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Colleges in Illinois

Every Illinois college College Intel tracks, with admit rates and enrollment from the US Dept of Education College Scorecard. Application deadlines come from each school's own admissions pages and are shown where we've researched them.

48Colleges tracked
72%Avg. admit rate
2Under 20% admit
22With researched deadlines

Illinois college guide

How Illinois students pay for and get into college: the MAP Grant and why filing early matters, AIM HIGH and the free-tuition promises at public universities, UIUC admissions, fall 2027 deadlines, and One Click College Admit.

MAP Grant maximum$8,0642027-28; tuition and mandatory fees onlyLast MAP cutoffApr. 232026; later FAFSAs were wait-listedFree tuition at UIUC$75,000Illinois Commitment income and asset limitUIUC Early ActionNov. 1Regular Decision Jan. 5; 38.1% admitted for 2026One Click College Admit10 schoolsPublic universities that admit by GPA aloneNational Merit cutoff218Selection Index, class of 2027

Paying for college

  1. Illinois Financial Aid: The MAP Grant ($8,064 Max for 2027-28), AIM HIGH, Free-Tuition Promises, and Why Filing Early Matters
  2. Illinois MAP Grant Deadline 2027-28: No Fixed Date, but the Cutoff Moved From August to April in Two Years
  3. Illinois Free Tuition Programs: Income Limits From $75,000 (UIUC, UIC) to $125,200 (SIU) at 8 Public Universities

Getting in

  1. UIUC Admissions for Illinois Residents: 38.1% Admit Rate, 70% of Freshmen From Illinois, and the Nov. 1 Early Action Deadline
  2. Illinois Public University Application Deadlines for Fall 2027: UIUC Nov. 1, UIC Nov. 2, Illinois State's Nov. 1 Priority, and the August Cutoffs
  3. Illinois's One Click College Admit: Ten Universities, Ten Different GPA Bars, and the Flagship Isn't One of Them

Test scores

  1. Illinois's National Merit Semifinalist Cutoff, Class of 2027: 218, the Highest in the Midwest
All 9 Illinois guide articles

Paying for college

  1. Illinois Financial Aid: The MAP Grant ($8,064 Max for 2027-28), AIM HIGH, Free-Tuition Promises, and Why Filing Early Matters
  2. Illinois MAP Grant Deadline 2027-28: No Fixed Date, but the Cutoff Moved From August to April in Two Years
  3. Illinois Free Tuition Programs: Income Limits From $75,000 (UIUC, UIC) to $125,200 (SIU) at 8 Public Universities

Getting in

  1. UIUC Admissions for Illinois Residents: 38.1% Admit Rate, 70% of Freshmen From Illinois, and the Nov. 1 Early Action Deadline
  2. Illinois Public University Application Deadlines for Fall 2027: UIUC Nov. 1, UIC Nov. 2, Illinois State's Nov. 1 Priority, and the August Cutoffs
  3. Illinois's One Click College Admit: Ten Universities, Ten Different GPA Bars, and the Flagship Isn't One of Them
  4. UIUC Computer Science Acceptance Rate: 7.4%, Officially
  5. UIUC Accepted vs. Rejected Applicants: Major Choice and Research in 97 Real 2026 Decisions

Test scores

  1. Illinois's National Merit Semifinalist Cutoff, Class of 2027: 218, the Highest in the Midwest

All 48 Illinois colleges

Showing 48 colleges, most selective first. Tuition is the published rate before financial aid, for the year shown.