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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Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, IL |
3.1 | |
VanderCook College of MusicChicago, IL |
3.1 | |
MacCormac CollegeChicago, IL |
3.0 | |
Methodist College of NursingPeoria, IL |
2.95 | |
Harper CollegePalatine, IL |
2.94 | |
Kendall CollegeChicago, IL |
2.93 | |
Kankakee Community CollegeKankakee, IL |
2.9 | |
National Louis UniversityChicago, IL |
2.8 | |
Robert Morris University IllinoisChicago, IL |
2.73 | |
East West UniversityChicago, IL |
2.67 | |
City Colleges of Chicago Wilbur Wright CollegeChicago, IL |
2.5 | |
McHenry County CollegeCrystal Lake, IL |
2.25 | |
Morrison Institute of TechnologyMorrison, IL |
2.2 | |
Richland Community CollegeDecatur, IL |
2.15 |