Colleges in Illinois That Accept a 1000 SAT

A 1000 SAT is a safety at one school and a long shot at another, so these schools are split into likely, target and reach rather than one list. Every number is the school's own average admitted SAT, from U.S. Department of Education data. Only Illinois schools are listed here.

Likely

Schools where the average admitted student is below 1000 SAT. You are above their typical applicant.

• Rockford University — Rockford, IL · 956 avg SAT

Target

Schools where the average admitted student is right around 1000 SAT. These are realistic, competitive picks.

• Dominican University — River Forest, IL · 1002 avg SAT
• Greenville University — Greenville, IL · 1038 avg SAT
• Millikin University — Decatur, IL · 1034 avg SAT
• Eastern Illinois University — Charleston, IL · 1000 avg SAT
• Judson University — Elgin, IL · 1039 avg SAT
• Roosevelt University — Chicago, IL · 1011 avg SAT

Reach

Schools where the average admitted student is above 1000 SAT. Possible, but you would be applying from below the median.

• Aurora University — Aurora, IL · 1076 avg SAT
• Quincy University — Quincy, IL · 1098 avg SAT
• Olivet Nazarene University — Bourbonnais, IL · 1117 avg SAT
• Lewis University — Romeoville, IL · 1096 avg SAT
• Illinois College — Jacksonville, IL · 1064 avg SAT
• Monmouth College — Monmouth, IL · 1128 avg SAT
• Illinois State University — Normal, IL · 1113 avg SAT
• University of Illinois Springfield — Springfield, IL · 1102 avg SAT
• Southern Illinois University-Carbondale — Carbondale, IL · 1055 avg SAT
• Southern Illinois University Edwardsville — Edwardsville, IL · 1100 avg SAT

All colleges that accept a 1000 SAT, nationwide

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