College · Catholic life on campus
Illinois College of Optometry
- LocationChicago, IL
- Type and sizePrivate nonprofit · 4-year · 483 students
Illinois College of Optometry is not a Catholic college. This rating measures Catholic life on campus: campus ministry, priests, Mass and confession, student groups, and nearby parishes.
Catholic life here hasn’t been researched yet. We research from official sources only, starting with the largest campuses, and we never guess. The nearest Catholic church mapped in OpenStreetMap is 0.7 miles away.
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Catholic churches nearby
- Saint Jerome's Croatian Catholic Church — 0.7 mi · 2823 South Princeton Avenue, Chicago
- Holy Angels Catholic Church — 1.1 mi · 555-605 East Oakwood Boulevard, Chicago
- Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church — 1.2 mi · 653 West 37th Street, Chicago
- St. Therese Chinese Catholic Church — 1.2 mi · 218 West Alexander Street, Chicago
- Saint Mary of Perpetual Help Roman Catholic Church — 1.5 mi · 1039 West 32nd Street, Chicago
- Monastery of the Holy Cross — 1.6 mi · 3111 South Aberdeen Street, Chicago
Within 3 miles, as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. The map may be incomplete. Confirm with the parish or diocese.
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College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026); IPEDS 2024-25 directory and institutional characteristics; fall 2023 enrollment.
Local Church
His Eminence Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago
Formal address: “Your Eminence”
Source: usccb.org, verified Oct. 7, 2026.
Diocese determined from the county, using the diocese’s county list (Wikipedia). Confirm with the diocese.
About this school’s data
- IPEDS unit ID 145628
- Carnegie classification: Special focus: health professions
- Accreditation: Higher Learning Commission (U.S. Department of Education DAPIP)
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- Is Illinois College of Optometry a Catholic college?
- No. Illinois College of Optometry is not a Catholic college. Catholic School Compass rates the Catholic life on its campus instead.
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