The average acceptance rate for Illinois Colleges in the 2024-2025 academic year is 72.83%. This represents a 0.33% increase compared to the previous year's acceptance rate.
Analyzing acceptance rate trends over the past 5 years (2020-2025), Illinois Colleges has experienced a 6.8% increase in acceptance rates, moving from 66.02% to 72.83%. Among the 59 competitive 4-year colleges in Illinois Colleges, 35 schools have increased their acceptance rates while 22 schools have become more selective over this 5-year period.
Distribution of Acceptance Rate Changes
The following analysis shows how acceptance rates have changed over the past 5 years for Illinois Colleges. Out of 59 schools with available data, 35 schools (59.3%) have seen an increase in their acceptance rates, while 22 schools (37.3%) experienced a decrease. 2 schools maintained the same acceptance rate over this period.
Breakdown by Change Range:
- Increased by 20% or more: 11 schools (18.6%)
- Increased by 10-20%: 7 schools (11.9%)
- Increased by 5-10%: 10 schools (16.9%)
- Increased by 0-5%: 7 schools (11.9%)
- No change: 2 schools (3.4%)
- Decreased by 0-5%: 11 schools (18.6%)
- Decreased by 5-10%: 3 schools (5.1%)
- Decreased by 10-20%: 5 schools (8.5%)
- Decreased by 20% or more: 3 schools (5.1%)
For comprehensive admission data including acceptance rates, number of applicants, admitted students, and enrolled students for 2025, visit our Illinois Colleges admission statistics comparison table.
Comparison Table of Acceptance Rate Changes for Illinois Colleges
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Acceptance Rate Changes from 2020 to 2025 at Illinois Colleges | School Name | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 5-Year Change |
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Adler UniversityChicago, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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American Academy of Art CollegeChicago, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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American Islamic CollegeChicago, IL | - | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | - |
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School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL | 77.78% | 80.98%
3.2% | 78.96%
2.01% | 76.42%
2.54% | 77.47%
1.05% | 0.31% |
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Augustana CollegeRock Island, IL | 57.35% | 69.13%
11.77% | 61.22%
7.91% | 67.65%
6.43% | 62.68%
4.96% | 5.33% |
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Aurora UniversityAurora, IL | 83.95% | 86.42%
2.48% | 81.90%
4.53% | 85.14%
3.25% | 80.85%
4.29% | 3.1% |
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Blackburn CollegeCarlinville, IL | 55.18% | 66.23%
11.05% | 64.37%
1.86% | 80.14%
15.78% | 63.19%
16.96% | 8.01% |
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Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health SciencesQuincy, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Bradley UniversityPeoria, IL | 73.28% | 75.86%
2.58% | 75.14%
0.72% | 76.66%
1.52% | 76.76%
0.1% | 3.48% |
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The Chicago School at ChicagoChicago, IL | - | - | 6.98% | 33.33%
26.36% | 34.48%
1.15% | 27.51% |
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Chicago State UniversityChicago, IL | 46.42% | 47.47%
1.05% | 48.51%
1.04% | 40.52%
8% | 43.26%
2.74% | 3.16% |
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University of ChicagoChicago, IL | 7.31% | 6.48%
0.83% | 5.43%
1.04% | 4.79%
0.65% | 4.48%
0.3% | 2.82% |
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Columbia College ChicagoChicago, IL | 89.53% | 95.64%
6.11% | 94.77%
0.87% | 91.17%
3.59% | 89.46%
1.71% | 0.07% |
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Concordia University-ChicagoRiver Forest, IL | 78.54% | 87.81%
9.27% | 93.04%
5.23% | 93.36%
0.32% | 92.79%
0.57% | 14.24% |
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DePaul UniversityChicago, IL | 70.24% | 69.44%
0.8% | 70.17%
0.72% | 73.53%
3.37% | 75.89%
2.36% | 5.65% |
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East-West UniversityChicago, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, IL | 55.54% | 71.74%
16.2% | 67.96%
3.78% | 67.75%
0.21% | 65.35%
2.41% | 9.81% |
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Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, IL | 65.53% | 71.29%
5.77% | 76.01%
4.72% | 75.74%
0.26% | 73.64%
2.1% | 8.12% |
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Eureka CollegeEureka, IL | 61.36% | 86.66%
25.3% | 86.72%
0.06% | 88.47%
1.75% | 84.99%
3.48% | 23.63% |
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Governors State UniversityUniversity Park, IL | 47.84% | 52.05%
4.21% | 57.48%
5.43% | - | 48.27% | 0.43% |
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Greenville UniversityGreenville, IL | 59.21% | 79.54%
20.34% | 94.12%
14.57% | 95.37%
1.25% | 97.50%
2.13% | 38.29% |
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Hebrew Theological CollegeSkokie, IL | 83.33% | 80.00%
3.33% | 71.43%
8.57% | 92.00%
20.57% | 57.14%
34.86% | 26.19% |
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University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL | 72.63% | 78.80%
6.17% | 78.69%
0.11% | 78.50%
0.19% | 77.35%
1.15% | 4.72% |
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Benedictine UniversityLisle, IL | 60.99% | 80.02%
19.03% | 93.12%
13.1% | 77.22%
15.89% | 95.24%
18.01% | 34.25% |
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University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL | 63.30% | 59.66%
3.64% | 44.82%
14.84% | 43.69%
1.13% | 42.37%
1.32% | 20.93% |
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Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, IL | 56.93% | 45.23%
11.7% | 42.22%
3.02% | 45.17%
2.95% | 39.31%
5.86% | 17.62% |
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Illinois CollegeJacksonville, IL | 75.24% | 74.76%
0.49% | 77.18%
2.42% | 74.67%
2.51% | 78.19%
3.52% | 2.95% |
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Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL | 60.66% | 66.11%
5.45% | 61.44%
4.67% | 55.42%
6.02% | 54.93%
0.49% | 5.73% |
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Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL | 81.31% | 91.54%
10.23% | 86.24%
5.3% | 89.01%
2.77% | 88.15%
0.86% | 6.84% |
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Judson UniversityElgin, IL | 57.01% | 62.40%
5.39% | 58.20%
4.2% | 63.12%
4.92% | 47.59%
15.53% | 9.42% |
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Knox CollegeGalesburg, IL | 70.84% | 70.24%
0.61% | 73.32%
3.08% | 71.13%
2.19% | 70.79%
0.34% | 0.05% |
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Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, IL | 57.61% | 64.43%
6.83% | 59.72%
4.71% | 59.41%
0.32% | 56.81%
2.59% | 0.79% |
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Lakeview College of NursingDanville, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Lewis UniversityRomeoville, IL | 66.06% | 71.26%
5.2% | 74.06%
2.8% | 72.73%
1.34% | 71.29%
1.43% | 5.24% |
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Lincoln Christian UniversityLincoln, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL | 70.54% | 76.98%
6.44% | 79.15%
2.17% | 81.39%
2.24% | 81.60%
0.21% | 11.06% |
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Trinity College of Nursing & Health SciencesRock Island, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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McKendree UniversityLebanon, IL | 70.08% | 77.68%
7.6% | 68.35%
9.32% | 63.88%
4.48% | 71.72%
7.85% | 1.65% |
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Methodist CollegePeoria, IL | 87.50% | 100.00%
12.5% | 33.33%
66.67% | 31.11%
2.22% | 38.89%
7.78% | 48.61% |
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Millikin UniversityDecatur, IL | 71.15% | 74.81%
3.66% | 75.40%
0.58% | 54.05%
21.34% | 66.68%
12.63% | 4.47% |
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Monmouth CollegeMonmouth, IL | 69.43% | 65.64%
3.8% | 90.70%
25.07% | 86.62%
4.09% | 90.93%
4.32% | 21.5% |
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Moody Bible InstituteChicago, IL | 97.51% | 97.65%
0.14% | 94.14%
3.52% | 97.54%
3.41% | 82.69%
14.85% | 14.82% |
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National Louis UniversityChicago, IL | 97.46% | 97.04%
0.43% | 92.05%
4.99% | 93.12%
1.08% | 95.05%
1.93% | 2.41% |
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National University of Health SciencesLombard, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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North Central CollegeNaperville, IL | 53.29% | 68.40%
15.11% | 60.87%
7.53% | 58.31%
2.57% | 77.33%
19.02% | 24.04% |
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North Park UniversityChicago, IL | 43.96% | 67.14%
23.18% | 68.01%
0.87% | 72.84%
4.83% | 68.51%
4.33% | 24.55% |
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Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL | 59.25% | 70.45%
11.2% | 70.68%
0.23% | 70.45%
0.22% | 69.79%
0.67% | 10.54% |
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Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL | 9.31% | 6.97%
2.33% | 7.21%
0.24% | 7.15%
0.06% | 7.69%
0.54% | 1.61% |
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Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, IL | 60.70% | 62.11%
1.41% | 62.70%
0.59% | 70.40%
7.71% | 74.60%
4.19% | 13.9% |
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Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, IL | 66.57% | 60.55%
6.02% | 57.80%
2.76% | 66.90%
9.1% | 55.86%
11.04% | 10.7% |
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Principia CollegeElsah, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Quincy UniversityQuincy, IL | 67.13% | 59.80%
7.33% | 61.70%
1.91% | 49.89%
11.82% | 50.93%
1.05% | 16.2% |
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Rockford UniversityRockford, IL | 50.82% | 66.78%
15.97% | 54.91%
11.87% | 57.23%
2.32% | 92.91%
35.68% | 42.09% |
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Roosevelt UniversityChicago, IL | 76.52% | 92.29%
15.77% | 88.32%
3.97% | 94.27%
5.95% | 97.16%
2.89% | 20.64% |
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Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, IL | 76.46% | 80.94%
4.47% | 89.53%
8.59% | 79.80%
9.72% | 90.32%
10.52% | 13.86% |
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Rush UniversityChicago, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Saint Francis Medical Center College of NursingPeoria, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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University of St FrancisJoliet, IL | 60.09% | 68.23%
8.14% | 58.42%
9.82% | 63.93%
5.51% | 65.29%
1.36% | 5.2% |
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St. John's CollegeSpringfield, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Saint Xavier UniversityChicago, IL | 79.00% | 84.79%
5.79% | 84.13%
0.66% | 85.75%
1.62% | 84.30%
1.45% | 5.3% |
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University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield, IL | 77.33% | 79.49%
2.16% | 82.03%
2.54% | 84.37%
2.34% | 85.88%
1.52% | 8.56% |
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Saint Anthony College of NursingRockford, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, IL | 91.78% | 95.15%
3.37% | 91.50%
3.65% | 90.44%
1.05% | 86.88%
3.57% | 4.9% |
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Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, IL | 85.05% | 98.07%
13.02% | 97.51%
0.55% | 97.21%
0.3% | 97.50%
0.28% | 12.45% |
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Telshe Yeshiva-ChicagoChicago, IL | 100.00% | 93.33%
6.67% | 94.29%
0.95% | 100.00%
5.71% | 100.00% | - |
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Trinity Christian CollegePalos Heights, IL | 63.66% | 76.24%
12.58% | 70.68%
5.56% | 88.65%
17.97% | 84.92%
3.73% | 21.26% |
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Trinity International University-IllinoisDeerfield, IL | 85.92% | 91.42%
5.5% | 91.26%
0.16% | 93.18%
1.93% | 100.00%
6.82% | 14.08% |
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VanderCook College of MusicChicago, IL | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 97.30%
2.7% | 89.47%
7.82% | 10.53% |
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Oak Point UniversityOak Brook, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, IL | 66.96% | 72.48%
5.52% | 75.00%
2.51% | 74.96%
0.04% | 71.18%
3.78% | 4.22% |
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Wheaton CollegeWheaton, IL | 86.95% | 86.25%
0.7% | 88.43%
2.18% | 89.98%
1.55% | 87.40%
2.58% | 0.45% |
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Northwestern CollegeOak Lawn, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-SkokieSkokie, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Chamberlain University-IllinoisAddison, IL | 91.67% | 92.86%
1.19% | 90.91%
1.95% | 88.57%
2.34% | 82.64%
5.93% | 9.02% |
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Ambria College of NursingHoffman Estates, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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DeVry University-IllinoisLisle, IL | 44.37% | 45.52%
1.15% | 43.02%
2.51% | 43.25%
0.24% | 98.38%
55.12% | 54% |
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Columbia College - Crystal Lake CampusCrystal Lake, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Columbia College - Lake CountyGurnee, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Columbia College - FreeportFreeport, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Columbia College - ElginElgin, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Average | 66.02% | 72.89%
6.86% | 71.27%
1.61% | 72.49%
1.22% | 72.83%
0.33% | 6.80% |
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