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University or college · Private nonprofit

Illinois College

Jacksonville, IL72 online only

Illinois College is a private nonprofit college in Jacksonville, IL, with about 886 students on campus.

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Students on campus
886
plus 72 studying only online
Admission rate
78%
higher than at 52% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$18,298
lower than at 58% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
64%
higher than at 67% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$52,575
higher than at 75% of U.S. colleges
In brief

Illinois College, in brief

The only college for 30 miles

No other degree-granting college with students on campus is within 30 miles of Illinois College. Nearby ↓

Rent in Jacksonville is below the state median

Median rent in Jacksonville is $711 a month, 44% below the state median. Living in Jacksonville ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

Getting in

How hard is it to get into Illinois College?

78%

of applicants admitted

About 16 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
450–590
SAT math
433–590
ACT
19–26

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1064.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $48,955 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $38,676Room & board $12,026

After grants, the average family on aid pays $18,298.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$12,569

About $50,276 over 4 years · 74% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
64%
within 6 years · Pell students 57%
Come back for year two
71%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$52,575
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$25,565
about $271 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

8.1%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$271 a month against about $3,343 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

77%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 93% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$47k
Middle income$30–75k
$49k
Higher incomeover $75k
$63k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 25%Biology 15%Health professions 12%Agriculture 8%Social sciences 8%Education 6%Everything else 27%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Psychology, General26 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$45k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations21 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$58k4 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services19 graduates a year · typical debt $26,500
$68k4 yrs out
Agricultural Business and Management18 graduates a year
—not reported
Education, General18 graduates a year
—not reported
Biology, General18 graduates a year · typical debt $26,533
$52k4 yrs out
Criminology17 graduates a year
—not reported
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General17 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

930 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 72%Hispanic 10%Black 9%Asian 1%Two or more 2%International 3%

Women and men

Women 52%Men 48%
12 : 1
students per teacher
38%
get Pell grants (lower income)
83%
take federal loans
6%
undergrads 25 or older
7%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Jacksonville

9% of Jacksonville’s 17,752 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Jacksonville pages.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.