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Colleges in and near Indian Head Park

Moraine Valley Community College is 6 miles from Indian Head Park

No college sits inside Indian Head Park’s boundary, but Moraine Valley Community College’s campus in Palos Hills, with 9,764 students on campus, is 6 miles from the center of town. About 5% of Indian Head Park’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois (6%).

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 Indian Head Park. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
28
130,595 students on campus
Nearest college
6 mi
Moraine Valley
Residents in college
5%
About the same as IL (6%)
Nearest community college
6 mi
Moraine Valley · $3,822 tuition
Nearest public university
14.6 mi
University of Illinois Chicago · $14,338 in-state
Median household income
$100K
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What stands out about college from Indian Head Park

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

A community college 6 miles awayMoraine Valley Community College has 9,764 students on campus in Palos Hills, 40% of whom graduate within three years.In-state price at University of Illinois ChicagoLiving in Illinois, the University of Illinois Chicago charges $14,338 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $29,884. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 5% of residentsAbout the same as Illinois (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Indian Head Park

19 private colleges within 14.9 miles, one public college within 14.6 miles, and eight community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miUniversity of Illinois ChicagoCollege of DuPageMoraine ValleyIndian Head Park
University or collegeCommunity college
Moraine Valley Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,764 on campus · 6 mi · Palos Hills$3knet price40%graduate$44kearningsTuition and fees: $3,822 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Midwestern University-Downers GroveUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,671 on campus · 6.6 mi · Downers GroveGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Morton CollegeCommunity college · Public · 3,619 on campus · 8 mi · Cicero$5knet price31%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $5,502 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Northwestern CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 273 on campus · 8.6 mi · Oak LawnNational University of Health SciencesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 481 on campus · 8.8 mi · Lombard$59kearningsCity Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley CollegeCommunity college · Public · 4,708 on campus · 9 mi · Chicago$8knet price27%graduate$38kearningsTuition 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 · 9.1 mi · Palos Heights85%admitted$19knet price58%graduate$56kearningsElmhurst UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,251 on campus · 9.2 mi · Elmhurst74%admitted$24knet price70%graduate$61kearningsDominican UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,726 on campus · 10 mi · River Forest90%admitted$12knet price55%graduate$60kearningsConcordia University-ChicagoUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,535 on campus · 10.1 mi · River Forest · mostly online93%admitted$18knet price36%graduate$54kearnings70% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose ParkUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,345 on campus · 10.1 mi · Melrose Park$26knet price68%graduate$39kearningsEarnings are reported for all 8 campuses that file with it.College of DuPageCommunity college · Public · 18,795 on campus · 10.3 mi · Glen Ellyn$7knet price25%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $4,560 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Saint Xavier UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,228 on campus · 10.3 mi · Chicago84%admitted$11knet price57%graduate$59kearningsBenedictine UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,940 on campus · 10.3 mi · Lisle95%admitted$22knet price50%graduate$63kearningsTriton CollegeCommunity college · Public · 8,418 on campus · 10.6 mi · River Grove$4knet price29%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $5,070 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.DeVry University-IllinoisUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,101 on campus · 11.6 mi · Lisle · mostly online98%admitted$31knet price37%graduate$46kearnings96% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Earnings are reported for all 11 campuses that file with it.Wheaton CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,613 on campus · 12.6 mi · Wheaton87%admitted$27knet price85%graduate$64kearningsNorth Central CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,649 on campus · 12.7 mi · Naperville77%admitted$21knet price64%graduate$60kearningsCity Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King CollegeCommunity college · Public · 2,020 on campus · 13.1 mi · Chicago$9knet price31%graduate$28kearningsTuition and fees: $4,590 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,516 on campus · 13.7 mi · Chicago$7knet price18%graduate$32kearningsTuition and fees: $4,590 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Rush UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,757 on campus · 13.9 mi · Chicago$75kearningsCity Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,977 on campus · 14.3 mi · Chicago$6knet price31%graduate$42kearningsTuition and fees: $4,590 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Chamberlain University-IllinoisUniversity or college · For-profit · 2,540 on campus · 14.5 mi · Addison · mostly online83%admitted$32knet price42%graduate$92kearnings91% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Earnings are reported for all 15 campuses that file with it.University of Illinois ChicagoUniversity or college · Public · 29,607 on campus · 14.6 mi · Chicago77%admitted$11knet price62%graduate$69kearningsIllinois Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 7,273 on campus · 14.6 mi · Chicago55%admitted$18knet price75%graduate$83kearningsVanderCook College of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 133 on campus · 14.6 mi · Chicago · mostly online89%admitted$20knet price67%graduate$48kearnings61% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Lewis UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,289 on campus · 14.7 mi · Romeoville71%admitted$17knet price67%graduate$66kearningsIllinois College of OptometryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 483 on campus · 14.9 mi · ChicagoGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.

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 Indian Head Park’s median household income ($100,149) falls.

Triton College10.6 mi · River Grove · sticker $12,235 · tuition $5,070$8,611a year
Morton College8 mi · Cicero · sticker $12,801 · tuition $5,502$9,356a year
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College14.3 mi · Chicago · sticker $13,762 · tuition $4,590$9,691a year
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College13.7 mi · Chicago · sticker $14,355 · tuition $4,590$10,176a year
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College9 mi · Chicago · sticker $14,086 · tuition $4,590$11,415a year
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College13.1 mi · Chicago · sticker $16,256 · tuition $4,590$11,530a year
College of DuPage10.3 mi · Glen Ellyn · sticker $15,554 · tuition $4,560$12,717a year
Saint Xavier University10.3 mi · Chicago · sticker $43,244$15,132a year
University of Illinois Chicago14.6 mi · Chicago · sticker $27,521$16,185a year
Dominican University10 mi · River Forest · sticker $43,891$16,851a year
Trinity Christian College9.1 mi · Palos Heights · sticker $35,012$18,846a year
Lewis University14.7 mi · Romeoville · sticker $47,313$19,908a year
Concordia University-Chicago10.1 mi · River Forest · mostly online · sticker $45,383$20,046a year
VanderCook College of Music14.6 mi · Chicago · mostly online · sticker $44,613$20,485a year
North Central College12.7 mi · Naperville · sticker $57,219$20,590a year
Illinois Institute of Technology14.6 mi · Chicago · sticker $68,164$21,858a year
Benedictine University10.3 mi · Lisle · sticker $46,713$23,517a year
Wheaton College12.6 mi · Wheaton · sticker $59,263$24,176a year
Elmhurst University9.2 mi · Elmhurst · sticker $54,679$25,419a year
Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park10.1 mi · Melrose Park · sticker $29,496$28,261a year
Chamberlain University-Illinois14.5 mi · Addison · mostly online · sticker $40,826$32,607a year
DeVry University-Illinois11.6 mi · Lisle · mostly online · sticker $38,660$33,253a year
Moraine Valley Community College6 mi · Palos Hills · sticker $13,971 · tuition $3,822—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 Indian Head 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 →Moraine ValleyCollege of DuPageTriton CollegeCity Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright CollegeUniversity of Illinois ChicagoIllinois Institute of Technology
University of Illinois Chicago62% graduate$69k earnings$17k typical debt
College of DuPage25% graduate$47k earnings$10k typical debt
Moraine Valley Community College40% graduate$44k earnings$10k typical debt
Triton College29% graduate$42k earnings$9k typical debt
Illinois Institute of Technology75% graduate$83k earnings$25k typical debt
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College31% graduate$42k earnings$6k typical debt
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College18% graduate$32k earnings$8k typical debt
Lewis University67% graduate$66k earnings$22k typical debt
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College27% graduate$38k earnings$4k typical debt
Morton College31% graduate$42k earnings$8k typical debt
Elmhurst University70% graduate$61k earnings$20k typical debt
Saint Xavier University57% graduate$59k earnings$22k 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: Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park (8); DeVry University-Illinois (11); Chamberlain University-Illinois (15).

Questions about college near Indian Head Park

Is Indian Head Park a college town?

No. About 5 of every 100 Indian Head Park residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Illinois (6). The nearest campus, Moraine Valley Community College, is 6 miles away in Palos Hills.

What colleges are near Indian Head Park?

28 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: the University of Illinois Chicago (14.6 miles, 29,607 students on campus), College of DuPage (10.3 miles, 18,795) and Moraine Valley Community College (6 miles, 9,764).

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

Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills, 6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,822 a year for Illinois residents; the federal net price, $2,829, counts housing and food at full cost.

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

Tuition and fees are $14,338 a year in-state and $29,884 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $7,529 (under $30,000 income) to $25,047 (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 Indian Head 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 →