Colleges in Illinois That Accept a 1500 SAT

A 1500 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 1500 SAT. You are above their typical applicant.

• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign — Champaign, IL · 1440 avg SAT
• Elmhurst University — Elmhurst, IL · 1151 avg SAT
• Loyola University Chicago — Chicago, IL · 1297 avg SAT
• Dominican University — River Forest, IL · 1002 avg SAT
• Aurora University — Aurora, IL · 1076 avg SAT
• Wheaton College — Wheaton, IL · 1380 avg SAT
• Augustana College — Rock Island, IL · 1165 avg SAT
• Lake Forest College — Lake Forest, IL · 1343 avg SAT
• Greenville University — Greenville, IL · 1038 avg SAT
• Knox College — Galesburg, IL · 1326 avg SAT
• DePaul University — Chicago, IL · 1262 avg SAT
• Illinois Wesleyan University — Bloomington, IL · 1275 avg SAT
• Quincy University — Quincy, IL · 1098 avg SAT
• Millikin University — Decatur, IL · 1034 avg SAT
• Illinois Institute of Technology — Chicago, IL · 1311 avg SAT

Target

Schools where the average admitted student is right around 1500 SAT. These are realistic, competitive picks.

• Northwestern University — Evanston, IL · 1533 avg SAT

Reach

Schools where the average admitted student is above 1500 SAT. Possible, but you would be applying from below the median.

• University of Chicago — Chicago, IL · 1554 avg SAT

All colleges that accept a 1500 SAT, nationwide

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