Illinois Public Colleges with the Highest Yield

The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 10 Most Favored Illinois Public Colleges is 15.04% for the academic year 2024-2025.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has the highest (i.e. more admitted students are enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 28.83% and Illinois State University (22.53%) and University of Illinois Chicago (21.09%) are following it in the list of Most Favored Illinois Public Colleges.

This ranking is only based on yield and more admission stats such as acceptance rate and SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has the highest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 28.83% and Illinois State University has the second highest yield of 22.53%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $19,922 and graduate tuition & fees is $19,308 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Highest Yield Illinois Public Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 73.27%, and the average SAT score is 1,137, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Comparison between Most Favored Illinois Public Colleges

Table. Most Favored Illinois Public Colleges Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, ILPublic, 4-year 28.83%
0.56%		42.37%1,440$40,096
($18,267)		59,23885.00%20 to 1
2
1		Illinois State University Normal, ILPublic, 4-year 22.53%
0.22%		88.15%1,100$26,058
($14,410)		21,54665.00%19 to 1
3
1		University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, ILPublic, 4-year 21.09%
2.20%		77.35%1,240$32,009
($15,949)		33,90662.00%17 to 1
4
1		Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, ILPublic, 4-year 18.64%
1.41%		86.88%1,040$13,334
($13,334)		11,79062.00%11 to 1
5Governors State University University Park, ILPublic, 4-year 16.82%48.27%-$12,004
($12,004)		4,39722.00%11 to 1
6
2		Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, ILPublic, 4-year 15.66%
2.78%		97.50%1,070$12,092
($12,092)		11,89357.00%15 to 1
7
1		University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, ILPublic, 4-year 12.55%
0.25%		85.88%1,070$20,139
($12,557)		4,62853.00%13 to 1
8
1		Northern Illinois University Dekalb, ILPublic, 4-year 12.06%
0.87%		69.79%-$13,060
($13,060)		15,41449.00%15 to 1
9
3		Western Illinois University Macomb, ILPublic, 4-year 10.27%
4.96%		71.18%-$14,572
($14,572)		6,33245.00%12 to 1
10
1		Eastern Illinois University Charleston, ILPublic, 4-year 9.81%
0.57%		65.35%1,000$15,859
($13,377)		8,50547.00%14 to 1
Average16.83%73.27%1,137$19,922
($13,962)		17,76554.70%15 to 1