Illinois College of Optometry
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 4-year
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Website
- www.ico.edu
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Large city
- Nearest major city
- In Chicago
- Nearest international airport
- Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), about 7 mi
- Academic calendar
- Quarter
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Dr. Mark Colip (President)
- Phone
- 3129497400
- Address
- 3241 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60616-3878
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
Popular graduate programs
- Optometry · Doctoral98 (14% international)
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
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| Major | Graduate Salary | Doctor |
|---|---|---|
| Optometry. | $119,302 |
Students
474 students in 2025
- Graduate students 474
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 221 private health professions schools in the U.S.
89 in 2025 · 18.9% in 2016
Cost
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$38.8M
Expenses$35.8M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 221 private health professions schools in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago · 0.4 mi
U.S. News #121
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University of Illinois at ChicagoChicago · 2.9 mi
U.S. News #95
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DePaul UniversityChicago · 2.9 mi
U.S. News #169
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University of ChicagoChicago · 3.5 mi
U.S. News #9
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Loyola University ChicagoChicago · 11.6 mi
U.S. News #121
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Northwestern UniversityEvanston · 15.1 mi
U.S. News #9
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Wheaton College (IL)Wheaton · 24.6 mi
Liberal Arts #57
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Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest · 30.5 mi
Liberal Arts #62
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Aurora UniversityAurora · 37.8 mi
U.S. News #262
Peer median 0.0 · all 221 private health professions schools in the U.S.
Incidents, 2023–2025
From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.