Illinois Public Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate

List of Public Colleges by Acceptance Rate

Below is a ranking of the 12 public colleges in Illinois with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign leads the list by accepting 45% of high school students that applied.

List of Illinois Public Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate
School Acceptance Rate
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Champaign, IL

45%
Chicago State University

Chicago, IL

49%
Governors State University

University Park, IL

57%
Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago, IL

63%
Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

68%
Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, IL

71%
Western Illinois University

Macomb, IL

75%
University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, IL

79%
University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield, IL

82%
Illinois State University

Normal, IL

86%
Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Carbondale, IL

91%
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Edwardsville, IL

98%