Key Admission and Academic Facts of Affordable Illinois Colleges To Get In

Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville has the most affordable acceptance rate (highest) of 97.51% and Columbia College Chicago has the second highest acceptance rate of 94.77%.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $26,586 and graduate tuition & fees is $14,854 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 92.76% and the average SAT score is 1,034 at the schools.
The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Affordable Illinois Colleges To Get In.
Table. Affordable Illinois Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL
Public, four-years
97.51%
0.56%
20.52%1,050$12,922
($11,748)
12,51953.00%15 to 1
2
1
Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL
Private, four-years
94.77%
0.87%
22.01%-$32,5206,64647.00%15 to 1
3
13
Greenville University Greenville, IL
Private, four-years
94.12%
14.58%
19.17%980$30,5981,08857.00%12 to 1
4
10
Benedictine University Lisle, IL
Private, four-years
93.12%
13.10%
16.62%-$34,2903,12353.00%13 to 1
5
3
Concordia University-Chicago River Forest, IL
Private, four-years
93.04%
5.23%
6.68%-$36,2585,35448.00%12 to 1
6
4
National Louis University Chicago, IL
Private, four-years
92.05%
4.99%
28.24%-$12,3457,52530.00%15 to 1
7
3
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL
Public, four-years
91.50%
3.65%
16.98%1,030$13,244
($15,416)
11,10749.00%11 to 1
8
1
Trinity International University-Illinois Deerfield, IL
Private, four-years
91.26%
0.16%
28.14%1,025$12,3201,24249.00%12 to 1
9
27
Monmouth College Monmouth, IL
Private, four-years
90.70%
25.06%
14.01%1,110$43,52076756.00%10 to 1
10
3
Dominican University River Forest, IL
Private, four-years
89.53%
8.59%
13.10%1,010$37,8443,19658.00%11 to 1
Average92.76%18.55%1,034$26,586
($13,582)
5,25750.00%13 to 1
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