University of Illinois—Chicago
IL · Public · Midwest · National university · Top 100 tier · 23,991 undergraduates (large)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
† Not reported by round: this school publishes an overall admit rate but not applicant and admit counts for each round, so early and regular rates can’t be shown.
Trends, Fall 2020–Fall 2025
Admission rates
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Testing
Testing policy
Superscoring
What this means:
- SAT
- Not stated
- ACT
- Not stated
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Test-optional for fall 2027 entry. UIC rejects the testing agencies' SuperScore reports and self-reported scores. It does not say whether it combines section scores itself.
How to send scores
Screenshot or PDF of score report accepted
Upload a copy of your score report, or send official scores. Typed-in scores alone are not used.
PDF copy or official accepted; typed Common App scores and ACT superscore reports are not used.
School’s words: “Upload a PDF copy of your score report through the Common Application. ... UIC does not use self-reported ACT or SAT scores submitted through the Common Application, nor are SuperScore reports used in the admission review process.”
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Students submitting scores
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
Trends, Fall 2020–Fall 2025
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT composite, middle 50%
ACT composite, middle 50%
Year-by-year data, Fall 2020–Fall 2025
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | Common Data Set not found online | ||||||||||
| 2020-21 | 16,558 | 72.6% | Not reported | 100% | 77% | 23% | 1040-1230 | 21-29 | |||
| 2021-22 | 17,960 | 78.8% | Not reported | 40% | 32% | 8% | 1090-1300 | 23-31 | |||
| 2022-23 | 18,541 | 78.7% | Not reported | 35% | 29% | 6% | Not reported | 24-30 | |||
| 2023-24 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | 44% | 39% | 5% | 1070-1300 | 24-31 | |||
| 2024-25 | 20,951 | 77.4% | Not reported | 35% | 30% | 5% | 1140-1330 | 25-31 | |||
| 2025-26 | 22,674 | 75.8% | Not reported | 51% | 47% | 4% | 1030-1300 | 24-31 | |||
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- Fall 2027 Test-optional2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Test-optional2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 Not reported2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2024 Test-optional2022-23 CDS
- Fall 2023 Test-optional2021-22 CDS
- Fall 2022 Required2020-21 CDSAs the school reported it. Not borne out: in the class that entered Fall 2022, 29% submitted SAT and 6% ACT (2022-23 CDS).
- Fall 2021 CDS not available2019-20 CDS