Northwestern University 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.

University of Chicago with 95% and Bradley University with 76% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Illinois Private Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate.

Colleges having highest graduation rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Illinois Private Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate

Northwestern University has the highest graduation rate of 96% and University of Chicago has the second highest graduation rate of 95%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $45,544 and graduate tuition & fees is $26,217 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 64.23% and the average SAT score is 1,276 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 69.70% and the students to faculty ratio is 13 to 1 over the 10 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Illinois Private Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate.

Table. Illinois Private Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
1
Northwestern University Evanston, ILPrivate, 4-year 96.00%
0.77%
$65,99755.16%7.21%1,53023,1616 to 1
2
1
University of Chicago Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year 95.00%
0.90%
$66,93984.80%5.43%1,54018,3395 to 1
3
-
Bradley University Peoria, ILPrivate, 4-year 76.00%
0.24%
$39,68012.15%75.14%1,1805,55212 to 1
4
1
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year 75.00%
3.57%
$51,76313.93%61.44%1,3106,94313 to 1
5
1
Loyola University Chicago Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year 70.00%
1.97%
$51,7168.85%79.15%1,27516,89913 to 1
6
-
DePaul University Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year 69.00%
0.57%
$44,46013.31%70.17%1,19020,91717 to 1
7
-
Lewis University Romeoville, ILPrivate, 4-year 62.00%
1.54%
$37,88217.21%74.06%1,1006,51314 to 1
8
-
Aurora University Aurora, ILPrivate, 4-year 59.00%
3.64%
$28,22028.08%81.90%1,0805,91818 to 1
9
1
Concordia University-Chicago River Forest, ILPrivate, 4-year 48.00%
5.19%
$36,2586.68%93.04%-5,35412 to 1
10
1
Columbia College Chicago Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year 47.00%
3.85%
$32,52022.01%94.77%-6,64615 to 1
Average69.70%$45,54426.22%64.23%1,27611,62413 to 1