Below is a list of the 68 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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School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL |
3.51 | |
Monmouth CollegeMonmouth, IL |
3.49 | |
Trinity Christian CollegePalos Heights, IL |
3.48 | |
Quincy UniversityQuincy, IL |
3.47 | |
University of St FrancisJoliet, IL |
3.47 | |
University of Illinois at SpringfieldSpringfield, IL |
3.46 | |
Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, IL |
3.45 | |
Trinity College of Nursing and Health SciencesRock Island, IL |
3.42 | |
Columbia College ChicagoChicago, IL |
3.41 | |
University of Illinois at ChicagoChicago, IL |
3.41 | |
Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL |
3.41 | |
Lincoln Christian UniversityLincoln, IL |
3.4 | |
Millikin UniversityDecatur, IL |
3.4 | |
Saint Xavier UniversityChicago, IL |
3.4 | |
Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, IL |
3.39 | |
McKendree UniversityLebanon, IL |
3.38 | |
Olivet Nazarene UniversityEstimated GPA Bourbonnais, IL |
3.38* | |
Principia CollegeElsah, Illinois |
3.34 |