 students on campus
Nearest college
1.2 mi
Saint Xavier University
Residents in college
5%
Below IL (6%)
Nearest community college
2.7 mi
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College · $4,590 tuition
Nearest public university
4.7 mi
Chicago State · $12,754 in-state
Median household income
$96K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Evergreen Park

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

Three colleges within 4.7 milesSaint Xavier University admits 84% of applicants; Chicago State University admits 43%. Together they have 9,852 students on campus.A community college 2.7 miles awayCity Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College in Chicago: tuition and fees $4,590 a year for Illinois residents.In-state price at Chicago StateLiving in Illinois, Chicago State University charges $12,754 in tuition and fees, the same for every student.Students are 5% of residentsBelow Illinois (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Evergreen Park

29 private colleges within 14.4 miles, two public colleges within 10.7 miles, and nine community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miUniversity of Illinois ChicagoDePaul UniversityUniversity of ChicagoEvergreen Park
University or collegeCommunity college
Saint Xavier UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,228 on campus · 1.2 mi · Chicago84%admitted$11knet price57%graduate$59kearningsNorthwestern CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 273 on campus · 2.1 mi · Oak LawnCity Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,708 on campus · 2.7 mi · Chicago$8knet price27%graduate$38kearningsTuition and fees: $4,590 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Chicago State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 1,916 on campus · 4.7 mi · Chicago43%admitted$12knet price15%graduate$43kearningsCity Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King CollegeCommunity college · Public · 2,020 on campus · 5.1 mi · Chicago$9knet price31%graduate$28kearningsTuition and fees: $4,590 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Trinity Christian CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 883 on campus · 5.6 mi · Palos Heights85%admitted$19knet price58%graduate$56kearningsCity Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey CollegeCommunity college · Public · 2,061 on campus · 5.8 mi · Chicago$9knet price21%graduate$31kearningsTuition and fees: $4,590 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.University of ChicagoUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 18,240 on campus · 7 mi · Chicago4%admitted$15knet price96%graduate$92kearningsMoraine Valley Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,764 on campus · 7.2 mi · Palos Hills$3knet price40%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $3,822 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Morton CollegeCommunity college · Public · 3,619 on campus · 7.8 mi · Cicero$5knet price31%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $5,502 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Catholic Theological Union at ChicagoUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 182 on campus · 8 mi · ChicagoGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.McCormick Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 121 on campus · 8 mi · ChicagoGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Lutheran School of Theology at ChicagoUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 114 on campus · 8 mi · ChicagoGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Illinois Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 7,273 on campus · 8.5 mi · Chicago55%admitted$18knet price75%graduate$83kearningsVanderCook College of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 133 on campus · 8.8 mi · Chicago · mostly online89%admitted$20knet price67%graduate$48kearnings61% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Illinois College of OptometryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 483 on campus · 8.9 mi · ChicagoGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.South Suburban CollegeCommunity college · Public · 3,085 on campus · 9 mi · South Holland$3knet price28%graduate$34kearningsTuition and fees: $5,093 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.University of Illinois ChicagoUniversity or college · Public · 29,607 on campus · 10.7 mi · Chicago77%admitted$11knet price62%graduate$69kearningsRush UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,757 on campus · 10.7 mi · Chicago$75kearningsCity Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,516 on campus · 10.9 mi · Chicago$7knet price18%graduate$32kearningsTuition and fees: $4,590 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.East-West UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 528 on campus · 11.1 mi · Chicago$22knet price16%graduate$30kearningsCalumet College of Saint JosephUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 481 on campus · 11.2 mi · Whiting, IN$22knet price23%graduate$47kearningsColumbia College ChicagoUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,475 on campus · 11.3 mi · Chicago89%admitted$27knet price52%graduate$42kearningsRoosevelt UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,623 on campus · 11.4 mi · Chicago97%admitted$20knet price35%graduate$49kearningsDePaul UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 18,382 on campus · 11.5 mi · Chicago76%admitted$31knet price68%graduate$69kearningsNational Louis UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,751 on campus · 11.7 mi · Chicago · mostly online95%admitted$13knet price30%graduate$46kearnings55% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.School of the Art Institute of ChicagoUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,327 on campus · 11.7 mi · Chicago77%admitted$50knet price67%graduate$40kearningsAdler UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,245 on campus · 11.7 mi · ChicagoFox CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 239 on campus · 11.7 mi · Tinley Park70%admitted$13knet price71%graduate$42kearningsTaylor Business InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · 172 on campus · 11.7 mi · Chicago91%admitted$13knet price59%graduate$26kearningsMidwestern Career CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 756 on campus · 11.9 mi · Chicago$20knet price54%graduate$36kearningsCity Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington CollegeCommunity college · Public · 3,693 on campus · 12 mi · Chicago$7knet price26%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $4,590 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.The Chicago School at ChicagoUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,147 on campus · 12.1 mi · Chicago34%admitted$57kearningsEarnings are reported for all 8 campuses that file with it.Pacific College of Health and ScienceUniversity or college · For-profit · 201 on campus · 12.1 mi · Chicago78%graduate$26kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Erikson InstituteUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 252 on campus · 12.2 mi · ChicagoGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Moody Bible InstituteUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,478 on campus · 12.7 mi · Chicago83%admitted$22knet price62%graduate$45kearningsConcordia University-ChicagoUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,535 on campus · 13.5 mi · River Forest · mostly online93%admitted$18knet price36%graduate$54kearnings70% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Prairie State CollegeCommunity college · Public · 2,611 on campus · 13.9 mi · Chicago Heights$5knet price21%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $4,176 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Dominican UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,726 on campus · 14 mi · River Forest90%admitted$12knet price55%graduate$60kearningsLincoln College of Technology-Melrose ParkUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,345 on campus · 14.4 mi · Melrose Park$26knet price68%graduate$39kearningsEarnings are reported for all 8 campuses that file with it.

Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at $75–110k, where Evergreen Park’s median household income ($95,719) falls.

South Suburban College9 mi · South Holland · sticker $10,834 · tuition $5,093$7,583a year
Morton College7.8 mi · Cicero · sticker $12,801 · tuition $5,502$9,356a year
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College12 mi · Chicago · sticker $14,726 · tuition $4,590$9,922a year
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College10.9 mi · Chicago · sticker $14,355 · tuition $4,590$10,176a year
Prairie State College13.9 mi · Chicago Heights · sticker $13,908 · tuition $4,176$11,127a year
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College2.7 mi · Chicago · sticker $14,086 · tuition $4,590$11,415a year
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College5.1 mi · Chicago · sticker $16,256 · tuition $4,590$11,530a year
University of Chicago7 mi · Chicago · sticker $90,360$12,602a year
Chicago State University4.7 mi · Chicago · sticker $29,764$13,899a year
City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College5.8 mi · Chicago · sticker $16,126 · tuition $4,590$14,177a year
Saint Xavier University1.2 mi · Chicago · sticker $43,244$15,132a year
National Louis University11.7 mi · Chicago · mostly online · sticker $24,154$15,447a year
University of Illinois Chicago10.7 mi · Chicago · sticker $27,521$16,185a year
Dominican University14 mi · River Forest · sticker $43,891$16,851a year
Trinity Christian College5.6 mi · Palos Heights · sticker $35,012$18,846a year
Concordia University-Chicago13.5 mi · River Forest · mostly online · sticker $45,383$20,046a year
VanderCook College of Music8.8 mi · Chicago · mostly online · sticker $44,613$20,485a year
Illinois Institute of Technology8.5 mi · Chicago · sticker $68,164$21,858a year
Fox College11.7 mi · Tinley Park · sticker $22,971$22,971a year
Calumet College of Saint Joseph11.2 mi · Whiting, IN · sticker $32,968$23,358a year
Roosevelt University11.4 mi · Chicago · sticker $35,332$24,944a year
Moody Bible Institute12.7 mi · Chicago · sticker $34,327$25,676a year
Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park14.4 mi · Melrose Park · sticker $29,496$28,261a year
East-West University11.1 mi · Chicago · sticker $32,606$30,852a year
DePaul University11.5 mi · Chicago · sticker $63,052$31,057a year
Columbia College Chicago11.3 mi · Chicago · sticker $51,889$31,677a year
School of the Art Institute of Chicago11.7 mi · Chicago · sticker $75,625$49,595a year
Moraine Valley Community College7.2 mi · Palos Hills · sticker $13,971 · tuition $3,822—a year
Taylor Business Institute11.7 mi · Chicago · sticker $22,775—a year
Midwestern Career College11.9 mi · Chicago · sticker $24,216—a year

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Evergreen Park: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →University of ChicagoMoraine ValleyIllinois Institute of TechnologyUniversity of Illinois ChicagoColumbia College ChicagoDePaul University
University of Illinois Chicago62% graduate$69k earnings$17k typical debt
DePaul University68% graduate$69k earnings$23k typical debt
University of Chicago96% graduate$92k earnings$15k typical debt
Moraine Valley Community College40% graduate$44k earnings$10k typical debt
Illinois Institute of Technology75% graduate$83k earnings$25k typical debt
Columbia College Chicago52% graduate$42k earnings$25k typical debt
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College18% graduate$32k earnings$8k typical debt
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College27% graduate$38k earnings$4k typical debt
National Louis University30% graduate$46k earnings$20k typical debt
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College26% graduate$37k earnings$6k typical debt
Roosevelt University35% graduate$49k earnings$22k typical debt
Morton College31% graduate$42k earnings$8k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Pacific College of Health and Science (3); Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park (8).

Questions about college near Evergreen Park

Is Evergreen Park a college town?

No. About 5 of every 100 Evergreen Park residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Illinois (6). The nearest campus, Saint Xavier University, is 1.2 miles away in Chicago.

What colleges are near Evergreen Park?

40 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: the University of Illinois Chicago (10.7 miles, 29,607 students on campus), DePaul University (11.5 miles, 18,382) and the University of Chicago (7 miles, 18,240).

What is the closest community college to Evergreen Park, and what does it cost?

City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College in Chicago, 2.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,590 a year for Illinois residents; the federal net price, $7,886, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Chicago State University cost if we live in Illinois?

Tuition and fees are $12,754 a year in-state and $12,754 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $9,073 (under $30,000 income) to $28,427 (over $110,000), housing and food included.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Evergreen Park. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →