Colleges in Illinois That Accept a 3.0 GPA

A 3.0 GPA 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 GPA, from U.S. Department of Education data. Only Illinois schools are listed here.

Target

Schools where the average admitted student is right around 3.0 GPA. These are realistic, competitive picks.

• Aurora University — Aurora, IL · 3.15 avg GPA
• McKendree University — Lebanon, IL · 3.00 avg GPA
• North Park University — Chicago, IL · 3.00 avg GPA
• Northern Illinois University — Dekalb, IL · 3.00 avg GPA
• Blackburn College — Carlinville, IL · 3.10 avg GPA
• Western Illinois University — Macomb, IL · 3.00 avg GPA
• Greenville University — Greenville, IL · 3.05 avg GPA
• Eureka College — Eureka, IL · 3.05 avg GPA
• Northeastern Illinois University — Chicago, IL · 3.00 avg GPA
• Chicago State University — Chicago, IL · 3.00 avg GPA

Reach

Schools where the average admitted student is above 3.0 GPA. Possible, but you would be applying from below the median.

• Augustana College — Rock Island, IL · 3.30 avg GPA
• Lewis University — Romeoville, IL · 3.30 avg GPA
• University of St Francis — Joliet, IL · 3.30 avg GPA
• North Central College — Naperville, IL · 3.30 avg GPA
• Dominican University — River Forest, IL · 3.25 avg GPA
• Illinois College — Jacksonville, IL · 3.25 avg GPA
• Monmouth College — Monmouth, IL · 3.25 avg GPA
• Olivet Nazarene University — Bourbonnais, IL · 3.30 avg GPA
• Benedictine University — Lisle, IL · 3.20 avg GPA
• Millikin University — Decatur, IL · 3.30 avg GPA
• Judson University — Elgin, IL · 3.25 avg GPA
• Eastern Illinois University — Charleston, IL · 3.30 avg GPA
• Quincy University — Quincy, IL · 3.30 avg GPA
• Concordia University-Chicago — River Forest, IL · 3.20 avg GPA

All colleges that accept a 3.0 GPA, nationwide

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