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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Millikin UniversityDecatur, IL |
3.4 |
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Saint Xavier UniversityChicago, IL |
3.4 |
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Columbia College ChicagoChicago, IL |
3.41 |
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University of Illinois at ChicagoChicago, IL |
3.41 |
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Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL |
3.41 |
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Trinity College of Nursing and Health SciencesRock Island, IL |
3.42 |
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Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, IL |
3.45 |
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University of Illinois at SpringfieldSpringfield, IL |
3.46 |
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Quincy UniversityQuincy, IL |
3.47 |
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University of St FrancisJoliet, IL |
3.47 |
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Trinity Christian CollegePalos Heights, IL |
3.48 |
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Monmouth CollegeMonmouth, IL |
3.49 |
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School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL |
3.51 |
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Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, IL |
3.54 |
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Aurora UniversityAurora, IL |
3.56 |
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Elmhurst CollegeElmhurst, IL |
3.59 |
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Lewis UniversityRomeoville, IL |
3.6 |
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North Central CollegeNaperville, IL |
3.6 |