9 Colleges in Illinois Make U.S. News & World Report's 2016 Rankings

Nine universities in Illinois have been named among the nation’s best by U.S. News & World Report, two of them in the top 12.

The schools were ranked based on their undergraduate academic reputation, freshmen retention rates, six-year graduation rates, ACT/SAT test scores, class sizes and faculty resources, admissions selectivity, financial resources and alumni giving and were based on the class that began college in the fall of 2014.

Here are the nine schools that were ranked, along with each college’s acceptance rate, six-year graduation rate, test scores and national rank.

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