Illinois Best Colleges Comparison

Colleges In Illinois Statistics

There are 306 colleges in Illinois - 67 public and 239 private schools. The 2023 average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $19,558 and the average graduate tuition & fees is $19,703. The average SAT scores of enrolled students is 1,117 and the average acceptance rate is 73% for Illinois Best Colleges Comparison.

The next table shows the key academic facts for all colleges in Illinois. You may want to check more statistics and compare all Illinois colleges at Illinois Statistics page.

2021-2022 Colleges In Illinois Statistics
	Top 20 colleges in Illinois	All colleges in Illinois
Number of Schools	20 schools (4 public, 16 private)	306 schools (67 public, 239 private)
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$14,096 (in-state) $38,309 (out-of-state)	$10,439 (in-state) $19,558 (out-of-state)
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$12,165 (in-state) $24,272 (out-of-state)	$11,983 (in-state) $19,703 (out-of-state)
Average Financial Aid	$22,998	$8,857
Test Scores	1,194 SAT, 26 ACT	1,117 SAT, 24 ACT
Acceptance Rate	61.94%	73.15%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	25.70%	30.76%
Population	194,568	701,841
Undergraduate	120,809	541,590
Graduate	73,759	160,251
Graduation Rate	69.85%	55.54%
Transfer-out Rate	23.50%	21.13%
Students to Faculty Ratio	11.85 to 1	13.65 to 1

Top Colleges In Illinois Comparison

The next table lists the top 20 colleges in Illinois for academic year 2021-2022. University of Chicago ranked top in the Illinois Best Colleges Comparison and Northwestern University and Principia College follows it. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $38,309 for undergraduate programs $24,272 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top colleges in Illinois is 1,194 and the acceptance rate is 61.94%. The average students to faculty ratio is 11.85 to 1 for top colleges in Illinois. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.

2021-2022 Top colleges in Illinois Comparison
Rank^*	Name	Tuition & Fees	Average Financial Aid	Population	Acceptance Rate	Test Scores	Students to Faculty Ratio
1	University of Chicago Request Info Private, 4-yearsChicago, IL	$62,940	$44,556	18,339	5%	1,540 SAT 34 ACT	5 to 1
2	Northwestern University Request Info Private, 4-yearsEvanston, IL	$63,468	$47,897	23,161	7%	1,530 SAT 34 ACT	6 to 1
3	Principia College Request Info Private, 4-yearsElsah, IL	$32,130	$22,040	323	48%	1,125 SAT 25 ACT	6 to 1
4	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Request Info Public, 4-yearsChampaign, IL	$38,362 ($17,782)	$13,529	56,916	45%	1,440 SAT 32 ACT	21 to 1
5	Illinois Institute of Technology Request Info Private, 4-yearsChicago, IL	$50,279	$35,675	6,943	61%	1,310 SAT 30 ACT	13 to 1
6	Wheaton College Request Info Private, 4-yearsWheaton, IL	$42,240	$19,778	2,885	88%	1,340 SAT 31 ACT	12 to 1
7	Loyola University Chicago Request Info Private, 4-yearsChicago, IL	$49,498	$23,026	16,899	79%	1,275 SAT 29 ACT	13 to 1
8	Illinois Wesleyan University Request Info Private, 4-yearsBloomington, IL	$53,814	$32,667	1,527	42%	1,250 SAT 27 ACT	11 to 1
9	Lewis University Request Info Private, 4-yearsRomeoville, IL	$36,530	$19,640	6,513	74%	1,100 SAT 25 ACT	14 to 1
10	Bradley University Request Info Private, 4-yearsPeoria, IL	$37,800	$21,574	5,552	75%	1,180 SAT 27 ACT	12 to 1
11	University of St Francis Request Info Private, 4-yearsJoliet, IL	$36,000	$21,716	3,297	58%	1,110 SAT 28 ACT	13 to 1
12	Trinity International University-Illinois Request Info Private, 4-yearsDeerfield, IL	$33,898	$24,212	1,242	91%	1,025 SAT 22 ACT	12 to 1
13	North Park University Request Info Private, 4-yearsChicago, IL	$34,020	$17,124	2,660	68%	1,026 SAT 22 ACT	10 to 1
14	Illinois State University Request Info Public, 4-yearsNormal, IL	$23,209 ($13,941)	$9,553	20,683	86%	1,090 SAT 24 ACT	19 to 1
15	Judson University Request Info Private, 4-yearsElgin, IL	$30,910	$16,749	973	58%	1,025 SAT 20 ACT	10 to 1
16	University of Illinois Springfield Request Info Public, 4-yearsSpringfield, IL	$19,282 ($12,190)	$9,937	4,198	82%	1,100 SAT 24 ACT	12 to 1
17	Elmhurst University Request Info Private, 4-yearsElmhurst, IL	$40,232	$24,562	3,731	76%	1,090 SAT 24 ACT	13 to 1
18	Northern Illinois University Request Info Public, 4-yearsDekalb, IL	$12,472	$9,435	15,649	71%	-	14 to 1
19	North Central College Request Info Private, 4-yearsNaperville, IL	$43,046	$26,135	2,695	61%	1,120 SAT 25 ACT	12 to 1
20	Blackburn College Request Info Private, 4-yearsCarlinville, IL	$26,055	$20,152	382	64%	1,007 SAT 20 ACT	9 to 1
	Average	$38,309 ($14,096)	$22,998	194,568	61.94%	1,194 SAT 26.4737 ACT	11.85 to 1

^*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.