Illinois Colleges and Scholarships
Matching Illinois Colleges
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Four or more years; Public; $34,444 average out-state tuition; $14,446 average in-state tuition |
University of Illinois Chicago
Four or more years; Public; $27,020 average out-state tuition; $12,253 average in-state tuition |
Northwestern University
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $60,276 average out-state tuition; $60,276 average in-state tuition |
University of Chicago
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $59,256 average out-state tuition; $59,256 average in-state tuition |
DePaul University
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $41,361 average out-state tuition; $41,361 average in-state tuition |
Loyola University Chicago
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $46,410 average out-state tuition; $46,410 average in-state tuition |
Northern Illinois University
Four or more years; Public; $9,608 average out-state tuition; $9,608 average in-state tuition |
Illinois College Scholarships
Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois ScholarshipIllinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) |
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award Up to $5,000 |
deadline Varies |
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CPA Exam Award - Illinois CPA SocietyIllinois CPA Society |
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award $1,000 |
deadline June 30, 2024 |
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Intel PhD Fellowship ProgramIntel Foundation |
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award Varies |
deadline Varies |
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Arkansas Health Education Grant ProgramArkansas Department of Higher Education |
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award Varies |
deadline July 01, 2024 |
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Illinois Veteran Grant ProgramIllinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) |
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award Varies |
deadline Varies |
About
Illinois (/ˌɪlɪˈnɔɪ/ (listen) IL-ih-NOY) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is the 6th-most populous U.S. state and 25th-largest state in terms of land area, and is often noted as a microcosm of the entire United States. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in northern and central Illinois, and natural resources such as coal, timber, and petroleum in the south, Illinois has a diverse economic base, and is a major transportation hub. The Port of Chicago connects the state to other global ports around the world from the Great Lakes, via the Saint Lawrence Seaway, to the Atlantic Ocean; as well as the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River, via the Illinois Waterway on the Illinois River. The Mississippi River, the Ohio River, and the Wabash River form parts of the boundaries of Illinois. For decades, Chicago's O'Hare International Airport has been ranked as one of the world's busiest airports. Illinois has long had a reputation as a bellwether both in social and cultural terms and politics.
The capital of Illinois is Springfield in the central part of the state. Although today, the state's largest population center is in and around Chicago in the northeastern part of the state, the state's European population grew first in the west, with French who settled along the Mississippi River, and gave the area the name Illinois Country. After the American Revolutionary War established the United States, American settlers began arriving from Kentucky in the 1780s via the Ohio River, and the population grew from south to north. In 1818, Illinois achieved statehood. After construction of the Erie Canal increased traffic and trade through the Great Lakes, Chicago was founded in the 1830s on the banks of the Chicago River, at one of the few natural harbors on southern Lake Michigan. John Deere's invention of the self-scouring steel plow turned Illinois's rich prairie into some of the world's most productive and valuable farmland, attracting immigrant farmers from Germany and Sweden. The Illinois and Michigan Canal (1848) made transportation between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River valley faster and cheaper. New railroads carried immigrants to new homes, as well as being used to ship commodity crops to Eastern markets. The state became a transportation hub for the nation.
By 1900, the growth of industrial jobs in the northern cities and coal mining in the central and southern areas attracted immigrants from Eastern and Southern Europe. Illinois was an important manufacturing center during both world wars. The Great Migration from the South established a large community of African Americans in the state, including Chicago, who created the city's famous jazz and blues cultures. Chicago, the center of the Chicago Metropolitan Area, became a global alpha-level city.
Three U.S. presidents have been elected while living in Illinois: Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, and Barack Obama. Additionally, Ronald Reagan, whose political career was based in California, was born and raised in Illinois. Today, Illinois honors Lincoln with its official state slogan, Land of Lincoln, which has been displayed on its license plates since 1954. The state is the site of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, located in the state capital of Springfield, and the future home of the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago.
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Popular Majors in Illinois
- Business, Management, and Marketing
- Psychology
- Computer Science
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences
- Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
- Business Administration, Management and Operations
- Marketing
- Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
- Chemistry
- Business
- Engineering
- Physical Therapy/Therapist
- Graphic Design
- Political Science and Government
- Biology
- Accounting and Business/Management
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Mechanical Engineering