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40 selective colleges within ~75 miles of Chicago, closest first — with acceptance rates, score ranges, and net price (College Scorecard / IPEDS). Model your real odds at each.
| College | Distance | City | Accept. | SAT 25–75 |
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| DePaul University | 0 mi | Chicago, IL | 76% | 1140–1330 |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago | 0 mi | Chicago, IL | 77% | — |
| National Louis University | 0 mi | Chicago, IL | 95% | — |
| Roosevelt University | 0 mi | Chicago, IL | 97% | 895–1175 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College |
Distances are straight-line from the city center to each campus, computed from public coordinates; figures are estimates. Not a guarantee.
These outputs are estimates from a baseline model — not guarantees of admission, cost, or outcome.
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| Columbia College Chicago | 0 mi | Chicago, IL | 89% | — |
| University of Illinois Chicago | 1 mi | Chicago, IL | 77% | 1130–1350 |
| Moody Bible Institute | 1 mi | Chicago, IL | 83% | — |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College | 2 mi | Chicago, IL | — | — |
| Illinois Tech | 3 mi | Chicago, IL | 55% | 1180–1440 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College | 6 mi | Chicago, IL | — | — |
| UChicago | 7 mi | Chicago, IL | 4% | 1510–1580 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College | 7 mi | Chicago, IL | — | — |
| North Park University | 8 mi | Chicago, IL | 69% | — |
| Morton College | 8 mi | Cicero, IL | — | — |
| Northeastern Illinois University | 8 mi | Chicago, IL | 75% | — |
| Loyola University Chicago | 8 mi | Chicago, IL | 82% | 1170–1360 |
| Concordia University-Chicago | 9 mi | River Forest, IL | 93% | — |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College | 10 mi | Chicago, IL | — | — |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College | 10 mi | Chicago, IL | — | — |
| Dominican University | 10 mi | River Forest, IL | 90% | 880–1100 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park | 11 mi | Melrose Park, IL | — | — |
| Chicago State University | 11 mi | Chicago, IL | 43% | — |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College | 12 mi | Chicago, IL | — | — |
| Northwestern | 12 mi | Evanston, IL | 8% | 1510–1570 |
| Saint Xavier University | 13 mi | Chicago, IL | 84% | — |
| Elmhurst University | 16 mi | Elmhurst, IL | 74% | 990–1260 |
| Moraine Valley Community College | 17 mi | Palos Hills, IL | — | — |
| Oakton College | 18 mi | Des Plaines, IL | — | — |
| Chamberlain University-Illinois | 22 mi | Addison, IL | 83% | — |
| Purdue University Northwest | 22 mi | Hammond, IN | 72% | 890–1140 |
| College of DuPage | 23 mi | Glen Ellyn, IL | — | — |
| Wheaton College | 24 mi | Wheaton, IL | 87% | 1260–1470 |
| Prairie State College | 25 mi | Chicago Heights, IL | — | — |
| Benedictine University | 25 mi | Lisle, IL | 95% | — |
| DeVry University-Illinois | 26 mi | Lisle, IL | 98% | 700–1030 |
| Indiana University-Northwest | 27 mi | Gary, IN | 73% | 910–1180 |
| North Central College | 27 mi | Naperville, IL | 77% | 1055–1310 |
| Lake Forest College | 27 mi | Lake Forest, IL | 57% | 1190–1393 |
| Lewis University | 30 mi | Romeoville, IL | 71% | 960–1210 |