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Rankings

Academics, Athletics, Campus Dining, Campus Housing, Campus Strictness, Computers, Diversity, Drug Scene, Facilities, Girls, Greek Like, Guys, Local Atmosphere, Nightlife, Off-Campus Dining, Off-Campus Housing, Parking, Safety and Security, Transportation, WeatherAcademicsAthleticsCampus DiningCampus HousingCampus StrictnessComputersDiversityDrug SceneFacilitiesGirlsGreek LifeGuysLocal AtmosphereNightlifeOff-Campus DiningOff-Campus HousingParkingSafety and SecurityTransportationWeather
B B B B- C- B+ C- B- C+ A B+ A B- A- B+ C+ C- A- B+ C+ Illinois State
B- C+ C B+ C C+ B C+ B- B D+ B- A- A- A B+ D- C A D Loyola Chicago
B- A B B B B C B+ B+ A- B A- B- A- B+ A- C+ B+ B+ C- Michigan State
B- B+ B+ C B+ B B- B- B A- B- B- C+ C- B- B D B- A- C- Northern Illinois
B+ A C B- B B+ C B- B+ A- A- B+ B B+ B B+ C A- B D Illinois

General Information

1Tuition Room
and Board
Average Financial Aid Control Campus Setting Academic Calendar
$7,680 / $14,310 $7,458 $8,618 Public Small city Semester Illinois State
$28,700 $10,490 $21,689 Private Urban Semester Loyola Chicago
$8,400 / $22,260 $6,676 $6,378 Public Suburban Semester Michigan State
$8,424 / $15,244 $8,970 $9,910 Public Small city Semester Northern Illinois
$8,502 / $21,895 $8,196 $10,288 Public Small city Semester Illinois

1 If two numbers are listed, the first is in-state tuition and the second is out-of-state tuition. All tuitions exclude room and board.

Student Body

Total
Students
Female
Students
Male
Students
Freshman
Enrollment
18,065 10,242 7,823 3,394 Illinois State
9,950 6,467 3,483 2,035 Loyola Chicago
36,072 19,205 16,867 7,541 Michigan State
18,467 9,649 8,818 4,808 Northern Illinois
30,895 14,508 16,387 6,948 Illinois

Admissions Information

Acceptance
Rate
3SAT
Range
4Common
App
5Application
Deadline
5Application
Notification
64 % Not Available No March 1 Rolling Illinois State
73 % 1050-1270 (of 1600) No Rolling Not Available Loyola Chicago
74 % 1000-1270 (of 1600) No Rolling Rolling Michigan State
61 % 955-1155 (of 1600) No Rolling Rolling Northern Illinois
71 % 1170-1410 (of 1600) No January 2 February 15 Illinois

3 25th-75th Percentile.

4 Please note that many schools have supplemental applications in addition to the Common Application.

5 Regular Decision.

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