Illinois Public Colleges with the Highest Acceptance Rate

Some colleges do not have an open admissions policy, but they accept all or most applicants who meet the admission requirements. The average acceptance rate of the 10 Easiest Illinois Public Colleges to get in is 72.30% for the academic year 2023-2024.

This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $19,708 and graduate tuition & fees is $19,553 for the academic year 2023-2024.

We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.
Table. Easiest Illinois Public Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, ILPublic, 4-year 97.00%
0.51%
18.00%1,030$12,025
($12,025)
12,51953.00%15 to 1
2
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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, ILPublic, 4-year 90.00%
1.50%
17.00%1,020$13,244
($13,244)
11,10749.00%11 to 1
3
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Illinois State University Normal, ILPublic, 4-year 89.00%
2.76%
22.00%1,110$23,479
($14,121)
20,68366.00%19 to 1
4
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University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, ILPublic, 4-year 79.00%
0.31%
23.00%1,230$31,505
($15,816)
33,74761.00%18 to 1
5
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Western Illinois University Macomb, ILPublic, 4-year 75.00%
-
15.00%-$14,085
($14,085)
7,64347.00%13 to 1
6
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Northern Illinois University Dekalb, ILPublic, 4-year 70.00%
0.68%
13.00%-$12,506
($12,506)
15,64953.00%14 to 1
6
2
Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, ILPublic, 4-year 70.00%
7.30%
8.99%-$22,726
($12,383)
5,75618.00%9 to 1
8
1
Eastern Illinois University Charleston, ILPublic, 4-year 68.00%
0.04%
10.00%1,010$15,566
($13,124)
8,85754.00%15 to 1
9
2
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, ILPublic, 4-year 44.00%
0.82%
28.00%1,410$39,192
($18,060)
56,91684.00%21 to 1
10
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Chicago State University Chicago, ILPublic, 4-year 41.00%
7.51%
6.01%-$12,754
($12,754)
2,31727.00%11 to 1
Average72.30%16.10%1,135$19,708
($13,812)
17,51951.20%15 to 1