Illinois Private Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate

List of Private Colleges by Acceptance Rate

Below is a ranking of the 57 private 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 Private Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate
School Acceptance Rate
DePaul University

Chicago, IL

70%
Hebrew Theological College

Skokie, IL

71%
Trinity Christian College

Palos Heights, IL

71%
Knox College

Galesburg, IL

73%
Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

74%
Bradley University

Peoria, IL

75%
Millikin University

Decatur, IL

75%
Elmhurst College

Elmhurst, IL

76%
Illinois College

Jacksonville, IL

77%
School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, IL

79%
Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, IL

79%
Aurora University

Aurora, IL

82%
Saint Xavier University

Chicago, IL

84%
Eureka College

Eureka, IL

87%
Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

88%
Wheaton College

Wheaton, IL

88%
Dominican University

River Forest, IL

90%
Monmouth College

Monmouth, IL

91%