Illinois Colleges Requiring COVID-19 Vaccine: See The List

Chicago IL

26 July, 2021

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ILLINOIS — Hundreds of colleges nationwide, including several in Illinois, are having students return to class this fall with more than a computer and textbooks in tow. Nearly 600 colleges and universities are now requiring students, faculty, staff or a combination of the three to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before coming back to campus, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. Of those, 18 are in Illinois. Among the first to announce the requirement were private institutions, followed by tentative announcements from large, public colleges such as Illinois State University, which will still give students a choice to either get vaccinated or get tested regularly. Following Columbia College, Northwestern, Loyola and DePaul were the first in the state to announce the requirements for in-person students. Here's the full list of colleges in Illinois now requiring the vaccine and who is required to get it: Columbia College Chicago, Chicago Announced: April 19Who Must Be Vaccinated: All students DePaul University, Chicago Announced: April 21Who Must Be Vaccinated: All students Dominican University, River Forest Announced: May 14Who Must Be Vaccinated: Employees and students Elmhurst University, Elmhurst Announced: N/AWho Must Be Vaccinated: Employees and students Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago Announced: July 21Who Must Be Vaccinated: Employees and students Knox College, Galesburg Announced: May 20Who Must Be Vaccinated: All students Lake Forest College, Lake Forest Announced: May 20Who Must Be Vaccinated: All students Lewis University, Romeoville Announced: June 1Who Must Be Vaccinated: Employees and students Loyola University Chicago, Chicago Announced: April 22Who Must Be Vaccinated: All students Northern Illinois University, DeKalb Announced: June 23Who Must Be Vaccinated: All students Northwestern University, Evanston Announced: May 12Who Must Be Vaccinated: Employees and students Roosevelt University, Chicago Announced: April 26Who Must Be Vaccinated: All students Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago Announced: May 28Who Must Be Vaccinated: Employees and students School of the Art Institute Chicago, Chicago Announced: May 11Who Must Be Vaccinated: All students University of Chicago, Chicago Announced: May 18Who Must Be Vaccinated: All students University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago Announced: June 21Who Must Be Vaccinated: Employees and students University of Illinois at Springfield, Springfield Announced: June 21Who Must Be Vaccinated: Employees and students University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign Announced: June 21Who Must Be Vaccinated: Employees and students As of July 20, 586 colleges were mandating the vaccine in some capacity. The list compiled by the publication is updated regularly. As the delta variant continues to spread across the country, the number of colleges requiring the vaccine will likely climb. Daily average coronavirus cases in the United States are hovering near 35,000, a 200 percent increase from 14 days ago, according to a database compiled by The New York Times. Deaths are also up 75 percent. Colleges will also be battling a decline in the number of people seeking vaccines. Demand has slowed considerably in recent weeks and, currently, just under 60 percent of all adults in the United States are considered fully vaccinated. In 2020, the pandemic emptied dormitories, lecture halls and other facilities as colleges shifted to remote instruction. This year, college officials are hoping to avoid a repeat of last year in hopes of offering students a more traditional experience, which means in-person lectures, study groups in the library, and social gatherings. So far, colleges have typically taken four different approaches, according to a report by U.S. News & World Report. While some are fully requiring vaccines, others are offering students incentives to voluntarily get immunized. Some are waiting to see if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration fully approves a vaccine. Others are simply opting not to require it. Currently, all COVID-19 vaccines in use in the United States have received emergency use authorization by the FDA, a status that some experts say makes mandating the vaccine a "legal gray area," U.S. News reported. Once the FDA fully approves a vaccine, colleges should have no difficulty requiring it, especially considering most already require students to provide proof of other vaccinations.