Illinois Public Colleges With The Highest SAT Scores

The 2025 average SAT score of public Illinois colleges is 1137 which is 9 points higher than previous SAT score of 1129.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has the highest SAT score of 1440 among 7 Illinois colleges that consider SAT score for admission.

Of those 7 Illinois colleges, 4 schools' SAT scores increased compared to last year, and 3 schools' scores decreased.

The table below shows the 7 Illinois colleges with the highest SAT scores along with important academic statistics.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $22,798 and graduate tuition & fees is $22,794 for the academic year 2024-2025.

Comparison between Illinois Public Colleges With The Highest SAT Scores

Table. Illinois Public Colleges With The Highest SAT Scores Comparison
	School Name	SAT Score	ACT Score	Acceptance Rate	Yield	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Total Population	Graduation Rate	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 -	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, ILPublic, 4-year	1,440 30	32	42.37%	28.83%	$40,096 ($18,267)	59,238	85.00%	20 to 1
2 -	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, ILPublic, 4-year	1,240 10	28	77.35%	21.09%	$32,009 ($15,949)	33,906	62.00%	17 to 1
3 -	Illinois State University Normal, ILPublic, 4-year	1,100 10	24	88.15%	22.53%	$26,058 ($14,410)	21,546	65.00%	19 to 1
4 -	University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, ILPublic, 4-year	1,070 20	24	85.88%	12.55%	$20,139 ($12,557)	4,628	53.00%	13 to 1
4 1	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, ILPublic, 4-year	1,070 40	24	97.50%	15.66%	$12,092 ($12,092)	11,893	57.00%	15 to 1
6 -	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, ILPublic, 4-year	1,040 20	22	86.88%	18.64%	$13,334 ($13,334)	11,790	62.00%	11 to 1
7 -	Eastern Illinois University Charleston, ILPublic, 4-year	1,000 10	-	65.35%	9.81%	$15,859 ($13,377)	8,505	47.00%	14 to 1
	Average	1,137	26	77.64%	18.44%	$22,798 ($14,284)	21,644	61.57%	16 to 1