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Acceptance Rate 88.15%
Yield 22.53%
SAT Score 1,100
ACT Score 24
Applicants 21,573

Illinois State Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 88.15% at Illinois State University. Total 21,573 students applied and 19,017 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,100 and the average ACT score is 24.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$55
Graduate Application Fees$55
Admission Informationwww.admissions.illinoisstate.edu/
Online Applicationwww.admissions.illinoisstate.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate88.15%
Average Test Scores1,100 SAT / 24 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 88.15%. A total of 21,573 students (8,665 men and 12,908 women) have applied to and 19,017 (7,433 men and 11,584 women) students admitted to Illinois State University.
Among them, 1,693 male and 2,592 female students have enrolled into Illinois State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 22.53%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Illinois State
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants21,5738,66512,90800
Admitted19,0177,43311,58400
Enrolled4,2851,6932,59200
Acceptance Rate 88.15% 85.78% 89.74% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 22.53% 22.78% 22.38% - -
[Chart] Illinois State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Illinois State, 1,872 applicants (44% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 323 applicants (8%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,100 at Illinois State. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,210 and 25th percentile score is 990.
The average ACT score is 24 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 27 and the 25th percentile score is 21.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Illinois State. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Illinois State with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Illinois State
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total99011001210
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing500560620
Math490540590
ACT Composite212427
Math192326
English212327
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Illinois State University, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 2 item(s) are considered for admission - Admission Test Scores, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for Illinois State
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✗
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Illinois State

The calendar system at Illinois State University is Semester. Illinois State University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Illinois State University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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