2023 Illinois Colleges Admission Comparison
For the academic year 2021-2022, 431,612 students have applied to Illinois colleges and 258,335 have accepted to admit. The acceptance rate of the Illinois colleges is 75.3%. Of the admitted students, 52,120 students finally enrolled in one of Illinois colleges.
2 Illinois colleges require to submit Test Scores (SAT and/or ACT scores) and 5 colleges recommend to submit the scores. 45 colleges does not require the test scores, but they consider the scores in admission selection process. The average SAT score submitted by enrolled students at Illinois colleges is 1,121.
Illinois College Admission Statistics
The admission statistics is based on IPEDS admission data and the data is mostly focused on the 4 years colleges. Therefore, the numbers of applicant, admitted, and enrolled are for the 4 years colleges other than community colleges and career/vocational schools
Below list shows the top colleges in key admission facts. For that, we include colleges that have more than 500 applicants.
- Northwestern University has the largest number of applicants of 47,636 and Loyola University Chicago has the most admitted students of 29,117.
- The average acceptance rate of Illinois colleges is 75.3% and University of Chicago has the lowest acceptance rate of 6.5%.
- The average yield (enrollment rate) is 32.9% and University of Chicago has the highest yield of 83.5%.
- The average SAT score is 1,121 and University of Chicago has the highest SAT score of 1,545.
2023 Illinois Colleges Admission
The following table lists Illinois colleges with admission perspectives including acceptance rate and yield (enrollment rate). As mentioned above, only 4-years colleges are included in this table. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or available.
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| College Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield (Enrollment Rate) | Undergraduate Application Fees | Graduate Application Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Chicago Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 37,974 | 2,460 | 2,053 | 6.5% | 83.5% | $75 | $90 |
| Northwestern University Evanston, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 47,636 | 3,321 | 2,086 | 7.0% | 62.8% | $75 | $95 |
| Principia College Elsah, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 138 | 116 | 79 | 84.1% | 68.1% | - | - |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL Public, 4 years four-years | 47,593 | 28,395 | 8,297 | 59.7% | 29.2% | $50 | $70 |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 6,521 | 4,311 | 505 | 66.1% | 11.7% | - | $75 |
| University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL Public, 4 years four-years | 22,791 | 17,960 | 4,177 | 78.8% | 23.3% | $60 | $70 |
| Wheaton College Wheaton, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 1,993 | 1,719 | 546 | 86.3% | 31.8% | $50 | $30 |
| Illinois State University Normal, IL Public, 4 years four-years | 11,913 | 10,905 | 3,374 | 91.5% | 30.9% | $50 | $50 |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 4,543 | 2,055 | 432 | 45.2% | 21.0% | - | - |
| Lewis University Romeoville, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 4,311 | 3,072 | 567 | 71.3% | 18.5% | $40 | $40 |
| Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 37,824 | 29,117 | 2,867 | 77.0% | 9.8% | - | - |
| Bradley University Peoria, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 10,109 | 7,669 | 1,043 | 75.9% | 13.6% | - | $40 |
| University of St Francis Joliet, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 1,574 | 1,074 | 204 | 68.2% | 19.0% | - | - |
| North Central College Naperville, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 4,551 | 3,113 | 512 | 68.4% | 16.4% | $25 | - |
| Aurora University Aurora, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 3,101 | 2,680 | 822 | 86.4% | 30.7% | - | - |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL Public, 4 years four-years | 6,987 | 6,648 | 1,422 | 95.1% | 21.4% | $40 | $65 |
| Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 3,762 | 2,682 | 531 | 71.3% | 19.8% | - | - |
| Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 5,881 | 3,561 | 661 | 60.6% | 18.6% | $25 | - |
| North Park University Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 4,053 | 2,721 | 464 | 67.1% | 17.1% | - | - |
| University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, IL Public, 4 years four-years | 2,496 | 1,984 | 264 | 79.5% | 13.3% | - | - |
| Monmouth College Monmouth, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 2,526 | 1,658 | 179 | 65.6% | 10.8% | - | - |
| Quincy University Quincy, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 1,480 | 885 | 232 | 59.8% | 26.2% | - | - |
| Benedictine University Lisle, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 2,908 | 2,327 | 415 | 80.0% | 17.8% | $40 | $40 |
| Augustana College Rock Island, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 6,640 | 4,590 | 649 | 69.1% | 14.1% | - | $50 |
| Greenville University Greenville, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 1,007 | 801 | 206 | 79.5% | 25.7% | - | - |
| Illinois College Jacksonville, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 3,522 | 2,633 | 249 | 74.8% | 9.5% | - | - |
| Rockford University Rockford, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 1,692 | 1,130 | 202 | 66.8% | 17.9% | - | $50 |
| McKendree University Lebanon, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 1,765 | 1,371 | 268 | 77.7% | 19.5% | - | - |
| Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL Public, 4 years four-years | 22,602 | 15,922 | 2,285 | 70.4% | 14.4% | $40 | $60 |
| DeVry University-Illinois Naperville, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 5,661 | 2,577 | 1,971 | 45.5% | 76.5% | $30 | $30 |
| Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 7,218 | 6,903 | 1,696 | 95.6% | 24.6% | $50 | $60 |
| Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 4,358 | 2,808 | 417 | 64.4% | 14.9% | - | $50 |
| Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL Public, 4 years four-years | 3,399 | 2,111 | 330 | 62.1% | 15.6% | $30 | $30 |
| Knox College Galesburg, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 3,061 | 2,150 | 270 | 70.2% | 12.6% | - | - |
| DePaul University Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 32,075 | 22,274 | 2,838 | 69.4% | 12.7% | - | $40 |
| Dominican University River Forest, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 3,845 | 3,112 | 462 | 80.9% | 14.8% | $25 | $25 |
| Roosevelt University Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 3,541 | 3,268 | 507 | 92.3% | 15.5% | $40 | $40 |
| Chicago State University Chicago, IL Public, 4 years four-years | 4,805 | 2,281 | 168 | 47.5% | 7.4% | $25 | $30 |
| Judson University Elgin, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 984 | 614 | 188 | 62.4% | 30.6% | $50 | $50 |
| Trinity International University-Illinois Deerfield, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 373 | 341 | 90 | 91.4% | 26.4% | - | - |
| Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL Public, 4 years four-years | 8,995 | 8,821 | 1,992 | 98.1% | 22.6% | $40 | $40 |
| Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL Public, 4 years four-years | 7,145 | 5,126 | 778 | 71.7% | 15.2% | - | $30 |
| Western Illinois University Macomb, IL Public, 4 years four-years | 7,156 | 5,187 | 920 | 72.5% | 17.7% | $30 | $30 |
| Saint Xavier University Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 7,780 | 6,597 | 747 | 84.8% | 11.3% | - | - |
| Governors State University University Park, IL Public, 4 years four-years | 1,168 | 608 | 194 | 52.1% | 31.9% | $25 | $50 |
| National Louis University Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 1,518 | 1,473 | 558 | 97.0% | 37.9% | - | - |
| Concordia University-Chicago River Forest, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 5,620 | 4,935 | 336 | 87.8% | 6.8% | - | $50 |
| Worsham College of Mortuary Science Wheeling, IL Private, 2-4 years | 32 | 25 | 19 | 78.1% | 76.0% | $50 | - |
| MDT College of Health Sciences Chicago, IL Private, Less than 2 years | 19 | 16 | 12 | 84.2% | 75.0% | $30 | - |
| Chamberlain University-Illinois Addison, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 28 | 26 | 16 | 92.9% | 61.5% | $95 | $60 |
| Lincoln College Lincoln, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 983 | 730 | 199 | 74.3% | 27.3% | - | - |
| American Islamic College Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 100.0% | $35 | $35 |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 5,835 | 4,725 | 669 | 81.0% | 14.2% | $65 | $45 |
| Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences Rock Island, IL Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | 0.0% | - | $50 | $50 |
| Methodist College Peoria, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 9 | 9 | 8 | 100.0% | 88.9% | $25 | $25 |
| Blackburn College Carlinville, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 453 | 300 | 77 | 66.2% | 25.7% | - | - |
| Millikin University Decatur, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 3,049 | 2,281 | 409 | 74.8% | 17.9% | - | - |
| The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 20 | - | - | 0.0% | - | $50 | $50 |
| Moody Bible Institute Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 298 | 291 | 166 | 97.7% | 57.0% | $50 | $50 |
| Eureka College Eureka, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 877 | 760 | 119 | 86.7% | 15.7% | - | - |
| Fox College Tinley Park, IL Private, 2-4 years | 82 | 50 | 24 | 61.0% | 48.0% | $50 | - |
| Saint Anthony College of Nursing Rockford, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100.0% | 50.0% | $75 | $75 |
| Graham Hospital School of Nursing Canton, IL Private, 2-4 years | 5 | 5 | 2 | 100.0% | 40.0% | $40 | - |
| Taylor Business Institute Chicago, IL Private, 2-4 years | 230 | 205 | 127 | 89.1% | 62.0% | $25 | - |
| Hebrew Theological College Skokie, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 5 | 4 | 4 | 80.0% | 100.0% | $100 | - |
| Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 15 | 14 | 14 | 93.3% | 100.0% | $100 | $100 |
| Trinity Christian College Palos Heights, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 1,048 | 799 | 180 | 76.2% | 22.5% | - | - |
| National Latino Education Institute Chicago, IL Private, Less than 2 years | - | - | - | 0.0% | - | - | - |
| VanderCook College of Music Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 26 | 26 | 20 | 100.0% | 76.9% | $35 | $50 |
| Average | 431,612 | 258,335 | 52,120 | 75.3% | 32.9% | $47 | $51 |