Below is a list of the 67 colleges in Illinois with the highest average high school GPA for incoming freshmen. Governors State University tops the list with an average reported GPA of 4.0. Note that not all colleges report GPA for their incoming class. Those with asterisk(*) denote a predicted GPA by the CollegeSimply AI algorithm.
GPA Data is reported by participating colleges to Wintergreen Orchard House and is reproduced under license.
School | Average GPA | |
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Governors State UniversityUniversity Park, IL |
4.0 |
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University of ChicagoEstimated GPA Chicago, IL |
3.95* |
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Northwestern UniversityEstimated GPA Evanston, IL |
3.92* |
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Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, IL |
3.86 |
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Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL |
3.84 |
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Bradley UniversityPeoria, IL |
3.83 |
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DePaul UniversityChicago, IL |
3.8 |
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University of Illinois at Urbana ChampaignEstimated GPA Champaign, IL |
3.79* |
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Wheaton CollegeWheaton, IL |
3.75 |
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Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, IL |
3.74 |
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Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL |
3.71 |
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Illinois CollegeJacksonville, IL |
3.63 |
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Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, IL |
3.62 |
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Lewis UniversityRomeoville, IL |
3.6 |
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North Central CollegeNaperville, IL |
3.6 |
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Elmhurst CollegeElmhurst, IL |
3.59 |
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Aurora UniversityAurora, IL |
3.56 |
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Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, IL |
3.54 |