Match #1
Monmouth College
Monmouth, IL
Profile closeness90/100
Admit rate91%
- 702 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 58%, close to 61%
- Enrollment 702 students, close to 930
The colleges most similar to Illinois College are Monmouth College, Blackburn College, and Coe College. Illinois College admits 78% of applicants and has an average net price of $18,763 a year; 3 of its 10 alternatives cost less and 4 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Illinois College. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to Illinois College
Row-wise results ranked by similarity. No curated AI list exists for this school.
Match #2
Blackburn College
Carlinville, IL
Profile closeness66/100
Admit rate63%
- 471 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Distant
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #3
Coe College
Cedar Rapids, IA
Profile closeness92/100
Admit rate64%
- 1,164 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Midsize
- Graduation rate 60%, close to 61%
- Enrollment 1,164 students, close to 930
Match #4
Buena Vista University
Storm Lake, IA
Profile closeness88/100
Admit rate78%
- 1,366 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Remote
- Graduation rate 58%, close to 61%
- Enrollment 1,366 students, close to 930
Match #5
Westminster College-Missouri
Fulton, MO
Profile closeness86/100
Admit rate79%
- 638 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 55%, close to 61%
- Enrollment 638 students, close to 930
Match #6
Hanover College
Hanover, IN
Profile closeness85/100
Admit rate84%
- 1,031 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 63%, close to 61%
- Enrollment 1,004 students, close to 930
Match #7
Alma College
Alma, MI
Profile closeness77/100
Admit rate57%
- 1,148 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 68%, close to 61%
- Enrollment 1,148 students, close to 930
Match #8
College of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, MO
Profile closeness70/100
Admit rate12%
- 1,444 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 63%, close to 61%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #9
University of Dubuque
Dubuque, IA
Profile closeness68/100
Admit rate89%
- 1,440 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #10
Carroll University-Wisconsin
Waukesha, WI
Profile closeness66/100
Admit rate67%
- 2,523 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Questions about Illinois College alternatives
What colleges are similar to Illinois College?
The closest matches to Illinois College are Monmouth College, Blackburn College, Coe College, Buena Vista University, and Westminster College-Missouri. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is Illinois College hard to get into?
Illinois College admitted 78% of its 3,522 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is not very selective: it admits most applicants. 4 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
Which Illinois College alternatives cost less?
3 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Illinois College ($18,763 a year), including College of the Ozarks ($13,114), Monmouth College ($17,612), and Coe College ($18,647). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
