For the academic year 2024-2025, the average SAT score of Illinois Colleges is 650. Compared to last year's score, the 2025 SAT score decreased by 52 points.
Over the past 5 years, the SAT score of Illinois Colleges has decreased by 153 points from 804 to 650. Of the 80 Illinois Colleges, which consider SAT score for their competitive admission, 20 schools's SAT score is higher and 14 schools' score is lower than 5 years ago.
You can check 2025 SAT scores along with 25th and 75th percentile at Illinois Colleges SAT/ACT score comparison table.
| School Name | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 5-Year Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adler UniversityChicago, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| American Academy of Art CollegeChicago, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| American Islamic CollegeChicago, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL | 1,154 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Augustana CollegeRock Island, IL | - | - | 1,130 | 1,130 | 1,150 20 | 20 |
| Aurora UniversityAurora, IL | 1,060 | 1,045 15 | 1,089 44 | 1,032 58 | 1,025 7 | 35 |
| Blackburn CollegeCarlinville, IL | 984 | 1,007 23 | - | - | - | - |
| Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health SciencesQuincy, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bradley UniversityPeoria, IL | 1,180 | 1,170 10 | 1,165 5 | 1,195 30 | - | - |
| The Chicago School at ChicagoChicago, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chicago State UniversityChicago, IL | 857 | - | - | - | - | - |
| University of ChicagoChicago, IL | 1,535 | 1,545 10 | 1,540 5 | 1,540 | 1,545 5 | 10 |
| Columbia College ChicagoChicago, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Concordia University-ChicagoRiver Forest, IL | 1,085 | - | - | - | - | - |
| DePaul UniversityChicago, IL | - | - | 1,185 | 1,235 50 | 1,235 | 50 |
| East-West UniversityChicago, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, IL | 1,050 | 1,020 30 | 1,010 10 | 1,000 10 | 985 15 | 65 |
| Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, IL | 1,075 | 1,117 42 | 1,110 7 | 1,085 25 | 1,125 40 | 50 |
| Eureka CollegeEureka, IL | 1,025 | 1,013 13 | - | - | - | - |
| Governors State UniversityUniversity Park, IL | 940 | 945 5 | 945 | - | - | - |
| Greenville UniversityGreenville, IL | 990 | 1,035 45 | 1,009 26 | 1,015 6 | 1,001 15 | 11 |
| Hebrew Theological CollegeSkokie, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL | 1,140 | 1,195 55 | 1,225 30 | 1,230 5 | 1,240 10 | 100 |
| Benedictine UniversityLisle, IL | 1,070 | 1,165 95 | - | - | - | - |
| University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL | 1,330 | 1,415 85 | 1,415 | 1,390 25 | 1,415 25 | 85 |
| Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, IL | 1,200 | 1,210 10 | 1,225 15 | 1,235 10 | 1,230 5 | 30 |
| Illinois CollegeJacksonville, IL | - | 1,050 | 1,043 7 | 1,081 38 | 1,032 49 | 19 |
| Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL | 1,295 | 1,320 25 | 1,315 5 | 1,295 20 | 1,310 15 | 15 |
| Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL | 1,120 | 1,100 20 | 1,105 5 | 1,120 15 | 1,100 20 | 20 |
| Judson UniversityElgin, IL | 1,000 | 1,025 25 | 1,025 | 970 55 | 967 3 | 33 |
| Knox CollegeGalesburg, IL | 1,200 | 1,265 65 | 1,290 25 | 1,253 38 | 1,310 58 | 110 |
| Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, IL | - | 1,238 | 1,247 9 | 1,268 21 | 1,292 24 | 54 |
| Lakeview College of NursingDanville, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lewis UniversityRomeoville, IL | 1,115 | 1,145 30 | 1,105 40 | 1,105 | 1,085 20 | 30 |
| Lincoln Christian UniversityLincoln, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL | 1,230 | 1,260 30 | 1,275 15 | 1,250 25 | 1,265 15 | 35 |
| Trinity College of Nursing & Health SciencesRock Island, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| McKendree UniversityLebanon, IL | 1,074 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Methodist CollegePeoria, IL | 1,000 | 980 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Millikin UniversityDecatur, IL | 1,050 | 1,075 25 | 1,065 10 | 1,015 50 | 995 20 | 55 |
| Monmouth CollegeMonmouth, IL | 1,155 | 1,190 35 | 1,110 80 | 1,120 10 | 1,105 15 | 50 |
| Moody Bible InstituteChicago, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| National Louis UniversityChicago, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| National University of Health SciencesLombard, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North Central CollegeNaperville, IL | 1,140 | 1,130 10 | 1,130 | 1,173 43 | 1,183 10 | 43 |
| North Park UniversityChicago, IL | 1,031 | 1,026 5 | - | - | - | - |
| Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL | 1,490 | 1,520 30 | 1,530 10 | 1,525 5 | 1,540 15 | 50 |
| Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, IL | 910 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, IL | 1,080 | 1,085 5 | - | 1,075 | 1,085 10 | 5 |
| Principia CollegeElsah, IL | 1,112 | 1,111 2 | 1,135 25 | 1,145 10 | - | - |
| Quincy UniversityQuincy, IL | 1,088 | 1,150 63 | - | 1,160 | 1,100 60 | 13 |
| Rockford UniversityRockford, IL | 1,000 | 1,000 | 963 37 | 960 3 | 960 | 40 |
| Roosevelt UniversityChicago, IL | 1,015 | 990 25 | 960 30 | 955 5 | 1,035 80 | 20 |
| Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, IL | 1,060 | 1,035 25 | 1,015 20 | 1,037 22 | 990 47 | 70 |
| Rush UniversityChicago, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saint Francis Medical Center College of NursingPeoria, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| University of St FrancisJoliet, IL | 1,075 | 1,045 30 | 1,135 90 | 1,035 100 | 1,125 90 | 50 |
| St. John's CollegeSpringfield, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saint Xavier UniversityChicago, IL | 1,035 | - | - | - | - | - |
| University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield, IL | 1,085 | 1,120 35 | 1,104 16 | 1,110 6 | 1,070 40 | 15 |
| Saint Anthony College of NursingRockford, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, IL | 1,055 | 1,045 10 | 1,020 25 | 1,025 5 | 1,030 5 | 25 |
| Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, IL | 1,115 | 1,040 75 | 1,045 5 | 1,030 15 | 1,070 40 | 45 |
| Telshe Yeshiva-ChicagoChicago, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Trinity Christian CollegePalos Heights, IL | 1,080 | 1,085 5 | 1,010 75 | 1,125 115 | 1,185 60 | 105 |
| Trinity International University-IllinoisDeerfield, IL | 1,005 | 1,050 45 | 1,016 35 | - | - | - |
| VanderCook College of MusicChicago, IL | 1,025 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oak Point UniversityOak Brook, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, IL | 985 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wheaton CollegeWheaton, IL | 1,330 | 1,340 10 | 1,340 | 1,350 10 | 1,365 15 | 35 |
| Northwestern CollegeOak Lawn, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-SkokieSkokie, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chamberlain University-IllinoisAddison, IL | - | - | - | 810 | - | - |
| Ambria College of NursingHoffman Estates, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| DeVry University-IllinoisLisle, IL | - | - | 1,075 | 1,060 15 | 865 195 | 210 |
| Columbia College - Crystal Lake CampusCrystal Lake, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Columbia College - Lake CountyGurnee, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Columbia College - FreeportFreeport, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Columbia College - ElginElgin, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Average | 804 | 731 73 | 685 46 | 702 17 | 650 52 | -153 |