The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 10 Most Favored Illinois Colleges is 21.15% for the academic year 2024-2025.
University of Chicago has the highest (i.e. more admitted students are enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 88.29% and Hebrew Theological College (87.50%) and DeVry University-Illinois (77.79%) are following it in the list of Most Favored Illinois Colleges.This ranking is only based on yield and more admission stats such as acceptance rate and SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
University of Chicago has the highest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 88.29% and Hebrew Theological College has the second highest yield of 87.50%.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $36,302 and graduate tuition & fees is $25,806 for the academic year 2024-2025.
For these well-regarded Most Favored Illinois Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 58.91% and the average SAT score is 1,238, indicating a moderately selective admissions process.
| School Name | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | University of Chicago Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year | 88.29% 0.35% | 4.48% | 1,550 | $69,324 | 18,566 | 96.00% | 5 to 1 |
| 2 1 | Hebrew Theological College Skokie, ILPrivate, 4-year | 87.50% 4.89% | 57.14% | - | $15,150 | 182 | 50.00% | 5 to 1 |
| 3 1 | DeVry University-Illinois Lisle, ILPrivate, 4-year | 77.79% 4.93% | 98.38% | 860 | $17,008 | 31,296 | 37.00% | 43 to 1 |
| 4 1 | Northwestern University Evanston, ILPrivate, 4-year | 55.31% 1.70% | 7.69% | 1,540 | $68,322 | 23,856 | 95.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 5 37 | Trinity International University-Illinois Deerfield, ILPrivate, 4-year | 46.15% 37.61% | 100.00% | - | $12,320 | 869 | 46.00% | 3 to 1 |
| 6 1 | Judson University Elgin, ILPrivate, 4-year | 39.24% 6.94% | 47.59% | 930 | $30,297 | 960 | 60.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 7 1 | Wheaton College Wheaton, ILPrivate, 4-year | 29.89% 3.05% | 87.40% | 1,380 | $45,546 | 2,874 | 85.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 8 - | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, ILPublic, 4-year | 28.83% 0.56% | 42.37% | 1,440 | $40,096 ($18,267) | 59,238 | 85.00% | 20 to 1 |
| 9 4 | Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, ILPrivate, 4-year | 24.46% 2.54% | 55.86% | 1,100 | $38,900 | 3,339 | 61.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 10 2 | Illinois State University Normal, ILPublic, 4-year | 22.53% 0.22% | 88.15% | 1,100 | $26,058 ($14,410) | 21,546 | 65.00% | 19 to 1 |
| Average | 50.00% | 58.91% | 1,238 | $36,302 ($16,339) | 16,273 | 68.00% | 14 to 1 |