Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for Illinois Colleges

There are 106 active four-years colleges and universities in Illinois - 12 public and 94 private schools. The 2023 average acceptance rate of the 4-year colleges in Illinois is 70.88% - 286,394 students accepted out of total 489,435.

Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 65.67% to 70.88%. The Illinois Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 26.17% and the yield is lower than 36.91%, rate of 10 years ago.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 67.72% where the current academic year rate is 70.88% at Illinois Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 66.27% and women students' rate is 68.85%. Last year, it was slightly harder to get into Illinois Colleges than the previous year. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Illinois Colleges over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	65.67%	64.82%	65.87%
2013-14	67.60% 1.93%	66.11% 2.40%	68.27% 2.40%
2014-15	66.80% -0.80%	65.91% -0.20%	68.07% -0.20%
2015-16	64.83% -1.98%	63.70% -2.52%	65.55% -2.52%
2016-17	66.88% 2.06%	65.12% 1.97%	67.51% 1.97%
2017-18	66.40% -0.49%	64.44% 0.40%	67.91% 0.40%
2018-19	64.98% -1.42%	64.25% -2.67%	65.24% -2.67%
2019-20	66.66% 1.68%	65.45% 2.65%	67.90% 2.65%
2020-21	69.49% 2.84%	68.28% 3.08%	70.98% 3.08%
2021-22	74.69% 5.19%	71.42% 6.00%	76.98% 6.00%
2022-23	70.88% -3.80%	69.42% -3.94%	73.03% -3.94%
Average	67.72%	66.27%	68.85%

Illinois Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 32.58% where the current academic year yield is 26.17%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate is the percentage of admitted students who finally enrolled. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Illinois Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	36.91%	38.24%	35.11%
2013-14	35.21% -1.71%	37.57% -2.62%	32.49% -2.62%
2014-15	37.38% 2.18%	38.11% 3.10%	35.59% 3.10%
2015-16	34.91% -2.47%	36.14% -2.32%	33.27% -2.32%
2016-17	34.47% -0.44%	33.79% -0.53%	32.74% -0.53%
2017-18	30.45% -4.02%	33.65% -4.94%	27.80% -4.94%
2018-19	31.95% 1.50%	34.13% 1.45%	29.25% 1.45%
2019-20	31.58% -0.37%	33.85% -0.99%	28.26% -0.99%
2020-21	28.47% -3.11%	30.09% -2.20%	26.06% -2.20%
2021-22	30.84% 2.37%	31.17% 1.07%	27.13% 1.07%
2022-23	26.17% -4.67%	27.74% -2.99%	24.14% -2.99%
Average	32.58%	34.04%	30.17%

Illinois Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 386,670, the average number of admitted is 219,331, and the average number of enrolled students is 50,859 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to Illinois Colleges increased by 13.50% (58,211 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Illinois Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	318,412	174,789	48,939
2013-14	351,428 33,016	196,643 4,486	53,425 4,486
2014-15	360,591 9,163	199,586 -644	52,781 -644
2015-16	355,360 -5,231	199,761 -1,772	51,009 -1,772
2016-17	369,537 14,177	209,238 -1,006	50,003 -1,006
2017-18	371,096 1,559	212,725 -170	49,833 -170
2018-19	391,881 20,785	217,111 -96	49,737 -96
2019-20	405,557 13,676	221,428 1,089	50,826 1,089
2020-21	408,852 3,295	237,123 -3,011	47,815 -3,011
2021-22	431,224 22,372	257,843 4,317	52,132 4,317
2022-23	489,435 58,211	286,394 821	52,953 821
Average	386,670	219,331	50,859

Illinois Colleges Applicants Trends Chart

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