Generally, Illinois State University is known for being a non selective school. The school receives 19,596 applications every admission cycle . The acceptance rate tends to be around 86 percent which equates to about 16,900 students who were successful in the admission process of the institution. However, when the semester begins, only about 4,000 or 24% of the candidates who earned acceptance letter from Illinois State University choose to attend. Based on the school’s application data, 40% of the applicants were men while 58% were women, however, after being accepted, only 57 percent of the women decided to study at Illinois State University as compared to 42 percent of men who decided to enroll. Freshmen students are asked to submit their ACT or SAT scores to Illinois State University when applying. Usually, an ACT score between 19 - 22 or an SAT score between 1,020 - 1,110 is the range that applicants have greater chances to be accepted. This school also allows submissions of Advanced Placement (AP) credits and Dual enrollment. Illinois State University’s undergraduate application fee is $55. To submit your application to Illinois State University, you are required to present these documents: Secondary school GPA and a Secondary school record.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2022 Admissions Cycle
Applications
19,596
Male 7,975
Female 11,392

 

Acceptance
16,852
Male 6,656
Female 10,195

 

Enrollment Total
4,044
Male 1,721
Female 2,318


Acceptance Rate
86%
Male
83.5%
Female
89.5%

 

Yield
24%
Male
25.9%
Female
22.7%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$55


Graduate

$50



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits
  • Dual enrollment

    Admission considerations

    Required

    Secondary school GPA
    Secondary school record



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