Aurora, Illinois is home to several high-performing educational institutions. In addition to the over 50 K-12 schools located throughout the community across six school districts, Aurora is home to the private, accredited Aurora University, as well as four major community college branches.
Aurora has many opportunities for higher education. Aurora University is Aurora’s largest accredited four-year university. Waubonsee Community College and Rasmussen College maintain branch campuses in Aurora. Residents of Aurora also live within easy commuting distance to Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, IL and the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, IL.