Quad

Head-to-head

Illinois
Malone

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Malone's yield is 15 pts higher than Illinois's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Illinois graduates 9 pts more of its students than Malone (67% vs. 58%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Illinois has 6 pts more Pell recipients than Malone (38% vs. 33%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    Illinois grads earn $3.7K more ten years out than Malone's ($52,575 vs. $48,909)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Malone's SAT midpoint is 23 points higher than Illinois's

    SAT midpoint
  6. 6

    Illinois is a bit larger (930 vs. 798)

    Undergrads

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Malone admits 76%, Illinois 78%; Malone's yield is higher, at 23%.

Acceptance rate
Illinois78%
Malone76%
Quad's selectivity
  • IllinoisAccessible
  • MaloneAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Illinois
883–1180
Malone
930–1180
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • IllinoisGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • MaloneGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Illinois is a bit larger than Malone (930 vs. 798 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Illinois930
Malone798
Pell Grant share
Illinois38%
Malone33%

Majors and faculty

Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology leads at Illinois, and Business Administration and Management at Malone; Illinois has 12 students per faculty member to Malone's 14.

Students per faculty member
Illinois12 to 1
Malone14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • IllinoisExercise Physiology and Kinesiology10%
  • MaloneBusiness Administration and Management, General11%

What each costs

Only Malone reports an average cost ($24.4K).

Average cost, all students
IllinoisNot reported
Malone$24.4K
Aid generosity
IllinoisNot reported
Malone53%

What each pays off

Illinois's former students earn more, a median $52.6K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Illinois$52.6K
Malone$48.9K
Graduation rate
Illinois67%
Malone58%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Illinois but held steady at Malone; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • IllinoisGrowing+39%
  • MaloneSteady−1%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why