Illinois Colleges With The Highest ACT Scores

The 2024 average ACT score of Illinois colleges is 25 which is same as last year.

University of Chicago has the highest ACT score of 35 among 30 Illinois colleges that consider ACT score for admission.

Of those 30 Illinois colleges, 9 schools' ACT scores increased compared to last year, and 9 schools' scores decreased. 9 schools' scores are same as last year.

The table below shows the 10 Illinois colleges with the highest ACT scores along with important academic statistics.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $48,694 and graduate tuition & fees is $31,600 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 57.10% and the average SAT score is 1,332 at the schools.

Table. Illinois Colleges With The Highest ACT Scores Comparison
	School Name	ACT Score	SAT Score	Acceptance Rate	Yield	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Total Population	Graduation Rate	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 1	University of Chicago Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year	35 1	1,550	5.00%	87.99%	$65,619	18,339	95.00%	5 to 1
2 1	Northwestern University Evanston, ILPrivate, 4-year	34 1	1,530	7.00%	57.01%	$65,997	23,161	96.00%	6 to 1
3 -	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, ILPublic, 4-year	32 -	1,410	44.00%	28.00%	$39,192 ($18,060)	56,916	84.00%	21 to 1
4 -	Wheaton College Wheaton, ILPrivate, 4-year	30 -	1,350	89.98%	33.00%	$43,936	2,885	88.00%	12 to 1
5 4	Bradley University Peoria, ILPrivate, 4-year	29 2	1,200	77.00%	11.00%	$39,680	5,552	76.00%	12 to 1
5 1	Lake Forest College Lake Forest, ILPrivate, 4-year	29 -	1,280	58.99%	15.01%	$54,202	1,753	77.00%	12 to 1
5 1	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year	29 1	1,250	81.00%	9.00%	$51,716	16,899	70.00%	13 to 1
8	DePaul University Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year	28	1,230	74.00%	12.00%	$44,174	20,917	69.00%	17 to 1
8 1	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, ILPublic, 4-year	28 1	1,230	79.00%	23.00%	$31,505 ($15,816)	33,747	61.00%	18 to 1
8 2	Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year	28 1	1,290	55.00%	11.00%	$50,917	6,943	75.00%	13 to 1
	Average	30	1,332	57.10%	28.70%	$48,694 ($16,938)	18,711	79.10%	13 to 1

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