Illinois Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate

List of Colleges by Acceptance Rate

Below is a ranking of the 135 colleges in Illinois with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. University of Chicago leads the list by accepting 6% of high school students that applied.

List of Illinois Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate
School Acceptance Rate
Augustana College

Rock Island, IL

69%
DePaul University

Chicago, IL

69%
Knox College

Galesburg, IL

70%
Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, IL

70%
Elmhurst College

Elmhurst, IL

71%
Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

71%
Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

72%
Western Illinois University

Macomb, IL

72%
DeVry University Illinois

Chicago, Illinois

73%
Lincoln College

Lincoln, IL

74%
Illinois College

Jacksonville, IL

75%
Millikin University

Decatur, IL

75%
Bradley University

Peoria, IL

76%
Trinity Christian College

Palos Heights, IL

76%
Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, IL

77%
McKendree University

Lebanon, IL

78%
University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, IL

79%
University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield, IL

79%