Illinois Colleges Ranked by Highest GPA

List of Colleges by GPA

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.

List of Illinois Colleges Ranked by Highest GPA
School Average GPA
Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago, IL

3.1 
VanderCook College of Music

Chicago, IL

3.1 
MacCormac College

Chicago, IL

3.0 
Methodist College of Nursing

Peoria, IL

2.95 
Harper College

Palatine, IL

2.94 
Kendall College

Chicago, IL

2.93 
Kankakee Community College

Kankakee, IL

2.9 
National Louis University

Chicago, IL

2.8 
Robert Morris University Illinois

Chicago, IL

2.73 
East West University

Chicago, IL

2.67 
City Colleges of Chicago Wilbur Wright College

Chicago, IL

2.5 
McHenry County College

Crystal Lake, IL

2.25 
Morrison Institute of Technology

Morrison, IL

2.2 
Richland Community College

Decatur, IL

2.15