The average acceptance rate of Top Colleges in Illinois is 53.10%, a total of 22,657 applicants applied to the schools and 8,720 accepted.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign had the most number of applicants of 67,398 and Principia College had the least number of applicants of 268 among Top Colleges in Illinois.
University of Chicago had the lowest acceptance rate of 5.00% and Wheaton College had the highest rate of 89.98%.
| Rank | School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of ChicagoChicago, IL | 38,631 | 1,932 | 1,700 | 5.00% | 87.99% |
| 2 | Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL | 51,769 | 3,624 | 2,066 | 7.00% | 57.01% |
| 3 | Principia CollegeElsah, IL | 268 | 118 | 84 | 44.03% | 71.19% |
| 4 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL | 67,398 | 29,655 | 8,303 | 44.00% | 28.00% |
| 5 | Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL | 8,912 | 4,902 | 539 | 55.00% | 11.00% |
| 6 | University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL | 25,420 | 20,082 | 4,619 | 79.00% | 23.00% |
| 7 | Wheaton CollegeWheaton, IL | 1,866 | 1,679 | 554 | 89.98% | 33.00% |
| 8 | Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL | 20,884 | 18,587 | 4,089 | 89.00% | 22.00% |
| 9 | Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, IL | 6,128 | 2,758 | 441 | 45.01% | 15.99% |
| 10 | Lewis UniversityRomeoville, IL | 5,291 | 3,862 | 618 | 72.99% | 16.00% |
| - | Average | 22,657 | 8,720 | 2,301 | 53% | 37% |