Colleges in Illinois: acceptance rates and selectivity
37 colleges in Illinois, sorted from most to least selective. The hardest to get into is University of Chicago at 4%. Open any school for its full profile, or calculate your odds with CollegeCalcAI.
Schools covered
37
Illinois
Most selective
4%
University of Chicago
Average acceptance
67%
across listed schools
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All Illinois schools
Most to least selective.
University of Chicago
4%acceptance · IL
Northwestern University
8%acceptance · IL
Illinois Wesleyan University
39%acceptance · IL
University of Illinois
42%acceptance · IL
Chicago State University
43%acceptance · IL
Judson University
48%acceptance · IL
Governors State University
48%acceptance · IL
Quincy University
51%acceptance · IL
Illinois Institute of Technology
55%acceptance · IL
Olivet Nazarene University
56%acceptance · IL
Lake Forest College
57%acceptance · IL
Augustana College
63%acceptance · IL
Eastern Illinois University
65%acceptance · IL
Saint Francis University (IL)
65%acceptance · IL
Millikin University
67%acceptance · IL
North Park University
69%acceptance · IL
Northern Illinois University
70%acceptance · IL
Western Illinois University
71%acceptance · IL
Knox College
71%acceptance · IL
Lewis University
71%acceptance · IL
McKendree University
72%acceptance · IL
Elmhurst University
74%acceptance · IL
DePaul University
76%acceptance · IL
Bradley University
77%acceptance · IL
North Central College
77%acceptance · IL
Illinois College
78%acceptance · IL
Aurora University
81%acceptance · IL
Loyola University Chicago
82%acceptance · IL
Saint Xavier University
84%acceptance · IL
Trinity Christian College
85%acceptance · IL
Illinois Springfield
86%acceptance · IL
Southern Illinois University
87%acceptance · IL
Wheaton College (IL)
87%acceptance · IL
Illinois State University
88%acceptance · IL
Concordia University Chicago
93%acceptance · IL
Benedictine University
95%acceptance · IL
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
98%acceptance · IL