Photo: Jim Roberts · CC BY-SA 4.0College of DuPage is 3.6 miles from Lombard
National University of Health Sciences (481 students on campus) is inside the village, and College of DuPage (18,795) is 3.6 miles from the center, just over the line in Glen Ellyn. About 8% of Lombard’s residents are enrolled in college, above 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 Lombard. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college in Lombard
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Lombard
11 private colleges within 10.7 miles, and six community colleges. The nearest public four-year college, Northeastern Illinois University, is 16.9 miles away.
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 would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $75–110k, where Lombard’s median household income ($100,362) falls.
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.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
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: Chamberlain University-Illinois (15); DeVry University-Illinois (11); Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park (8).
What students study in Lombard
Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at National University of Health Sciences, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.
College Scorecard: degree shares (PCIP; each college’s six largest fields are kept, the rest count as everything else) and the field-of-study file, median earnings 4 years after graduating.
Questions about college in Lombard
Is Lombard a college town?
No. About 8 of every 100 Lombard residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), above Illinois (6). The largest campus in the village, National University of Health Sciences, has 481 students on campus.
What colleges are in Lombard?
National University of Health Sciences is inside the village. College of DuPage is 3.6 miles from the center, in Glen Ellyn, Elmhurst University is 4 miles from the center, in Elmhurst, and Midwestern University-Downers Grove is 3.3 miles from the center, in Downers Grove.
What is the closest community college to Lombard, and what does it cost?
College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, 3.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,560 a year for Illinois residents; the federal net price, $7,401, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Northeastern Illinois University cost if we live in Illinois?
Tuition and fees are $12,383 a year in-state and $22,726 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $13,709 (under $30,000 income) to $25,001 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Lombard. 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 →