Colleges in Illinois by Acceptance Rate
50 Illinois colleges ranked from most to least selective, using the latest federal IPEDS admissions data.
| # | College | State | Rate | Trend | Applicants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Chicago | Illinois | 4.8% | 38,631 | |
| 2 | Northwestern University | Illinois | 7.2% | 51,769 | |
| 3 | Chicago State University | Illinois | 40.5% | 9,458 | |
| 4 | DeVry University-Illinois | Illinois | 43.3% | 6,314 | |
| 5 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Illinois | 43.7% | 67,398 | |
| 6 | Illinois Wesleyan University | Illinois | 45.2% | 6,128 | |
| 7 | Quincy University | Illinois | 49.9% | 2,197 | |
| 8 | Millikin University | Illinois | 54.1% | 4,009 | |
| 9 | Illinois Institute of Technology | Illinois | 55.4% | 8,912 | |
| 10 | Rockford University | Illinois | 57.2% | 2,979 | |
| 11 | Governors State University | Illinois | 57.5% | 1,865 | |
| 12 | North Central College | Illinois | 58.3% | 5,241 | |
| 13 | Lake Forest College | Illinois | 59.4% | 4,811 | |
| 14 | Judson University | Illinois | 63.1% | 873 | |
| 15 | McKendree University | Illinois | 63.9% | 2,652 | |
| 16 | University of St Francis | Illinois | 63.9% | 1,888 | |
| 17 | Olivet Nazarene University | Illinois | 66.9% | 4,426 | |
| 18 | Augustana College | Illinois | 67.6% | 7,424 | |
| 19 | Eastern Illinois University | Illinois | 67.8% | 11,648 | |
| 20 | Northeastern Illinois University | Illinois | 70.4% | 8,481 | |
| 21 | Northern Illinois University | Illinois | 70.5% | 24,177 | |
| 22 | Knox College | Illinois | 71.1% | 4,136 | |
| 23 | Lewis University | Illinois | 72.7% | 5,291 | |
| 24 | North Park University | Illinois | 72.8% | 3,468 | |
| 25 | DePaul University | Illinois | 73.5% | 32,176 | |
| 26 | Illinois College | Illinois | 74.7% | 3,660 | |
| 27 | Western Illinois University | Illinois | 75% | 8,479 | |
| 28 | Elmhurst University | Illinois | 75.7% | 6,254 | |
| 29 | School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Illinois | 76.4% | 6,633 | |
| 30 | Bradley University | Illinois | 76.7% | 10,138 | |
| 31 | Benedictine University | Illinois | 77.2% | 2,788 | |
| 32 | University of Illinois Chicago | Illinois | 78.5% | 25,420 | |
| 33 | Dominican University | Illinois | 79.8% | 6,536 | |
| 34 | Blackburn College | Illinois | 80.1% | 1,113 | |
| 35 | Loyola University Chicago | Illinois | 81.4% | 40,468 | |
| 36 | University of Illinois Springfield | Illinois | 84.4% | 2,495 | |
| 37 | Aurora University | Illinois | 85.1% | 5,264 | |
| 38 | Saint Xavier University | Illinois | 85.8% | 7,216 | |
| 39 | Monmouth College | Illinois | 86.6% | 1,614 | |
| 40 | Eureka College | Illinois | 88.5% | 1,041 | |
| 41 | Trinity Christian College | Illinois | 88.7% | 652 | |
| 42 | Illinois State University | Illinois | 89% | 20,884 | |
| 43 | Wheaton College | Illinois | 90% | 1,866 | |
| 44 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | Illinois | 90.4% | 10,401 | |
| 45 | Columbia College Chicago | Illinois | 91.2% | 7,873 | |
| 46 | National Louis University | Illinois | 93.1% | 4,145 | |
| 47 | Concordia University-Chicago | Illinois | 93.4% | 4,607 | |
| 48 | Roosevelt University | Illinois | 94.3% | 5,987 | |
| 49 | Greenville University | Illinois | 95.4% | 1,273 | |
| 50 | Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville | Illinois | 97.2% | 8,937 |