Best Graduation Rate Universities in Illinois

Rankings based on government-verified data for qualifying institutions in Illinois.

50 results
# Institution Tuition Avg Earnings Grad Rate State
1 Northwestern University

Private Non-Profit

 $65,997 $76,844 96% IL
2 University of Chicago

Private Non-Profit

 $66,939 $80,870 95% IL
3 Wheaton College

Private Non-Profit

 $43,930 $50,270 87% IL
4 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Public

 $16,004 $64,802 85% IL
5 Illinois Wesleyan University

Private Non-Profit

 $55,704 $56,082 81% IL
6 Augustana College

Private Non-Profit

 $49,834 $49,849 78% IL
7 Principia College

Private Non-Profit

 $33,280 $0 77% IL
8 Lake Forest College

Private Non-Profit

 $54,202 $51,324 74% IL
9 Bradley University

Private Non-Profit

 $39,680 $59,114 74% IL
10 Loyola University Chicago

Private Non-Profit

 $51,716 $58,411 74% IL
11 Illinois Institute of Technology

Private Non-Profit

 $51,763 $70,803 74% IL
12 Methodist College

Private Non-Profit

 $18,008 $64,709 72% IL
13 Knox College

Private Non-Profit

 $55,587 $37,757 71% IL
14 DePaul University

Private Non-Profit

 $44,460 $54,695 70% IL
15 North Central College

Private Non-Profit

 $44,394 $51,762 67% IL
16 Illinois State University

Public

 $16,021 $50,599 67% IL
17 Trinity Christian College

Private Non-Profit

 $20,325 $48,107 66% IL
18 School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Private Non-Profit

 $54,530 $26,742 65% IL
19 University of St Francis

Private Non-Profit

 $37,000 $56,648 65% IL
20 Elmhurst University

Private Non-Profit

 $41,628 $52,803 64% IL
21 Illinois College

Private Non-Profit

 $37,470 $40,110 64% IL
22 Olivet Nazarene University

Private Non-Profit

 $37,940 $49,278 63% IL
23 Lewis University

Private Non-Profit

 $37,882 $56,095 62% IL
24 Moody Bible Institute

Private Non-Profit

 $15,356 $40,210 61% IL
25 University of Illinois Chicago

Public

 $14,338 $53,218 61% IL
26 Dominican University

Private Non-Profit

 $37,844 $47,907 60% IL
27 Aurora University

Private Non-Profit

 $28,220 $51,237 59% IL
28 Millikin University

Private Non-Profit

 $26,892 $43,100 59% IL
29 Monmouth College

Private Non-Profit

 $43,520 $43,158 59% IL
30 McKendree University

Private Non-Profit

 $34,070 $49,439 57% IL
31 University of Illinois Springfield

Public

 $12,252 $47,432 57% IL
32 Saint Xavier University

Private Non-Profit

 $36,840 $50,784 56% IL
33 North Park University

Private Non-Profit

 $35,325 $49,326 56% IL
34 Greenville University

Private Non-Profit

 $30,598 $40,307 54% IL
35 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Public

 $12,922 $46,384 54% IL
36 Judson University

Private Non-Profit

 $30,910 $45,374 53% IL
37 VanderCook College of Music

Private Non-Profit

 $30,910 $45,704 53% IL
38 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Public

 $13,244 $43,087 53% IL
39 Benedictine University

Private Non-Profit

 $34,290 $50,222 52% IL
40 Northern Illinois University

Public

 $12,700 $46,113 51% IL
41 Eastern Illinois University

Public

 $13,403 $42,694 50% IL
42 Eureka College

Private Non-Profit

 $28,400 $42,968 48% IL
43 Columbia College Chicago

Private Non-Profit

 $32,520 $32,596 48% IL
44 Concordia University-Chicago

Private Non-Profit

 $36,258 $44,405 48% IL
45 Trinity International University-Illinois

Private Non-Profit

 $12,320 $41,545 48% IL
46 Quincy University

Private Non-Profit

 $35,740 $43,331 47% IL
47 Western Illinois University

Public

 $14,952 $43,057 46% IL
48 Chamberlain University-Illinois

Private For-Profit

 $20,604 $84,533 44% IL
49 Blackburn College

Private Non-Profit

 $26,758 $36,665 44% IL
50 Roosevelt University

Private Non-Profit

 $20,280 $42,896 42% IL

About This Ranking

This ranking is based on data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which provides comprehensive information about colleges and universities across the country.

Institutions are ranked by best graduation rate metrics using the most recently available data. Only institutions with complete data for the ranking criteria are included.

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