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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Illinois College is ranked #1,164 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Illinois College held the #1,244 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Illinois College also holds the #54 spot on the Best Colleges in Illinois ranking.
Illinois College has an acceptance rate of 75%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
About 57% of students accepted to Illinois College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 590. Math scores were between 470 and 560.
The student to faculty ratio at Illinois College is about average at 13 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Illinois College is 77%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Illinois College has a freshmen retention rate of 76%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Illinois College for first-time, full-time students is 59%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Illinois College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,154 undergraduates at Illinois College with 1,129 being full-time and 25 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,437 | $12,647 | $17,846 | $21,982 | $23,317 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Illinois College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Illinois College, approximately 74% of students took out student loans averaging $7,127 a year. That adds up to $28,508 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Illinois College is 6.6%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
Get more details about the location of Illinois College.
Contact details for Illinois College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1101 West College Ave, Jacksonville, IL 62650-2299 |
| Phone: | 217-245-3000 |
| Website: | www.ic.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/illinoiscollege1829 |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/ictrueblue |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 49 | NA |
| General Psychology | 23 | $30,429 |
| General Biology | 21 | $25,515 |
| Nursing | 19 | NA |
| Writing Studies | 17 | $21,386 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 14 | NA |
| Finance & Financial Management | 14 | $45,712 |
| Accounting | 13 | NA |
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 13 | NA |
| Computer Science | 10 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 74 students took at least one online class at Illinois College. This is an increase from the 57 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 74 | 74 |
| 2019-2020 | 57 | 57 |
| 2018-2019 | 9 | 9 |
| 2017-2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 0 | 0 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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