Illinois Colleges with high acceptance rates

Colleges with the Highest Acceptance Rate in Illinois for 2025

These are the least selective public and private four-year colleges in Illinois. These colleges historically accept more than seventy-five percent of students who apply for admission and are ranked by acceptance rate. These are good safety schools for your college list and you should have a good chance on getting in if your grades and test scores are above or within their typical admission thresholds. Just because a school is less selective doesn't mean it's a lesser school academically and easy to get into for all students. Unless a college has guaranteed admission or accepts 100% of applicants, you still need sufficient grades to be accepted.

Use the filters on this page to narrow down the list based on your high school GPA, SAT and ACT scores. Once you do, your estimated admission chance will be displayed for each school. Additionally, you can filter the list by state, region or distance from your home to narrow down the list of colleges that are easiest for you to get into.

See also, the best and popular Illinois colleges with high acceptance rates. If you're looking for colleges that have easy admission requirements, explore rankings of Illinois colleges with the lowest SAT scores, lowest ACT scores and lowest GPA's.
Illinois High Acceptance % Public Private 4 year

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Benedictine University
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Lisle, IL

Benedictine University

Private 4 Year

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77% Acceptance Rate

#17 Best Private Colleges in Illinois

  • 2,989enrollment
  • $24,570net price
  • 1050-1280SAT range
  • 19-28ACT range
  • 3.26Avg GPA

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School of the Art Institute of Chicago
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Chicago, IL

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Private 4 Year

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76% Acceptance Rate

#16 Best Private Colleges in Illinois

  • 3,401enrollment
  • $55,485net price
  • 1048-1260SAT range
  • 22-25ACT range
  • 3.51Avg GPA

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Elmhurst College
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Elmhurst, IL

Elmhurst College

Private 4 Year

1 reviews

76% Acceptance Rate

#13 Best Private Colleges in Illinois

  • 3,906enrollment
  • $22,760net price
  • 960-1210SAT range
  • 23-28ACT range
  • 3.59Avg GPA

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Illinois College
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Jacksonville, IL

Illinois College

Private 4 Year

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75% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 958enrollment
  • $17,255net price
  • 978-1183SAT range
  • 19-25ACT range
  • 3.63Avg GPA

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Western Illinois University
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Macomb, IL

Western Illinois University

Public 4 Year

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75% Acceptance Rate

#8 Best Public Universities in Illinois

  • 7,073enrollment
  • $12,168net price
  • 880-1090SAT range
  • 18-24ACT range
  • 3.45Avg GPA

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