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Most selective colleges in Illinois

50 colleges ranked by acceptance rate

These 50 most selective colleges in Illinois, ranked by acceptance rate, run from 5% at University of Chicago to 95% at Greenville University. 10 are public and 40 are private.

#CollegeTypeAcceptanceAvg SATNet price / yr
1University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Private5%1,554$18,967
2Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Private7%1,526$27,143
3Methodist College
Peoria, IL
Private31%$14,867
4Chicago State University
Chicago, IL
Public41%$10,133
5University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
Public44%1,418$15,201
6Principia College
Elsah, IL
Private44%1,096
7Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, IL
Private45%1,242$29,550
8Quincy University
Quincy, IL
Private50%1,157$17,324
9Millikin University
Decatur, IL
Private54%1,050$8,837
10Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL
Private55%1,296$19,353
11Rockford University
Rockford, IL
Private57%984$23,066
12North Central College
Naperville, IL
Private58%1,165$23,033
13Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, IL
Private59%1,309$27,499
14Judson University
Elgin, IL
Private63%985$25,027
15McKendree University
Lebanon, IL
Private64%$24,190
16University of St Francis
Joliet, IL
Private64%1,055$16,284
17Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, IL
Private67%1,103$21,539
18Augustana College
Rock Island, IL
Private68%1,133$12,437
19Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL
Public68%1,010$14,093
20Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago, IL
Public70%$13,550
21Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL
Public70%$12,909
22Knox College
Galesburg, IL
Private71%1,250$24,875
23Lewis University
Romeoville, IL
Private73%1,117$18,370
24North Park University
Chicago, IL
Private73%$18,191
25DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Private74%1,254$29,141
26Illinois College
Jacksonville, IL
Private75%1,082$17,945
27Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL
Public75%$11,592
28Elmhurst University
Elmhurst, IL
Private76%1,116$21,063
29Bradley University
Peoria, IL
Private77%1,237$23,572
30Benedictine University
Lisle, IL
Private77%$23,529
31University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL
Public79%1,242$12,313
32Dominican University
River Forest, IL
Private80%1,022$15,113
33Blackburn College
Carlinville, IL
Private80%$21,814
34Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL
Private81%1,283$35,196
35University of Illinois Springfield
Springfield, IL
Public84%1,118$8,916
36Aurora University
Aurora, IL
Private85%1,072$18,992
37Saint Xavier University
Chicago, IL
Private86%$12,093
38Monmouth College
Monmouth, IL
Private87%1,128$18,034
39Eureka College
Eureka, IL
Private88%$22,048
40Chamberlain University-Illinois
Addison, IL
Private89%868$26,933
41Trinity Christian College
Palos Heights, IL
Private89%1,154$16,381
42Illinois State University
Normal, IL
Public89%1,127$18,996
43Wheaton College
Wheaton, IL
Private90%1,363$26,984
44Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale, IL
Public90%1,060$16,177
45Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL
Private91%$26,788
46National Louis University
Chicago, IL
Private93%$16,157
47Trinity International University-Illinois
Deerfield, IL
Private93%$21,386
48Concordia University-Chicago
River Forest, IL
Private93%$16,774
49Roosevelt University
Chicago, IL
Private94%1,000$20,152
50Greenville University
Greenville, IL
Private95%1,034$21,270

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