UIUC Acceptance Rate
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has an overall acceptance rate of 42.4% for the most recent application year, with 63,257 applicants and 26,820 accepted. Historical data shows a decline in acceptance rates from 57.6% in 2022 to 44.8% in 2023 and further to 43.7% in 2024. The domestic acceptance rate stands at a strong 65.6%, while international students face a much lower rate of 15.0%. Additionally, the waitlist acceptance rate is 1.8% for this year, with only 56 out of 3,073 waitlisted applicants gaining admission. The average GPA of accepted students is notable at 3.94, supported by SAT scores ranging from a 25th percentile of 1350 to a 75th percentile of 1510.
Overall Acceptance Rate
Total Applicants: 63,257
Accepted Applicants: 26,820
Historical Acceptance Rates
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2024 stands at 43.7%, with 67,398 applicants and 29,500 admitted. This is a slight decline from a 44.8% acceptance rate in the previous year (2023), which had 63,257 applicants and 28,364 accepted. Over the past few years, the acceptance rate has decreased from 57.6% in 2022, 60.1% in 2021, and 59.0% in 2020, highlighting a downward trend that reflects increasing competition and a growing applicant pool. The acceptance rate has fallen significantly from 62.2% for applicants in 2019.
Wait List Acceptance Rate
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has seen a wait list acceptance rate of 1.8% for the application year 2024, with 56 out of 3,073 applicants being admitted. Historical trends reveal fluctuating acceptance rates, with the Class of 2023 also at 1.8%, while the Class of 2022 had a much higher acceptance rate of 18.7%. The years preceding these show even greater variability, including a 33.8% acceptance rate for the Class of 2019, indicating a significant decline in recent years. Such fluctuations underline the unpredictability of the wait list outcomes at the university.
3073
Offered a Place
56
Admitted
1.8%
Acceptance Rate
Transfer Acceptance Rate
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's transfer acceptance rate figures are currently unavailable, with no recorded applicants or accepted students from 2020 through 2023. Despite this lack of concrete data, the average GPA of transfer applicants is notably strong, standing at 3.86. This suggests that the transfer pool remains highly competitive, although specific acceptance trends cannot be assessed without further information.
Domestic vs International Acceptance Rates
Scores
GPA
3.94
SAT
1350-1510
Math: 680-790
Reading: 660-740
ACT
30-34
Math: 27-33
English: -
Reading: -
Science: -
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