Best Colleges for Bachelor Degree
in Area Studies

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 4.8%

Annual cost

$86,856/yr

Grad earnings

$91,885

SAT avg

1,554

ACT mid

34

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Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 7.2%

Annual cost

$87,804/yr

Grad earnings

$89,363

SAT avg

1,526

ACT mid

35

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

🏛 Public Competitive

Acceptance rate 43.7%

Annual cost

$32,134/yr

Grad earnings

$81,054

SAT avg

1,418

ACT mid

32

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Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

🏢 Private Safety

Acceptance rate 81.4%

Annual cost

$64,167/yr

Grad earnings

$71,530

SAT avg

1,283

ACT mid

30

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Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington, Illinois

🏢 Private Competitive

Acceptance rate 45.2%

Annual cost

$68,399/yr

Grad earnings

$70,871

SAT avg

1,242

ACT mid

27

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DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois

🏢 Private Safety

Acceptance rate 73.5%

Annual cost

$59,467/yr

Grad earnings

$68,751

SAT avg

1,254

ACT mid

N/A

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University of Illinois Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 78.5%

Annual cost

$26,998/yr

Grad earnings

$68,740

SAT avg

1,242

ACT mid

27

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Bradley University

Peoria, Illinois

🏢 Private Safety

Acceptance rate 76.7%

Annual cost

$52,730/yr

Grad earnings

$66,852

SAT avg

1,237

ACT mid

27

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Augustana College

Rock Island, Illinois

🏢 Private Match

Acceptance rate 67.7%

Annual cost

$60,798/yr

Grad earnings

$62,971

SAT avg

1,133

ACT mid

N/A

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Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 89%

Annual cost

$32,458/yr

Grad earnings

$62,117

SAT avg

1,127

ACT mid

24

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Lake Forest College

Lake Forest, Illinois

🏢 Private Match

Acceptance rate 59.4%

Annual cost

$68,191/yr

Grad earnings

$61,825

SAT avg

1,309

ACT mid

29

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Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, Illinois

🏢 Private Safety

Acceptance rate 75.7%

Annual cost

$51,829/yr

Grad earnings

$61,462

SAT avg

1,116

ACT mid

26

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Dominican University

River Forest, Illinois

🏢 Private Safety

Acceptance rate 79.8%

Annual cost

$44,414/yr

Grad earnings

$60,327

SAT avg

1,022

ACT mid

25

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North Central College

Naperville, Illinois

🏢 Private Match

Acceptance rate 58.3%

Annual cost

$54,803/yr

Grad earnings

$60,123

SAT avg

1,165

ACT mid

25

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North Park University

Chicago, Illinois

🏢 Private Safety

Acceptance rate 72.8%

Annual cost

$42,040/yr

Grad earnings

$59,572

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

23

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Knox College

Galesburg, Illinois

🏢 Private Safety

Acceptance rate 71.1%

Annual cost

$65,796/yr

Grad earnings

$54,820

SAT avg

1,250

ACT mid

28

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Illinois College

Jacksonville, Illinois

🏢 Private Safety

Acceptance rate 74.7%

Annual cost

$47,337/yr

Grad earnings

$52,575

SAT avg

1,082

ACT mid

21

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Principia College

Elsah, Illinois

🏢 Private Competitive

Acceptance rate 44.4%

Annual cost

N/A

Grad earnings

N/A

SAT avg

1,096

ACT mid

25

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