Public Universities in Illinois, Ranked by Acceptance Rate
Illinois has 10 public universities in the CollegeCalcAI database. The most selective is University of Illinois at 42%; the most accessible is Southern Illinois University Edwardsville at 98%, and the median public university in the state admits 71%. 1 of them posts an admitted-student SAT (75th percentile) of 1300 or higher. In-state tuition usually makes these the best-value options on a Illinois student's list, so it pays to know exactly where each one sits.
- University of Illinois42%acceptanceSelectiveIL · SAT 1480
- Chicago State University43%acceptanceSelectiveIL · SAT 980
- Governors State University48%acceptanceSelectiveIL · SAT 1100
- Eastern Illinois University65%acceptanceModerately selectiveIL · SAT 1080
- Northern Illinois University70%acceptanceModerately selectiveIL · SAT 1180
- Western Illinois University71%acceptanceModerately selectiveIL · SAT 1060
- Illinois Springfield86%acceptanceAccessibleIL · SAT 1120
- Southern Illinois University87%acceptanceAccessibleIL · SAT 1150
- Illinois State University88%acceptanceAccessibleIL · SAT 1220
- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville98%acceptanceAccessibleIL · SAT 1180
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Acceptance rates and admitted test ranges reflect publicly reported data (U.S. Department of Education / NCES IPEDS / Common Data Sets) and are rounded. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are a planning tool computed by a fixed, transparent model, not a guarantee of any admission decision.