Getting in
For Fall 2025, 83,045 first-year students applied to Illinois, 30,384 were admitted and 9,207 enrolled: an acceptance rate of 36.6%.
Source: Illinois Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), section C1. Read Oct 1, 2026.
By school or major. Illinois admits by major and publishes first-year admit rates by college for fall 2026. These count first-choice majors only. For the same class it gives a total admit rate of 38.1% and a first-choice major admit rate of 32.8%. The rate above is from the Common Data Set for fall 2025, a year earlier.
Rates by school or major, Fall 2026
| College | Rate |
|---|---|
| College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences | 46.7% |
| College of Applied Health Sciences | 28.9% |
| College of Education | 42.5% |
| College of Fine & Applied Arts | 55.5% |
| College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | 40.6% |
| College of Media | 48.2% |
| Division of Exploratory Studies | 54.3% |
| Gies College of Business | 22.5% |
| Grainger College of Engineering | 23.3% |
| School of Information Sciences | 52.8% |
| School of Social Work | 38.8% |
Source: Illinois Undergraduate Admissions, First-Year Admit Rates (opens in a new tab), Admit Rates: 2026 First-Year. Read Oct 1, 2026.
Early action. Illinois has no early decision plan. Its early action plan is not binding and not restrictive, and the Common Data Set does not report how many applied or were admitted early, so it gives no early acceptance rate.
Source: Illinois Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), sections C21 and C22. Read Oct 1, 2026.
Programs with extra requirements
For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027
You apply to a first-choice major, with an optional second choice, and your fit with that major is part of the review. Some majors ask for more:
- Art and design. You must submit a portfolio.
Source: Illinois Undergraduate Admissions, How to Apply: First-Year (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
- Dance. You must complete an audition.
Source: Illinois Undergraduate Admissions, How to Apply: First-Year (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
- Music. You must submit a separate music application and complete an audition or interview, depending on your program.
Source: Illinois Undergraduate Admissions, How to Apply: First-Year (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
- Theatre. You must complete an interview and either an audition or a portfolio review, depending on your program.
Source: Illinois Undergraduate Admissions, How to Apply: First-Year (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
- Engineering, business, computer science and some sciences. At least 3.5 years of high school math, including trigonometry or higher, for every Grainger Engineering, Gies Business and Computer Science + X major, and for a listed set of others such as Chemistry, Astrophysics, Architectural Studies and Information Sciences. Other majors need 3 or 3.5 years.
Source: Illinois Undergraduate Admissions, First-Year Requirements (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Source: Illinois Undergraduate Admissions, How to Apply: First-Year (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Majors
167 majors across 10 schools. Every bachelor's degree major in the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's 2026-2027 Academic Catalog, grouped by the college that offers it, with the degree it leads to. Concentrations, minors, undeclared options, dual-degree pairings and graduate programs are left out.
College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences18
- Agricultural & Consumer Economics (BS)
- Agricultural Leadership, Education, & Communications (BS)
- Agronomy (BS)
- Animal Sciences (BS)
- Computer Science + Animal Sciences (BS)
- Computer Science + Crop Sciences (BS)
- Crop Sciences (BS)
- Dietetics and Nutrition (BS)
- Engineering Technology & Management for Agricultural Systems (BS)
- Financial Planning (BS)
- Food Science (BS)
- Hospitality Management (BS)
- Human Development & Family Studies (BS)
- Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences (BS)
- Nutrition and Health (BS)
- Plant Biotechnology (BS)
- Public Policy and Law (BS)
- Sustainability in Food & Environmental Systems (BS)
Source: Illinois 2026-2027 Academic Catalog, Undergraduate Majors & Concentrations (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
College of Applied Health Sciences6
- Community Health (BS)
- Interdisciplinary Health Sciences (BS)
- Kinesiology (BS)
- Public Health (BS)
- Recreation, Sport & Tourism (BS)
- Speech & Hearing Science (BS)
Source: Illinois 2026-2027 Academic Catalog, Undergraduate Majors & Concentrations (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
College of Education7
- Computer Science + Education (BS)
- Early Childhood Education (BS)
- Elementary Education (BS)
- Learning & Education Studies (BS)
- Middle Grades Education (BS)
- Secondary Education (BS)
- Special Education (BS)
Source: Illinois 2026-2027 Academic Catalog, Undergraduate Majors & Concentrations (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
College of Fine & Applied Arts26
- Architectural Studies (BS)
- Art & Art History (BFA)
- Art Education (BFA)
- Computer Science + Music (BS)Offered jointly with the Grainger College of Engineering.
- Dance (BA)
- Dance (BFA)
- Fine and Applied Arts (BA)
- Graphic Design (BFA)
- Hip Hop Culture and the Arts (BA)
- Immersive & Interactive Theatre (BA)
- Industrial Design (BFA)
- Instrumental Music (BMUS)
- Jazz Performance (BMUS)
- Landscape Architecture (BLA)
- Lyric Theatre (BMA)
- Music (BA)
- Music - Open Studies (BMUS)
- Music - Voice (BMUS)
- Music Composition (BMUS)
- Music Education (BME)
- Musicology (BMUS)
- Studio Art (BASA)
- Studio Art (BFASA)
- Sustainable Design (BS)
- Theatre (BFA)
- Urban Studies & Planning (BA)
Source: Illinois 2026-2027 Academic Catalog, Undergraduate Majors & Concentrations (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences69
- Actuarial Science (BSLAS)
- African American Studies (BALAS)
- Anthropology (BALAS)
- Art History (BALAS)
- Asian American Studies (BALAS)
- Astronomy (BSLAS)
- Astronomy + Data Science (BSLAS)
- Astrophysics (BSLAS)
- Atmospheric Sciences (BSLAS)
- Biochemistry (BS)
- Brain & Cognitive Science (BSLAS)
- Chemical Engineering (BS)
- Chemical Engineering + Data Science (BS)
- Chemistry (BS)
- Chemistry (BSLAS)
- Classics (BALAS)
- Communication (BALAS)
- Comparative & World Literature (BALAS)
- Computer Science + Anthropology (BSLAS)Offered jointly with the Grainger College of Engineering.
- Computer Science + Astronomy (BSLAS)Offered jointly with the Grainger College of Engineering.
- Computer Science + Chemistry (BSLAS)Offered jointly with the Grainger College of Engineering.
- Computer Science + Economics (BSLAS)Offered jointly with the Grainger College of Engineering.
- Computer Science + Geography & Geographic Information Science (BSLAS)Offered jointly with the Grainger College of Engineering.
- Computer Science + Linguistics (BSLAS)Offered jointly with the Grainger College of Engineering.
- Computer Science + Philosophy (BSLAS)Offered jointly with the Grainger College of Engineering.
- Creative Writing (BALAS)
- Earth, Society, & Environmental Sustainability (BSLAS)
- East Asian Languages & Cultures (BALAS)
- Econometrics & Quantitative Economics (BSLAS)
- Economics (BALAS)
- English (BALAS)
- Environmental Sustainability (BSLAS)
- French (BALAS)
- French (Teaching) (BA)
- Gender & Women's Studies (BALAS)
- Geography & Geographic Information Science (BALAS)
- Geography & Geographic Information Science (BSLAS)
- Geology (BS)
- Geology (BSLAS)
- German (Teaching) (BA)
- Germanic Studies (BALAS)
- Global Studies (BALAS)
- History (BALAS)
- Individual Plans of Study (BALAS or BSLAS)
- Integrative Biology (BSLAS)
- Interdisciplinary Studies (BALAS)
- Italian (BALAS)
- Latin American Studies (BALAS)
- Latina/Latino Studies (BALAS)
- Liberal Studies (BLS)
- Linguistics (BALAS)
- Linguistics and Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) (BALAS)
- Mathematics (BSLAS)
- Mathematics & Computer Science (BSLAS)Offered jointly with the Grainger College of Engineering.
- Molecular & Cellular Biology (BSLAS)
- Molecular and Cellular Biology + Data Science (BSLAS)
- Neuroscience (BSLAS)
- Philosophy (BALAS)
- Political Science (BALAS)
- Portuguese (BALAS)
- Psychology (BSLAS)
- Religion (BALAS)
- Russian, East European, & Eurasian Studies (BALAS)
- Slavic Studies (BALAS)
- Sociology (BALAS)
- Spanish (BALAS)
- Spanish (Teaching) (BA)
- Statistics (BSLAS)
- Statistics & Computer Science (BSLAS)Offered jointly with the Grainger College of Engineering.
Source: Illinois 2026-2027 Academic Catalog, Undergraduate Majors & Concentrations (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
College of Media6
- Advertising (BS)
- Computer Science + Advertising (BS)Offered jointly with the Grainger College of Engineering.
- Journalism (BS)
- Media (BA)
- Media & Cinema Studies (BS)
- Sports Media (BA)
Source: Illinois 2026-2027 Academic Catalog, Undergraduate Majors & Concentrations (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Gies College of Business11
- Accountancy (BS)
- Accountancy + Data Science (BS)
- Business + Data Science (BS)
- Finance (BS)
- Finance + Data Science (BS)
- Information Systems (BS)
- Management (BS)
- Marketing (BS)
- Operations Management (BS)
- Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (BS)
- Supply Chain Management (BS)
Source: Illinois 2026-2027 Academic Catalog, Undergraduate Majors & Concentrations (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Grainger College of Engineering21
- Aerospace Engineering (BS)
- Agricultural & Biological Engineering (BS)Offered jointly with the College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences.
- Bioengineering (BS)
- Civil Engineering (BS)
- Computer Engineering (BS)
- Computer Science (BS)
- Computer Science + Bioengineering (BS)
- Computer Science + Physics (BS)
- Electrical Engineering (BS)
- Engineering Mechanics (BS)
- Environmental Engineering (BS)
- Industrial Engineering (BS)
- Innovation, Leadership & Engineering Entrepreneurship (BS)
- Materials Science & Engineering (BS)
- Materials Science & Engineering + Data Science (BS)
- Mechanical Engineering (BS)
- Neural Engineering (BS)
- Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering (BS)
- Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering + Data Science (BS)
- Physics (BS)
- Systems Engineering and Design (BS)
Source: Illinois 2026-2027 Academic Catalog, Undergraduate Majors & Concentrations (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
School of Information Sciences2
- Information Sciences (BS)
- Information Sciences + Data Science (BS)
Source: Illinois 2026-2027 Academic Catalog, Undergraduate Majors & Concentrations (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
School of Social Work1
- Social Work (BSW)
Source: Illinois 2026-2027 Academic Catalog, Undergraduate Majors & Concentrations (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Deadlines for Fall 2027
For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027
| Plan | Apply by | Decision | Binding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Action | November 1 | January 29 | No |
| Regular | January 5 | February 26 | No |
The application opens September 1, through the Common App. Required materials are due November 7 for Early Action and January 11 for Regular, by 11:59 p.m. Central. Honors and scholarship news comes by April 1, and the commit deadline is May 1.
Source: Illinois Undergraduate Admissions, First-Year Dates & Deadlines (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Testing
For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027
Illinois is test-optional: you choose whether to include ACT or SAT scores. If you do, report your highest ACT composite or highest SAT total (Illinois does not superscore) and your highest section scores, even from different dates. The ACT writing test is not used. Official scores are needed only if you enroll.
Source: Illinois Undergraduate Admissions, How to Apply: First-Year (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
The Common Data Set also marks the SAT or ACT as not required for admission, but considered if submitted.
Source: Illinois Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), section C8. Read Oct 1, 2026.
Applying next year?
For students applying in fall 2027, entering fall 2028
Not announced yet. When we checked Illinois's admission pages on October 1, 2026, we found no announced changes for fall 2028 entry. The deadlines and rules above are for fall 2027 entry.
Source: Illinois Undergraduate Admissions, How to Apply: First-Year (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Cost, and what families paid after aid
The published cost of a year at Illinois, 2026-2027:
| Item | In-state | Out-of-state |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,252 | $35,928 |
| Required fees | $5,182 | $5,182 |
| Food and housing | $15,858 | $15,858 |
| Books and supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| Other expenses | $2,500 | $2,840 |
| Total | $37,992 | $61,008 |
The base rate for a full-time undergraduate who starts in fall 2026, for fall and spring; rates for fall 2027 starters are not posted yet. Tuition is higher in some programs: in Gies Business and Grainger Engineering it is $18,740 in-state and $44,340 out-of-state. No transportation figure is listed.
Source: Illinois Office of Student Financial Aid, Undergraduate Cost (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Average net price per year, by family income, 2023-24:
| Family income | Paid after grants |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $2,038 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $5,373 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $7,982 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $15,152 |
| Over $110,000 | $28,761 |
| All incomes | $14,355 |
What first-year, full-time, in-state students who received federal aid paid after grants and scholarships, by family income, in 2023-24, the latest year the Department of Education publishes. Your own price comes from the Illinois aid offer.
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Similar schools
Chosen for how close each is to University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign on acceptance rate, public or private, location and majors offered.
University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI · Public40.8% admitted$17,354 average net price
Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IN · Public43.4% admitted$14,600 average net price
University of GeorgiaAthens, GA · Public34.3% admitted$13,936 average net price
San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, CA · Public37.4% admitted$15,364 average net price
The Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH · Public49.2% admitted$17,339 average net price
Admitted: each school's latest first-year acceptance rate, so the year can differ from school to school; each school's page names its year and source. Average net price: what federal aid recipients paid per year after grants, 2023-24, and the in-state figure for a public university.