For 2024-2025 admission, the average acceptance rate of Illinois colleges is 58.80%, 314,455 accepted out of 534,828 applicants.
For Illinois college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 23,593 (4.61%) compared to last year, from 511,235 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year decreased by 911, which is less than -1.70% last year.
Illinois colleges' acceptance rate increased by 0.06% compared to last year, which means easier to get into Illinois colleges. The yield decreased by 1.09%.
Among Illinois colleges, University of Chicago has the lowest acceptance rate of 4.48% with 1,955 accepted students out of 43,612 applicants. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has the most number of applicants of 73,742 and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 9,008.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Illinois. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Chicago | 43,612 4,981 | 1,955 106 | 1,726 100 | 4.48% -0.31% | 88.29% 0.35% |
| Northwestern University | 49,474 -2,295 | 3,806 103 | 2,105 -6 | 7.69% 0.54% | 55.31% -1.70% |
| The Chicago School at Chicago | 29 2 | 10 1 | 4 3 | 34.48% 1.15% | 40.00% 28.89% |
| Methodist College | 18 -27 | 7 -7 | 4 -10 | 38.89% 7.78% | 57.14% -42.86% |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | 9,558 3,430 | 3,757 989 | 461 20 | 39.31% -5.86% | 12.27% -3.66% |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 73,742 6,344 | 31,247 1,801 | 9,008 683 | 42.37% -1.32% | 28.83% 0.56% |
| Chicago State University | 10,638 1,180 | 4,602 770 | 173 -50 | 43.26% 2.74% | 3.76% -2.06% |
| Judson University | 830 -43 | 395 -156 | 155 -23 | 47.59% -15.53% | 39.24% 6.94% |
| Governors State University | 2,944 | 1,421 | 239 | 48.27% | 16.82% |
| Quincy University | 1,771 -426 | 902 -194 | 266 -61 | 50.93% 1.04% | 29.49% -0.35% |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | 12,216 3,304 | 6,710 1,771 | 519 -15 | 54.93% -0.49% | 7.73% -3.08% |
| Olivet Nazarene University | 5,789 1,363 | 3,234 273 | 791 142 | 55.86% -11.04% | 24.46% 2.54% |
| Career Center of Southern Illinois | 23 | 13 | 13 | 56.52% | 100.00% |
| Lake Forest College | 5,356 545 | 3,043 185 | 415 -10 | 56.81% -2.60% | 13.64% -1.23% |
| Hebrew Theological College | 14 -11 | 8 -15 | 7 -12 | 57.14% -34.86% | 87.50% 4.89% |
| Augustana College | 7,857 433 | 4,925 -97 | 664 -59 | 62.68% -4.97% | 13.48% -0.92% |
| Blackburn College | 910 -203 | 575 -317 | 148 62 | 63.19% -16.95% | 25.74% 16.10% |
| MDT College of Health Sciences | 190 128 | 122 80 | 85 45 | 64.21% -3.53% | 69.67% -25.57% |
| University of St Francis | 2,250 362 | 1,469 262 | 209 -29 | 65.29% 1.36% | 14.23% -5.49% |
| Eastern Illinois University | 12,539 891 | 8,194 302 | 804 -15 | 65.35% -2.40% | 9.81% -0.57% |
| Millikin University | 5,144 1,135 | 3,430 1,263 | 342 13 | 66.68% 12.63% | 9.97% -5.21% |
| North Park University | 4,309 841 | 2,952 426 | 423 -32 | 68.51% -4.33% | 14.33% -3.68% |
| Northern Illinois University | 23,651 -526 | 16,505 -528 | 1,991 -211 | 69.79% -0.66% | 12.06% -0.87% |
| Fox College | 47 -17 | 33 -16 | 13 -14 | 70.21% -6.35% | 39.39% -15.71% |
| Knox College | 4,899 763 | 3,468 526 | 398 149 | 70.79% -0.34% | 11.48% 3.02% |
| Western Illinois University | 8,674 195 | 6,174 -182 | 634 -334 | 71.18% -3.78% | 10.27% -4.96% |
| Lewis University | 6,302 1,011 | 4,493 645 | 686 66 | 71.29% -1.44% | 15.27% -0.84% |
| McKendree University | 3,066 414 | 2,199 505 | 413 -23 | 71.72% 7.84% | 18.78% -6.96% |
| Elmhurst University | 6,245 -9 | 4,599 -138 | 576 -31 | 73.64% -2.10% | 12.52% -0.29% |
| Northeastern Illinois University | 8,955 474 | 6,680 709 | 567 14 | 74.60% 4.20% | 8.49% -0.77% |
| DePaul University | 31,266 -910 | 23,729 69 | 2,566 -377 | 75.89% 2.36% | 10.81% -1.63% |
| Bradley University | 9,458 -680 | 7,260 -512 | 811 -22 | 76.76% 0.10% | 11.17% 0.45% |
| North Central College | 4,596 -645 | 3,554 498 | 482 -34 | 77.33% 19.02% | 13.56% -3.32% |
| University of Illinois Chicago | 27,085 1,665 | 20,951 996 | 4,419 -228 | 77.35% -1.15% | 21.09% -2.20% |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago | 6,626 -7 | 5,133 64 | 604 -72 | 77.47% 1.05% | 11.77% -1.57% |
| Illinois College | 3,820 160 | 2,987 254 | 246 -7 | 78.19% 3.52% | 8.24% -1.02% |
| Aurora University | 5,384 120 | 4,353 -129 | 677 -152 | 80.85% -4.29% | 15.55% -2.95% |
| Loyola University Chicago | 39,315 -1,153 | 32,081 -856 | 2,763 -188 | 81.60% 0.21% | 8.61% -0.35% |
| Chamberlain University-Illinois | 121 51 | 100 38 | 66 18 | 82.64% -5.93% | 66.00% -11.42% |
| Moody Bible Institute | 387 143 | 320 82 | 211 49 | 82.69% -14.85% | 65.94% -2.13% |
| Saint Xavier University | 6,434 -782 | 5,424 -764 | 735 -24 | 84.30% -1.45% | 13.55% 1.28% |
| Trinity Christian College | 650 -2 | 552 -26 | 128 -31 | 84.92% -3.73% | 23.19% -4.32% |
| Eureka College | 1,186 145 | 1,008 87 | 160 31 | 84.99% -3.48% | 15.87% 1.86% |
| University of Illinois Springfield | 2,430 -65 | 2,087 -18 | 262 3 | 85.88% 1.51% | 12.55% 0.25% |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 10,858 457 | 9,433 26 | 1,758 137 | 86.88% -3.56% | 18.64% 1.41% |
| Wheaton College | 2,040 174 | 1,783 104 | 533 -20 | 87.40% -2.58% | 29.89% -3.05% |
| Illinois State University | 21,573 689 | 19,017 428 | 4,285 138 | 88.15% -0.86% | 22.53% 0.22% |
| Columbia College Chicago | 7,079 -794 | 6,333 -845 | 959 -649 | 89.46% -1.71% | 15.14% -7.26% |
| VanderCook College of Music | 38 1 | 34 -2 | 15 -2 | 89.47% -7.83% | 44.12% -3.10% |
| Dominican University | 6,873 337 | 6,208 992 | 749 98 | 90.32% 10.52% | 12.07% -0.41% |
| Monmouth College | 1,577 -37 | 1,434 36 | 200 -11 | 90.93% 4.31% | 13.95% -1.14% |
| Taylor Business Institute | 57 29 | 52 27 | 52 30 | 91.23% 1.94% | 100.00% 12.00% |
| Worsham College of Mortuary Science | 25 3 | 23 7 | 16 | 92.00% 19.27% | 69.57% -30.43% |
| Concordia University-Chicago | 4,200 -407 | 3,897 -404 | 300 -27 | 92.79% -0.57% | 7.70% 0.10% |
| Rockford University | 1,721 -1,258 | 1,599 -106 | 214 23 | 92.91% 35.68% | 13.38% 2.18% |
| Capital Area Career Center | 36 -18 | 34 -20 | 34 24 | 94.44% -5.56% | 100.00% 81.48% |
| National Louis University | 4,063 -82 | 3,862 2 | 711 -74 | 95.05% 1.93% | 18.41% -1.93% |
| Benedictine University | 3,043 255 | 2,898 745 | 451 97 | 95.23% 18.01% | 15.56% -0.88% |
| Roosevelt University | 7,427 1,440 | 7,216 1,572 | 631 31 | 97.16% 2.89% | 8.74% -1.89% |
| Greenville University | 1,757 484 | 1,713 499 | 255 45 | 97.50% 2.13% | 14.89% -2.41% |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | 10,150 1,213 | 9,896 1,208 | 1,550 -52 | 97.50% 0.29% | 15.66% -2.78% |
| DeVry University-Illinois | 2,833 -3,481 | 2,787 56 | 2,168 -91 | 98.38% 55.13% | 77.79% -4.93% |
| Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago | 24 5 | 24 5 | 24 6 | 100.00% | 100.00% 5.26% |
| Graham Hospital School of Nursing | 1 -3 | 1 -3 | 1 -3 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Americare Technical School | 2 -28 | 2 -26 | 2 -26 | 100.00% 6.67% | 100.00% |
| Trinity International University-Illinois | 13 -251 | 13 -233 | 6 -15 | 100.00% 6.82% | 46.15% 37.61% |
| American Islamic College | 9 6 | 9 6 | 8 5 | 100.00% | 88.89% -11.11% |