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2021 Best Colleges in Illinois for Students from Greece

8 Colleges
$43,617 Avg Tuition & Fees*
58% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

When it comes to choosing a college, international students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Colleges for Greek Students in Illinois ranking - to help you make that decision.

Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for Greek students in Illinois. To come up with this ranking, we look at a number of factors that are all objective measurements. These factors include the school's overall quality as determined by our Best Colleges ranking and the percentage of international students on campus.

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Top Colleges in Illinois for Students from Greece

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Our 2021 rankings named Northwestern University the best school for Greek students in Illinois working on their bachelor’s degree. Northwestern University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 2,722 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 16.3% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Northwestern come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Greek students in Illinois list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 2,163 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 26.6% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at UChicago come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 9,305 students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 19.2% are international. Students studying at UIUC come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Greek students in Illinois list. Illinois Tech is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 620 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

International students make up 33.9% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, India, and Spain come to Illinois Tech to study.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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A rank of #5 on our list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great place for Greek students in Illinois working on their bachelor’s degree. UIC is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 5,247 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 10.4% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at UIC come from such countries as India, China, and Iran.

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Knox College
Galesburg, IL

Knox College did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Greek Students in Illinois ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Galesburg, Illinois, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 318 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 15.8% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, Pakistan, and India come to Knox to study.

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DePaul University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Colleges for Greek Students in Illinois list. DePaul is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 3,335 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 5.1% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at DePaul are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

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With a ranking of #8, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Greek Students in Illinois. SIUC is a fairly large public school situated in Carbondale, Illinois. It awarded 2,476 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 8.1% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as India, Saudi Arabia, and China come to SIUC to study.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 8 schools only.

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