College Rankings - Most Applicants Per Year in Illinois

Applying to college means competing with other students for a spot in a class. Competition at these schools is high because these colleges and universities receive the most applications per year.

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1
Illinois
Champaign, IL
28,751
2
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
27,528
3
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
21,762
4
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL
17,828
5
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL
17,586
6
DePaul University
Chicago, IL
16,711
7
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL
14,564
8
Illinois State University
Normal, IL
13,156
9
Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL
13,019
10
S Illinois Carbondale
Carbondale, IL
12,664
11
Southern Illinois Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL
7,542
12
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL
7,076
13
Bradley University
Peoria, IL
6,454
14
Saint Xavier University
Chicago, IL
5,520
15
Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago, IL
5,118
16
Lewis University
Romeoville, IL
4,726
17
Augustana College - Illinois
Rock Island, IL
4,609
18
Chicago State University
Chicago, IL
3,876
19
North Park University
Chicago, IL
3,503
20
Concordia University Chicago
River Forest, IL
3,309
21
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, IL
3,297
22
Millikin University
Decatur, IL
3,285
23
Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, IL
3,198
24
Roosevelt University
Chicago, IL
2,936
25
Elmhurst College
Elmhurst, IL
2,901