Easiest Illinois Colleges to Get Into
Illinois has 37 four-year colleges that accept 75% or more of applicants, ranked by acceptance rate. Good options for safety schools on your list.
9 colleges accept 100% of applicants in Illinois. Examples include Adler University, American Islamic College, East West University and Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences.
High acceptance does not always mean low academic standards. You still need sufficient grades unless a school has guaranteed admission. Use the filters below to narrow by GPA, SAT, or ACT and see your estimated admission chance at each school. See also best and popular colleges with high acceptance rates in Illinois, or the most selective colleges.
Columbia College Chicago
- Private 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 89% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Columbia College Chicago is a private arts and media college known for undergraduate film, journalism, and performing arts. The urban campus sits in Chicago's South Loop.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Net Price $29,473
VanderCook College of Music
- Private 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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| 0 reviews
- 89% acceptance rate
- Apr 1 application deadline
VanderCook is a private college known for undergraduate music education and teacher preparation. The urban Chicago campus centers on training future band, orchestra, and choral music teachers.
- SAT Range 890-1160
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Net Price $21,306
Illinois State University
- Public 4 Year
- Normal, IL
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4.8 | 4 reviews
- 88% acceptance rate
- Apr 1 application deadline
Illinois State is a large public university known for undergraduate teacher education, nursing, and business. The residential campus sits in the college town of Normal, next to Bloomington.
- SAT Range 990-1210
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Net Price $21,369
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
- Public 4 Year
- Carbondale, IL
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 87% acceptance rate
SIU Carbondale is a large public university known for undergraduate aviation, journalism, and forestry. The wooded campus anchors the college town of Carbondale in southern Illinois.
- SAT Range 900-1160
- Avg GPA 3.24
- Net Price $13,473
Wheaton College
- Private 4 Year
- Wheaton, IL
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4.0 | 3 reviews
- 87% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Wheaton is a private evangelical Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate biblical studies, theology, and the sciences. The residential campus sits in a western suburb of Chicago.
- SAT Range 1260-1470
- Avg GPA 3.75
- Net Price $31,356
University of Illinois Springfield
- Public 4 Year
- Springfield, IL
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| 0 reviews
- 86% acceptance rate
UIS is a public university known for undergraduate public affairs, political science, and computer science. The campus is in Springfield, Illinois's state capital.
- SAT Range 940-1200
- Avg GPA 3.46
- Net Price $10,809
Eureka College
- Private 4 Year
- Eureka, IL
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| 0 reviews
- 85% acceptance rate
- Aug 15 application deadline
Eureka is a small private liberal arts college with a traditional undergraduate arts-and-sciences curriculum. The residential campus in a small central Illinois town is Ronald Reagan's alma mater.
- SAT Range 870-1155
- Avg GPA 3.22
- Net Price $19,128
Trinity Christian College
- Private 4 Year
- Palos Heights, IL
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| 0 reviews
- 85% acceptance rate
Trinity Christian is a private Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The suburban campus is in Palos Heights just southwest of Chicago.
- SAT Range 1050-1320
- Avg GPA 3.48
- Net Price $19,655
Saint Xavier University
- Private 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 84% acceptance rate
Saint Xavier is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The campus is in Chicago's Mount Greenwood neighborhood on the Southwest Side.
- SAT Range 950-1120
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Net Price $11,318
Moody Bible Institute
- Private 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 83% acceptance rate
- Mar 1 application deadline
Moody Bible Institute is a private Christian college known for undergraduate biblical studies, theology, and ministry. The urban campus sits in Chicago's Near North Side.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $21,614
Loyola University Chicago
- Private 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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4.3 | 6 reviews
- 82% acceptance rate
Loyola Chicago is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and communications. The urban campus sits along Lake Michigan on Chicago's North Side.
- SAT Range 1170-1360
- Avg GPA 3.71
- Net Price $39,147
Aurora University
- Private 4 Year
- Aurora, IL
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| 0 reviews
- 81% acceptance rate
Aurora University is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and social work. The suburban campus sits in Aurora, about 40 miles west of Chicago.
- SAT Range 900-1150
- Avg GPA 3.56
- Net Price $19,053
Illinois College
- Private 4 Year
- Jacksonville, IL
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| 0 reviews
- 78% acceptance rate
Illinois College is a private liberal arts college with undergraduate programs across the arts, sciences, and pre-professional fields. The historic campus sits in the small college town of Jacksonville in west-central Illinois.
- SAT Range 883-1180
- Avg GPA 3.63
- Net Price $17,375
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Private 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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2.0 | 2 reviews
- 77% acceptance rate
- Nov 15 application deadline
SAIC is a private art and design college known for undergraduate fine arts, design, and contemporary art practice. The urban downtown campus is connected to the Art Institute of Chicago museum.
- SAT Range 1048-1260
- Avg GPA 3.51
- Net Price $55,631
Bradley University
- Private 4 Year
- Peoria, IL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 77% acceptance rate
Bradley is a private university known for undergraduate engineering, business, and health sciences. Most students live on the residential campus in Peoria.
- SAT Range 1090-1300
- Avg GPA 3.83
- Net Price $23,787
University of Illinois Chicago
- Public 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 77% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
UIC is a large public university known for undergraduate nursing, architecture, and engineering. The urban campus sits on Chicago's Near West Side near the Illinois Medical District.
- SAT Range 1130-1350
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Net Price $10,852
North Central College
- Private 4 Year
- Naperville, IL
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| 0 reviews
- 77% acceptance rate
- Apr 15 application deadline
North Central is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, education, and the sciences. The residential campus sits in suburban Naperville, west of Chicago.
- SAT Range 1055-1310
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Net Price $23,276
DePaul University
- Private 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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3.3 | 3 reviews
- 76% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
DePaul is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate business, film, and theater. Its urban campuses sit in Chicago's Lincoln Park and Loop neighborhoods.
- SAT Range 1140-1330
- Avg GPA 3.8
- Net Price $34,135