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.
School | Average GPA | |
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Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, IL |
3.62 |
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Illinois CollegeJacksonville, IL |
3.63 |
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Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL |
3.71 |
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Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, IL |
3.74 |
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Wheaton CollegeWheaton, IL |
3.75 |
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University of Illinois at Urbana ChampaignEstimated GPA Champaign, IL |
3.79* |
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DePaul UniversityChicago, IL |
3.8 |
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Bradley UniversityPeoria, IL |
3.83 |
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Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL |
3.84 |
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Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, IL |
3.86 |
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Northwestern UniversityEstimated GPA Evanston, IL |
3.92* |
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University of ChicagoEstimated GPA Chicago, IL |
3.95* |
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Governors State UniversityUniversity Park, IL |
4.0 |