Below is a ranking of the 76 colleges in Illinois with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. University of Chicago leads the list by accepting 5% of high school students that applied.
School | Acceptance Rate | |
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University of ChicagoChicago, IL |
5% |
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Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL |
7% |
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Methodist College of NursingPeoria, IL |
31% |
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The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at ChicagoChicago, IL |
33% |
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Chicago State UniversityChicago, IL |
41% |
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University of Illinois at Urbana ChampaignChampaign, IL |
44% |
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Principia CollegeElsah, Illinois |
44% |
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Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, IL |
45% |
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Quincy UniversityQuincy, IL |
50% |
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Millikin UniversityDecatur, IL |
54% |
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Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL |
55% |
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Rockford UniversityRockford, IL |
57% |
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North Central CollegeNaperville, IL |
58% |
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Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, IL |
59% |
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Judson UniversityElgin, IL |
63% |
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McKendree UniversityLebanon, IL |
64% |
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University of St FrancisJoliet, IL |
64% |
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Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, IL |
67% |