For 2023-2024 admission, the average acceptance rate of Illinois colleges is 58.64%, 298,314 accepted out of 508,740 applicants.
For Illinois college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 22,939 (4.72%) compared to last year, from 485,801 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 235, which is more than 0.45% last year.
Illinois colleges' acceptance rate increased by 0.30% compared to last year, which means easier to get into Illinois colleges. The yield decreased by 0.85%.
Among Illinois colleges, University of Chicago has the lowest acceptance rate of 5.00% with 1,932 accepted students out of 38,631 applicants. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has the most number of applicants of 67,398 and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 8,303.
Acceptance Rate and Admission Stats for Illinois Colleges
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Illinois. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
Last Update: July 3, 2024 | Data source:
IPEDS