How Acceptance Rate Changes over Past 5 Years for Illinois Public Colleges

For the academic year 2022-2023, the average acceptance rate of Illinois Public Colleges is 71.93%. Compared to last year's rate, the 2023 acceptance rate decreased by 1.32%.
Over the past 5 years, the acceptance rate of Illinois Public Colleges has increased by 10.74% from 61.19% to 71.93%. Of the 12 Illinois Public Colleges, which are 4-year schools and have competitive admission, 10 schools's acceptance rate is higher and 2 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 Public Colleges admission statistics comparison table.

Comparison Table of Acceptance Rate Changes for Illinois Public Colleges

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Acceptance Rate Changes from 2018 to 2023 at Illinois Public Colleges
School Name2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-235-Year Change
Chicago State UniversityChicago, IL32.76%63.34%
30.58%
46.42%
16.92%
47.47%
1.05%
48.51%
1.04%
15.76%
Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, IL55.31%52.50%
2.81%
55.54%
3.04%
71.74%
16.2%
67.96%
3.78%
12.65%
Governors State UniversityUniversity Park, IL38.35%45.61%
7.25%
47.84%
2.23%
52.05%
4.21%
57.48%
5.43%
19.13%
University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL75.55%72.70%
2.84%
72.63%
0.08%
78.80%
6.17%
78.69%
0.11%
3.14%
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL62.16%59.03%
3.13%
63.30%
4.27%
59.66%
3.64%
44.82%
14.84%
17.34%
Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL89.18%81.94%
7.24%
81.31%
0.63%
91.54%
10.23%
86.24%
5.3%
2.95%
Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL54.38%48.35%
6.02%
59.25%
10.89%
70.45%
11.2%
70.68%
0.23%
16.3%
Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, IL55.63%58.48%
2.85%
60.70%
2.22%
62.11%
1.41%
62.70%
0.59%
7.07%
University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield, IL52.82%76.81%
23.98%
77.33%
0.52%
79.49%
2.16%
82.03%
2.54%
29.21%
Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, IL71.85%66.38%
5.48%
91.78%
25.4%
95.15%
3.37%
91.50%
3.65%
19.64%
Southern Illinois University-EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, IL87.44%85.67%
1.77%
85.05%
0.62%
98.07%
13.02%
97.51%
0.55%
10.07%
Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, IL58.78%56.66%
2.12%
66.96%
10.3%
72.48%
5.52%
75.00%
2.51%
16.22%
Average61.19%63.96%
2.77%
67.34%
3.39%
73.25%
5.91%
71.93%
1.32%
10.74%
*Schools missing information are not included in this table. The schools have not report their information to the IPEDS/NCES or not applicable.)
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