Illinois College
Jacksonville, IL · Private four-year · Town: Distant
956undergraduates
78%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$17,255average net price per year
61%graduate in 6 years
70%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 3,660
- Admitted
- 2,733
- Admit rate
- 78%
- Admit rate, women
- 77%
- Admit rate, men
- 72%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 9%
- First-year students
- 253
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 47%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 490-583
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 488-600
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 14%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 19-25
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Considered, not required |
| Essay or personal statement | Considered, not required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Considered, not required |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Not considered |
Majors
35 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (6)
- Accounting Bachelor's (15 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (16 awarded)
- Finance, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (3)
- Biochemistry Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (21 awarded)
- Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Bachelor's (20 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (4)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Health/Health Care Administration/Management Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor's (20 awarded)
Agricultural/animal/plant/veterinary science and related fields (1)
- Agricultural Business and Management, General Bachelor's (18 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (15 awarded)
Psychology (2)
- Behavioral Neuroscience Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (13 awarded)
Social sciences (4)
- Criminology Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Economics, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Education (2)
- Education, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Elementary Education and Teaching Bachelor's (11 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (2)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Rhetoric and Composition Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (1)
- Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Natural resources and conservation (1)
- Environmental Studies Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (1)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Physical sciences (2)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (2)
- Art/Art Studies, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (1)
- Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (1)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Graduate programs (1)
- Nursing Administration Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $37,470
- Housing and food on campus
- $10,264
- Other on-campus costs
- $1,500
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $49,234
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $49,234
- Total cost living at home
- $40,220
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $11,197 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $11,627 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $14,241 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $18,505 |
| Over $110,000 | $23,362 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 100%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 100%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $30,139
- Got a grant from the college
- 100%
- Average grant from the college
- $24,780
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 35%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 89%
- Average amount borrowed
- $7,330
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 55%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 61%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 61%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 64%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 61%
- Came back for year two
- 70%
| Pell grant students | 57% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 66% |
| Neither | 63% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 128 | 62% |
| Men | 129 | 60% |
| Asian | 3 | 100% (small group) |
| Black | 34 | 53% |
| Hispanic | 14 | 50% (small group) |
| White | 185 | 62% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 50% (small group) |
| Race unknown | 1 | 0% (small group) |
| International | 14 | 86% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 242 | 65% | 28% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 58 | 74% | 19% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 1 | 0% (small group) | 0% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 958
- Undergraduates
- 956
- Full-time undergraduates
- 911
- Part-time undergraduates
- 45
- Graduate students
- 2
- Students per faculty member
- 11 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 74%
- From out of state
- 20%
- From other countries
- 6%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 6%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 7%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 11%
| Women | 54% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 1% |
| Black | 10% |
| Hispanic | 10% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 70% |
| Two or more races | 3% |
| Race unknown | 1% |
| International | 6% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Town: Distant
- Address
- 1101 West College Ave, Jacksonville, IL, 62650-2299
- County
- Morgan County
- Type
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
- Highest degree
- Master's degree
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Presbyterian Church (USA)
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.