Illinois College
Jacksonville, Illinois · Private · 930 undergraduates · ic.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
78%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
883 to 1180
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$56,210Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Illinois College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
78% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$56,210
a year in 2027-28, from a $56,210 sticker price
What to do with your 1030
Send your score
About 54% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 800, and yours is above it.
Source: College Navigator (federal data on fall 2024 freshmen)
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
Source: First-Year Students | Illinois College · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov30Early Action · November 30, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Feb28Regular Decision · February 28, 2027The standard deadline.
Source: Apply to IC | Illinois College
Who gets in
78%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 883 to 1180
Reading and Writing 450 to 590
Math 433 to 590
ACT composite 19 to 26
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$56,210
a year
- Tuition$42,630
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$11,937
- $30,001 to $48,000$12,053
- $48,001 to $75,000$13,334
- $75,001 to $110,000$14,919
- Over $110,000$25,261
Financial aidEstimate
91%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
100%
of freshmen receive grants
$31,609
average grant to freshmen
After college
Graduate within 6 years
61%
Come back for a second year
71%
Typical earnings
$57,546
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Illinois College$57,192
- All colleges$64,695
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 8 majors here have earnings data.
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