For the 2024 Illinois admission, a total of 14,374 enrolled students have submitted the SAT scores and 5,313 students submitted the ACT scores.
The average SAT score of Illinois colleges is 1,138 and the ACT score is 25. The Illinois's average SAT score increased by 7 points compared to previous year's socre of 1,130.
Among Illinois colleges, University of Chicago has the highest SAT score of 1,550.
The following table compares the SAT scores between four-years colleges in Illinois. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | SAT Score | ACT Score | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Chicago | 1,550 5 | 35 1 | 5.00% -0.43% | 87.99% 3.19% |
| Northwestern University | 1,530 10 | 34 -1 | 7.00% -0.21% | 57.01% 1.85% |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 1,410 -5 | 32 | 44.00% -0.82% | 28.00% -0.06% |
| Wheaton College | 1,350 10 | 30 | 89.98% 1.55% | 33.00% 2.89% |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | 1,290 -30 | 28 -1 | 55.00% -6.44% | 11.00% -2.93% |
| Lake Forest College | 1,280 42 | 29 | 58.99% -0.73% | 15.01% -0.96% |
| Knox College | 1,250 -15 | 26 -2 | 71.01% -2.31% | 8.00% -3.28% |
| Loyola University Chicago | 1,250 -10 | 29 -1 | 81.00% 1.85% | 9.00% 0.15% |
| DePaul University | 1,230 | 28 | 74.00% 3.83% | 12.00% -1.31% |
| University of Illinois Chicago | 1,230 35 | 28 1 | 79.00% 0.31% | 23.00% 0.11% |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | 1,220 10 | 27 | 45.01% 2.79% | 15.99% -4.54% |
| Bradley University | 1,200 30 | 29 2 | 77.00% 1.86% | 11.00% -1.15% |
| Quincy University | 1,160 10 | 23 -1 | 50.02% -11.68% | 30.03% 2.04% |
| North Central College | 1,150 20 | 25 | 58.00% -2.87% | 17.01% 1.45% |
| Augustana College | 1,120 | 24 | 68.00% 6.78% | 14.01% 0.10% |
| Monmouth College | 1,120 -70 | 24 -2 | 86.99% -3.71% | 15.03% 1.02% |
| Principia College | 1,120 9 | 20 -5 | 44.03% -3.82% | 71.19% 10.19% |
| Trinity Christian College | 1,120 35 | 26 2 | 88.96% 18.28% | 27.93% 2.08% |
| Illinois State University | 1,110 10 | 24 | 89.00% 2.76% | 22.00% -1.57% |
| Lewis University | 1,100 -45 | 25 2 | 72.99% -1.07% | 16.00% -1.21% |
| Elmhurst University | 1,090 -27 | 25 -1 | 76.00% -0.01% | 13.00% -1.16% |
| Olivet Nazarene University | 1,080 -5 | 23 | 66.99% 9.19% | 21.99% 2.95% |
| Illinois College | 1,070 20 | 22 1 | 75.00% -2.18% | 9.00% -0.31% |
| DeVry University-Illinois | 1,050 | 20 | 43.00% -0.02% | 82.98% -1.41% |
| Millikin University | 1,040 -35 | 21 -2 | 54.00% -21.40% | 15.01% -1.53% |
| University of St Francis | 1,040 -5 | 23 | 63.98% 5.56% | 20.03% 3.21% |
| Aurora University | 1,035 -10 | 26 4 | 84.99% 3.09% | 17.99% -10.09% |
| Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville | 1,030 -10 | 23 | 97.00% -0.51% | 18.00% -2.52% |
| Dominican University | 1,025 -10 | 18 -7 | 80.00% -9.53% | 11.99% -1.11% |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 1,020 -25 | 24 | 90.00% -1.50% | 17.00% 0.02% |
| Eastern Illinois University | 1,010 -10 | - | 68.00% 0.04% | 10.00% -1.13% |
| Greenville University | 1,008 -27 | 21 3 | 94.97% 0.85% | 17.04% -2.13% |
| Judson University | 960 -65 | 20 -2 | 63.00% 4.80% | 32.00% 5.92% |
| Roosevelt University | 960 -30 | 25 1 | 94.00% 5.68% | 11.00% -4.41% |
| Rockford University | 940 -60 | 22 1 | 57.00% 2.09% | 11.01% |
| Chamberlain University-Illinois | 810 | 16 | 88.57% -2.34% | 77.42% 15.42% |