Illinois Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate

List of Colleges by Acceptance Rate

Below is a ranking of the 78 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.

List of Illinois Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate
School Acceptance Rate
Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago, IL

63%
Blackburn College

Carlinville, IL

64%
Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

68%
McKendree University

Lebanon, IL

68%
North Park University

Chicago, IL

68%
DePaul University

Chicago, IL

70%
Hebrew Theological College

Skokie, IL

71%
Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, IL

71%
Trinity Christian College

Palos Heights, IL

71%
DeVry University Illinois

Chicago, Illinois

73%
Knox College

Galesburg, IL

73%
Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

74%
Bradley University

Peoria, IL

75%
Millikin University

Decatur, IL

75%
Western Illinois University

Macomb, IL

75%
Elmhurst College

Elmhurst, IL

76%
Illinois College

Jacksonville, IL

77%
School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, IL

79%