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Chicago, IL

Located in the heart of downtown Chicago’s Cultural Mile, Columbia College Chicago is a private, nonprofit college offering a distinctive curriculum that blends creative and media arts, liberal arts, and business for nearly 7,000 students in more than 60 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Columbia has more than 96,000 alumni, making this university’s network among the largest of any arts and media college in the world.

Columbia College Resources

Gemini Wadley
Assistant Director of Regional Admissions
Gemini@colum.edu
312.369.7083

Chicago, IL

DePaul University is the 13th-largest private, not-for-profit university in the nation. As well as the largest Catholic institution and the largest institution in the country with a primary focus on teaching and service. Located in the Lincoln Park and Loop neighborhoods of Chicago, DePaul University enrolls over 22,000 students and has 300+ undergraduate majors and graduate programs. One in three freshman students are first-generation college students. You do not have to be Catholic to attend.

DePaul University Resources

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Admissions Office
admission@depaul.edu
312.362.8300

Chicago, IL

Loyola University Chicago is a private university founded in 1870 with a main campus along the shores of Lake Michigan just north of downtown Chicago. LUC enrolls over 17,000 students and has 80+ majors and 80+ minors plus over 140 graduate and professional programs. The liberal arts education at Loyola stresses the importance of cura personalis, which translates to “care for the whole person.”

Loyola University Resources

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Admissions Office
admission@LUC.edu
800.262.2373

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University is a private research university located along Lake Michigan in Evanston, just outside of Chicago. This college enrolls over 21,000 students, has 90+ undergraduate majors, and 10 graduate schools. Northwestern is a founding member of the Big 10 conference and has 19 intercollegiate athletic teams.

Northwestern University Resources

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Admissions Office
ug-admission@northwestern.edu
847.491.7271

Chicago, IL

Roosevelt University is a private college that has a 32-story vertical building as its main campus in downtown Chicago’s South Loop neighborhood. This college enrolls 8,000 students. 30% of which are first-generation and 45% are students of color. Roosevelt offers 64 undergraduate and 38 minors, as well as 54 graduate programs and 3 doctoral programs. Roosevelt’s dedication to “the enlightenment of the human spirit” shines brightest in their commitment to social justice.

Roosevelt University Resources

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Admissions Office
admission@roosevelt.edu
312.341.2289

Chicago, IL

The University of Illinois at Chicago is the largest public university in Chicago with 16 colleges enrolling over 33,000 students. They have 86 undergraduates, 111 Master’s programs and 66 Doctorate programs. UIC is among the top five most diverse campuses in the nation and is a national leader among urban, public higher education institutions.

University of Illinois at Chicago Resources

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Admissions Office
312.996.4350

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