College Rankings - Local Atmosphere in Illinois

Making the grade: A high Local Atmosphere grade indicates that the area surrounding campus is safe and scenic. Other factors include nearby attractions, proximity to other schools, and the town's attitude toward students. How exactly does CP calculate these grades?

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Grade Are You Interested? School Name Tuition Size
A+
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL
$21,284 11,138
A+
DePaul University
Chicago, IL
$27,343 16,257
A+
Roosevelt University
Chicago, IL
$25,000 3,919
A+
Art Inst. of Chicago
Chicago, IL
$37,560 2,375
A
Concordia University Chicago
River Forest, IL
$25,456 1,270
A
Elmhurst College
Elmhurst, IL
$28,600 3,145
A
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL
$30,656 10,077
A
North Central College
Naperville, IL
$26,916 2,522
A-
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL
$24,424 15,972
B+
Dominican University
River Forest, IL
$25,560 1,900
B+
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL
$36,504 2,618
B+
Illinois State University
Normal, IL
$16,561 18,389
B+
North Park University
Chicago, IL
$21,050 2,193
B+
Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago, IL
$14,479 9,191
B+
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
$41,853 5,391
B+
Wheaton College - Illinois
Wheaton, IL
$26,520 2,399
B
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, IL
$37,774 2,013
B
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
$38,463 9,914
B
Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, IL
$27,590 3,171
B
Saint Xavier University
Chicago, IL
$27,060 3,084
B
Southern Illinois Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL
$18,810 11,144
B
Illinois
Champaign, IL
$26,670 31,473
B-
Augustana College - Illinois
Rock Island, IL
$34,614 2,472
B-
Aurora University
Aurora, IL
$18,700 2,391
B-
Benedictine University
Lisle, IL
$23,240 3,370