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Top Ranked Universities in Illinois - Highest ACT 75th Percentile Scores

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Top Ranked Universities in Illinois - Highest ACT 75th Percentile Scores

Rank in Illinois Highest ACT 75th Percentile Scores
2020 2015 School Name 2020 2015
1 1 University of Chicago 35 No Change
2 2 Northwestern University 35 34 (2.9%)
3 4 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 32 31 (3.2%)
4 3 Wheaton College 32 No Change
5 5 Illinois Institute of Technology 31 30 (3.3%)
6 9 Loyola University Chicago 30 29 (3.4%)
7 7 Principia College 29 No Change
8 6 Illinois Wesleyan University 29 30 (3.3%)
9 10 Bradley University 28 No Change
10 30 McKendree University 28 25 (12.0%)
11 11 School of the Art Institute of Chicago 28 No Change
12 15 University of Illinois at Springfield 27 No Change
13 31 Monmouth College 27 25 (8.0%)
14 35 Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville 27 25 (8.0%)
15 22 University of Illinois at Chicago 27 26 (3.8%)
16 23 Millikin University 27 26 (3.8%)
17 18 Illinois State University 26 No Change
18 25 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale 26 25 (4.0%)
19 26 University of St Francis 26 25 (4.0%)
20 14 North Central College 26 27 (3.7%)

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