Illinois Colleges Ranked by Highest GPA

List of Colleges by GPA

Below is a list of the 67 colleges in Illinois with the highest average high school GPA for incoming freshmen. University of Chicago tops the list with an average reported GPA of 4.2. Note that not all colleges report GPA for their incoming class. Those with asterisk(*) denote a predicted GPA by the CollegeSimply AI algorithm.

GPA Data is reported by participating colleges to Wintergreen Orchard House and is reproduced under license.
List of Illinois Colleges Ranked by Highest GPA
School Average GPA
C

Weighted GPA

Chicago, IL

 4.2 
I

Weighted GPA

Chicago, IL

 4.06 
N

Estimated GPA

Evanston, IL

 3.92*
B

Peoria, IL

 3.82 
W

Wheaton, IL

 3.81 
D

Chicago, IL

 3.8 
I

Bloomington, IL

 3.8 
I

Estimated GPA

Champaign, IL

 3.79*
L

Chicago, IL

 3.76 
D

Weighted GPA

River Forest, IL

 3.72 
L

Lake Forest, IL

 3.71 
N

Naperville, IL

 3.69 
S

Chicago, IL

 3.6 
L

Romeoville, IL

 3.6 
S

Joliet, IL

 3.6 
E

Elmhurst, IL

 3.59 
K

Centralia, IL

 3.59 
I

Jacksonville, IL

 3.57 
S

Edwardsville, IL

 3.55 
T

Palos Heights, IL

 3.55