Admission Comparison between Illinois Colleges
For the academic year 2023-2024, 535,209 students have applied to Illinois colleges and 314,735 have accepted to admit. The acceptance rate of the Illinois colleges is 74.1%. Of the admitted students, 52,891 students finally enrolled in one of Illinois colleges.
No Illinois colleges require to submit Test Scores (SAT and/or ACT scores) and no colleges recommend to submit the scores. 43 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 1,149.
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.
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has the largest number of applicants of 73,742 and Loyola University Chicago has the most admitted students of 32,081.
- The average acceptance rate of Illinois colleges is 74.1% and University of Chicago has the lowest acceptance rate of 4.5%.
- The average yield (enrollment rate) is 33.1% and University of Chicago has the highest yield of 88.3%.
- The average SAT score is 1,149 and University of Chicago has the highest SAT score of 1,550.
Illinois Colleges Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics Comparison
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDT College of Health Sciences Chicago, IL Private, Less than 2 years | 190 | 122 | 85 | 64.2% | 70 | - | - |
| Quincy University Quincy, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 1,771 | 902 | 266 | 50.9% | 29 | - | - |
| American Islamic College Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 9 | 9 | 8 | 100.0% | 89 | - | - |
| Trinity Christian College Palos Heights, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 650 | 552 | 128 | 84.9% | 23 | - | - |
| Blackburn College Carlinville, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 910 | 575 | 148 | 63.2% | 26 | - | - |
| Moody Bible Institute Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 387 | 320 | 211 | 82.7% | 66 | - | - |
| Chamberlain University-Illinois Addison, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 121 | 100 | 66 | 82.6% | 66 | - | - |
| Graham Hospital School of Nursing Canton, IL Private, 2-4 years | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 100 | - | - |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 6,626 | 5,133 | 604 | 77.5% | 12 | - | - |
| Methodist College Peoria, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 18 | 7 | 4 | 38.9% | 57 | - | - |
| Capital Area Career Center Springfield, IL Public, Less than 2 years | 36 | 34 | 34 | 94.4% | 100 | - | - |
| Eureka College Eureka, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 1,186 | 1,008 | 160 | 85.0% | 16 | - | - |
| Taylor Business Institute Chicago, IL Private, 2-4 years | 57 | 52 | 52 | 91.2% | 100 | - | - |
| VanderCook College of Music Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 38 | 34 | 15 | 89.5% | 44 | - | - |
| The Chicago School at Chicago Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 29 | 10 | 4 | 34.5% | 40 | - | - |
| Millikin University Decatur, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 5,144 | 3,430 | 342 | 66.7% | 10 | - | - |
| Worsham College of Mortuary Science Wheeling, IL Private, 2-4 years | 25 | 23 | 16 | 92.0% | 70 | - | - |
| Americare Technical School Park Ridge, IL Private, Less than 2 years | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 100 | - | - |
| Fox College Tinley Park, IL Private, 2-4 years | 47 | 33 | 13 | 70.2% | 39 | - | - |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 9,558 | 3,757 | 461 | 39.3% | 12 | - | - |
| Saint Anthony College of Nursing Rockford, IL Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 24 | 24 | 24 | 100.0% | 100 | - | - |
| Career Center of Southern Illinois Red Bud, IL Public, Less than 2 years | 23 | 13 | 13 | 56.5% | 100 | - | - |
| University of Chicago Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 43,612 | 1,955 | 1,726 | 4.5% | 88 | - | - |
| Northwestern University Evanston, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 49,474 | 3,806 | 2,105 | 7.7% | 55 | - | - |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL Public, 4 years four-years | 73,742 | 31,247 | 9,008 | 42.4% | 29 | - | - |
| University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL Public, 4 years four-years | 27,085 | 20,951 | 4,419 | 77.4% | 21 | - | - |
| Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 39,315 | 32,081 | 2,763 | 81.6% | 9 | - | - |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 12,216 | 6,710 | 519 | 54.9% | 8 | - | - |
| DeVry University-Illinois Lisle, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 2,833 | 2,787 | 2,168 | 98.4% | 78 | - | - |
| Bradley University Peoria, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 9,458 | 7,260 | 811 | 76.8% | 11 | - | - |
| Wheaton College Wheaton, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 2,040 | 1,783 | 533 | 87.4% | 30 | - | - |
| University of St Francis Joliet, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 2,250 | 1,469 | 209 | 65.3% | 14 | - | - |
| North Central College Naperville, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 4,596 | 3,554 | 482 | 77.3% | 14 | - | - |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL Public, 4 years four-years | 10,858 | 9,433 | 1,758 | 86.9% | 19 | - | - |
| Augustana College Rock Island, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 7,857 | 4,925 | 664 | 62.7% | 13 | - | - |
| Illinois State University Normal, IL Public, 4 years four-years | 21,573 | 19,017 | 4,285 | 88.2% | 23 | - | - |
| University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, IL Public, 4 years four-years | 2,430 | 2,087 | 262 | 85.9% | 13 | - | - |
| Benedictine University Lisle, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 3,043 | 2,898 | 451 | 95.2% | 16 | - | - |
| Aurora University Aurora, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 5,384 | 4,353 | 677 | 80.9% | 16 | - | - |
| DePaul University Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 31,266 | 23,729 | 2,566 | 75.9% | 11 | - | - |
| Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 5,789 | 3,234 | 791 | 55.9% | 24 | - | - |
| Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL Public, 4 years four-years | 23,651 | 16,505 | 1,991 | 69.8% | 12 | - | - |
| Monmouth College Monmouth, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 1,577 | 1,434 | 200 | 90.9% | 14 | - | - |
| McKendree University Lebanon, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 3,066 | 2,199 | 413 | 71.7% | 19 | - | - |
| Illinois College Jacksonville, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 3,820 | 2,987 | 246 | 78.2% | 8 | - | - |
| North Park University Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 4,309 | 2,952 | 423 | 68.5% | 14 | - | - |
| Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL Public, 4 years four-years | 8,955 | 6,680 | 567 | 74.6% | 8 | - | - |
| Greenville University Greenville, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 1,757 | 1,713 | 255 | 97.5% | 15 | - | - |
| Hebrew Theological College Skokie, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 14 | 8 | 7 | 57.1% | 88 | - | - |
| Lewis University Romeoville, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 6,302 | 4,493 | 686 | 71.3% | 15 | - | - |
| Roosevelt University Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 7,427 | 7,216 | 631 | 97.2% | 9 | - | - |
| Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 5,356 | 3,043 | 415 | 56.8% | 14 | - | - |
| Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 6,245 | 4,599 | 576 | 73.6% | 13 | - | - |
| Dominican University River Forest, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 6,873 | 6,208 | 749 | 90.3% | 12 | - | - |
| National Louis University Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 4,063 | 3,862 | 711 | 95.1% | 18 | - | - |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL Public, 4 years four-years | 10,150 | 9,896 | 1,550 | 97.5% | 16 | - | - |
| Rockford University Rockford, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 1,721 | 1,599 | 214 | 92.9% | 13 | - | - |
| Judson University Elgin, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 830 | 395 | 155 | 47.6% | 39 | - | - |
| Knox College Galesburg, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 4,899 | 3,468 | 398 | 70.8% | 11 | - | - |
| Western Illinois University Macomb, IL Public, 4 years four-years | 8,674 | 6,174 | 634 | 71.2% | 10 | - | - |
| Saint Xavier University Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 6,434 | 5,424 | 735 | 84.3% | 14 | - | - |
| Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL Public, 4 years four-years | 12,539 | 8,194 | 804 | 65.3% | 10 | - | - |
| Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 7,079 | 6,333 | 959 | 89.5% | 15 | - | - |
| Chicago State University Chicago, IL Public, 4 years four-years | 10,638 | 4,602 | 173 | 43.3% | 4 | - | - |
| Trinity International University-Illinois Deerfield, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 13 | 13 | 6 | 100.0% | 46 | - | - |
| Governors State University University Park, IL Public, 4 years four-years | 2,944 | 1,421 | 239 | 48.3% | 17 | - | - |
| Concordia University-Chicago River Forest, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 4,200 | 3,897 | 300 | 92.8% | 8 | - | - |
| Average | 535,209 | 314,735 | 52,891 | 74.1% | 33 | - | - |
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