For 60 Illinois colleges having competitive admission policies, the average acceptance rate is 72.46%. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $31,992 and the average SAT score is 1136.
2 Illinois colleges' acceptance rates are under 10%, which is very low,.38 Illinois colleges' acceptance rates are higher than 70%, which means applicants have higher chances to get in.
The following table shows the number of Illinois colleges by acceptance rate and school type.
| Acceptance Rate Range | Total | Public | Private |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower than 10% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10% - 20% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20% - 30% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30% - 40% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 40% - 50% | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 50% - 60% | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 60% - 70% | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Higher than 70% | 38 | 7 | 31 |
| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | SAT Score | Tuition & Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Islamic CollegeChicago, IL | 100.00% | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | $7,650 |
| School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL | 76.00% | 6,633 | 5,069 | 676 | - | $52,604 |
| Augustana CollegeRock Island, IL | 68.00% | 7,424 | 5,022 | 723 | 1120 | $49,834 |
| Aurora UniversityAurora, IL | 84.99% | 5,264 | 4,482 | 829 | 1035 | $28,220 |
| Blackburn CollegeCarlinville, IL | 79.96% | 1,113 | 892 | 86 | - | $26,758 |
| Bradley UniversityPeoria, IL | 77.00% | 10,138 | 7,772 | 833 | 1200 | $39,680 |
| The Chicago School at ChicagoChicago, IL | 33.33% | 27 | 9 | 1 | - | $20,844 |
| Chicago State UniversityChicago, IL | 41.00% | 9,458 | 3,832 | 223 | - | $12,754 ($12,754) |
| University of ChicagoChicago, IL | 5.00% | 38,631 | 1,849 | 1,626 | 1550 | $65,619 |
| Columbia College ChicagoChicago, IL | 90.99% | 7,873 | 7,178 | 1,608 | - | $32,520 |
| Concordia University-ChicagoRiver Forest, IL | 93.01% | 4,607 | 4,301 | 327 | - | $36,258 |
| DePaul UniversityChicago, IL | 74.00% | 32,176 | 23,660 | 2,943 | 1230 | $44,174 |
| Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, IL | 68.00% | 11,648 | 7,892 | 819 | 1010 | $15,566 ($13,124) |
| Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, IL | 76.00% | 6,254 | 4,737 | 607 | 1090 | $41,628 |
| Eureka CollegeEureka, IL | 87.99% | 1,041 | 921 | 129 | - | $28,400 |
| Greenville UniversityGreenville, IL | 94.97% | 1,273 | 1,214 | 210 | 1008 | $30,598 |
| Hebrew Theological CollegeSkokie, IL | 92.00% | 25 | 23 | 19 | - | $14,700 |
| University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL | 79.00% | 25,420 | 19,955 | 4,647 | 1230 | $31,505 ($15,816) |
| Benedictine UniversityLisle, IL | 77.01% | 2,788 | 2,153 | 354 | - | $32,546 |
| University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL | 44.00% | 67,398 | 29,446 | 8,325 | 1410 | $39,192 ($18,060) |
| Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, IL | 45.01% | 6,128 | 2,768 | 441 | 1220 | $55,704 |
| Illinois CollegeJacksonville, IL | 75.00% | 3,660 | 2,733 | 253 | 1070 | $37,470 |
| Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL | 55.00% | 8,912 | 4,939 | 534 | 1290 | $50,917 |
| Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL | 89.00% | 20,884 | 18,589 | 4,147 | 1110 | $23,479 ($14,121) |
| Judson UniversityElgin, IL | 63.00% | 873 | 551 | 178 | 960 | $30,910 |
| Knox CollegeGalesburg, IL | 71.01% | 4,136 | 2,942 | 249 | 1250 | $55,587 |
| Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, IL | 58.99% | 4,811 | 2,858 | 425 | 1280 | $54,202 |
| Lewis UniversityRomeoville, IL | 72.99% | 5,291 | 3,848 | 620 | 1100 | $37,882 |
| Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL | 81.00% | 40,468 | 32,937 | 2,951 | 1250 | $51,716 |
| McKendree UniversityLebanon, IL | 63.99% | 2,652 | 1,694 | 436 | - | $34,070 |
| Methodist CollegePeoria, IL | 31.11% | 45 | 14 | 14 | - | $18,008 |
| Millikin UniversityDecatur, IL | 54.00% | 4,009 | 2,167 | 329 | 1040 | $43,570 |
| Monmouth CollegeMonmouth, IL | 86.99% | 1,614 | 1,398 | 211 | 1120 | $43,520 |
| Moody Bible InstituteChicago, IL | 97.95% | 244 | 238 | 162 | - | $15,356 |
| National Louis UniversityChicago, IL | 93.00% | 4,145 | 3,860 | 785 | - | $14,601 |
| North Central CollegeNaperville, IL | 58.00% | 5,241 | 3,056 | 516 | 1150 | $44,394 |
| North Park UniversityChicago, IL | 73.01% | 3,468 | 2,526 | 455 | - | $35,325 |
| Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL | 70.00% | 24,177 | 17,033 | 2,202 | - | $12,506 ($12,506) |
| Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL | 7.00% | 51,769 | 3,703 | 2,111 | 1530 | $65,997 |
| Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, IL | 70.00% | 8,481 | 5,971 | 553 | - | $22,726 ($12,383) |
| Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, IL | 66.99% | 4,426 | 2,961 | 649 | 1080 | $37,940 |
| Principia CollegeElsah, IL | 44.03% | 268 | 119 | 84 | 1120 | $33,280 |
| Quincy UniversityQuincy, IL | 50.02% | 2,197 | 1,096 | 327 | 1160 | $35,740 |
| Rockford UniversityRockford, IL | 57.00% | 2,979 | 1,705 | 191 | 940 | $37,000 |
| Roosevelt UniversityChicago, IL | 94.00% | 5,987 | 5,644 | 600 | 960 | $20,280 |
| Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, IL | 80.00% | 6,536 | 5,216 | 651 | 1025 | $37,694 |
| University of St FrancisJoliet, IL | 63.98% | 1,888 | 1,207 | 238 | 1040 | $37,000 |
| Saint Xavier UniversityChicago, IL | 86.00% | 7,216 | 6,188 | 759 | - | $36,840 |
| University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield, IL | 84.01% | 2,495 | 2,105 | 259 | 1090 | $19,460 ($12,472) |
| Saint Anthony College of NursingRockford, IL | 100.00% | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | $27,811 |
| Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, IL | 90.00% | 10,401 | 9,407 | 1,621 | 1020 | $13,244 ($13,244) |
| Southern Illinois University-EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, IL | 97.00% | 8,937 | 8,688 | 1,602 | 1030 | $12,025 ($12,025) |
| Telshe Yeshiva-ChicagoChicago, IL | 100.00% | 19 | 19 | 18 | - | $15,000 |
| Trinity Christian CollegePalos Heights, IL | 88.96% | 652 | 578 | 159 | 1120 | $20,325 |
| Trinity International University-IllinoisDeerfield, IL | 93.18% | 264 | 246 | 21 | - | $12,320 |
| VanderCook College of MusicChicago, IL | 97.30% | 37 | 36 | 17 | - | $30,910 |
| Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, IL | 75.00% | 8,479 | 6,356 | 968 | - | $14,085 ($14,085) |
| Wheaton CollegeWheaton, IL | 89.98% | 1,866 | 1,679 | 553 | 1350 | $43,936 |
| Chamberlain University-IllinoisAddison, IL | 88.57% | 70 | 62 | 48 | 810 | $20,604 |
| DeVry University-IllinoisLisle, IL | 43.00% | 6,314 | 2,731 | 2,259 | 1050 | $15,032 |
| Average | 72.46% | 8,521 | 5,005 | 893 | 1,136 | $31,992 ($14,864) |