Library Patron Record Counts FY 2025

This report counts the number of local patron records that were active and unexpired as of 7/2/2025.

This count includes patrons across all local patron groups, including library-use/workflow-based accounts.

Institution Patron Record Count
Adler University (ADL) 8,452
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library (ALP) —Springfield, IL 1,959
Aurora University (ARU) 13,114
Augustana College (AUG) —Rock Island, IL 11,271
Benedictine University 20,371
Black Hawk College (BHC) 13,750
Bradley University (BRA) —Peoria, IL 17,270
City Colleges of Chicago 468,955
College of Lake County 48,266
College of DuPage (COD) —Glen Ellyn, IL 209,858
Columbia College Chicago (COL) —Chicago, IL 101,136
Concordia University Chicago (CON) —River Forest, IL 23,838
Carl Sandburg College (CSC) —Galesburg, IL and Carthage, IL 15,244
Chicago State University (CSU) —Chicago, IL 15,112
Chicago Theological Seminary 1,820
Catholic Theological Union (CTU) —Chicago, IL 1,927
Danville Area Community College (DAC) —Danville, IL 4,269
Dominican University (DOM) 17,789
DePaul University (DPU) —Chicago, IL 198,331
Elgin Community College 27,413
Eastern Illinois University (EIU) —Charleston, IL 36,950
Elmhurst University (ELM) 15,901
Eureka College 959
Greenville University (GRN) —Greenville, IL 6,956
Governors State University (GSU) —University Park, IL 29,269
Heartland Community College (HRT) 69,770
Illinois Central College (ICC) 56,504
Illinois College of Optometry 1,452
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges (IEC) 24,280
Illinois Institute of Technology 76,000
Illinois College (ILC)—Jacksonville, IL 9,091
Illinois Math and Science Academy (IMS) —Aurora, IL 4,474
Illinois State Library (ISL) —Springfield, IL 5,022
Illinois State University (ISU) —Normal, IL 119,605
Illinois Valley Community College (IVC) —Oglesby, IL 19,163
Illinois Wesleyan University (IWU) —Bloomington, IL 10,894
JKM Library Trust (JKM) —Chicago, IL 3,194
Joliet Junior College (JOL) —Joliet, IL 82,020
Judson University (JUD) —Elgin, IL 4,109
John Wood Community College (JWC) —Quincy, IL 6,047
Kankakee Community College (KCC) —Kankakee, IL 21,729
Kishwaukee College (KIS) —Malta, IL 22,149
Knox College (KNX) —Galesburg, IL 5,955
Lewis and Clark Community College (LAC) )—Godfrey, IL 55,560
Lewis University 9,429
Lake Forest College (LFC) —Lake Forest, IL 14,851
Lincoln Land Community College 21,703
Moody Bible Institute 10,912
McKendree University (MCK) —Lebanon, IL 19,984
McHenry County College (MHC) —Crystal Lake, IL 56,844
Millikin University (MIL) —Decatur, IL 5,428
Meadville Lombard Theological School (MLS) —Chicago, IL 829
Monmouth College (MON) —Monmouth, IL 4,602
Morton College (MRT) —Cicero, IL 20,552
Northern Seminary (NBT) —Lisle, IL 1,063
Newberry Library (NBY) —Chicago, IL 670
North Central College 8,084
Northeastern Illinois University (NEI) —Chicago, IL 21,417
Northern Illinois University 68,092
National Louis University 50,695
North Park University (NPU) —Chicago, IL 28,728
Oakton College (OAK) 72,748
Olivet Nazarene University (ONU) —Bourbonnais, IL 10,105
Principia College (PRC) —Elsah, IL 3,782
Parkland College (PRK) —Champaign, IL 41,022
Prairie State College 8,393
Quincy University (QCY) —Quincy, IL 6,308
Richland Community College (RCC) —Decatur, IL 14,907
Roosevelt University 28,489
Rush University (RSH) —Chicago, IL 17,406
Rock Valley College (RVC) —Rockford, IL 68,982
School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAI) —Chicago, IL 28,826
Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies (SCJ) —Chicago, IL 2,996
Southeastern Illinois College (SEI) —Harrisburg, IL 7,608
Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing (SFM) —Peoria, IL 4,409
Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIC) —Carbondale, IL 76,974
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIE) —Edwardsville, IL 71,886
Southern Illinois University-School of Medicine (SIM) —Springfield, IL 4,240
Saint John's College of Nursing 484
University of Saint Mary of the Lake Mundelein Seminary (SML) —Mundelein, IL 2,977
South Suburban College (SSC) —South Holland, IL and Oak Forest, IL 30,488
Sauk Valley Community College (SVC) —Dixon, IL 21,165
Southwestern Illinois College (SWI) —Belleville, IL, Granite City, IL, and Red Bud, IL 61,585
Saint Xavier University (SXU) —Chicago, IL 22,837
Trinity International University 11,219
Trinity Christian College (TRN) —Palos Heights, IL 7,075
Triton College (TRT) —River Grove, IL 75,575
University of Illinois at Chicago 212,078
University of Illinois at Springfield (UIS) —Springfield, IL 17,019
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIU) —Champaign and Urbana, IL 232,080
University of St. Francis (USF) —Joliet, IL 21,175
Wheaton College 18,800
Western Illinois University (WIU) —Macomb, IL & Moline, IL 54,002
William Rainey Harper College (WRH) —Palatine, IL 103,295
Total 3,612,016

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Patron Records Counts FY25