Illinois Colleges Ranked by Lowest GPA

List of Colleges by GPA

Below is a list of the 68 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.

List of Illinois Colleges Ranked by Lowest GPA
School Average GPA
Lincoln Christian University

Lincoln, IL

3.4 
Millikin University

Decatur, IL

3.4 
Saint Xavier University

Chicago, IL

3.4 
Columbia College Chicago

Chicago, IL

3.41 
University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, IL

3.41 
Illinois State University

Normal, IL

3.41 
Trinity College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Rock Island, IL

3.42 
Western Illinois University

Macomb, IL

3.45 
University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield, IL

3.46 
Quincy University

Quincy, IL

3.47 
University of St Francis

Joliet, IL

3.47 
Trinity Christian College

Palos Heights, IL

3.48 
Monmouth College

Monmouth, IL

3.49 
School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, IL

3.51 
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Edwardsville, IL

3.54 
Aurora University

Aurora, IL

3.56 
Elmhurst College

Elmhurst, IL

3.59 
Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

3.6