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Illinois Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate

This page lists the schools having low yield) in Illinois. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is the percent of students who choose to enroll after having been offered admission. Higher yield means that more admitted students are finally enrolled into the school.
Chicago State University, has the lowest yield rate of 3.76% for academic year 2024-2025 in Illinois. Concordia University-Chicago is positioned second with 7.70% yield and Illinois Institute of Technology follows them with 8%. Next table shows the schools that have low yield rates with admission statistics and acceptance rates. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. You may want to check colleges having the highest yield rates in Illinois.
Illinois Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate (2025)
NameYield# of Applicants# of Admitted# of EnrolledAcceptance Rate
1Chicago State University
Public, four-yearsChicago, IL
3.76% 10,638 4,602 173 43.26%
2Concordia University-Chicago
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsRiver Forest, IL
7.70% 4,200 3,897 300 92.79%
3Illinois Institute of Technology
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChicago, IL
7.73% 12,216 6,710 519 54.93%
4Illinois College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsJacksonville, IL
8.24% 3,820 2,987 246 78.19%
5Northeastern Illinois University
Public, four-yearsChicago, IL
8.49% 8,955 6,680 567 74.60%
6Loyola University Chicago
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChicago, IL
8.61% 39,315 32,081 2,763 81.60%
7Roosevelt University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChicago, IL
8.74% 7,427 7,216 631 97.16%
8Eastern Illinois University
Public, four-yearsCharleston, IL
9.81% 12,539 8,194 804 65.35%
9Millikin University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDecatur, IL
9.97% 5,144 3,430 342 66.68%
10Western Illinois University
Public, four-yearsMacomb, IL
10.27% 8,674 6,174 634 71.18%