Summary of Illinois Colleges by SAT Score
More colleges are removing SAT scores as a "required item" from their application requirements, but still they are considering the SAT score in admission process. In Illinois, 34 colleges require or consider SAT score to determine admission eligibility.
SAT Percentile and Score Table
The 2025 Average SAT score Illinois colleges is 1,149. For public Illinois colleges, the average SAT score is 1,137 and the private colleges' average SAT score is 1,153.
The following table summarizes the number of colleges by SAT score for 34 colleges that require or consider the SAT score for admission. The large-font numbers in each cell mean the number of schools for corresponding score and school type and the small-font numbers below mean the percentile for that SAT score.
You can see the list of college in each SAT range by following the link on the SAT range.
| SAT Score | Total | Public Colleges | Private Colleges |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 or higher | 2 94 to 99+ |
- | 2 93 to 99+ |
| 1450 - 1500 | - | - | - |
| 1400 - 1450 | 1 91 to 94 |
1 86 to 99+ |
- |
| 1350 - 1400 | 1 88 to 91 |
- | 1 89 to 93 |
| 1300 - 1350 | 3 79 to 88 |
- | 3 78 to 89 |
| 1250 - 1300 | 1 76 to 79 |
- | 1 74 to 78 |
| 1200 - 1250 | 3 68 to 76 |
1 71 to 86 |
2 67 to 74 |
| 1150 - 1200 | 3 59 to 68 |
- | 3 56 to 67 |
| 1100 - 1150 | 5 44 to 59 |
1 57 to 71 |
4 41 to 56 |
| 1050 - 1100 | 6 26 to 44 |
2 29 to 57 |
4 26 to 41 |
| 1000 - 1050 | 4 15 to 26 |
2 0 to 29 |
2 19 to 26 |
| Below 1000 | 5 0 to 15 |
- | 5 0 to 19 |
Illinois Colleges by SAT Score Chart
The following chart visualizes the SAT score distribution for Illinois colleges.
List of Illinois Colleges by SAT score
The table is sorted from highest to lowest SAT score for Illinois colleges, based on the most recent two years of data. A green number means the school's SAT score is higher than last year, while a red number means the score lower than last year.
| School Name | SAT Average Score | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-2025 | 2023-2024 | |
| University of Chicago Private | Chicago, IL |
1,550 +10 (0.65%) |
1,540 |
| Northwestern University Private | Evanston, IL |
1,540 +15 (0.98%) |
1,525 |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Public | Champaign, IL |
1,440 +50 (3.60%) |
1,390 |
| Wheaton College Private | Wheaton, IL |
1,380 +30 (2.22%) |
1,350 |
| Lake Forest College Private | Lake Forest, IL |
1,320 +52 (4.10%) |
1,268 |
| Knox College Private | Galesburg, IL |
1,320 +67 (5.35%) |
1,253 |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Private | Chicago, IL |
1,300 +5 (0.39%) |
1,295 |
| Loyola University Chicago Private | Chicago, IL |
1,260 +10 (0.80%) |
1,250 |
| DePaul University Private | Chicago, IL |
1,240 +5 (0.40%) |
1,235 |
| University of Illinois Chicago Public | Chicago, IL |
1,240 +10 (0.81%) |
1,230 |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Private | Bloomington, IL |
1,240 +5 (0.40%) |
1,235 |
| North Central College Private | Naperville, IL |
1,190 +17 (1.45%) |
1,173 |
| Trinity Christian College Private | Palos Heights, IL |
1,160 +35 (3.11%) |
1,125 |
| Augustana College Private | Rock Island, IL |
1,150 +20 (1.77%) |
1,130 |
| Elmhurst University Private | Elmhurst, IL |
1,130 +45 (4.15%) |
1,085 |
| University of St Francis Private | Joliet, IL |
1,130 +95 (9.18%) |
1,035 |
| Monmouth College Private | Monmouth, IL |
1,110 -10 (-0.89%) |
1,120 |
| Olivet Nazarene University Private | Bourbonnais, IL |
1,100 +25 (2.33%) |
1,075 |
| Illinois State University Public | Normal, IL |
1,100 -20 (-1.79%) |
1,120 |
| Quincy University Private | Quincy, IL |
1,080 -80 (-6.90%) |
1,160 |
| Lewis University Private | Romeoville, IL |
1,080 -25 (-2.26%) |
1,105 |
| University of Illinois Springfield Public | Springfield, IL |
1,070 -40 (-3.60%) |
1,110 |
| Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Public | Edwardsville, IL |
1,070 +40 (3.88%) |
1,030 |
| Aurora University Private | Aurora, IL |
1,055 +23 (2.23%) |
1,032 |
| Illinois College Private | Jacksonville, IL |
1,055 -26 (-2.41%) |
1,081 |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Public | Carbondale, IL |
1,040 +15 (1.46%) |
1,025 |
| Millikin University Private | Decatur, IL |
1,020 +5 (0.49%) |
1,015 |
| Dominican University Private | River Forest, IL |
1,000 -37 (-3.57%) |
1,037 |
| Eastern Illinois University Public | Charleston, IL |
1,000 - |
1,000 |
| Greenville University Private | Greenville, IL |
995 -20 (-1.97%) |
1,015 |
| Roosevelt University Private | Chicago, IL |
985 +30 (3.14%) |
955 |
| Rockford University Private | Rockford, IL |
940 -21 (-2.19%) |
961 |
| Judson University Private | Elgin, IL |
930 -41 (-4.22%) |
971 |
| DeVry University-Illinois Private | Lisle, IL |
860 -201 (-18.94%) |
1,061 |
| Average | 1,149 +11 (0.93%) |
1,139 |