Illinois College
Jacksonville, IL · Private · Town (distant)
Private institution in Jacksonville, IL · 925 undergraduates · 75% acceptance rate · $52,575 median earnings 10 years after entry.
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $17,945887th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $37,4701,560th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $37,4701,519th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $47,3371,397th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,5651,405th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,575925th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $40,1101,216th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 61.1%732nd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 70.0%1,234th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 74.7%738th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1082757th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 21701st highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 9251,398th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 35.1%930th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 193 mi (MDW)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EADec 1
- Rollingopen
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 36 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $47,260 | $38,289 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $46,087 | $43,798 |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $36,852 | — |
| SociologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $33,987 | $35,420 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $33,459 | — |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $33,138 | $32,925 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $31,423 | $28,960 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $28,236 | $30,047 |
| History | bachelors | $24,035 | — |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | $24,035 | $38,289 |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementAgriculture | bachelors | — | — |
| Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studies | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Presbyterian Church (USA)source
- Founded in 1829source
- Athletic nickname: "Lady Blues"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: Blue and Whitesource
- Mascot: Blueboysource
- Campus size: about 80 acressource
- Athletic conference: Midwest Conferencesource
- Plays for the "Arch Rivalry Trophy" (since 1896)source
- Football rivalry: Illinois–Indiana (since 1899)source
- Football rivalry: Illinois–Iowa (since 1899)source
- Football rivalry: Illinois–Michigan (since 1898)source
- Plays for the "Land of Lincoln Trophy" (since 1892)source
- Plays for the "Illibuck" (since 1902)source
- Plays for the "Purdue Cannon" (since 1890)source
- Notable alum: William Jennings Bryansource
- Notable alum: John Wesley Powellsource
Athletics — 10 sports
NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Illinois College’s 925 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In IL
Key links
- Official websiteic.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 145691)
- Compare colleges in ILRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in IllinoisEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Rockford UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Illinois College vs Rockford UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 10 EADA programs at this school
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