by our College Data Analytics TeamIllinois College is a private not-for-profit institution in Jacksonville, Illinois enrolling 930 undergraduates. It accepts 78% of applicants and has an on-time graduation rate of 64%, above the national average of 33%. College Factual ranks it #1,021 of 5,159 colleges nationwide in its 2027 Best Colleges ranking (top 20%), and its Value for Your Money analysis rates it a Fair Price.
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
Illinois College ranks #1,021 of 5,159 colleges nationwide in College Factual’s 2027 Best Colleges ranking, placing it in the top 20%.
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Illinois College is ranked #1,021 out of 5,159 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual’s 2027 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 20% of all schools in the nation.
Illinois College also holds the #51 spot on the Best Colleges in Illinois ranking.
See all of the rankings for Illinois College.
Illinois College has an acceptance rate of 78%, 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 37% 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 450 and 590. Math scores were between 433 and 590.
Illinois College received ACT scores from 12% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 19 and 26.
Learn more about Illinois College admissions.
At Illinois College, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 to 1. That’s much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunities to work closely with their professors and classmates.
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 71%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Illinois College is 71%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
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 64%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Illinois College.
During the most recent academic year, there were 930 undergraduates at Illinois College.
Get more detailed information on the diversity at Illinois College.
The average net price of Illinois College is $17,140. 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.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,487 | $10,910 | $12,569 | $16,826 | $25,788 |
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 price for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Illinois College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Illinois College, approximately 83% of students took out student loans averaging $6,589 a year. That adds up to $26,356 over four years for those students. The student loan default rate is 3.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you’ll be able to pay back your student loans. Get more details about paying for Illinois College.
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor’s degree from Illinois College make about $52,575 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is in the same neighborhood of the average college graduate’s salary of $49,219 per year. However, certain majors may produce higher-paying graduates.
See which majors at Illinois College make the most money.
Illinois College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Jacksonville, Illinois. Jacksonville is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life. Get more details about the location of Illinois College.
Contact information for Illinois College can be found below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1101 West College Ave, Jacksonville, IL 62650-2299 |
| Phone: | 2172453000 |
| Website: | www.ic.edu |
| Wikipedia: | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_College |
| Facebook: | www.facebook.com/illinoiscollege1829 |
| Twitter: | twitter.com/ictrueblue |
In the most recent reporting year, students from 19 majors graduated from Illinois College. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.
| Most Popular Majors | Completions | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 276 | NA |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 23 | NA |
| General Education | 21 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 20 | NA |
| Agricultural Economics | 19 | NA |
| Nursing | 19 | NA |
| General Psychology | 17 | $30,429 |
| Accounting | 15 | NA |
| Finance & Financial Management | 14 | $45,712 |
| Criminology | 12 | NA |
128 students took at least one online class at Illinois College.
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.
Learn more about online learning at Illinois College.
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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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