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Illinois College Data & Information Overview

Great Price Value for Your Money
75% Acceptance Rate
7% Student Loan Default Rate
Find out more about how Illinois College ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below.
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How Well Is Illinois College Ranked?

#1,164 Best Colleges in Nation
#54 Best Colleges in IL
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

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Overall Quality

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.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Illinois College?

75% Acceptance Rate
54% Of Accepted Are Women
57% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

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.

Average Test Scores

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.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Illinois College  ( 480 to 590 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Illinois College  ( 470 to 560 )
200
800
Illinois College received ACT scores from 32% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 18 and 24.

ACT Composite Scores for Illinois College  ( 18 to 24 )
1
36

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Illinois College Faculty

13 to 1 Student to Faculty
77% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

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.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

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%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  77 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Illinois College

76% Freshmen Retention
59% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

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.

Freshmen Retention Rate  76 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

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%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  59 out of 100
0
100

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Illinois College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,129 Full-Time Undergraduates
21.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
52.5% Percent Women

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.

How Much Does Illinois College Cost?

$18,271 Net Price
74% Take Out Loans
$28,508 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Illinois College is $18,271. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Illinois College

$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.

Student Loan Debt

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.

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How Much Money Do Illinois College Graduates Make?

$46,510 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Illinois College make around $46,510 per year during the early years of their employment. That's great news for Illinois College students since it is 9% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Illinois College

Illinois State
1,129 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Illinois College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jacksonville, Illinois. Jacksonville is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

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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

Illinois College Majors

39 Majors With Completions
276 Undergraduate Degrees
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

Learn more about the majors offered at Illinois College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Illinois College

7% Take At Least One Class Online
7% Take All Classes Online

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

Learn more about online learning at Illinois College.

Notes and References

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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