Below is a list of the 67 colleges in Illinois with the lowest average high school GPA for incoming freshmen. Richland Community College tops the list with an average reported GPA of 2.15. 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.
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Chicago State UniversityChicago, IL |
3.18 |
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Concordia University ChicagoRiver Forest, IL |
3.18 |
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Eureka CollegeEureka, IL |
3.22 |
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Blackburn CollegeCarlinville, IL |
3.23 |
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Greenville UniversityGreenville, IL |
3.23 |
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Hebrew Theological CollegeEstimated GPA Skokie, IL |
3.24* |
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Southern Illinois University CarbondaleCarbondale, IL |
3.24 |
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Rockford UniversityRockford, IL |
3.25 |
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Benedictine UniversityLisle, IL |
3.26 |
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Trinity International UniversityDeerfield, IL |
3.26 |
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Augustana CollegeRock Island, IL |
3.3 |
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Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL |
3.3 |
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Black Hawk CollegeMoline, IL |
3.33 |
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Principia CollegeElsah, Illinois |
3.34 |
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McKendree UniversityLebanon, IL |
3.38 |
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Olivet Nazarene UniversityEstimated GPA Bourbonnais, IL |
3.38* |
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Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, IL |
3.39 |
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Lincoln Christian UniversityLincoln, IL |
3.4 |