For the academic year 2023-2024, the average acceptance rate of Illinois Colleges is 72.26%. Compared to last year's rate, the 2024 acceptance rate increased by 1.34%.
Over the past 5 years, the acceptance rate of Illinois Colleges has increased by 7.07% from 65.19% to 72.26%. Of the 59 Illinois Colleges, which are 4-year schools and have competitive admission, 41 schools's acceptance rate is higher and 16 schools' rate is lower than 5 years ago.
You can check 2024 acceptance rate along with number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled students at Illinois Colleges admission statistics comparison table.
| School Name | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 5-Year Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adler UniversityChicago, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| American Academy of Art CollegeChicago, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| American Islamic CollegeChicago, IL | 0.00% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | - |
| School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL | 57.04% | 77.78% 20.74% | 80.98% 3.2% | 78.96% 2.01% | 76.00% 2.96% | 18.96% |
| Augustana CollegeRock Island, IL | 56.62% | 57.35% 0.73% | 69.13% 11.77% | 61.22% 7.91% | 68.00% 6.78% | 11.37% |
| Aurora UniversityAurora, IL | 86.73% | 83.95% 2.79% | 86.42% 2.48% | 81.90% 4.53% | 84.99% 3.1% | 1.74% |
| Blackburn CollegeCarlinville, IL | 57.14% | 55.18% 1.97% | 66.23% 11.05% | 64.37% 1.86% | 79.96% 15.6% | 22.82% |
| Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health SciencesQuincy, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bradley UniversityPeoria, IL | 70.21% | 73.28% 3.07% | 75.86% 2.58% | 75.14% 0.72% | 77.00% 1.86% | 6.79% |
| The Chicago School at ChicagoChicago, IL | - | 0.00% | 0.00% | 6.98% | 33.33% 26.36% | 26.36% |
| Chicago State UniversityChicago, IL | 63.34% | 46.42% 16.92% | 47.47% 1.05% | 48.51% 1.04% | 41.00% 7.51% | 22.34% |
| University of ChicagoChicago, IL | 6.17% | 7.31% 1.14% | 6.48% 0.83% | 5.43% 1.04% | 5.00% 0.43% | 1.17% |
| Columbia College ChicagoChicago, IL | 90.22% | 89.53% 0.69% | 95.64% 6.11% | 94.77% 0.87% | 90.99% 3.77% | 0.78% |
| Concordia University-ChicagoRiver Forest, IL | 74.72% | 78.54% 3.82% | 87.81% 9.27% | 93.04% 5.23% | 93.01% 0.03% | 18.29% |
| DePaul UniversityChicago, IL | 68.22% | 70.24% 2.02% | 69.44% 0.8% | 70.17% 0.72% | 74.00% 3.83% | 5.78% |
| East-West UniversityChicago, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, IL | 52.50% | 55.54% 3.04% | 71.74% 16.2% | 67.96% 3.78% | 68.00% 0.04% | 15.5% |
| Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, IL | 67.78% | 65.53% 2.26% | 71.29% 5.77% | 76.01% 4.72% | 76.00% 0.01% | 8.21% |
| Eureka CollegeEureka, IL | 61.84% | 61.36% 0.48% | 86.66% 25.3% | 86.72% 0.06% | 87.99% 1.27% | 26.15% |
| Governors State UniversityUniversity Park, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Greenville UniversityGreenville, IL | 56.12% | 59.21% 3.09% | 79.54% 20.34% | 94.12% 14.57% | 94.97% 0.85% | 38.86% |
| Hebrew Theological CollegeSkokie, IL | 100.00% | 83.33% 16.67% | 80.00% 3.33% | 71.43% 8.57% | 92.00% 20.57% | 8% |
| University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL | 72.70% | 72.63% 0.08% | 78.80% 6.17% | 78.69% 0.11% | 79.00% 0.31% | 6.3% |
| Benedictine UniversityLisle, IL | 41.71% | 60.99% 19.28% | 80.02% 19.03% | 93.12% 13.1% | 77.01% 16.11% | 35.3% |
| University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL | 59.03% | 63.30% 4.27% | 59.66% 3.64% | 44.82% 14.84% | 44.00% 0.82% | 15.03% |
| Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, IL | 60.80% | 56.93% 3.87% | 45.23% 11.7% | 42.22% 3.02% | 45.01% 2.79% | 15.79% |
| Illinois CollegeJacksonville, IL | 78.04% | 75.24% 2.8% | 74.76% 0.49% | 77.18% 2.42% | 75.00% 2.18% | 3.04% |
| Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL | 60.23% | 60.66% 0.43% | 66.11% 5.45% | 61.44% 4.67% | 55.00% 6.43% | 5.23% |
| Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL | 81.94% | 81.31% 0.63% | 91.54% 10.23% | 86.24% 5.3% | 89.00% 2.76% | 7.06% |
| Judson UniversityElgin, IL | 38.53% | 57.01% 18.48% | 62.40% 5.39% | 58.20% 4.2% | 63.00% 4.81% | 24.47% |
| Knox CollegeGalesburg, IL | 68.33% | 70.84% 2.52% | 70.24% 0.61% | 73.32% 3.08% | 71.01% 2.31% | 2.69% |
| Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, IL | 55.20% | 57.61% 2.41% | 64.43% 6.83% | 59.72% 4.71% | 58.99% 0.73% | 3.79% |
| Lakeview College of NursingDanville, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lewis UniversityRomeoville, IL | 63.90% | 66.06% 2.15% | 71.26% 5.2% | 74.06% 2.8% | 72.99% 1.07% | 9.09% |
| Lincoln Christian UniversityLincoln, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL | 67.22% | 70.54% 3.31% | 76.98% 6.44% | 79.15% 2.17% | 81.00% 1.85% | 13.78% |
| Trinity College of Nursing & Health SciencesRock Island, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| McKendree UniversityLebanon, IL | 63.35% | 70.08% 6.73% | 77.68% 7.6% | 68.35% 9.32% | 63.99% 4.36% | 0.64% |
| Methodist CollegePeoria, IL | 43.94% | 87.50% 43.56% | 100.00% 12.5% | 33.33% 66.67% | 31.11% 2.22% | 12.83% |
| Millikin UniversityDecatur, IL | 71.25% | 71.15% 0.11% | 74.81% 3.66% | 75.40% 0.58% | 54.00% 21.39% | 17.25% |
| Monmouth CollegeMonmouth, IL | 66.67% | 69.43% 2.77% | 65.64% 3.8% | 90.70% 25.07% | 86.99% 3.72% | 20.32% |
| Moody Bible InstituteChicago, IL | 94.41% | 97.51% 3.1% | 97.65% 0.14% | 94.14% 3.52% | 97.95% 3.82% | 3.54% |
| National Louis UniversityChicago, IL | 97.67% | 97.46% 0.21% | 97.04% 0.43% | 92.05% 4.99% | 93.00% 0.96% | 4.67% |
| National University of Health SciencesLombard, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North Central CollegeNaperville, IL | 53.64% | 53.29% 0.36% | 68.40% 15.11% | 60.87% 7.53% | 58.00% 2.87% | 4.36% |
| North Park UniversityChicago, IL | 47.64% | 43.96% 3.69% | 67.14% 23.18% | 68.01% 0.87% | 73.01% 5% | 25.37% |
| Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL | 48.35% | 59.25% 10.89% | 70.45% 11.2% | 70.68% 0.23% | 70.00% 0.67% | 21.65% |
| Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL | 9.05% | 9.31% 0.26% | 6.97% 2.33% | 7.21% 0.24% | 7.00% 0.21% | 2.05% |
| Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, IL | 58.48% | 60.70% 2.22% | 62.11% 1.41% | 62.70% 0.59% | 70.00% 7.31% | 11.52% |
| Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, IL | 57.76% | 66.57% 8.81% | 60.55% 6.02% | 57.80% 2.76% | 66.99% 9.2% | 9.23% |
| Principia CollegeElsah, IL | 91.43% | 93.24% 1.81% | 84.06% 9.19% | 47.85% 36.21% | 44.03% 3.82% | 47.4% |
| Quincy UniversityQuincy, IL | 61.76% | 67.13% 5.37% | 59.80% 7.33% | 61.70% 1.91% | 50.02% 11.68% | 11.73% |
| Rockford UniversityRockford, IL | 54.24% | 50.82% 3.43% | 66.78% 15.97% | 54.91% 11.87% | 57.00% 2.09% | 2.75% |
| Roosevelt UniversityChicago, IL | 67.30% | 76.52% 9.22% | 92.29% 15.77% | 88.32% 3.97% | 94.00% 5.68% | 26.71% |
| Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, IL | 64.34% | 76.46% 12.12% | 80.94% 4.47% | 89.53% 8.59% | 80.00% 9.52% | 15.66% |
| Rush UniversityChicago, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saint Francis Medical Center College of NursingPeoria, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| University of St FrancisJoliet, IL | 45.62% | 60.09% 14.47% | 68.23% 8.14% | 58.42% 9.82% | 63.98% 5.57% | 18.36% |
| St. John's College-Department of NursingSpringfield, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saint Xavier UniversityChicago, IL | 72.65% | 79.00% 6.36% | 84.79% 5.79% | 84.13% 0.66% | 86.00% 1.87% | 13.36% |
| St. Augustine CollegeChicago, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saint Anthony College of NursingRockford, IL | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | - | 100.00% | - |
| Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, IL | 66.38% | 91.78% 25.4% | 95.15% 3.37% | 91.50% 3.65% | 90.00% 1.49% | 23.63% |
| Southern Illinois University-EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, IL | 85.67% | 85.05% 0.62% | 98.07% 13.02% | 97.51% 0.55% | 97.00% 0.51% | 11.33% |
| Telshe Yeshiva-ChicagoChicago, IL | 91.67% | 100.00% 8.33% | 93.33% 6.67% | 94.29% 0.95% | 100.00% 5.71% | 8.33% |
| Trinity Christian CollegePalos Heights, IL | 69.06% | 63.66% 5.41% | 76.24% 12.58% | 70.68% 5.56% | 88.96% 18.28% | 19.89% |
| Trinity International University-IllinoisDeerfield, IL | 60.24% | 85.92% 25.68% | 91.42% 5.5% | 91.26% 0.16% | 93.18% 1.93% | 32.94% |
| VanderCook College of MusicChicago, IL | 85.19% | 100.00% 14.81% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 97.30% 2.7% | 12.11% |
| Oak Point UniversityOak Brook, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, IL | 56.66% | 66.96% 10.3% | 72.48% 5.52% | 75.00% 2.51% | 75.00% | 18.34% |
| Wheaton CollegeWheaton, IL | 84.81% | 86.95% 2.14% | 86.25% 0.7% | 88.43% 2.18% | 89.98% 1.55% | 5.17% |
| Northwestern CollegeOak Lawn, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-SkokieSkokie, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pacific College of Health and ScienceChicago, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chamberlain University-IllinoisAddison, IL | 100.00% | 91.67% 8.33% | 92.86% 1.19% | 90.91% 1.95% | 88.57% 2.34% | 11.43% |
| Ambria College of NursingHoffman Estates, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| DeVry University-IllinoisLisle, IL | 95.72% | 44.37% 51.35% | 45.52% 1.15% | 43.02% 2.51% | 43.00% 0.02% | 52.72% |
| Columbia College - Crystal Lake CampusCrystal Lake, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Columbia College - Lake CountyGurnee, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Columbia College - FreeportFreeport, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Columbia College - ElginElgin, IL | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Average | 65.19% | 67.18% 1.98% | 73.78% 6.6% | 70.92% 2.85% | 72.26% 1.34% | 7.07% |