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Acceptance rates, test-score ranges, and average net price for selective colleges in Illinois — source-cited from College Scorecard / IPEDS. Want the number that matters for your student? Model your admit odds at each.
| College | City | Accept. | SAT 25–75 | Avg net price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UChicago | Chicago | 4% | 1510–1580 | $14,860 |
| Northwestern | Evanston | 8% | 1510–1570 | $29,167 |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | Bloomington | 39% | 1120–1340 | $28,199 |
| Illinois | Champaign | 42% | 1310–1520 | $14,355 |
| Chicago State University |
Figures are estimates compiled from public datasets (College Scorecard / IPEDS) and primary sources; verify with each institution before relying on them.
These outputs are estimates from a baseline model — not guarantees of admission, cost, or outcome.
| Chicago |
| 43% |
| — |
| $12,335 |
| Governors State University | University Park | 48% | — | $12,329 |
| Quincy University | Quincy | 51% | 1000–1200 | $20,359 |
| Illinois Tech | Chicago | 55% | 1180–1440 | $18,425 |
| Olivet Nazarene University | Bourbonnais | 56% | 950–1220 | $20,729 |
| Lake Forest College | Lake Forest | 57% | 1190–1393 | $28,673 |
| Augustana College | Rock Island | 63% | 1030–1270 | $22,736 |
| University of St Francis | Joliet | 65% | 1030–1220 | $13,006 |
| Eastern Illinois University | Charleston | 65% | 880–1090 | $12,786 |
| Millikin University | Decatur | 67% | 860–1130 | $21,989 |
| North Park University | Chicago | 69% | — | $16,948 |
| Northern Illinois University | Dekalb | 70% | — | $13,391 |
| Knox College | Galesburg | 71% | 1180–1440 | $24,595 |
| Western Illinois University | Macomb | 71% | — | $12,937 |
| Lewis University | Romeoville | 71% | 960–1210 | $17,028 |
| McKendree University | Lebanon | 72% | — | $24,717 |
| Elmhurst University | Elmhurst | 74% | 990–1260 | $24,185 |
| Northeastern Illinois University | Chicago | 75% | — | $14,109 |
| DePaul University | Chicago | 76% | 1140–1330 | $30,902 |
| Bradley University | Peoria | 77% | — | $22,719 |
| North Central College | Naperville | 77% | 1055–1310 | $21,044 |
| University of Illinois Chicago | Chicago | 77% | 1130–1350 | $10,974 |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago | 77% | — | $49,790 |
| Illinois College | Jacksonville | 78% | 883–1180 | $18,298 |
| Aurora University | Aurora | 81% | 900–1150 | $18,838 |
| Loyola University Chicago | Chicago | 82% | 1170–1360 | $36,079 |
| Chamberlain University-Illinois | Addison | 83% | — | $31,837 |
| Moody Bible Institute | Chicago | 83% | — | $22,221 |
| Saint Xavier University | Chicago | 84% | — | $10,970 |
| University of Illinois Springfield | Springfield | 86% | 940–1200 | $9,833 |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | Carbondale | 87% | 900–1160 | $13,297 |
| Wheaton College | Wheaton | 87% | 1260–1470 | $26,975 |
| Illinois State University | Normal | 88% | 990–1210 | $19,398 |
| Columbia College Chicago | Chicago | 89% | — | $26,598 |
| Dominican University | River Forest | 90% | 880–1100 | $11,745 |
| Concordia University-Chicago | River Forest | 93% | — | $18,436 |
| Rockford University | Rockford | 93% | 850–1070 | $22,436 |
| National Louis University | Chicago | 95% | — | $12,641 |
| Benedictine University | Lisle | 95% | — | $22,313 |
| Roosevelt University | Chicago | 97% | 895–1175 | $20,194 |
| Greenville University | Greenville | 98% | 771–1230 | $19,533 |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Edwardsville | 98% | 950–1190 | $14,889 |
| DeVry University-Illinois | Lisle | 98% | 700–1030 | $30,770 |
| Black Hawk College | Moline | — | — | $6,944 |
| Carl Sandburg College | Galesburg | — | — | $3,662 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College | Chicago | — | — | $7,397 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College | Chicago | — | — | $7,863 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College | Chicago | — | — | $9,494 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College | Chicago | — | — | $7,220 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College | Chicago | — | — | $9,038 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College | Chicago | — | — | $7,886 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College | Chicago | — | — | $6,375 |
| College of DuPage | Glen Ellyn | — | — | $7,401 |
| College of Lake County | Grayslake | — | — | $7,607 |
| Danville Area Community College | Danville | — | — | $4,777 |
| Elgin Community College | Elgin | — | — | $6,026 |