Some colleges do not have an open admissions policy, but they accept all or most applicants who meet the admission requirements. The average acceptance rate of the 10 Easiest Illinois Public Colleges to Get In is 70.88% for the academic year 2024-2025.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $18,185 and graduate tuition & fees is $17,689 for the academic year 2024-2025.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, ILPublic, 4-year | 97.50% 0.29% | 15.66% | 1,070 | $12,092 ($12,092) | 11,893 | 57.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 2 1 | Illinois State University Normal, ILPublic, 4-year | 88.15% 0.86% | 22.53% | 1,100 | $26,058 ($14,410) | 21,546 | 65.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 3 1 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, ILPublic, 4-year | 86.88% 3.56% | 18.64% | 1,040 | $13,334 ($13,334) | 11,790 | 62.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 4 - | University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, ILPublic, 4-year | 85.88% 1.51% | 12.55% | 1,070 | $20,139 ($12,557) | 4,628 | 53.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 5 - | University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, ILPublic, 4-year | 77.35% 1.15% | 21.09% | 1,240 | $32,009 ($15,949) | 33,906 | 62.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 6 2 | Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, ILPublic, 4-year | 74.60% 4.20% | 8.49% | - | $22,726 ($12,383) | 5,734 | 22.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 7 1 | Western Illinois University Macomb, ILPublic, 4-year | 71.18% 3.78% | 10.27% | - | $14,572 ($14,572) | 6,332 | 45.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 8 1 | Northern Illinois University Dekalb, ILPublic, 4-year | 69.79% 0.66% | 12.06% | - | $13,060 ($13,060) | 15,414 | 49.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 9 - | Eastern Illinois University Charleston, ILPublic, 4-year | 65.35% 2.40% | 9.81% | 1,000 | $15,859 ($13,377) | 8,505 | 47.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 10 | Governors State University University Park, ILPublic, 4-year | 48.27% | 16.82% | - | $12,004 ($12,004) | 4,397 | 22.00% | 11 to 1 |
| Average | 76.49% | 14.79% | 1,087 | $18,185 ($13,374) | 12,415 | 48.40% | 14 to 1 |