2024-2025
Accept rate
42.4%
- Applicants
- 73,742
- Admits
- 31,247
- Enrolled
- 9,008
- Yield
- 28.8%
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Admissions Data Dashboard | Common Data Set 2016-2025
Total Applications
73,742
2024-2025
Acceptance Rate
42.4%
2024-2025
Enrolled Students
9,008
2024-2025
SAT Middle 50%
1390-1520
2024-2025
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Admissions at a Glance
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign received 73,742 applications for 2024-2025 and admitted 42.4% of applicants; 9,008 admitted students enrolled (a 28.8% yield). That compares with an acceptance rate of 60.1% in 2016-2017. The middle 50% of enrolled first-year students scored 1390–1520 on the SAT and 30–34 on the ACT. The total cost of attendance was $33,232, and the average need-based grant was $21,943.
Applications & Acceptance Rate Over Time
ApplicationsAcceptance Rate
Complete Admissions Data
2023-2024
Accept rate
43.7%
- Applicants
- 67,398
- Admits
- 29,446
- Enrolled
- 8,325
- Yield
- 28.3%
2022-2023
Accept rate
44.8%
- Applicants
- 63,233
- Admits
- 28,344
- Enrolled
- 7,957
- Yield
- 28.1%
2021-2022
Accept rate
59.7%
- Applicants
- 47,527
- Admits
- 28,352
- Enrolled
- 8,293
- Yield
- 29.3%
| Year | Applications | Admits | Enrolled | Accept Rate | Yield Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-2025 | 73,742 | 31,247 | 9,008 | 42.4% | 28.8% |
| 2023-2024 | 67,398 | 29,446 | 8,325 | 43.7% | 28.3% |
| 2022-2023 | 63,233 | 28,344 | 7,957 | 44.8% | 28.1% |
| 2021-2022 | 47,527 | 28,352 | 8,293 | 59.7% | 29.3% |
| 2020-2021 | 43,412 | 27,483 | 7,530 | 63.3% | 27.4% |
| 2019-2020 | 43,452 | 25,650 | 7,665 | 59.0% | 29.9% |
| 2018-2019 | 39,362 | 24,461 | 7,609 | 62.1% | 31.1% |
| 2017-2018 | 38,918 | 23,940 | 7,518 | 61.5% | 31.4% |
| 2016-2017 | 38,089 | 22,880 | 7,593 | 60.1% | 33.2% |
SAT Score Trends (Middle 50%)
MedianMiddle 50% Range
25th Percentile
1390
50th Percentile
1470
75th Percentile
1520
Financial Aid Overview
Avg Aid PackageTotal Cost
Students Receiving Aid
43%
Need Fully Met
77%
Cost of Attendance Over Time
$33,232
2024-2025 Total COA
TuitionFeesRoom & Board
Tuition
$12,992
Fees
$5,056
Room & Board
$15,184
Change Since 2016
+22%
Student Demographics
Enrollment Over Time
UndergraduateGraduate
Demographics Over Time (% of Undergraduates)
WhiteAsianHispanic/LatinoBlack/African AmericanInternationalTwo or More
Undergraduates
37,140
Total Enrollment
59,238
International
15%
Students of Color
63%
Admissions Factors
Relative importance reported in the latest available Common Data Set.
Source: CDS 2024-2025, Section C7
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very Important
- Class rank
- Not Considered
- Academic GPA
- Very Important
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
- Application essay
- Important
- Recommendation(s)
- Not Considered
Nonacademic
- Interview
- Not Considered
- Extracurricular activities
- Important
- Talent/ability
- Important
- Character/personal qualities
- Important
- First generation
- Important
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not Considered
| Factor | Very Important | Important | Considered | Not Considered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic | ||||
| Rigor of secondary school record | ✓ | |||
| Class rank | ✓ | |||
| Academic GPA | ✓ | |||
| Standardized test scores | ✓ | |||
| Application essay | ✓ | |||
| Recommendation(s) | ✓ | |||
| Nonacademic | ||||
| Interview | ✓ | |||
| Extracurricular activities | ✓ | |||
| Talent/ability | ✓ | |||
| Character/personal qualities | ✓ | |||
| First generation | ✓ | |||
| Alumni/ae relation | ✓ | |||
| Geographical residence | ✓ | |||
| State residency | ✓ | |||
| Religious affiliation/commitment | ✓ | |||
| Volunteer work | ✓ | |||
| Work experience | ✓ | |||
| Level of applicant's interest | ✓ | |||