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.