Illinois Public Colleges where Students Complete in Time

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 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 84% last year.

Illinois State University with 66% and University of Illinois Chicago with 61% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Illinois Public 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 $20,481 and graduate tuition & fees is $19,930 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 75.78% and the average SAT score is 1,135 at the schools.

Table. Illinois Public Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, ILPublic, 4-year 84.00%
0.88%
$39,192
($18,060)
28.00%44.00%1,41056,91621 to 1
2
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Illinois State University Normal, ILPublic, 4-year 66.00%
1.27%
$23,479
($14,121)
22.00%89.00%1,11020,68319 to 1
3
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University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, ILPublic, 4-year 61.00%
1.26%
$31,505
($15,816)
23.00%79.00%1,23033,74718 to 1
4
3
Eastern Illinois University Charleston, ILPublic, 4-year 54.00%
3.26%
$15,566
($13,124)
10.00%68.00%1,0108,85715 to 1
5
1
Northern Illinois University Dekalb, ILPublic, 4-year 53.00%
2.22%
$12,506
($12,506)
13.00%70.00%-15,64914 to 1
5
1
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, ILPublic, 4-year 53.00%
1.21%
$12,025
($12,025)
18.00%97.00%1,03012,51915 to 1
7
1
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, ILPublic, 4-year 49.00%
3.69%
$13,244
($13,244)
17.00%90.00%1,02011,10711 to 1
8
3
Western Illinois University Macomb, ILPublic, 4-year 47.00%
3.87%
$14,085
($14,085)
15.00%75.00%-7,64313 to 1
9
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Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, ILPublic, 4-year 18.00%
3.39%
$22,726
($12,383)
8.99%70.00%-5,7569 to 1
Average53.89%$20,481
($13,929)
17.22%75.78%1,13519,20915 to 1