The average acceptance rate of Top Colleges in Illinois is 52.55%, a total of 27,289 applicants applied to the schools and 10,413 accepted.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign had the most number of applicants of 73,742 and Wheaton College had the least number of applicants of 2,040 among Top Colleges in Illinois.
University of Chicago had the lowest acceptance rate of 4.48% and Illinois State University had the highest rate of 88.15%.
| Rank | School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of ChicagoChicago, IL | 43,612 | 1,955 | 1,726 | 4.48% | 88.29% |
| 2 | Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL | 49,474 | 3,806 | 2,105 | 7.69% | 55.31% |
| 3 | Principia CollegeElsah, IL | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL | 73,742 | 31,247 | 9,008 | 42.37% | 28.83% |
| 5 | Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL | 12,216 | 6,710 | 519 | 54.93% | 7.73% |
| 6 | University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL | 27,085 | 20,951 | 4,419 | 77.35% | 21.09% |
| 7 | Wheaton CollegeWheaton, IL | 2,040 | 1,783 | 533 | 87.40% | 29.89% |
| 8 | Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL | 21,573 | 19,017 | 4,285 | 88.15% | 22.53% |
| 9 | Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, IL | 9,558 | 3,757 | 461 | 39.31% | 12.27% |
| 10 | Lewis UniversityRomeoville, IL | 6,302 | 4,493 | 686 | 71.29% | 15.27% |
| - | Average | 27,289 | 10,413 | 2,638 | 53% | 31% |