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Acceptance Rate 77.35%
Yield 21.09%
SAT Score 1,240
ACT Score 28
Applicants 27,085

UIC Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 77.35% at University of Illinois Chicago. Total 27,085 students applied and 20,951 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,240 and the average ACT score is 28.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$60
Graduate Application Fees$70
Admission Informationwww.admissions.uic.edu/
Online Applicationwww.admissions.uic.edu/apply-now
Acceptance Rate77.35%
Average Test Scores1,240 SAT / 28 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 77.35%. A total of 27,085 students (11,727 men and 15,358 women) have applied to and 20,951 (8,636 men and 12,315 women) students admitted to University of Illinois Chicago.
Among them, 2,054 male and 2,365 female students have enrolled into UIC and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 21.09%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UIC
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants27,08511,72715,35800
Admitted20,9518,63612,31500
Enrolled4,4192,0542,36500
Acceptance Rate 77.35% 73.64% 80.19% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 21.09% 23.78% 19.20% - -
[Chart] University of Illinois Chicago Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At UIC, 1,342 applicants (30% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 201 applicants (5%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,240 at UIC. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,350 and 25th percentile score is 1,130.
The average ACT score is 28 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 31 and the 25th percentile score is 25.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at UIC. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of UIC with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at UIC
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total113012401350
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing570620670
Math560620680
ACT Composite252831
Math242630
English242832
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of Illinois Chicago, applicants require to submit 6 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 1 item(s) are considered for admission - Admission Test Scores.
Application Requirements for UIC
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 UIC

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