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Illinois College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Presbyterian
Population 40,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 925
Men / Women 48% / 52%
White 76%
Hispanic 8%
Black 6%
International 3%
Asian 1%
Mixed 1%
Native American 0%
From State 80%
From Region 9%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics 35%
Health Sciences 21%
Humanities & Social Sciences 20%
Life & Natural Sciences 13%
Education 5%
Arts 2%
Computer Science 2%
Physical Sciences & Math 2%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $38,676
Est. Cost of Attendance $48,955
10-Year ROI $152,000
ROI Percentile 55th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 71%
4-Year Graduation Rate 57%
6-Year Graduation Rate 64%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,540 (45%)
Days Without Precipitation 248 (51%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 75%
Yield (Unbound) 8%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 49%
SAT Range 930 – 1130
SAT Math Range 433 – 590
SAT RW Range 450 – 590
ACT Range 19 – 26

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Illinois College 257 43% / 57% 4% $56,136 97%
Computer Science 6 67% / 33% 17% $75,425 82
Chemistry 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $60,479 58
Mathematics 1 0% / 100% 0% $58,049 52
Physics 1 0% / 100% 0% $65,670 68
Biochemistry 5 80% / 20% 0% $57,925 51
Biology 21 24% / 76% 0% $57,530 50 97%
Environmental Studies 7 57% / 43% 0% $49,207 26
Exercise Science 20 +2 65% / 35% 0% $51,648 33
Health Sciences 12 +2 42% / 58% 0% $56,172 46
Nursing 20 0% / 100% 0% $76,380 83
Nursing Science 2 0% / 100% 0% $75,772 83
Accounting 15 +3 40% / 60% 7% $55,868 45 96%
Actuarial Science +1 $73,360 80
Agricultural Business and Management 18 33% / 67% 0% $58,120 52
Business Administration 16 +7 81% / 19% 6% $56,584 48 100%
Economics 3 +2 100% / 0% 33% $66,564 70
Finance 5 +5 60% / 40% 0% $73,262 80 90%
Health Administration 2 0% / 100% 0% $57,134 49
Human Resources Management 8 +2 25% / 75% 0% $58,442 53
Management Sciences 10 +2 40% / 60% 10% $58,469 53
Marketing 4 +4 50% / 50% 25% $57,883 51
Sports Management 8 +4 88% / 12% 0% $49,423 27
Behavioral Neuroscience 2 0% / 100% 50% $47,515 21
Criminology 9 +1 67% / 33% 0% $51,756 33
English 4 +1 50% / 50% 25% $44,032 13
History 15 80% / 20% 0% $43,083 12 100%
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 100% / 0% 100% $52,970 37 100%
International/Global Studies +2 $50,559 30
Political Science 1 +4 100% / 0% 0% $54,238 41
Psychology 13 +4 15% / 85% 0% $49,853 28 97%
Rhetoric and Composition 4 +1 75% / 25% 0% $44,802 15 88%
Sociology 2 +2 0% / 100% 0% $47,664 22
Spanish 1 0% / 100% 0% $46,191 18
Education 3 +14 33% / 67% 33% $49,430 27
Elementary Education 11 0% / 100% 0% $47,366 21
Art 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $40,587 8
Drama and Theatre Arts $35,665 4
Music 2 0% / 100% 0% $41,136 9