UIUC Acceptance Rate: Class of 2030 (Latest)

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign accepted 42.4% of applicants for the Class of 2028. This rate reflects a steady multi-year decline as application totals climbed to 73,742, a pattern of intensifying competition that you should prepare for even though Class of 2030 figures are not out yet.

UIUC Acceptance Rate: Class of 2028

Official Class of 2030 figures are not public yet. The most recent cycle with Common Data Set numbers is the Class of 2028, when UIUC admitted 31,247 of 73,742 applicants, an acceptance rate of 42.4%.[1] This page is updated as soon as the Class of 2030 figures are published.

UIUC Acceptance Rate by Year

Across the 7 cycles with official figures, the acceptance rate has fallen from 62.2% (Class of 2022) to 42.4% (Class of 2028).[1]

Class	Applied	Admitted	Acceptance rate
2028	73,742	31,247	42.4%
2027	67,384	29,440	43.7%
2026	63,257	28,345	44.8%
2025	47,593	28,395	59.7%
2024	43,482	27,392	63.0%
2023	43,509	25,684	59.0%
2022	39,406	24,496	62.2%

UIUC Waitlist Statistics

For the Class of 2028, UIUC offered a waitlist place to 2,794 applicants, of whom 1,874 accepted it, and 1 were ultimately admitted.[1] That is a 0.1% admit rate among students who stayed on the list.

Class	Offered a place	Accepted a place	Admitted off the waitlist
2028	2,794	1,874	1
2027	3,073	1,881	56
2026	6,423	4,080	166
2025	4,874	2,464	0
2024	6,102	4,057	2,741
2023	3,036	1,791	0
2022	2,178	1,479	39

Admitted Student Test Scores (Class of 2028)

The middle 50% of enrolled students scored:[1]

• SAT (combined mid-50%): 1380–1540 (EBRW 680–750, Math 700–790)
• ACT composite (mid-50%): 30–34

The combined SAT range is the sum of the two section ranges, not a true composite percentile.

UIUC Yield Rate

Of the 31,247 students admitted to the Class of 2028, 9,008 enrolled, a yield rate of 28.8%.[1] Yield is what the university is really managing when it sets an admit rate, so it moves the acceptance rate more than application volume does.

Class	Admitted	Enrolled	Yield
2028	31,247	9,008	28.8%
2027	29,440	8,324	28.3%
2026	28,345	8,285	29.2%
2025	28,395	8,303	29.2%
2024	27,392	7,529	27.5%
2023	25,684	7,665	29.8%
2022	24,496	7,609	31.1%

What to Expect for the Class of 2030

Over the three most recent official classes (2026–2028) the acceptance rate at UIUC has sat between 42.4%–44.8%.

That band is what the school has actually done recently, not a prediction. A single cycle can break it: a change to testing policy, a new direct-admission program, or a jump in application volume moves the rate more than any trend would.

What This Means for Your Application

• Target high test scores: Aim for high percentiles since the middle half of admitted students score between 30 and 34 on the ACT.
• Ignore the waitlist option: The waitlist offers almost no hope since only 1 student was admitted out of 1,874 who accepted a spot for the Class of 2028.
• Anticipate a large cohort: Admissions officers accepted 31,247 applicants to yield an enrolled freshman class of 9,008 for the Class of 2028.
• Expect a growing pool: Standing out is harder now because total applications surged from 39,406 for the Class of 2022 to 73,742 for the Class of 2028.