Illinois Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate
List of Colleges by Acceptance Rate
List of Colleges by Acceptance Rate
Below is a ranking of the 127 colleges in Illinois with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. University of Chicago leads the list by accepting 7% of high school students that applied.
Data is reported for the 2018/19 academic year by the U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics.
| College | Acceptance Rate | |
|---|---|---|
| C |
University of ChicagoChicago, IL |
7% |
| N |
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL |
8% |
| C |
Chicago State UniversityChicago, IL |
33% |
| M |
Methodist College of NursingPeoria, IL |
39% |
| N |
North Park UniversityChicago, IL |
47% |
| S |
University of St FrancisJoliet, IL |
47% |
| G |
Greenville CollegeGreenville, IL |
48% |
| R |
Rockford CollegeRockford, IL |
49% |
| M |
Midstate CollegePeoria, IL |
50% |
| B |
Blackburn CollegeCarlinville, IL |
52% |
| I |
University of Illinois at SpringfieldSpringfield, IL |
53% |
| N |
Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL |
54% |
| E |
Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, IL |
55% |
| M |
MacMurray CollegeJacksonville, IL |
55% |
| N |
North Central CollegeNaperville, IL |
56% |
| N |
Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, IL |
56% |
| E |
Eureka CollegeEureka, IL |
57% |
| I |
Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL |
58% |
| L |
Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, IL |
58% |
| L |
Lewis UniversityRomeoville, IL |
58% |