Chicago holds a distinguished place in the history of American education. Institutions such as The University Of Chicago and Northwestern University are known around the world and have ties to such endeavors as the Manhattan Project . The concept of Junior Colleges were pioneered by Chicagoans William Rainey Harper and J. Stanley Brown in 1899. At the time Brown was the superintendent of the Joliet Schools. During this time he developed a six year plan for high school students. From this Joliet Junior College was established, the nation's oldest continuous public community college.
- Catholic Theological Union
- Chicago State University
- Chicago Theological Seminary , the oldest institution of higher education in the City of Chicago; a seminary of the United Church Of Christ .
- City Colleges Of Chicago
- --- Richard J. Daley College
- --- Harold Washington College
- --- Kennedy-King College
- --- Malcolm X College
- --- Olive-Harvey College
- --- Harry S Truman College
- --- Wilbur Wright College
- Columbia College Chicago , named in honor of the Columbian Exposition world's fair, located right in the Loop bordering Grant Park , and the largest media arts school in the nation.
- DePaul University , the largest Roman Catholic university in the country and the largest private educational institution in Chicago. It has eight campuses in the Chicago area, but the main ones are in Lincoln Park and in the Loop .
- East-West University
- Illinois College Of Optometry , the largest and oldest optometry college in the United States.
- Illinois Institute Of Technology , located around 33rd Street and the Green Line 'L' stop (35th-Bronzeville-IIT) and known for its Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe –designed campus in addition to its groundbreaking work in Aeronautics research. IIT also includes the Chicago-Kent College Of Law , located near Union Station in downtown Chicago.
- John Marshall Law School , located in the heart of the Loop, John Marshall is the city's oldest independent law school. Named after one of the nation's first Chief Justices of the Supreme Court , and founded in 1899, it has graduated a large number of distinguished lawyers, judges, professors, and one notable mayor. It has long been said that if one wants to work in Chicago, one will attend John Marshall.
- The Lutheran School Of Theology At Chicago , a seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church In America .
- Loyola University , among the largest of the Association Of Jesuit Colleges And Universities . It has four campuses including the Loyola University Chicago Rome Center in Rome , Italy . The main Lakeshore Campus in Rogers Park and Edgewater is home to the College of Arts and Sciences, Saint Joseph College Seminary and Mundelein College , the first college housed in a skyscraper in the United States.
- McCormick Theological Seminary , a seminary of the Presbyterian Church (USA) .
- Meadville Lombard Theological School , an institution of the Unitarian Universalist Association .
- Moody Bible Institute
- Northeastern Illinois University
- North Park Theological Seminary , a seminary affiliated with the Evangelical Covenant Church .
- North Park University
- Northwestern University main campus in Evanston, IL (a suburb), with a campus in Streeterville , north of the Loop.
- Robert Morris College
- Roosevelt University , a private institute of higher education offering 126 comprehensive Doctor's, Master's, Bachelor's degree and certificate (Post-Master's, Postbaccalaureate, Less-than-2-years, Less-than-1-year) degree programs in the arts, sciences, business, and education. It is located in the Auditorium Building , with a satellite campus in nearby suburban Schaumburg and extension sites in the Little Village and Logan Square neighbourhoods of Chicago.
- Rush University , a private healthcare-oriented university which includes Rush Medical College .
- Saint Xavier University Chicago's oldest Roman Catholic university, founded by the Sisters Of Mercy .
- The School of the Art Institute Of Chicago
- Shimer College , moving its undergraduate programs to the city from the suburbs in fall 2006. Calls itself "The Great Books College of the Midwest," with its unique curriculum based on small discussion classes concerning readings of original sources, rather than textbooks.
- Toyota Technological Institute At Chicago , offers doctoral degrees in computer science
- neighborhood it calls home.
- University Of Illinois At Chicago , the largest university in Chicago, located just off where the Eisenhower and Dan Ryan expressways meet and home to the largest medical school in the nation.
- Vandercook College Of Music , {Link without Title} a private four-year college specializing in educating music educators.
Also, Chicagoland has a large number of colleges without campuses in the city proper.
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