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UIUC Acceptance Rate: Admissions Statistics and English Requirements

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign admitted 38.1% of first-year applicants for fall 2026, and 36.6% for fall 2025 (30,384 of 83,045).

Illinois publishes two kinds of admissions figures: the admissions office's first-year admit rates, which include a rate for each college, and the Common Data Set, which gives applicant and admit counts, residency splits and transfer numbers. Both are below, with the cycle each figure describes, followed by the TOEFL and IELTS minimums for international applicants.

Figures read from official sources on 3 October 2026 · LingoLeap Admissions Research

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign acceptance rate by year

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign applicants, admits and acceptance rate by admission cycle
Cycle	Applicants	Admitted	Acceptance rate
Fall 2026 entering class	—	—	38.1% source
Fall 2025 entering class	83,045	30,384	36.6% source
Fall 2024 entering class	73,742	31,247	42.4% source
Fall 2023 entering class	67,398	29,446	43.7% source

UIUC acceptance rate by college, residency and transfer

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign acceptance rate by admission round, college or applicant group
Group	Cycle	Rate	Detail
First-choice major (all colleges)	Fall 2026	32.8%	Admitted to the major they listed first source
Gies College of Business	Fall 2026	22.5%	First-choice major admit rate source
Grainger College of Engineering	Fall 2026	23.3%	First-choice major admit rate; includes Computer Science source
College of Applied Health Sciences	Fall 2026	28.9%	First-choice major admit rate source
School of Social Work	Fall 2026	38.8%	First-choice major admit rate source
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences	Fall 2026	40.6%	First-choice major admit rate source
College of Education	Fall 2026	42.5%	First-choice major admit rate source
College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences	Fall 2026	46.7%	First-choice major admit rate source
College of Media	Fall 2026	48.2%	First-choice major admit rate source
School of Information Sciences	Fall 2026	52.8%	First-choice major admit rate source
Division of Exploratory Studies	Fall 2026	54.3%	First-choice major admit rate source
College of Fine & Applied Arts	Fall 2026	55.5%	First-choice major admit rate source
In-state (Illinois residents)	Fall 2024	54.4%	15,083 admitted of 27,730 source
Out-of-state (US)	Fall 2024	36.2%	9,983 admitted of 27,575 source
International	Fall 2024	33.5%	6,181 admitted of 18,437 source
In-state (Illinois residents)	Fall 2023	56.2%	15,178 admitted of 26,994 source
Out-of-state (US)	Fall 2023	35.9%	8,570 admitted of 23,890 source
International	Fall 2023	34.5%	5,698 admitted of 16,514 source
Transfer	Fall 2025	43.4%	2,882 admitted of 6,639 source
Transfer	Fall 2024	48.1%	2,748 admitted of 5,715 source
Transfer	Fall 2023	51.7%	2,555 admitted of 4,942 source

What the numbers mean

Illinois has become more selective as applications have grown: from 67,398 first-year applicants for fall 2023 to 83,045 for fall 2025, while the admit rate fell from 43.7% to 36.6%. The admissions office reports 38.1% for fall 2026. For fall 2025 the university also offered 6,826 applicants a place on the wait list and admitted one of them, so the wait list is not a realistic route in.

The headline rate hides large differences between colleges, because Illinois admits students into a major. For fall 2026 only 32.8% of applicants were admitted to their first-choice major. Gies College of Business (22.5%) and Grainger College of Engineering (23.3%), which houses Computer Science, are the most selective; Fine & Applied Arts (55.5%) and Exploratory Studies (54.3%) are the least. Illinois does not publish a separate rate for individual majors such as Computer Science.

Residency matters too. In fall 2024, 54.4% of Illinois residents were admitted, compared with 36.2% of out-of-state US applicants and 33.5% of international applicants. Transfer admission is less selective than first-year admission: 43.4% for fall 2025.

International applicants who need to show English proficiency should check the TOEFL and IELTS minimums below. The admissions office lists TOEFL 100 with all subscores 20 or higher for tests taken before 21 January 2026, and 5 overall with subscores of 4.5 or higher for tests taken after that date. Illinois does not require the SAT or ACT: the first-year application asks for 'any test scores you choose to report', and 63% of admitted students in the current class profile submitted scores.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign TOEFL and IELTS requirements

Minimums for international applicants from the university's own pages. Since 21 January 2026 TOEFL iBT reports a 1–6 band score; the notes give the older 0–120 equivalent where the university states one. Convert TOEFL and IELTS scores.

Undergraduate (university-wide)

TOEFL iBT: 5 overall (1–6 scale)

UIUC requires a minimum TOEFL of 5.0 overall on the 2026 scale for undergraduate admissions. Engineering programs may recommend higher scores.

Official page · checked 22 March 2026

Master's (university-wide)

TOEFL iBT: 5 overall (1–6 scale)

5.0 is the full admission status minimum. 4.0 minimum allows limited-status admission only. A Speaking score of 5.0 or higher is required to serve as a teaching assistant. Individual programs commonly require 5.0 or higher.

Official page · checked 19 March 2026

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FAQ

What is the UIUC acceptance rate?

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign admitted 38.1% of first-year applicants for fall 2026, according to its admissions office. For fall 2025 the Common Data Set reports 30,384 admits from 83,045 applicants, an acceptance rate of 36.6%.

What is the UIUC computer science acceptance rate?

Illinois does not publish a separate admit rate for Computer Science. Computer Science sits in the Grainger College of Engineering, whose first-choice major admit rate was 23.3% for fall 2026, and CS is among the most requested majors in that college. CS + X majors are admitted through their home college.

What is the UIUC acceptance rate by major or college?

For fall 2026, first-choice major admit rates by college ranged from 22.5% (Gies College of Business) and 23.3% (Grainger College of Engineering) to 55.5% (College of Fine & Applied Arts). Overall, 32.8% of applicants were admitted to the major they listed first. The full list is in the table above.

What is the UIUC out-of-state acceptance rate?

In fall 2024, the latest year with a usable residency breakdown in the Common Data Set, UIUC admitted 36.2% of out-of-state US applicants (9,983 of 27,575), compared with 54.4% of Illinois residents and 33.5% of international applicants.

What is the UIUC transfer acceptance rate?

UIUC admitted 2,882 of 6,639 transfer applicants for fall 2025, a transfer acceptance rate of 43.4%. It was 48.1% for fall 2024 and 51.7% for fall 2023.

Is it hard to get into UIUC?

Illinois is selective rather than highly selective overall: about 37–38% of first-year applicants are admitted. It is much harder to get into Gies Business or Grainger Engineering, where fewer than a quarter of first-choice applicants are admitted, and admitted students' middle 50% GPA is 3.70–4.00.

What TOEFL score does UIUC require?

For undergraduate admission UIUC requires a TOEFL iBT of 5.0 overall on the 1–6 scale used since January 2026; the admissions office also asks for subscores of 4.5 or higher, or 100 with subscores of 20 for older tests. Graduate programs require 5.0 for full admission status, and 4.0 allows limited-status admission only.