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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.
Number of Illinois Colleges by 2025 SAT Score and Percentile
SAT ScoreTotalPublic CollegesPrivate 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.
[Chart] Number of Colleges by SAT score and percentile

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.
34 Illinois Colleges SAT Scores
School NameSAT Average Score
2024-20252023-2024
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
Average1,149
+11 (0.93%)
1,139