| Rank | Colleges | Type |
| 1 | Wheaton College, Illinois Wheaton, IL | Private, non-profit · 4-year |
| 2 | Moody Bible Institute Chicago, IL | Private, non-profit · 4-year |
| 3 | Concordia University Chicago River Forest, IL | Private, non-profit · 4-year |
| 4 | Trinity International University Bannockburn, IL | Private, non-profit · 4-year |
| 5 | The University of Chicago Chicago, IL | Private, non-profit · 4-year |
| 6 | Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL | Private, non-profit · 4-year |
| 7 | Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL | Private, non-profit · 4-year |
| 8 | Dominican University River Forest, IL | Private, non-profit · 4-yea |
| 9 | Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL | Private, non-profit · 4-year |
| 10 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | Private, non-profit · 4-year |
