Illinois State University (out-of-state)

Generally, Illinois State University is known for being a non selective school. The school receives 20,884 applications every admission cycle . The acceptance rate tends to be around 89 percent which equates to about 18,600 students who were successful in the admission process of the institution. However, when the semester begins, only about 4,100 or 22% of the candidates who earned acceptance letter from Illinois State University choose to attend. Based on the school’s application data, 41% 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 20 - 26 or an SAT score between 1,040 - 1,250 is the range that applicants have greater chances to be accepted. This school also allows submissions of Advanced Placement (AP) credits. Illinois State University’s undergraduate application fee is $55.