First-Gen Fit Rankings: Illinois

Sorted by First-Gen Fit Score · 87 schools · Data: U.S. Dept. of Education

✅ 22 Good (60–79) ⚠️ 40 Fair (40–59) ⚠️ 25 Low (<40)

#	College	Fit Score	First-Gen Rate	Pell Rate	Net Price <$30k	Retention
1	Saint Xavier University Chicago	75 ✅ Good	—	58.9%	$7,572	75.7%
2	The Chicago School at Chicago Chicago	71 ✅ Good	—	54.8%	—	—
3	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago	71 ✅ Good	—	48.9%	$7,529	80.2%
4	Dominican University River Forest	71 ✅ Good	—	51.5%	$9,759	77.9%
5	Saint Anthony College of Nursing Rockford	71 ✅ Good	—	38.8%	—	100%
6	Trinity International University-Illinois Deerfield	71 ✅ Good	—	89.3%	$1,242	12.5%
7	Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences Rock Island	68 ✅ Good	—	54.2%	—	—
8	Chicago State University Chicago	67 ✅ Good	—	57.9%	$9,073	57.3%
9	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign	66 ✅ Good	—	23.4%	$2,038	94.8%
10	University of St Francis Joliet	66 ✅ Good	—	39.3%	$8,547	78.8%
11	University of Chicago Chicago	65 ✅ Good	—	15.3%	$-1,264	99.3%
12	Governors State University University Park	65 ✅ Good	—	53.6%	$9,563	56.2%
13	University of Illinois Springfield Springfield	65 ✅ Good	—	37.4%	$5,778	74.8%
14	Northern Illinois University Dekalb	64 ✅ Good	—	47.3%	$10,126	69.6%
15	National Louis University Chicago	63 ✅ Good	—	55.2%	$12,462	50.4%
16	Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago Chicago	63 ✅ Good	—	34.6%	—	88.9%
17	Aurora University Aurora	62 ✅ Good	—	45%	$14,525	77.1%
18	Methodist College Peoria	62 ✅ Good	—	51.1%	—	—
19	Northwestern University Evanston	62 ✅ Good	—	18.6%	$1,764	98.1%
20	Northeastern Illinois University Chicago	62 ✅ Good	—	55.7%	$13,709	52.3%
21	Lewis University Romeoville	60 ✅ Good	—	32.6%	$10,382	79.2%
22	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale	60 ✅ Good	—	38.8%	$9,415	66.8%
23	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville	59 ⚠️ Fair	—	32.7%	$8,483	75.7%
24	Blackburn College Carlinville	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	49.9%	$16,838	67.2%
25	Western Illinois University Macomb	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	28.1%	$6,941	61.4%
26	Eastern Illinois University Charleston	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	29.4%	$9,828	71.7%
27	Illinois State University Normal	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	32.1%	$11,568	81.4%
28	Monmouth College Monmouth	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	37.1%	$12,483	74.4%
29	Rush University Chicago	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	36.7%	—	—
30	Trinity Christian College Palos Heights	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	34.6%	$12,891	81.5%
31	East-West University Chicago	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	61.7%	$19,168	37.1%
32	Illinois College Jacksonville	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	38.4%	$12,487	70.6%
33	Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	30%	$12,964	86%
34	Eureka College Eureka	55 ⚠️ Fair	—	48.6%	$13,711	50.4%
35	North Park University Chicago	55 ⚠️ Fair	—	44.3%	$14,845	61.7%
36	Concordia University-Chicago River Forest	54 ⚠️ Fair	—	45.7%	$16,795	60.5%
37	Roosevelt University Chicago	54 ⚠️ Fair	—	51.3%	$18,018	61.6%
38	Elmhurst University Elmhurst	53 ⚠️ Fair	—	36.8%	$17,892	79.9%
39	Lakeview College of Nursing Danville	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	42%	—	—
40	Rockford University Rockford	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	48.4%	$20,877	65.3%
41	Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences Quincy	51 ⚠️ Fair	—	36.2%	—	—
42	Judson University Elgin	51 ⚠️ Fair	—	38.7%	$15,701	59.2%
43	North Central College Naperville	51 ⚠️ Fair	—	24%	$12,507	77.1%
44	VanderCook College of Music Chicago	51 ⚠️ Fair	—	26.3%	$16,308	88.2%
45	Knox College Galesburg	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	30.9%	$17,134	83.1%
46	Millikin University Decatur	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	37.6%	$18,659	75%
47	Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	38%	$17,232	70.8%
48	Bradley University Peoria	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	31.7%	$17,269	82.7%
49	Greenville University Greenville	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	38.9%	$19,181	70.8%
50	Lake Forest College Lake Forest	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	32.2%	$19,605	89.9%
51	Quincy University Quincy	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	29.7%	$16,502	70%
52	Benedictine University Lisle	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	39.5%	$20,168	66%
53	Moody Bible Institute Chicago	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	36.3%	$21,293	83.9%
54	Augustana College Rock Island	47 ⚠️ Fair	—	24%	$15,787	82.1%
55	Columbia College Chicago Chicago	47 ⚠️ Fair	—	46%	$20,924	66%
56	Wheaton College Wheaton	46 ⚠️ Fair	—	21.7%	$20,001	92.6%
57	Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington	44 ⚠️ Fair	—	26.3%	$17,732	80.1%
58	American Islamic College Chicago	43 ⚠️ Fair	—	0%	—	100%
59	McKendree University Lebanon	43 ⚠️ Fair	—	33.6%	$21,928	67.4%
60	Chamberlain University-Illinois Addison	42 ⚠️ Fair	—	33.3%	$30,013	72.7%
61	DePaul University Chicago	40 ⚠️ Fair	—	31.8%	$27,359	85.5%
62	Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing Peoria	40 ⚠️ Fair	—	22.9%	—	—
63	Hebrew Theological College Skokie	38 ⚠️ Low	—	12.8%	$21,396	86.1%
64	St. John's College-Department of Nursing Springfield	38 ⚠️ Low	—	30.3%	—	—
65	National University of Health Sciences Lombard	36 ⚠️ Low	—	28.6%	—	—
66	Principia College Elsah	36 ⚠️ Low	—	0%	—	83.1%
67	Loyola University Chicago Chicago	35 ⚠️ Low	—	23.8%	$28,992	81.7%
68	School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago	32 ⚠️ Low	—	18.7%	$43,798	83.8%
69	Adler University Chicago	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
70	Catholic Theological Union at Chicago Chicago	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
71	Midwestern University-Downers Grove Downers Grove	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
72	Chicago Theological Seminary Chicago	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
73	Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Evanston	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
74	Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science North Chicago	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
75	Illinois College of Optometry Chicago	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
76	Institute for Clinical Social Work Chicago	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
77	Lake Forest Graduate School of Management Lake Forest	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
78	Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago Chicago	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
79	McCormick Theological Seminary Chicago	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
80	Meadville Theological School of Lombard College Chicago	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
81	Northern Baptist Theological Seminary Lisle	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
82	University of Saint Mary of the Lake Mundelein	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
83	Spertus College Chicago	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
84	Erikson Institute Chicago	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
85	NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia Evanston	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
86	Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation Inc. Chicago	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
87	Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago Chicago	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—

Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. First-Gen Fit Score is a composite index for informational purposes only.

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