The Illinois Pell Grant is used for attending college. You can use this grant at any college in Illinois as long as they participate in the Federal Student Aid Program if your school has a 6-digit federal school code. You will be able to know if you are eligible for the Illinois Pell Grant by your EFC. If your EFC is lower than $6206, then you are eligible. We’ve listed all the Federal Student Aid school codes for Illinois colleges at the bottom of the page.
- There are also many other sources of financial aid for Illinois students.
- The Illinois Monetary Award Program (MAP) provides need-based grants to Illinois residents attending in-state colleges and universities.
- The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) provides various scholarships and grants to Illinois residents, including the Illinois Monetary Award Program (MAP).
- The Illinois Military Family Relief Fund provides financial assistance to Illinois residents who are members of the military or are the dependents of military members.
- The Illinois Special Education Teacher Tuition Waiver provides tuition waivers to Illinois residents who are pursuing teaching degrees in special education.
- The Illinois National Guard Grant provides financial assistance to members of the Illinois National Guard.
- University of Illinois provides scholarships to those attending University of Illinois.
- The Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) offers grants and scholarships to Illinois Community College students.
Here are the school codes for the colleges in Illinois.
| G20681 | ADLER UNIVERSITY | http://www.adler.edu/ |
| 041247 | AMBRIA COLLEGE OF NURSING | http://www.ambria.edu/ |
| 001628 | AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ART | http://www.aaart.edu/ |
| 042446 | AMERICARE TECHNICAL SCHOOL | http://www.americaretech.edu/ |
| 001633 | AUGUSTANA COLLEGE | http://www.augustana.edu/ |
| 001634 | AURORA UNIVERSITY | http://www.aurora.edu/ |
| 013949 | BECK AREA CAREER CENTER | http://www.beckcareercenter.org/ |
| 017036 | BELL MAR BEAUTY COLLEGE | http://www.bellmarbeautycollege.com/ |
| 001767 | BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY | http://www.ben.edu/ |
| G37473 | BEXLEY SEABURY SEMINARY FEDERATION | http://www.bexleyseabury.org/ |
| 001638 | BLACK HAWK COLLEGE | http://www.bhc.edu/ |
| 001639 | BLACKBURN COLLEGE | http://www.blackburn.edu/ |
| 006214 | BLESSING RIEMAN COLLEGE OF NURSING | http://www.blessingrieman.edu/ |
| 012385 | BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL SCH RADIOGRAPHY | |
| 001641 | BRADLEY UNIVERSITY | http://www.bradley.edu/ |
| 042428 | CAAN ACADEMY OF NURSING | http://www.caannursing.com/ |
| 039143 | CALC, INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | http://www.calcinstitute.org/ |
| 030784 | CAMEO BEAUTY ACADEMY | http://www.cameobeautyacademy.com/ |
| 009595 | CANNELLA SCHOOL OF HAIR DESIGN | http://www.cannellaschoolofhairdesign.com/ |
| 015568 | CANNELLA SCHOOL OF HAIR DESIGN | http://www.cannellaschoolofhairdesign.com/ |
| 016694 | CANNELLA SCHOOL OF HAIR DESIGN | http://www.cannellaschoolofhairdesign.com/ |
| 016426 | CAPITAL AREA SCH OF PRAC NRSG | http://caspr.edu/ |
| 013088 | CAPRI OAK FOREST COLLEGE OF BEAUTY | http://www.capri.edu/ |
| 007265 | CARL SANDBURG COLLEGE | http://www.sandburg.edu/ |
| G09232 | CATHOLIC THEOLOGICAL UNION | http://www.ctu.edu/ |
| 006385 | CHAMBERLAIN COLLEGE OF NURSING | http://www.chamberlain.edu/ |
| E00773 | CHICAGO KENT COLLEGE OF LAW | http://www.kentlaw.iit.edu/ |
| G42538 | CHICAGO PROFESSIONAL CENTER | http://www.cps.edu/Pages/default.aspx |
| 001694 | CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY | http://www.csu.edu/ |
| G01661 | CHICAGO THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY | http://www.ctschicago.edu/ |
| 001650 | CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO-MALCOLM X | http://www.ccc.edu/Pages/home.aspx |
| 006656 | COLLEGE OF DUPAGE | http://www.cod.edu/ |
| 007694 | COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY | http://www.clcillinois.edu/ |
| 001665 | COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO | http://www.colum.edu/ |
| 001666 | CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY | http://www.cuchicago.edu/ |
| 015086 | COSMETOLOGY & SPA ACADEMY | http://www.cosmetologyspaacademy.com/ |
| 041874 | COSMETOLOGY CONCEPTS | http://www.cosmetologyconcepts.net/ |
| 007549 | COYNE COLLEGE | http://www.coynecollege.edu/ |
| 042253 | CREATIVE TOUCH COSMETOLOGY SCHOOL | http://www.creativetouchcosmetologyschool.com/ |
| 001669 | DANVILLE AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.dacc.edu/ |
| 042299 | DEBUTANTES SCHOOL OF BEAUTY | http://www.debutantes.org/ |
| 001671 | DEPAUL UNIVERSITY | http://www.depaul.edu/ |
| 010727 | DEVRY UNIVERSITY | http://www.devry.edu/ |
| 001750 | DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY | http://www.dom.edu/ |
| 041410 | DOUGLAS J AVEDA INSTITUTE-CHICAGO | http://douglasj.edu/ |
| 015310 | EAST WEST UNIVERSITY | http://www.eastwest.edu/ |
| 001674 | EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY | http://www.eiu.edu/ |
| E00784 | EDUCATORS OF BEAUTY | http://www.educatorsofbeauty.edu/ |
| 008259 | EDUCATORS OF BEAUTY | http://www.educatorsofbeauty.edu/ |
| 009475 | EDUCATORS OF BEAUTY | http://www.educatorsofbeauty.edu/ |
| 001675 | ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.elgin.edu/ |
| 001676 | ELMHURST UNIVERSITY | http://www.elmhurst.edu/ |
| 017319 | ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE | http://www.eti.edu/ |
| G35103 | ERIKSON INSTITUTE | http://www.erikson.edu/ |
| 041749 | ESTELLE INTERNATIONAL | http://www.estelleinternational.org/ |
| 001678 | EUREKA COLLEGE | http://www.eureka.edu/ |
| 025849 | FIRST INSTITUTE, INC. | http://www.firstinstitute.edu/ |
| 016924 | FOX COLLEGE | http://www.foxcollege.edu/ |
| 015965 | G SKIN & BEAUTY INSTITUTE | http://www.gskinbeautyinstitute.com/ |
| 016841 | G SKIN & BEAUTY INSTITUTE | http://www.gskinbeautyinstitute.com/ |
| G01682 | GARRETT-EVANGELICAL THEOLOGICAL SEM | http://www.garrett.edu/ |
| 004560 | GEM CITY COLLEGE | http://www.gemcitycollege.edu/ |
| 009145 | GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY | http://www.govst.edu/ |
| 008938 | GRAHAM HOSPITAL SCH OF NURSING | http://www.grahamhospital.org/ |
| 001684 | GREENVILLE COLLEGE | http://www.greenville.edu/ |
| E01240 | HAIR PROFESSIONALS ACADEMY OF COSMETOLOG | http://www.hairprofessionalsacademy.com/ |
| 016504 | HAIR PROFESSIONALS CAREER COLLEGE | http://www.hpcctoday.com/ |
| 025877 | HAIR PROFESSIONALS CAREER COLLEGE | http://www.hpcctoday.com/ |
| 015970 | HAIR PROFESSIONALS SCH COSMETOLOGY | http://www.hairprofessionals.edu/ |
| 030020 | HAIRMASTERS INSTITUTE OF COSMETOLOGY | http://www.hairmasters.edu/ |
| 001652 | HAROLD WASHINGTON COLLEGE | http://www.ccc.edu/colleges/hwc/Pages/default.aspx |
| 003961 | HARPER COLLEGE | http://www.harpercollege.edu/ |
| 030838 | HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.heartland.edu/ |
| 001685 | HEBREW THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE | http://www.htc.edu/ |
| 001681 | HIGHLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.highland.edu/ |
| 042323 | HVAC TECHNICAL INSTITUTE | http://www.hvactechinstitute.edu/ |
| 006753 | ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE | http://www.icc.edu/ |
| 001688 | ILLINOIS COLLEGE | http://www.ic.edu/ |
| 001689 | ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY | http://www.ico.edu/ |
| 001742 | ILLINOIS EASTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGES | http://www.iecc.edu/ |
| 012584 | ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF ART (THE) | http://www.artinstitutes.edu/illinois |
| 001691 | ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | http://web.iit.edu/ |
| 031018 | ILLINOIS MEDIA SCHOOL | http://www.ilmediaschool.com/ |
| 001692 | ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY | http://illinoisstate.edu/ |
| 001705 | ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.ivcc.edu/ |
| 001696 | ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY | http://www.iwu.edu/ |
| 041678 | INNOVATIONS DESIGN ACADEMY | http://innovationsdesignacademy.com/ |
| G25737 | INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK | http://www.icsw.edu/ |
| 008076 | JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE | http://www.jalc.edu/ |
| 017214 | JOHN AMICO SCHOOL OF HAIR DESIGN 2 | http://www.johnamico.com/ |
| 012813 | JOHN WOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.jwcc.edu/ |
| 001699 | JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE | http://www.jjc.edu/ |
| 001700 | JUDSON UNIVERSITY | http://www.judsonu.edu/ |
| 007690 | KANKAKEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.kcc.edu/ |
| 001701 | KASKASKIA COLLEGE | http://www.kaskaskia.edu/ |
| 001654 | KENNEDY KING COLLEGE | http://www.ccc.edu/colleges/kkc/Pages/default.aspx |
| 007684 | KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE | http://www.kish.edu/ |
| 001704 | KNOX COLLEGE | http://www.knox.edu/ |
| 016350 | LA’ JAMES INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE | http://www.ljic.edu/ |
| 001706 | LAKE FOREST COLLEGE | http://www.lakeforest.edu/ |
| G23192 | LAKE FOREST GRAD SCHL OF MGMT | http://www.lfgsm.edu/ |
| 007644 | LAKE LAND COLLEGE | http://www.lakelandcollege.edu/ |
| 010501 | LAKEVIEW COLLEGE OF NURSING | http://www.lakeviewcol.edu/ |
| 041176 | LARRY’S BARBER COLLEGE | http://www.larrysbarbercollege.com/ |
| 010020 | LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.lc.edu/ |
| 001707 | LEWIS UNIVERSITY | https://www.lewisu.edu/ |
| 001708 | LINCOLN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY | https://lincolnchristian.edu/ |
| 001709 | LINCOLN COLLEGE | http://www.lincolncollege.edu/ |
| 010316 | LINCOLN COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY – MELROSE | http://www.lct.edu/ |
| 007170 | LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.llcc.edu/ |
| 001710 | LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO | http://www.luc.edu/ |
| G01712 | LUTHERAN SCHOOL OF THEOL AT CHICAGO | http://www.lstc.edu/ |
| 001716 | MACCORMAC COLLEGE | http://www.maccormac.edu/ |
| 001717 | MACMURRAY COLLEGE | http://www.mac.edu/ |
| G01721 | MCCORMICK THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY | http://www.mccormick.edu/ |
| 007691 | MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE | http://www.mchenry.edu/ |
| 001722 | MCKENDREE UNIVERSITY | http://www.mckendree.edu/ |
| 034685 | MDT COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES | http://www.mdtcollege.edu/ |
| G01723 | MEADVILLE LOMBARD THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL | http://www.meadville.edu/ |
| 006228 | METHODIST COLLEGE | http://www.methodistcol.edu/ |
| 033683 | MIDWEST TECHNICAL INSTITUTE | http://www.midwesttech.edu/ |
| 041390 | MIDWESTERN CAREER COLLEGE | http://www.mwccollege.com/ |
| 001657 | MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY | http://www.midwestern.edu/ |
| 001724 | MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY | http://www.millikin.edu/ |
| 001725 | MONMOUTH COLLEGE | http://www.monm.edu/ |
| 001727 | MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE | http://www.moody.edu/ |
| 007692 | MORAINE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.morainevalley.edu/ |
| 008880 | MORRISON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | http://www.morrisontech.edu/ |
| 001728 | MORTON COLLEGE | http://www.morton.edu/ |
| 007937 | MS ROBERTS ACADEMY OF BEAUTY CULTURE | http://www.msrobertsacademy.com/ |
| 031285 | NATIONAL LATINO EDUCATION INSTITUTE | http://www.nlei.org/ |
| 001732 | NATIONAL UNIV OF HEALTH SCIENCES | http://www.nuhs.edu/ |
| 001733 | NATIONAL-LOUIS UNIVERSITY | http://www.nl.edu/ |
| 042244 | NETWORKS BARBER COLLEGE | http://www.networksbarbercollege.com/ |
| 001734 | NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE | http://www.noctrl.edu/ |
| 001735 | NORTH PARK UNIVERSITY | http://www.northpark.edu/ |
| 001693 | NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIV | http://www.neiu.edu/ |
| G01736 | NORTHERN BAPTIST THEOL SEMINARY | http://www.nbts.edu/ |
| 001737 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY | http://www.niu.edu/ |
| 012362 | NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE | http://www.nwciowa.edu/ |
| 001739 | NORTHWESTERN UNIV | http://www.northwestern.edu/ |
| 009896 | OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.oakton.edu/ |
| 016242 | OEHRLEIN SCHOOL OF COSMETOLOGY | http://www.oehrleschool.com/ |
| 001653 | OLIVE-HARVEY COLLEGE | http://www.ohc.edu/ |
| 001741 | OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY | http://www.olivet.edu/ |
| E00983 | PACIFIC COLLEGE OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE – C | http://www.pacollege.edu/ |
| 007118 | PARKLAND COLLEGE | http://www.parkland.edu/ |
| E40518 | PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL BRADLEY | http://www.paulmitchell.edu/bradley/ |
| 034903 | PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL CHICAGO | http://www.paulmitchell.edu/chicago/ |
| E02206 | PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL CHICAGO – PAUL | http://www.paulmitchell.edu/chicago-paul/ |
| 041606 | PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL NORMAL | http://www.paulmitchell.edu/normal/ |
| 030653 | PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL TINLEY PARK | http://www.paulmitchell.edu/tinleypark/ |
| 042540 | PHIPPS ACADEMY OF BARBERING | http://www.phippsbarbercollege.net/ |
| 010836 | PIVOT POINT ACADEMY | http://www.pivotpoint.edu/ |
| 001640 | PRAIRIE STATE COLLEGE | http://www.prairiestate.edu/ |
| 016448 | PROFESSIONAL’S CHOICE HAIR DSN ACAD | http://www.professionalschoicehairdesign.com/ |
| 001745 | QUINCY UNIVERSITY | http://www.quincy.edu/ |
| E01865 | RASMUSSEN UNIVERSITY – MOKENA | http://www.rasmussen.edu/locations/illinois/mokena/ |
| E01510 | RASMUSSEN UNIVERSITY – AURORA | http://www.rasmussen.edu/locations/illinois/aurora/ |
| E01244 | RASMUSSEN UNIVERSITY – ROCKFORD | http://www.rasmussen.edu/rockford/ |
| E01649 | RASMUSSEN UNIVERSITY – ROMEOVILLE | http://www.rasmussen.edu/romeoville/ |
| 041894 | REFLECTIONS ACADEMY OF BEAUTY | http://www.reflectionsacademyofbeauty.com/ |
| 007119 | REND LAKE COLLEGE | http://www.rlc.edu/ |
| 022141 | RESURRECTION UNIVERSITY | http://www.resu.edu/ |
| 001649 | RICHARD J DALEY COLLEGE | http://www.ccc.edu/daley/ |
| 010879 | RICHLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.richland.edu/ |
| 001747 | ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE | http://www.rockvalleycollege.edu/ |
| 001748 | ROCKFORD UNIVERSITY | http://www.rockford.edu/ |
| 001749 | ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY | http://www.roosevelt.edu/ |
| 001659 | ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE | http://www.rosalindfranklin.edu/ |
| 030829 | ROSEL SCHOOL OF COSMETOLOGY | http://www.roselschool.com/ |
| 009800 | RUSH UNIVERSITY | http://www.rushu.rush.edu/ |
| 009987 | SAINT ANTHONY COLLEGE OF NURSING | http://www.sacn.edu/ |
| 041892 | SALON PROFESSIONAL ACADEMY (THE) | http://www.salonprofessionalacademy.net/ |
| 001752 | SAUK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.svcc.edu/ |
| 001753 | SCHOOL OF ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO | http://www.saic.edu/ |
| 007693 | SHAWNEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.shawneecc.edu/ |
| E00606 | SO IL UNIV-SCHL OF DENTAL MEDICINE | http://www.siumed.edu/dentistry/ |
| 038913 | SOMA INSTITUTE – THE NATIONAL SCHOOL OF | http://www.somainstitute.com/ |
| 001769 | SOUTH SUBURBAN COLLEGE | http://www.ssc.edu/ |
| 001757 | SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE | http://www.sic.edu/ |
| 001758 | SOUTHERN ILL UNIV-CARBONDALE | http://www.siu.edu/ |
| 001759 | SOUTHERN ILL UNIV-EDWARDSVILLE | http://www.siue.edu/ |
| 001636 | SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE | http://www.swic.edu/ |
| 001663 | SPERTUS COLLEGE | http://www.spertus.edu/ |
| 001643 | SPOON RIVER COLLEGE | http://www.src.edu/ |
| 015415 | ST AUGUSTINE COLLEGE | http://www.staugustine.edu/ |
| 006240 | ST FRANCIS MED CLG OF NRSG | http://www.stfrancis.edu/ |
| 001768 | ST XAVIER UNIVERSITY | http://www.sxu.edu/ |
| 030980 | ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE | http://www.stjohnscollege.edu/ |
| 041896 | STATE CAREER SCHOOL | http://www.statecareerschool.com/ |
| 008545 | STAUTZENBERGER COLLEGE – ROCKFORD CAREER | http://www.stautzenberger.edu/ |
| 014120 | STEVEN PAPAGEORGE HAIR ACADEMY | http://www.stevenpapageorge.com/ |
| 011810 | TAYLOR BUSINESS INSTITUTE | http://www.taylorbusinessinstitute.edu/ |
| 013816 | TELSHE YESHIVA-CHICAGO | http://www.tel-she.com/ |
| 042245 | TRENZ BEAUTY ACADEMY | http://www.trenzbeautyacademy.org/ |
| 010695 | TRI COUNTY BEAUTY ACADEMY | http://www.tricountybeautyacademy.com/ |
| 016393 | TRICOCI UNIVERSITY OF BEAUTY CULTURE | http://www.tricociuniversity.edu/ |
| 041375 | TRICOCI UNIVERSITY OF BEAUTY CULTURE | http://www.tricociuniversity.edu/ |
| 041471 | TRICOCI UNIVERSITY OF BEAUTY CULTURE | http://www.tricociuniversity.edu/ |
| 041472 | TRICOCI UNIVERSITY OF BEAUTY CULTURE | http://www.tricociuniversity.edu/ |
| 041473 | TRICOCI UNIVERSITY OF BEAUTY CULTURE | http://www.tricociuniversity.edu/ |
| 041474 | TRICOCI UNIVERSITY OF BEAUTY CULTURE | http://www.tricociuniversity.edu/ |
| 041475 | TRICOCI UNIVERSITY OF BEAUTY CULTURE | http://www.tricociuniversity.edu/ |
| 001771 | TRINITY CHRISTIAN COLLEGE | http://www.trnty.edu/ |
| 006225 | TRINITY COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH SC | http://www.trinitycollegeofnursing.edu/ |
| 001772 | TRINITY INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY | http://www.tiu.edu/ |
| 001773 | TRITON COLLEGE | http://www.triton.edu/ |
| 001648 | TRUMAN COLLEGE | http://www.ccc.edu/colleges/truman/Pages/default.aspx |
| 009333 | UNIV OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD | http://www.uis.edu/ |
| 041750 | UNIVERSAL SPA TRAINING ACADEMY | http://www.universalspatrainingacademy.com/ |
| 041369 | UNIVERSITY OF AESTHETICS (THE) | http://www.uacosmetology.com/ |
| 041370 | UNIVERSITY OF AESTHETICS & COSMETOLOGY ( | http://www.theuac.com/ |
| 001774 | UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO (THE) | http://www.uchicago.edu/ |
| 001776 | UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO | http://www.uic.edu/ |
| 001775 | UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGN | http://www.illinois.edu/ |
| 014839 | UNIVERSITY OF SPA & COSMETOLOGY ART | http://www.usca.edu/ |
| G01765 | UNIVERSITY OF ST MARY OF THE LAKE | http://www.stmarys-ca.edu/ |
| 001664 | UNIVERSITY OF ST. FRANCIS | http://www.stfrancis.edu/ |
| 001778 | VANDERCOOK COLLEGE OF MUSIC | http://www.vandercook.edu/ |
| 041791 | VERVE COLLEGE | http://vervecollege.org/ |
| 006931 | WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE | http://www.waubonsee.edu/ |
| 001780 | WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY | http://www.wiu.edu/ |
| 001781 | WHEATON COLLEGE | http://www.wheaton.edu/ |
| 001783 | WORSHAM COLLEGE OF MORTUARY SCIENCE | http://www.worshamcollege.edu/ |
| 001655 | WRIGHT COLLEGE | http://www.ccc.edu/colleges/wright/Pages/default.aspx |
| 042955 | ZEN SHIATSU CHICAGO | http://www.zenshiatsuchicago.com/
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