Below is a ranking of the 12 public colleges in Illinois with the highest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville leads the list by accepting 98% of high school students that applied.
School | Acceptance Rate | |
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Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, IL |
98% | |
Southern Illinois University CarbondaleCarbondale, IL |
91% | |
Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL |
86% | |
University of Illinois at SpringfieldSpringfield, IL |
82% | |
University of Illinois at ChicagoChicago, IL |
79% | |
Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, IL |
75% | |
Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL |
71% | |
Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, IL |
68% | |
Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, IL |
63% | |
Governors State UniversityUniversity Park, IL |
57% | |
Chicago State UniversityChicago, IL |
49% | |
University of Illinois at Urbana ChampaignChampaign, IL |
45% |