Northwestern University has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 96% last year.

University of Chicago with 95% and Bradley University with 76% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Illinois Private Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $45,298 and graduate tuition & fees is $26,217 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 64.10% and the average SAT score is 1,273 at the schools.

Table. Illinois Private Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
1
Northwestern University Evanston, ILPrivate, 4-year 96.00%
0.77%
$65,99757.01%7.00%1,53023,1616 to 1
2
1
University of Chicago Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year 95.00%
0.90%
$65,61987.99%5.00%1,55018,3395 to 1
3
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Bradley University Peoria, ILPrivate, 4-year 76.00%
0.24%
$39,68011.00%77.00%1,2005,55212 to 1
4
1
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year 75.00%
3.57%
$50,91711.00%55.00%1,2906,94313 to 1
5
1
Loyola University Chicago Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year 70.00%
1.97%
$51,7169.00%81.00%1,25016,89913 to 1
6
-
DePaul University Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year 69.00%
0.57%
$44,17412.00%74.00%1,23020,91717 to 1
7
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Lewis University Romeoville, ILPrivate, 4-year 62.00%
1.54%
$37,88216.00%72.99%1,1006,51314 to 1
8
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Aurora University Aurora, ILPrivate, 4-year 59.00%
3.64%
$28,22017.99%84.99%1,0355,91818 to 1
9
1
Concordia University-Chicago River Forest, ILPrivate, 4-year 48.00%
5.19%
$36,2588.00%93.01%-5,35412 to 1
10
1
Columbia College Chicago Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year 47.00%
3.85%
$32,52022.00%90.99%-6,64615 to 1
Average69.70%$45,29825.20%64.10%1,27311,62413 to 1