Illinois Colleges by Acceptance Rate

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How hard is it to get into colleges in Illinois?

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.

Illinois Colleges by Acceptance Rate
Acceptance Rate RangeTotalPublicPrivate
Lower than 10%202
10% - 20%000
20% - 30%000
30% - 40%202
40% - 50%523
50% - 60%606
60% - 70%835
Higher than 70%38731

Illinois Colleges Admission Comparison Table

Illinois Colleges Comparison with Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
School NameAcceptance RateApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledSAT ScoreTuition & 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%8,5215,0058931,136$31,992
($14,864)