Match #1
Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park
Melrose Park, IL
Profile closeness67/100
Admit rate—
- 1,539 students
- Private for-profit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 58%, close to 60%
- Enrollment 1,539 students, close to 1,145
The colleges most similar to Rasmussen College-Illinois are Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park, Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College, and Taylor Business Institute. Rasmussen College-Illinois has an average net price of $21,203 a year; 2 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 Rasmussen College-Illinois. 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 Rasmussen College-Illinois
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Match #2
Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College
Rockford, IL
Profile closeness64/100
Admit rate—
- 682 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Midsize
- Average net price $23,337, close to $21,203
- Same control type (private for profit)
Match #3
Taylor Business Institute
Chicago, IL
Profile closeness38/100
Admit rate91%
- 98 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 68%, close to 60%
- Same control type (private for profit)
Match #4
Fox College
Tinley Park, IL
Profile closeness28/100
Admit rate70%
- 200 students
- Private for-profit
- Suburb: Large
- Same control type (private for profit)
Match #5
International Business College-Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
Profile closeness39/100
Admit rate75%
- 123 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Large
- Same control type (private for profit)
Match #6
Western Technical College-Diana El Paso TX
El Paso, TX
Profile closeness71/100
Admit rate—
- 1,206 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Large
- Enrollment 1,206 students, close to 1,145
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #7
San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
Profile closeness69/100
Admit rate—
- 798 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 54%, close to 60%
- Enrollment 798 students, close to 1,145
Match #8
Athena Career Academy
Toledo, OH
Profile closeness69/100
Admit rate78%
- 516 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 67%, close to 60%
- Same control type (private for profit)
Match #9
Western Technical College-Downtown El Paso TX
El Paso, TX
Profile closeness66/100
Admit rate—
- 600 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Large
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private for profit)
Match #10
Eastwick College-Hackensack
Hackensack, NJ
Profile closeness66/100
Admit rate—
- 1,171 students
- Private for-profit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 56%, close to 60%
- Enrollment 1,171 students, close to 1,145
Questions about Rasmussen College-Illinois alternatives
What colleges are similar to Rasmussen College-Illinois?
The closest matches to Rasmussen College-Illinois are Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park, Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College, Taylor Business Institute, Fox College, and International Business College-Indianapolis. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Which Rasmussen College-Illinois alternatives cost less?
2 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Rasmussen College-Illinois ($21,203 a year), including Fox College ($7,092) and International Business College-Indianapolis ($16,171). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
