2024 Illinois Colleges Test Scores Comparison
The average SAT scores of Illinois colleges is 1,140 and the average ACT score (composite score) is 25 for academic year 2022-2023. 15,333 students (33.1% of 53,033 enrolled students) have submitted SAT scores and 6,542 students (16.4% of enrolled students) have submitted ACT scores to admit Illinois colleges.
No Illinois colleges require to submit Test Scores (SAT and/or ACT scores) and no colleges recommend to submit the scores. 52 colleges does not require the test scores, but they consider the scores in admission selection process.
Illinois College SAT and ACT Scores Statistics
For the academic year 2022-2023, 15,333 students (33.1% of 53,033 enrolled students) have submitted SAT scores and 6,542 students (16.4% of enrolled students) have submitted ACT scores to admit Illinois colleges.
The average SAT scores of Illinois colleges is 1,140 and the average ACT score (composite score) is 25 for academic year 2022-2023. The SAT and ACT statistics is based on IPEDS admission data and the data is mostly focused on the 4 years colleges. Therefore, the test scores are for the 4 years colleges other than community colleges and career/vocational schools.
- University of Chicago has the highest SAT scores of 1,540 and Governors State University has the lowest SAT scores of 945.
- University of Chicago has the highest ACT scores of 34 and Rockford University has the lowest ACT scores of 18.
SAT Test Score Comparison Between Illinois Colleges
The following table lists Illinois colleges with average SAT and ACT scores along with scores in 25th and 75th percentile. As mentioned above, only 4-years colleges are included in this table. The values in each SAT/ACT subject columns are the score range from 25th to 75th percentile for each subject.
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| College Name | SAT Average | SAT Evidence based Reading & Writing | SAT Math | ACT Average | ACT Composite | ACT English | ACT Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augustana College Rock Island, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 1,130 | 510-630 | 500-620 | 24 | 21-28 | 21-29 | 18-27 |
| Aurora University Aurora, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 1,080 | 500-608 | 480-590 | 22 | 19-25 | 17-25 | 17-24 |
| Bradley University Peoria, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 1,180 | 530-640 | 520-640 | 27 | 24-30 | 24-32 | 23-28 |
| University of Chicago Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 1,540 | 740-780 | 760-800 | 34 | 34-35 | 34-36 | 31-35 |
| DePaul University Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 1,190 | 550-660 | 520-640 | 27 | 24-30 | 24-33 | 21-27 |
| Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL Public, 4 years four-years | 1,000 | 460-570 | 440-550 | - | - | - | - |
| Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 1,090 | 500-630 | 480-610 | 24 | 20-27 | 21-28 | 17-26 |
| Governors State University University Park, IL Public, 4 years four-years | 945 | 420-540 | 410-520 | - | - | - | - |
| Greenville University Greenville, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 980 | 411-622 | 398-587 | 20 | 15-28 | 12-30 | 14-27 |
| University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL Public, 4 years four-years | 1,220 | 560-660 | 550-680 | 27 | 24-30 | 23-33 | 23-30 |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL Public, 4 years four-years | 1,440 | 650-730 | 670-780 | 32 | 29-34 | 30-35 | 27-34 |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 1,250 | 560-660 | 560-670 | 27 | 25-30 | 24-31 | 23-29 |
| Illinois College Jacksonville, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 1,045 | 480-560 | 480-566 | 24 | 21-26 | 20-25 | 20-25 |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 1,310 | 610-680 | 610-730 | 30 | 28-32 | 26-34 | 27-32 |
| Illinois State University Normal, IL Public, 4 years four-years | 1,090 | 500-610 | 500-600 | 24 | 21-27 | 21-27 | 18-26 |
| Judson University Elgin, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 1,025 | 460-580 | 450-560 | 20 | 16-26 | 15-26 | 16-24 |
| Knox College Galesburg, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 1,290 | 580-720 | 580-700 | 29 | 28-32 | 27-34 | 25-30 |
| Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 1,260 | 590-670 | 563-670 | 28 | 26-31 | 25-34 | 24-28 |
| Lewis University Romeoville, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 1,100 | 510-600 | 500-600 | 25 | 21-29 | 20-30 | 20-28 |
| Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 1,275 | 600-690 | 580-680 | 29 | 27-31 | 26-34 | 24-29 |
| Millikin University Decatur, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 1,060 | 470-600 | 460-600 | 23 | 20-27 | 17-26 | 18-26 |
| Monmouth College Monmouth, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 1,110 | 510-610 | 500-600 | 26 | 24-28 | 23-30 | 21-26 |
| North Central College Naperville, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 1,120 | 510-620 | 510-620 | 25 | 22-28 | 20-28 | 20-28 |
| Northwestern University Evanston, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 1,530 | 730-770 | 760-800 | 34 | 33-35 | 35-36 | 32-35 |
| Principia College Elsah, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 1,125 | 475-650 | 495-650 | - | - | - | - |
| Rockford University Rockford, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 980 | 430-558 | 410-528 | 18 | 12-20 | 11-21 | 14-23 |
| Roosevelt University Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 955 | 440-540 | 400-540 | 21 | 16-26 | 15-24 | 16-25 |
| Dominican University River Forest, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 1,010 | 460-580 | 430-560 | 19 | 16-22 | 15-25 | 15-21 |
| University of St Francis Joliet, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 1,110 | 500-600 | 530-640 | 28 | 21-30 | 23-33 | 22-26 |
| University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, IL Public, 4 years four-years | 1,100 | 498-620 | 490-600 | 24 | 20-27 | 20-27 | 18-27 |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL Public, 4 years four-years | 1,030 | 460-580 | 440-560 | 24 | 19-27 | 18-27 | 18-26 |
| Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL Public, 4 years four-years | 1,050 | 470-590 | 460-570 | 23 | 19-26 | 18-26 | 17-26 |
| Trinity Christian College Palos Heights, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 980 | 450-550 | 460-560 | 22 | 20-29 | 19-31 | 18-26 |
| Trinity International University-Illinois Deerfield, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 1,025 | 475-578 | 450-528 | 22 | 18-24 | 17-24 | 17-25 |
| Wheaton College Wheaton, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 1,340 | 640-720 | 610-710 | 31 | 28-33 | 29-35 | 26-31 |
| DeVry University-Illinois Naperville, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 1,085 | 510-575 | 525-540 | - | - | 19-22 | 18-23 |
| Average | 1,140 | - | - | 25 | - | - | - |
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