2026 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts in Illinois

Name: 2026 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts in Illinois (Kollegio college rankings)
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14 Illinois schools ranked in Kollegio's 2026 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts ranking, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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$67,000

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100%

Average aid package

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$82,308

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1200

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#1 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts

University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign

Champaign

Acceptance rate

42.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$12,254

Avg. Cost after Aid

$14,000

#2 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts

Northwestern University

Evanston

Acceptance rate

7.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$60,276

Avg. Cost after Aid

$30,000

#3 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts

Illinois State University

Normal

Acceptance rate

89.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$10,932

Avg. Cost after Aid

$21,000

#4 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts

University of Illinois - Chicago

Chicago

Acceptance rate

77.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$10,776

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,771

#5 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts

Bradley University

Peoria

Acceptance rate

76.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$35,940

Avg. Cost after Aid

$25,000

#6 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts

Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

Acceptance rate

70.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$9,608

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,000

#7 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts

Benedictine University

Lisle

Acceptance rate

77.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$30,773

Avg. Cost after Aid

$25,000

#8 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts

Dominican University

River Forest

Acceptance rate

79.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$34,950

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

#9 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts

Rockford University

Rockford

Acceptance rate

57.2%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$33,750

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,000

#10 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

Acceptance rate

67.8%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$9,207

Avg. Cost after Aid

$14,000

#11 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais

Acceptance rate

65.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$36,450

Avg. Cost after Aid

$21,539

#12 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts

National Louis University

Chicago

Acceptance rate

93.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$13,419

Avg. Cost after Aid

$15,000

#13 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts

Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

Acceptance rate

86.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$9,638

Avg. Cost after Aid

$16,000

#14 Best Colleges for Culinary Arts

Western Illinois University

Macomb

Acceptance rate

75.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$8,886

Avg. Cost after Aid

$12,000

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