Top Ranked Universities in Illinois - Highest ACT 75th Percentile Scores

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Top Ranked Universities in Illinois - Highest ACT 75th Percentile Scores

Rank in Illinois			Highest ACT 75th Percentile Scores
2020	2015	School Name	2020	2015
1	1	University of Chicago	35	No Change
2	2	Northwestern University	35	34 (↑2.9%)
3 ↑	4	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	32	31 (↑3.2%)
4 ↓	3	Wheaton College	32	No Change
5	5	Illinois Institute of Technology	31	30 (↑3.3%)
6 ↑	9	Loyola University Chicago	30	29 (↑3.4%)
7	7	Principia College	29	No Change
8 ↓	6	Illinois Wesleyan University	29	30 (↓3.3%)
9 ↑	10	Bradley University	28	No Change
10 ↑	30	McKendree University	28	25 (↑12.0%)
11	11	School of the Art Institute of Chicago	28	No Change
12 ↑	15	University of Illinois at Springfield	27	No Change
13 ↑	31	Monmouth College	27	25 (↑8.0%)
14 ↑	35	Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville	27	25 (↑8.0%)
15 ↑	22	University of Illinois at Chicago	27	26 (↑3.8%)
16 ↑	23	Millikin University	27	26 (↑3.8%)
17 ↑	18	Illinois State University	26	No Change
18 ↑	25	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	26	25 (↑4.0%)
19 ↑	26	University of St Francis	26	25 (↑4.0%)
20 ↓	14	North Central College	26	27 (↓3.7%)

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