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Take a closer look at the details, and you’ll see why people and businesses are choosing DuPage. We have the right mix of the details, including a premier location and a highly educated workforce that call it ‘home’. The results are big.

For a full list of occupation groups in DuPage County, including total employment, average wages, and location quotient, view the DuPage County Economic Overview. This report is updated quarterly. 
INSTITUTION CITY TOTAL
ENROLLMENT
COLLEGE OF DUPAGE GLEN ELLYN 31,627
INSTITUTION CITY ENROLLMENT
DEVRY UNIVERSITY ADDISON 3,400
DEVRY UNIVERSITY NAPERVILLE 79,621**
CHAMBERLIN COLLEGE OF NURSING ADDISON 2,893
NATIONAL UNIV. OF HEALTH SCIENCES LOMBARD 655
NORTHERN SEMINARY LISLE 166
ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY WHEATON 7,792**
ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY AURORA 3,205**
BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY LISLE 1,980 (undergraduate)
ELMHURST UNIVERSITY ELMHURST 3,350
MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY DOWNERS GROVE 2,970
LEWIS UNIVERSITY OAK BROOK 6,440**
NATIONAL LOUIS UNIVERSITY LISLE 9,000**
NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY* NAPERVILLE 15,775**
NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY GLEN ELLYN 1,211
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY ABSN LOCATION DOWNERS GROVE UNKNOWN
RASSMUSSEN AURORA/NAPERVILLE AURORA 1,674**
NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE NAPERVILLE 3,000
WHEATON COLLEGE WHEATON 2,900
*Satellite Campus **Includes enrollment at locations outside DuPage County    
IS THE STATE RIGHT-TO-WORK?  No  
% OF WORKFORCE ORGANIZED 16.20% 876,000
Data is for the State of Illinois. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Projects are defined by meeting one of the following criteria: $1 million invested, 20,000 square-feet of new or improved space, 20 jobs created, headquarters facility, or Choose DuPage involvement. 

For a complete list of projects, download the Annual Project Report.

For a list of average annual wages by industry in DuPage County, view the DuPage County Economic Overview. This report is updated quarterly.

NAME CITY COUNTY AFFILIATION RESEARCH SPECIALTY ANNUAL FUNDING TOTAL EMPLOYEES
ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY LEMONT DUPAGE NON-PROFIT RESEARCH LAB ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & NATIONAL SECURITY UNKNOWN 3,494
FERMILAB BATAVIA DUPAGE NATIONAL LABORATORY PARTICLE PHYSICS RESEARCH UNKNOWN 1,750

For a full list of demographics in DuPage County, including population by age, educational attainment, and more, view the DuPage County Economic Overview. This report is updated quarterly.