Highest SAT colleges in Illinois
36 colleges ranked by average SAT
These 36 highest-scoring colleges in Illinois, ranked by average SAT, run from 868 at Chamberlain University-Illinois to 1,554 at University of Chicago. 7 are public and 29 are private.
| # | College | Type | Avg SAT | Acceptance | Net price / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | Private | 1,554 | 5% | $18,967 |
| 2 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | Private | 1,526 | 7% | $27,143 |
| 3 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL | Public | 1,418 | 44% | $15,201 |
| 4 | Wheaton College Wheaton, IL | Private | 1,363 | 90% | $26,984 |
| 5 | Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL | Private | 1,309 | 59% | $27,499 |
| 6 | Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL | Private | 1,296 | 55% | $19,353 |
| 7 | Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL | Private | 1,283 | 81% | $35,196 |
| 8 | DePaul University Chicago, IL | Private | 1,254 | 74% | $29,141 |
| 9 | Knox College Galesburg, IL | Private | 1,250 | 71% | $24,875 |
| 10 | Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL | Private | 1,242 | 45% | $29,550 |
| 11 | University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL | Public | 1,242 | 79% | $12,313 |
| 12 | Bradley University Peoria, IL | Private | 1,237 | 77% | $23,572 |
| 13 | North Central College Naperville, IL | Private | 1,165 | 58% | $23,033 |
| 14 | Quincy University Quincy, IL | Private | 1,157 | 50% | $17,324 |
| 15 | Trinity Christian College Palos Heights, IL | Private | 1,154 | 89% | $16,381 |
| 16 | Augustana College Rock Island, IL | Private | 1,133 | 68% | $12,437 |
| 17 | Monmouth College Monmouth, IL | Private | 1,128 | 87% | $18,034 |
| 18 | Illinois State University Normal, IL | Public | 1,127 | 89% | $18,996 |
| 19 | University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, IL | Public | 1,118 | 84% | $8,916 |
| 20 | Lewis University Romeoville, IL | Private | 1,117 | 73% | $18,370 |
| 21 | Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL | Private | 1,116 | 76% | $21,063 |
| 22 | Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, IL | Private | 1,103 | 67% | $21,539 |
| 23 | Principia College Elsah, IL | Private | 1,096 | 44% | — |
| 24 | Illinois College Jacksonville, IL | Private | 1,082 | 75% | $17,945 |
| 25 | Aurora University Aurora, IL | Private | 1,072 | 85% | $18,992 |
| 26 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL | Public | 1,063 | 97% | $13,696 |
| 27 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL | Public | 1,060 | 90% | $16,177 |
| 28 | University of St Francis Joliet, IL | Private | 1,055 | 64% | $16,284 |
| 29 | Millikin University Decatur, IL | Private | 1,050 | 54% | $8,837 |
| 30 | Greenville University Greenville, IL | Private | 1,034 | 95% | $21,270 |
| 31 | Dominican University River Forest, IL | Private | 1,022 | 80% | $15,113 |
| 32 | Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL | Public | 1,010 | 68% | $14,093 |
| 33 | Roosevelt University Chicago, IL | Private | 1,000 | 94% | $20,152 |
| 34 | Judson University Elgin, IL | Private | 985 | 63% | $25,027 |
| 35 | Rockford University Rockford, IL | Private | 984 | 57% | $23,066 |
| 36 | Chamberlain University-Illinois Addison, IL | Private | 868 | 89% | $26,933 |
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