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Acceptance Rate 42.37%
Yield 28.83%
SAT Score 1,440
ACT Score 32
Applicants 73,742

UIUC Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 42.37% at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Total 73,742 students applied and 31,247 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,440 and the average ACT score is 32.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$50
Graduate Application Fees$70
Admission Informationillinois.edu/admissions
Online Applicationadmissions.illinois.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate42.37%
Average Test Scores1,440 SAT / 32 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 42.37%. A total of 73,742 students (41,597 men and 32,124 women) have applied to and 31,247 (15,134 men and 16,102 women) students admitted to University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Among them, 4,538 male and 4,469 female students have enrolled into UIUC and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 28.83%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UIUC
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants73,74241,59732,12400
Admitted31,24715,13416,10200
Enrolled9,0084,5384,46900
Acceptance Rate 42.37% 36.38% 50.12% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 28.83% 29.99% 27.75% - -
[Chart] University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At UIUC, 4,310 applicants (48% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 1,408 applicants (16%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,440 at UIUC. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,520 and 25th percentile score is 1,310.
The average ACT score is 32 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 34 and the 25th percentile score is 30.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at UIUC. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of UIUC with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at UIUC
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total131014401520
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing650700740
Math660740780
ACT Composite303234
Math283235
English303435
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 2 item(s) are considered for admission - Admission Test Scores, Work experience.
Application Requirements for UIUC
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 UIUC

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