Highest Graduation Rate Colleges in Illinois

Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate in Illinois

University of Chicago has the highest graduation rate of 96% for academic year 2023-2024 in Illinois. Northwestern University is ranked second with 95% and Wheaton College follows them with 85%. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. Next table shows the schools that have high graduation rates with transfer-out rates and retention rates. You may want to check colleges having the lowest graduation rates in Illinois.

Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate in Illinois
	Name	Graduation Rate	Transfer-out Rate	Retention Rate (full-time/part-time)
1	University of Chicago Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChicago, IL	96%	-	99%
2	Northwestern University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsEvanston, IL	95%	-	98%
3	Wheaton College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWheaton, IL	85%	-	93%
4	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Public, four-yearsChampaign, IL	85%	-	95%
5	Lake Forest College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLake Forest, IL	78%	16%	90%
6	Bradley University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsPeoria, IL	76%	-	83%
7	Illinois Institute of Technology Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChicago, IL	75%	-	86%
8	Illinois Wesleyan University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBloomington, IL	75%	19%	80%
9	Principia College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsElsah, IL	74%	-	83%
10	Loyola University Chicago Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChicago, IL	73%	1%	82%
11	Augustana College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsRock Island, IL	73%	-	82%
12	Elmhurst University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsElmhurst, IL	70%	30%	80%
13	DePaul University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChicago, IL	68%	18%	86%
14	Knox College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsGalesburg, IL	68%	16%	83%
15	University of St Francis Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsJoliet, IL	67%	-	79%
16	Lewis University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsRomeoville, IL	67%	-	79%
17	Monmouth College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMonmouth, IL	65%	29%	74%
18	Illinois State University Public, four-yearsNormal, IL	65%	-	81%
19	Illinois College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsJacksonville, IL	64%	-	71%
20	North Central College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNaperville, IL	64%	35%	77%

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Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate in Illinois

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