What SAT score do you need for UIUC? (Middle 50%: 1390–1520)
First-year students at UIUC who sent an SAT scored 1390–1520, with a median of 1470 (Common Data Set 2024–25). UIUC admits 42% of applicants.
Where your score lands at UIUC
First-year students who sent an SAT: 1390–1520, median 1470
Middle 50% of admitted students Median
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UIUC by the numbers
- Admit rate
- 42%
- Middle 50% SAT
- 1390–1520
- Median SAT
- 1470
- About on the ACT
- 31–34
- Sent an SAT
- 41%
Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2024–25; admit rate from it or IPEDS
UIUC admit rate over 10 years
Applications rose 115%, from 34,277 in 2015 to 73,742 in 2024, and UIUC's admit rate went from 66% to 42%.
- 66%
- 42%
Show the numbers
| Fall | Applied | Admitted | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 73,742 | 31,247 | 42% |
| 2023 | 67,398 | 29,446 | 44% |
| 2022 | 63,257 | 28,354 | 45% |
| 2021 | 47,593 | 28,395 | 60% |
| 2020 | 43,473 | 27,520 | 63% |
| 2019 | 43,509 | 25,684 | 59% |
| 2018 | 39,406 | 24,496 | 62% |
| 2017 | 38,965 | 23,974 | 62% |
| 2016 | 38,093 | 22,881 | 60% |
| 2015 | 34,277 | 22,471 | 66% |
In fall 2024, 9,008 of the 31,247 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.
What each SAT score means at UIUC
Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.
- Under 1340Far reachHold
- 1340–1380ReachHold
- 1390–1460TargetHold
- 1470 and upTargetSend
Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.
UIUC SAT sections, ACT and class rank
Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.
| Test | 25th | Median | 75th |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAT Math | 700 | 770 | 790 |
| SAT Reading and Writing | 680 | 720 | 750 |
| SAT total | 1390 | 1470 | 1520 |
| ACT composite | 30 | 33 | 34 |
Of enrolled first-year students, 41% sent an SAT and 14% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2024–25.
- Top 10% of their class
- 56%
- of new students who reported a rank
UIUC waitlist
Waitlist
2,794 applicants were offered a spot, 1,874 took it, and 1 was admitted from it.
0.1%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in
Common Data Set 2024–25.
UIUC cost and outcomes
What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.
- Average net price
- $14,355
- per year, after grants
- Graduate in 6 years
- 85%
- Median earnings
- $81,054
- 10 years after starting
- Undergraduates
- 39,109
College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.
Colleges like UIUC
Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.
- RochesterRochester, NY · 40% admitted1420–1500, median 1470
- MarylandCollege Park, MD · 45% admitted1410–1520, median 1470
- OccidentalLos Angeles, CA · 44% admitted1400–1510, median 1460
- Mount HolyokeSouth Hadley, MA · 36% admitted1410–1510, median 1470
- WisconsinMadison, WI · 45% admitted1400–1490, median 1450
- ScrippsClaremont, CA · 38% admitted1450–1520, median 1490
More colleges in Illinois
Sources
- UIUC Common Data Set 2024–25
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
- College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
- College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
- UIUC website
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