University of Chicago 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.
Northwestern University with 95% and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with 85% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Illinois 4-Years Colleges with the Highest Graduation Rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $43,966 and graduate tuition & fees is $32,594 for the academic year 2024-2025.
For these well-regarded Illinois 4-Years Colleges with the Highest Graduation Rate, the average acceptance rate is 59.06% and the average SAT score is 1,279, indicating a moderately selective admissions process.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 1 | University of Chicago Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year | 96.00% 2.00% | $69,324 | 88.29% | 4.48% | 1,550 | 18,566 | 5 to 1 |
| 2 1 | Northwestern University Evanston, ILPrivate, 4-year | 95.00% - | $68,322 | 55.31% | 7.69% | 1,540 | 23,856 | 6 to 1 |
| 3 - | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, ILPublic, 4-year | 85.00% 1.00% | $40,096 ($18,267) | 28.83% | 42.37% | 1,440 | 59,238 | 20 to 1 |
| 4 1 | Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year | 75.00% 3.00% | $52,202 | 7.73% | 54.93% | 1,300 | 8,834 | 14 to 1 |
| 5 1 | Loyola University Chicago Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year | 73.00% 3.00% | $53,710 | 8.61% | 81.60% | 1,260 | 17,384 | 13 to 1 |
| 6 - | DePaul University Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year | 68.00% 2.00% | $45,405 | 10.81% | 75.89% | 1,240 | 21,210 | 17 to 1 |
| 7 1 | Lewis University Romeoville, ILPrivate, 4-year | 67.00% 5.00% | $39,200 | 15.27% | 71.29% | 1,080 | 7,011 | 13 to 1 |
| 8 1 | Illinois State University Normal, ILPublic, 4-year | 65.00% 1.00% | $26,058 ($14,410) | 22.53% | 88.15% | 1,100 | 21,546 | 19 to 1 |
| 9 - | University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, ILPublic, 4-year | 62.00% 2.00% | $32,009 ($15,949) | 21.09% | 77.35% | 1,240 | 33,906 | 17 to 1 |
| 9 2 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, ILPublic, 4-year | 62.00% 6.00% | $13,334 ($13,334) | 18.64% | 86.88% | 1,040 | 11,790 | 11 to 1 |
| Average | 74.80% | $43,966 ($15,490) | 27.71% | 59.06% | 1,279 | 22,334 | 14 to 1 |