Illinois Colleges where Students Complete in Time

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 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with 84% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Illinois 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 $45,016 and graduate tuition & fees is $30,849 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 58.40% and the average SAT score is 1,290 at the schools.

Table. Illinois 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
-
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
4
-
Bradley University Peoria, ILPrivate, 4-year 76.00%
0.24%
$39,68011.00%77.00%1,2005,55212 to 1
5
1
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year 75.00%
3.57%
$50,91711.00%55.00%1,2906,94313 to 1
6
1
Loyola University Chicago Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year 70.00%
1.97%
$51,7169.00%81.00%1,25016,89913 to 1
7
-
DePaul University Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year 69.00%
0.57%
$44,17412.00%74.00%1,23020,91717 to 1
8
-
Illinois State University Normal, ILPublic, 4-year 66.00%
1.27%
$23,479
($14,121)
22.00%89.00%1,11020,68319 to 1
9
1
Lewis University Romeoville, ILPrivate, 4-year 62.00%
1.54%
$37,88216.00%72.99%1,1006,51314 to 1
10
1
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
Average75.40%$45,016
($15,999)
27.70%58.40%1,29020,96714 to 1