Generally, Illinois State University is known for being a non selective school. The school receives 21,573 applications every admission cycle . The acceptance rate tends to be around 88 percent which equates to about 19,000 students who were successful in the admission process of the institution. However, when the semester begins, only about 4,300 or 22% 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 59% were women, however, after being accepted, only 60 percent of the women decided to study at Illinois State University as compared to 39 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 - 25 or an SAT score between 1,010 - 1,220 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.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2025 Admissions Cycle
Applications
21,573
Male 8,665
Female 12,908

 

Acceptance
19,017
Male 7,433
Female 11,584

 

Enrollment Total
4,267
Male 1,689
Female 2,578


Acceptance Rate
88.2%
Male
85.8%
Female
89.7%

 

Yield
22.4%
Male
22.7%
Female
22.2%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$55


Graduate

$55



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits


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