Match #1
Prairie State College
Chicago Heights, IL
Profile closeness79/100
Admit rate—
- 2,443 students
- Public
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 17%, close to 21%
- Enrollment 2,443 students, close to 2,640
The colleges most similar to Morton College are Prairie State College, John A Logan College, and City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College. Morton College has an average net price of $6,075 a year; 5 of its 10 alternatives cost less, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Morton College. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to Morton College
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Match #2
John A Logan College
Carterville, IL
Profile closeness79/100
Admit rate—
- 2,016 students
- Public
- Suburb: Small
- Graduation rate 26%, close to 21%
- Enrollment 2,016 students, close to 2,640
Match #3
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College
Chicago, IL
Profile closeness76/100
Admit rate—
- 2,505 students
- Public
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 25%, close to 21%
- Enrollment 2,505 students, close to 2,640
Match #4
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College
Chicago, IL
Profile closeness75/100
Admit rate—
- 2,789 students
- Public
- City: Large
- Enrollment 2,789 students, close to 2,640
- Average net price $6,286, close to $6,075
Match #5
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College
Chicago, IL
Profile closeness73/100
Admit rate—
- 1,777 students
- Public
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 29%, close to 21%
- Enrollment 1,777 students, close to 2,640
Match #6
Parkland College
Champaign, IL
Profile closeness72/100
Admit rate—
- 3,348 students
- Public
- City: Small
- Enrollment 3,348 students, close to 2,640
- Average net price $5,553, close to $6,075
Match #7
Kaskaskia College
Centralia, IL
Profile closeness72/100
Admit rate—
- 1,920 students
- Public
- Rural: Fringe
- Enrollment 1,920 students, close to 2,640
- Average net price $4,839, close to $6,075
Match #8
Black Hawk College
Moline, IL
Profile closeness72/100
Admit rate—
- 2,354 students
- Public
- City: Small
- Enrollment 2,354 students, close to 2,640
- Average net price $4,349, close to $6,075
Match #9
Illinois Valley Community College
Oglesby, IL
Profile closeness72/100
Admit rate—
- 2,040 students
- Public
- Rural: Fringe
- Enrollment 2,040 students, close to 2,640
- Average net price $3,176, close to $6,075
Match #10
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College
Chicago, IL
Profile closeness71/100
Admit rate—
- 4,207 students
- Public
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 24%, close to 21%
- Average net price $6,462, close to $6,075
Questions about Morton College alternatives
What colleges are similar to Morton College?
The closest matches to Morton College are Prairie State College, John A Logan College, City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College, City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College, and City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Which Morton College alternatives cost less?
5 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Morton College ($6,075 a year), including Illinois Valley Community College ($3,176), Prairie State College ($4,220), and Black Hawk College ($4,349). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
