For the 2025 Illinois college admission cycle, a total of 14,511 enrolled students submitted SAT scores and 4,911 students submitted ACT scores to Illinois colleges.
The average SAT score for Illinois colleges is 1,149 and the average ACT composite score is 25. Compared to the previous year, the Illinois's average SAT score increased by 13 points from 1,136 to 1,149, representing a 1.1% change. The average ACT score increased by 1 points, from 25 to 25.
The average acceptance rate for Illinois colleges with available SAT data is 55.25% with a yield rate of 18.15%. This represents a 3.48 percentage point decrease in selectivity compared to the previous admission cycle.
Among Illinois colleges, University of Chicago has the highest SAT score of 1,550.
The following table compares the SAT scores between four-years colleges in Illinois. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | SAT Score | ACT Score | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Chicago | 1,550 | 35 | 4.48% -0.31% | 88.29% 0.35% |
| Northwestern University | 1,540 10 | 34 | 7.69% 0.54% | 55.31% -1.70% |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 1,440 30 | 32 | 42.37% -1.32% | 28.83% 0.56% |
| Wheaton College | 1,380 30 | 30 | 87.40% -2.58% | 29.89% -3.05% |
| Knox College | 1,320 70 | 29 3 | 70.79% -0.34% | 11.48% 3.02% |
| Lake Forest College | 1,320 40 | 30 1 | 56.81% -2.60% | 13.64% -1.23% |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | 1,300 10 | 29 1 | 54.93% -0.49% | 7.73% -3.08% |
| Loyola University Chicago | 1,260 10 | 29 | 81.60% 0.21% | 8.61% -0.35% |
| DePaul University | 1,240 10 | 28 | 75.89% 2.36% | 10.81% -1.63% |
| University of Illinois Chicago | 1,240 10 | 28 | 77.35% -1.15% | 21.09% -2.20% |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | 1,240 20 | 29 2 | 39.31% -5.86% | 12.27% -3.66% |
| North Central College | 1,190 40 | 27 2 | 77.33% 19.02% | 13.56% -3.32% |
| Trinity Christian College | 1,160 40 | 23 -3 | 84.92% -3.73% | 23.19% -4.32% |
| Augustana College | 1,150 30 | 25 1 | 62.68% -4.97% | 13.48% -0.92% |
| Elmhurst University | 1,130 40 | 26 1 | 73.64% -2.10% | 12.52% -0.29% |
| University of St Francis | 1,130 90 | 25 2 | 65.29% 1.36% | 14.23% -5.49% |
| Monmouth College | 1,110 -10 | 24 | 90.93% 4.31% | 13.95% -1.14% |
| Illinois State University | 1,100 -10 | 24 | 88.15% -0.86% | 22.53% 0.22% |
| Olivet Nazarene University | 1,100 20 | 23 | 55.86% -11.04% | 24.46% 2.54% |
| Lewis University | 1,080 -20 | 24 -1 | 71.29% -1.44% | 15.27% -0.84% |
| Quincy University | 1,080 -80 | 22 -1 | 50.93% 1.04% | 29.49% -0.35% |
| University of Illinois Springfield | 1,070 -20 | 24 -1 | 85.88% 1.51% | 12.55% 0.25% |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | 1,070 40 | 24 1 | 97.50% 0.29% | 15.66% -2.78% |
| Aurora University | 1,055 20 | 26 | 80.85% -4.29% | 15.55% -2.95% |
| Illinois College | 1,055 -15 | 21 -1 | 78.19% 3.52% | 8.24% -1.02% |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 1,040 20 | 22 -2 | 86.88% -3.56% | 18.64% 1.41% |
| Millikin University | 1,020 -20 | 21 | 66.68% 12.63% | 9.97% -5.21% |
| Eastern Illinois University | 1,000 -10 | - | 65.35% -2.40% | 9.81% -0.57% |
| Dominican University | 1,000 -25 | 19 1 | 90.32% 10.52% | 12.07% -0.41% |
| Greenville University | 995 -13 | 22 1 | 97.50% 2.13% | 14.89% -2.41% |
| Roosevelt University | 985 25 | 23 -2 | 97.16% 2.89% | 8.74% -1.89% |
| Rockford University | 940 | 20 -2 | 92.91% 35.68% | 13.38% 2.18% |
| Judson University | 930 -30 | 21 1 | 47.59% -15.53% | 39.24% 6.94% |
| DeVry University-Illinois | 860 -190 | 15 -5 | 98.38% 55.13% | 77.79% -4.93% |