Illinois Private Colleges with the Lowest Enrollment Rate

The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 10 Illinois Private Colleges with the Lowest Yield is 23.38% for the academic year 2024-2025.

Concordia University-Chicago has the lowest (i.e. fewer accepted students enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 7.70% and Illinois Institute of Technology (7.73%) and Illinois College (8.24%) are following it in the list of Illinois Private Colleges with the Lowest Yield.

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.

Concordia University-Chicago has the lowest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 7.70% and Illinois Institute of Technology has the second lowest yield of 7.73%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $43,064 and graduate tuition & fees is $22,657 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Lowest Yield Illinois Private Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 79.21%, and the average SAT score is 1,161, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Comparison between Illinois Private Colleges With The Lowest Yield

Table. Illinois Private Colleges With The Lowest Yield Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		Concordia University-Chicago River Forest, ILPrivate, 4-year 7.70%
0.10%		92.79%-$37,4884,77036.00%13 to 1
2
6		Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year 7.73%
3.08%		54.93%1,300$52,2028,83475.00%14 to 1
3
2		Illinois College Jacksonville, ILPrivate, 4-year 8.24%
1.02%		78.19%1,055$38,67694264.00%12 to 1
4
-		Loyola University Chicago Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year 8.61%
0.35%		81.60%1,260$53,71017,38473.00%13 to 1
5
1		Roosevelt University Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year 8.74%
1.89%		97.16%985$21,3154,28135.00%11 to 1
6
5		DePaul University Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year 10.81%
1.63%		75.89%1,240$45,40521,21068.00%17 to 1
7
-		Bradley University Peoria, ILPrivate, 4-year 11.17%
0.45%		76.76%-$42,1604,77776.00%11 to 1
8
6		Knox College Galesburg, ILPrivate, 4-year 11.48%
3.02%		70.79%1,320$57,9031,13668.00%11 to 1
9
3		Dominican University River Forest, ILPrivate, 4-year 12.07%
0.41%		90.32%1,000$38,8283,80355.00%12 to 1
10
3		Elmhurst University Elmhurst, ILPrivate, 4-year 12.52%
0.29%		73.64%1,130$42,9553,99770.00%15 to 1
Average9.91%79.21%1,161$43,0647,11362.00%13 to 1