For the academic year 2022-2023, the average acceptance rate of Illinois Colleges is 70.70%. Compared to last year's rate, the 2023 acceptance rate decreased by 2.27%.
Over the past 5 years, the acceptance rate of Illinois Colleges has increased by 5.3% from 65.40% to 70.70%. Of the 59 Illinois Colleges, which are 4-year schools and have competitive admission, 41 schools's acceptance rate is higher and 16 schools' rate is lower than 5 years ago.
You can check 2023 acceptance rate along with number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled students at Illinois Colleges admission statistics comparison table.
Comparison Table of Acceptance Rate Changes for Illinois Colleges
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Acceptance Rate Changes from 2018 to 2023 at Illinois Colleges | School Name | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 5-Year Change |
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American Islamic CollegeChicago, IL | - | 0.00% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | - |
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School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL | 58.55% | 57.04%
1.52% | 77.78%
20.74% | 80.98%
3.2% | 78.96%
2.01% | 20.41% |
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Augustana CollegeRock Island, IL | 63.69% | 56.62%
7.07% | 57.35%
0.73% | 69.13%
11.77% | 61.22%
7.91% | 2.47% |
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Aurora UniversityAurora, IL | 81.16% | 86.73%
5.57% | 83.95%
2.79% | 86.42%
2.48% | 81.90%
4.53% | 0.74% |
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Blackburn CollegeCarlinville, IL | 51.55% | 57.14%
5.59% | 55.18%
1.97% | 66.23%
11.05% | 64.37%
1.86% | 12.81% |
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Bradley UniversityPeoria, IL | 66.81% | 70.21%
3.4% | 73.28%
3.07% | 75.86%
2.58% | 75.14%
0.72% | 8.33% |
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The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at ChicagoChicago, IL | - | - | 0.00% | 0.00% | 6.98% | - |
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Chicago State UniversityChicago, IL | 32.76% | 63.34%
30.58% | 46.42%
16.92% | 47.47%
1.05% | 48.51%
1.04% | 15.76% |
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University of ChicagoChicago, IL | 7.26% | 6.17%
1.09% | 7.31%
1.14% | 6.48%
0.83% | 5.43%
1.04% | 1.83% |
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Columbia College ChicagoChicago, IL | 86.75% | 90.22%
3.46% | 89.53%
0.69% | 95.64%
6.11% | 94.77%
0.87% | 8.02% |
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Concordia University-ChicagoRiver Forest, IL | 76.00% | 74.72%
1.27% | 78.54%
3.82% | 87.81%
9.27% | 93.04%
5.23% | 17.04% |
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DePaul UniversityChicago, IL | 67.53% | 68.22%
0.69% | 70.24%
2.02% | 69.44%
0.8% | 70.17%
0.72% | 2.63% |
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Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, IL | 55.31% | 52.50%
2.81% | 55.54%
3.04% | 71.74%
16.2% | 67.96%
3.78% | 12.65% |
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Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, IL | 67.36% | 67.78%
0.42% | 65.53%
2.26% | 71.29%
5.77% | 76.01%
4.72% | 8.65% |
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Eureka CollegeEureka, IL | 57.28% | 61.84%
4.56% | 61.36%
0.48% | 86.66%
25.3% | 86.72%
0.06% | 29.44% |
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Governors State UniversityUniversity Park, IL | 38.35% | 45.61%
7.25% | 47.84%
2.23% | 52.05%
4.21% | 57.48%
5.43% | 19.13% |
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Greenville UniversityGreenville, IL | 48.39% | 56.12%
7.72% | 59.21%
3.09% | 79.54%
20.34% | 94.12%
14.57% | 45.72% |
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Hebrew Theological CollegeSkokie, IL | 92.86% | 100.00%
7.14% | 83.33%
16.67% | 80.00%
3.33% | 71.43%
8.57% | 21.43% |
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University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL | 75.55% | 72.70%
2.84% | 72.63%
0.08% | 78.80%
6.17% | 78.69%
0.11% | 3.14% |
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Benedictine UniversityLisle, IL | 62.83% | 41.71%
21.12% | 60.99%
19.28% | 80.02%
19.03% | 93.12%
13.1% | 30.29% |
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University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL | 62.16% | 59.03%
3.13% | 63.30%
4.27% | 59.66%
3.64% | 44.82%
14.84% | 17.34% |
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Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, IL | 58.55% | 60.80%
2.25% | 56.93%
3.87% | 45.23%
11.7% | 42.22%
3.02% | 16.33% |
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Illinois CollegeJacksonville, IL | 75.93% | 78.04%
2.11% | 75.24%
2.8% | 74.76%
0.49% | 77.18%
2.42% | 1.25% |
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Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL | 58.18% | 60.23%
2.05% | 60.66%
0.43% | 66.11%
5.45% | 61.44%
4.67% | 3.26% |
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Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL | 89.18% | 81.94%
7.24% | 81.31%
0.63% | 91.54%
10.23% | 86.24%
5.3% | 2.95% |
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Judson UniversityElgin, IL | 71.01% | 38.53%
32.49% | 57.01%
18.48% | 62.40%
5.39% | 58.20%
4.2% | 12.82% |
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Knox CollegeGalesburg, IL | 74.21% | 68.33%
5.89% | 70.84%
2.52% | 70.24%
0.61% | 73.32%
3.08% | 0.9% |
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Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, IL | 57.92% | 55.20%
2.72% | 57.61%
2.41% | 64.43%
6.83% | 59.72%
4.71% | 1.8% |
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Lewis UniversityRomeoville, IL | 57.76% | 63.90%
6.14% | 66.06%
2.15% | 71.26%
5.2% | 74.06%
2.8% | 16.3% |
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Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL | 67.92% | 67.22%
0.7% | 70.54%
3.31% | 76.98%
6.44% | 79.15%
2.17% | 11.22% |
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McKendree UniversityLebanon, IL | 66.63% | 63.35%
3.28% | 70.08%
6.73% | 77.68%
7.6% | 68.35%
9.32% | 1.72% |
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Methodist CollegePeoria, IL | 39.19% | 43.94%
4.75% | 87.50%
43.56% | 100.00%
12.5% | 33.33%
66.67% | 5.86% |
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Millikin UniversityDecatur, IL | 61.26% | 71.25%
10% | 71.15%
0.11% | 74.81%
3.66% | 75.40%
0.58% | 14.14% |
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Monmouth CollegeMonmouth, IL | 69.37% | 66.67%
2.7% | 69.43%
2.77% | 65.64%
3.8% | 90.70%
25.07% | 21.34% |
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Moody Bible InstituteChicago, IL | 95.07% | 94.41%
0.66% | 97.51%
3.1% | 97.65%
0.14% | 94.14%
3.52% | 0.93% |
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National Louis UniversityChicago, IL | 85.83% | 97.67%
11.84% | 97.46%
0.21% | 97.04%
0.43% | 92.05%
4.99% | 6.22% |
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North Central CollegeNaperville, IL | 55.68% | 53.64%
2.04% | 53.29%
0.36% | 68.40%
15.11% | 60.87%
7.53% | 5.19% |
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North Park UniversityChicago, IL | 46.58% | 47.64%
1.07% | 43.96%
3.69% | 67.14%
23.18% | 68.01%
0.87% | 21.43% |
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Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL | 54.38% | 48.35%
6.02% | 59.25%
10.89% | 70.45%
11.2% | 70.68%
0.23% | 16.3% |
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Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL | 8.47% | 9.05%
0.59% | 9.31%
0.26% | 6.97%
2.33% | 7.21%
0.24% | 1.26% |
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Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, IL | 55.63% | 58.48%
2.85% | 60.70%
2.22% | 62.11%
1.41% | 62.70%
0.59% | 7.07% |
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Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, IL | 65.06% | 57.76%
7.3% | 66.57%
8.81% | 60.55%
6.02% | 57.80%
2.76% | 7.27% |
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Principia CollegeElsah, IL | 91.95% | 91.43%
0.52% | 93.24%
1.81% | 84.06%
9.19% | 47.85%
36.21% | 44.1% |
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Quincy UniversityQuincy, IL | 68.15% | 61.76%
6.4% | 67.13%
5.37% | 59.80%
7.33% | 61.70%
1.91% | 6.45% |
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Rockford UniversityRockford, IL | 49.03% | 54.24%
5.21% | 50.82%
3.43% | 66.78%
15.97% | 54.91%
11.87% | 5.88% |
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Roosevelt UniversityChicago, IL | 64.85% | 67.30%
2.45% | 76.52%
9.22% | 92.29%
15.77% | 88.32%
3.97% | 23.47% |
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Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, IL | 63.79% | 64.34%
0.56% | 76.46%
12.12% | 80.94%
4.47% | 89.53%
8.59% | 25.74% |
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University of St FrancisJoliet, IL | 46.78% | 45.62%
1.16% | 60.09%
14.47% | 68.23%
8.14% | 58.42%
9.82% | 11.64% |
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Saint Xavier UniversityChicago, IL | 73.95% | 72.65%
1.31% | 79.00%
6.36% | 84.79%
5.79% | 84.13%
0.66% | 10.18% |
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Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, IL | 71.85% | 66.38%
5.48% | 91.78%
25.4% | 95.15%
3.37% | 91.50%
3.65% | 19.64% |
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Southern Illinois University-EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, IL | 87.44% | 85.67%
1.77% | 85.05%
0.62% | 98.07%
13.02% | 97.51%
0.55% | 10.07% |
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Telshe Yeshiva-ChicagoChicago, IL | 100.00% | 91.67%
8.33% | 100.00%
8.33% | 93.33%
6.67% | 94.29%
0.95% | 5.71% |
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Trinity Christian CollegePalos Heights, IL | 64.23% | 69.06%
4.83% | 63.66%
5.41% | 76.24%
12.58% | 70.68%
5.56% | 6.45% |
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Trinity International University-IllinoisDeerfield, IL | 73.03% | 60.24%
12.79% | 85.92%
25.68% | 91.42%
5.5% | 91.26%
0.16% | 18.23% |
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VanderCook College of MusicChicago, IL | 93.10% | 85.19%
7.92% | 100.00%
14.81% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 6.9% |
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Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, IL | 58.78% | 56.66%
2.12% | 66.96%
10.3% | 72.48%
5.52% | 75.00%
2.51% | 16.22% |
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Wheaton CollegeWheaton, IL | 82.65% | 84.81%
2.16% | 86.95%
2.14% | 86.25%
0.7% | 88.43%
2.18% | 5.78% |
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Chamberlain University-IllinoisAddison, IL | 77.50% | 100.00%
22.5% | 91.67%
8.33% | 92.86%
1.19% | 90.91%
1.95% | 13.41% |
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DeVry University-IllinoisNaperville, IL | 94.50% | 95.72%
1.22% | 44.37%
51.35% | 45.52%
1.15% | 43.02%
2.51% | 51.48% |
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| Average | 65.40% | 64.26%
1.14% | 66.29%
2.04% | 72.96%
6.67% | 70.70%
2.27% | 5.30% |
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