Chiropractic Schools in Illinois

If you are searching for a Chicago chiropractic school, this is the one: National University of Health Sciences, in Lombard, about twenty miles west of the Loop. Illinois is also unusual in what it calls the license. What follows is what the university publishes about its own program, checked against the Council on Chiropractic Education's published accreditation actions.

The one Illinois program

Accreditation status

The Council on Chiropractic Education publishes its accreditation actions twice a year, including sanctions. Here is the most recent published action for this program.

Every action above is quoted from the Council's published accreditation-action announcements at cce-usa.org/cce-news.html, checked September 22, 2026. The Council publishes actions twice a year, so check there for anything more recent than that date.

How chiropractic licensure works in Illinois

Illinois does not have a standalone chiropractic board. Chiropractors are licensed as chiropractic physicians by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, under the Medical Practice Act. The department publishes these requirements:

The board is the only authority on this. Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation

What this page will not do

There is only one accredited program in Illinois, so there is nothing here to rank and no verdict to offer. What the page can do is tell you what the school publishes about itself and what the state requires of you, so that when you visit, you are asking better questions than a brochure can answer. That is the actual recommendation: go, sit in a class, and talk to students two years ahead of you.

If cost is part of the decision, median federal debt and four-year earnings are published program by program on the Findings page. For the earnings question on its own, see how much chiropractors make. For the timeline question, see how long chiropractic school takes.

Sources and dates. Accreditation status and Council actions are taken from the Council on Chiropractic Education's published accreditation-action announcements at cce-usa.org/cce-news.html, checked September 22, 2026. Program length and format are quoted as each school publishes them on its own site, checked the same day. Licensure information is taken from the state authority named above, checked September 22, 2026. Requirements change; confirm with the board before you rely on anything here.

FAQ

How many chiropractic schools are in Illinois?

One: National University of Health Sciences in Lombard, in the western Chicago suburbs. It appears in the Council on Chiropractic Education's published accreditation actions, checked September 22, 2026.

Is there a chiropractic school in Chicago?

The closest accredited program is National University of Health Sciences, whose main campus is in Lombard, Illinois, about twenty miles west of downtown Chicago. There is no CCE-accredited Doctor of Chiropractic program inside the city limits.

How long is chiropractic school in Illinois?

National University of Health Sciences publishes the Doctor of Chiropractic Medicine as a 10-trimester program. NUHS also states that it is one of the only accredited Doctor of Chiropractic programs to require a bachelor's degree for admission.

What do you need to be licensed as a chiropractor in Illinois?

Illinois licenses chiropractors as chiropractic physicians through the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation rather than through a standalone chiropractic board. Applicants must report all National Board of Chiropractic Examiners and state-constructed examinations and attempts, and must complete a criminal background check with fingerprint processing from the Illinois State Police. Confirm current requirements with the department before you rely on anything here.