Illinois' new laws enable automatic state university admission based on GPA and aim to simplify college cost and access.

For fall 2022, UIUC’s overall admission rate was 45%. However, only 7% of those who applied to study computer science were admitted to that program, versus 52% of applicants who were admitted to ...

A number of Illinois colleges and universities recently landed on Money magazine's list of the "Best Colleges With High Acceptance Rates.". Money unveiled the list of dozens of colleges on ...

Eastern Illinois University has a 72% acceptance rate and a 51% graduation rate. The most popular majors at EIU include liberal arts and humanities, psychology and kinesiology and exercise science. 5.

At the flagship University of Illinois campus in Urbana-Champaign, the admission rate has dwindled from 63 percent in 2012 to 45 percent in 2022. In a bid to expand access, ...

A cyclist passes in front of the library at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago. It is one of nine state universities that will begin offering direct admission to qualifying Illinois students.

Illinois has passed a bill creating a direct admissions program for nine of the state’s 11 public universities, Capital News Illinois reported Monday; the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, ...