| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | University of Chicago Chicago, IL Private, four-years | 5.43% 1.05% | 84.80% | 1,540 | $66,939 | 18,339 | 95.00% | 5 to 1 |
| 2 - | Northwestern University Evanston, IL Private, four-years | 7.21% 0.24% | 55.16% | 1,530 | $65,997 | 23,161 | 96.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 3 - | DeVry University-Illinois Naperville, IL Private, four-years | 43.02% 2.50% | 84.39% | 1,085 | $17,488 | 26,384 | 43.00% | 49 to 1 |
| 4 2 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL Public, four-years | 44.82% 14.84% | 28.06% | 1,440 | $34,501 ($16,004) | 56,916 | 84.00% | 21 to 1 |
| 5 30 | Principia College Elsah, IL Private, four-years | 47.85% 36.21% | 61.00% | 1,125 | $33,280 | 323 | 76.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 6 2 | Chicago State University Chicago, IL Public, four-years | 48.51% 1.04% | 4.82% | - | $12,754 ($12,018) | 2,317 | 27.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 7 6 | Rockford University Rockford, IL Private, four-years | 54.91% 11.87% | 11.01% | 980 | $37,300 | 1,181 | 40.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 8 3 | Governors State University University Park, IL Public, four-years | 57.48% 5.43% | 29.48% | 945 | $11,320 ($10,468) | 4,427 | 20.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 9 2 | Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, IL Private, four-years | 57.80% 2.75% | 19.04% | - | $37,940 | 3,255 | 66.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 10 1 | Judson University Elgin, IL Private, four-years | 58.20% 4.20% | 26.08% | 1,025 | $30,910 | 973 | 53.00% | 10 to 1 |
| Average | 42.52% | 40.38% | 1,209 | $34,843 ($12,830) | 13,728 | 60.00% | 14 to 1 |
