Popular Illinois Colleges Easy to Get Into
Illinois has 37 four-year colleges that accept 75% or more of applicants. If your GPA and test scores meet their typical thresholds, these are strong safety options, ordered by student interest online.
Leading examples include University of Illinois Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, accepting 77% of applicants. Also frequently researched: Loyola University Chicago, DePaul University and Illinois State University.
Use the filters below to narrow by GPA, SAT, or ACT and see your estimated admission chance. For the highest academic quality among easy-admission schools, see best-ranked colleges with high acceptance rates. For schools with the highest acceptance rates regardless of popularity, see highest acceptance rate colleges.
Eureka College
- Private 4 Year
- Eureka, IL
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- 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
Illinois College
- Private 4 Year
- Jacksonville, IL
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- 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
Monmouth College
- Private 4 Year
- Monmouth, IL
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 91% acceptance rate
Monmouth is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, education, and the sciences. The residential campus sits in a small college town in western Illinois.
- SAT Range 1000-1210
- Avg GPA 3.49
- Net Price $17,768
Concordia University Chicago
- Private 4 Year
- River Forest, IL
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- 93% acceptance rate
Concordia Chicago is a private Lutheran university known for undergraduate education and teacher preparation. The suburban campus sits in River Forest just west of Chicago.
- SAT Range 990-1180
- Avg GPA 3.18
- Net Price $19,073
Trinity International University Illinois
- Private 4 Year
- Deerfield, IL
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- 100% acceptance rate
Trinity International is a private evangelical Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry. The suburban Deerfield campus sits north of Chicago.
- SAT Range 925-1106
- Avg GPA 3.26
- Net Price $2,835
Rockford University
- Private 4 Year
- Rockford, IL
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- 93% acceptance rate
Rockford is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and the liberal arts. The residential campus sits in the mid-sized city of Rockford in northern Illinois.
- SAT Range 850-1070
- Avg GPA 3.25
- Net Price $23,642
Trinity Christian College
- Private 4 Year
- Palos Heights, IL
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- 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
National Louis University
- Private 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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- 95% acceptance rate
National Louis is a private university known for undergraduate teacher education and human services. The urban Chicago campus serves many commuting and nontraditional students.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.8
- Net Price $13,150
Greenville University
- Private 4 Year
- Greenville, IL
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- 97% acceptance rate
Greenville University is a private Free Methodist university known for undergraduate teacher education and music. Most students live on the residential campus in the small town of Greenville.
- SAT Range 771-1230
- Avg GPA 3.23
- Net Price $20,799
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
St. Augustine College
- Private 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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- 100% acceptance rate
- Aug 21 application deadline
St. Augustine is a private bilingual college known for undergraduate programs serving Hispanic students. The urban campus is located in Chicago.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $8,310
East West University
- Private 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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- 100% acceptance rate
East West University is a small private university known for undergraduate computer science, business, and electronics engineering technology. The urban campus is located in Chicago's South Loop.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.67
- Net Price $21,872
Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences
- Private 4 Year
- Rock Island, IL
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- 100% acceptance rate
A private college focused on undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The small campus is in Rock Island in Illinois' Quad Cities.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Net Price -
Telshe Yeshiva Chicago
- Private 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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- 100% acceptance rate
Telshe Yeshiva Chicago is a private Orthodox Jewish yeshiva known for undergraduate Talmudic studies and Jewish law. Most students pursue intensive full-time religious learning on its Chicago campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $11,548
VanderCook College of Music
- Private 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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- 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
Adler University
- Private 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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- 100% acceptance rate
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price -
American Islamic College
- Private 4 Year
- Chicago, Illinois
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- 100% acceptance rate
American Islamic College is a private Islamic college known for undergraduate Islamic studies and Arabic. Students attend classes on an urban campus in Chicago.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $1,125
Principia College
- Private 4 Year
- Elsah, Illinois
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- 100% acceptance rate
Principia is a small private liberal arts college affiliated with Christian Science. The historic campus overlooks the Mississippi River from bluffs in rural Elsah.
- SAT Range 1040-1250
- Avg GPA 3.34
- Net Price $18,248