2026 Best Student-Faculty Ratio in Illinois

Name: 2026 Best Student-Faculty Ratio in Illinois (Kollegio college rankings)
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48 Illinois schools ranked in Kollegio's 2026 Best Student-Faculty Ratio ranking, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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Undergraduate enrollment

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268763

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$67,000

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Proportion of need based aid received

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100%Clear Filter

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100%

Average aid package

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$82,308

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$150

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1200

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#1 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

The University of Chicago

Chicago

Acceptance rate

4.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$59,256

Avg. Cost after Aid

$34,000

#2 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Northwestern University

Evanston

Acceptance rate

7.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$60,276

Avg. Cost after Aid

$30,000

#3 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

Acceptance rate

55.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$48,555

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#4 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

University of St. Francis

Joliet

Acceptance rate

63.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$35,000

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#5 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

Acceptance rate

45.2%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$52,308

Avg. Cost after Aid

$31,000

#6 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Bradley University

Peoria

Acceptance rate

76.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$35,940

Avg. Cost after Aid

$25,000

#7 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Augustana College

Rock Island

Acceptance rate

67.7%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$46,039

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,723

#8 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

Acceptance rate

59.4%

Institution type

UPWG

Total Tuition Cost

$50,100

Avg. Cost after Aid

$25,000

#9 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Trinity Christian College

Palos Heights

Acceptance rate

88.6%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$32,800

Avg. Cost after Aid

$15,000

#10 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Knox College

Galesburg

Acceptance rate

71.1%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$50,784

Avg. Cost after Aid

$25,000

#11 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

Acceptance rate

81.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$46,410

Avg. Cost after Aid

$29,000

#12 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago

Acceptance rate

76.4%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$49,663

Avg. Cost after Aid

$49,822

#13 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Millikin University

Decatur

Acceptance rate

54.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$38,800

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#14 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Lewis University

Romeoville

Acceptance rate

72.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$33,270

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

#15 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Dominican University

River Forest

Acceptance rate

79.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$34,950

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

#16 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Monmouth College

Monmouth

Acceptance rate

86.6%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$41,240

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

#17 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Judson University

Elgin

Acceptance rate

63.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$28,840

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

#18 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

University of Illinois--Springfield

Springfield

Acceptance rate

85.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$9,645

Avg. Cost after Aid

$12,000

#19 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

North Park University

Chicago

Acceptance rate

72.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$32,380

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#20 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

Acceptance rate

86.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$9,638

Avg. Cost after Aid

$16,000

#21 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Rockford University

Rockford

Acceptance rate

57.2%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$33,750

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,000

#22 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Illinois College

Jacksonville

Acceptance rate

74.7%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$34,752

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#23 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign

Champaign

Acceptance rate

42.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$12,254

Avg. Cost after Aid

$14,000

#24 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Governors State University

University Park

Acceptance rate

48.0%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$7,512

Avg. Cost after Aid

$10,000

#25 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

DePaul University

Chicago

Acceptance rate

73.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$41,361

Avg. Cost after Aid

$32,000

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