Quad

Head-to-head

Illinois
Keystone

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Illinois graduates 23 pts more of its students than Keystone (67% vs. 44%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Keystone has 17 pts more first-gen students than Illinois (48% vs. 31%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Illinois grads earn $7.6K more ten years out than Keystone's ($52,575 vs. $44,976)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Keystone is more diverse (index 0.52 vs. 0.47)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Keystone has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Illinois (42% vs. 38%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Keystone's yield is 3 pts higher than Illinois's

    Yield rate

The shape of each school

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

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Illinois admits 78%, Keystone 85%; Keystone's yield is higher, at 11%.

Acceptance rate
Illinois78%
Keystone85%
Quad's selectivity
  • IllinoisAccessible
  • KeystoneOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Illinois
883–1180
KeystoneNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • IllinoisGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • KeystoneGPA required

Who's on each campus

Illinois is a bit larger than Keystone (930 vs. 771 undergrads); Keystone has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Illinois930
Keystone771
Pell Grant share
Illinois38%
Keystone42%

Majors and faculty

Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology leads at Illinois, and Business Administration and Management at Keystone; both have 12 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Illinois12 to 1
Keystone12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • IllinoisExercise Physiology and Kinesiology10%
  • KeystoneBusiness Administration and Management, General18%

What each costs

Only Keystone reports an average cost ($24.9K).

Average cost, all students
IllinoisNot reported
Keystone$24.9K
Aid generosity
IllinoisNot reported
Keystone25%

What each pays off

Illinois's former students earn more, a median $52.6K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 67% at Illinois to 44% at Keystone.

Median earnings, 10 years
Illinois$52.6K
Keystone$45K
Graduation rate
Illinois67%
Keystone44%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Keystone got more selective while Illinois got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • IllinoisGrowing+39%
  • KeystoneGrowing+101%
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