Colleges in Illinois That Accept a 26 ACT
A 26 ACT 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 ACT, from U.S. Department of Education data. Only Illinois schools are listed here.
Likely
Schools where the average admitted student is below 26 ACT. You are above their typical applicant.
- Worsham College of Mortuary Science — Wheeling, IL · 24 avg ACT
- Lewis University — Romeoville, IL · 23 avg ACT
- University of St Francis — Joliet, IL · 23 avg ACT
- Illinois State University — Normal, IL · 24 avg ACT
- North Central College — Naperville, IL · 25 avg ACT
- Dominican University — River Forest, IL · 25 avg ACT
- Trinity Christian College — Palos Heights, IL · 24 avg ACT
- Aurora University — Aurora, IL · 22 avg ACT
- University of Illinois Springfield — Springfield, IL · 24 avg ACT
- Illinois College — Jacksonville, IL · 21 avg ACT
- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville — Edwardsville, IL · 23 avg ACT
- Olivet Nazarene University — Bourbonnais, IL · 23 avg ACT
- Benedictine University — Lisle, IL · 24 avg ACT
- North Park University — Chicago, IL · 23 avg ACT
- Southern Illinois University-Carbondale — Carbondale, IL · 24 avg ACT
Target
Schools where the average admitted student is right around 26 ACT. These are realistic, competitive picks.
- Illinois Wesleyan University — Bloomington, IL · 27 avg ACT
- Bradley University — Peoria, IL · 27 avg ACT
- University of Illinois Chicago — Chicago, IL · 27 avg ACT
- Elmhurst University — Elmhurst, IL · 26 avg ACT
- Monmouth College — Monmouth, IL · 26 avg ACT
Reach
Schools where the average admitted student is above 26 ACT. Possible, but you would be applying from below the median.
- Illinois Institute of Technology — Chicago, IL · 29 avg ACT
- Wheaton College — Wheaton, IL · 30 avg ACT
- Loyola University Chicago — Chicago, IL · 30 avg ACT
- Lake Forest College — Lake Forest, IL · 29 avg ACT
- Knox College — Galesburg, IL · 28 avg ACT
All colleges that accept a 26 ACT, nationwide
Colleges in Illinois That Accept a 26 ACT on PickACampus
