University of Illinois Springfield
Springfield, Illinois · Public · 2,263 undergraduates · uis.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
83%
of 2,768 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
940 to 1195
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$32,320Est.Estimate
$43,500 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at University of Illinois Springfield
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
83% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$39,500
a year in 2027-28, from a $43,500 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1055
Send your score
About 67% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 930, and yours is above it.
Named scholarships you may qualify for (3)
You meet: 3.25+ GPA
Honors Scholarship (CAP Honors)
$5,000 a year
You meet 3.25 to 3.49 GPA. Also needs admission to the honors program, an application, essay or interview. · Application required
3 more awards need a higher GPA or score. See every tier
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Requirements for Admission | First-Year Applicants | University of Illinois Springfield · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Dec1Early Action · December 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
Who gets in
83%
of applicants were admitted: 2,302 of 2,768 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 12/1, hear by rolling.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 30% of them sent SAT scores and 4.2% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 940 to 1195
Reading and Writing 503 to 608
Math 440 to 590
ACT composite 19 to 27
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16001.1%
- 1200 to 139924%
- 1000 to 119939%
- 800 to 99933%
- 600 to 7993.3%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.40
- 4.03.2%
- 3.75 to 3.9926%
- 3.50 to 3.7421%
- 3.25 to 3.4916%
- 3.00 to 3.2412%
- 2.50 to 2.9919%
- Below 2.501.9%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$32,320
a year, in state
$43,500
a year, out of state (tuition $21,810)
- Tuition (in state)$10,630
- Fees$3,170
- Food and housing$13,910
- Books and supplies$1,270
- Transportation and other$3,340
University of Illinois Springfield published $30,519 in state for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$5,392
- $30,001 to $48,000$4,267
- $48,001 to $75,000$5,885
- $75,001 to $110,000$10,947
- Over $110,000$16,632
Financial aid
86%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$17,708
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
27%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $9,105 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
UIS Star Scholar Award
$3,000 to $7,000 a year
Automatic · No separate application
- 4.00 GPA$7,000
- 3.75 to 3.99 GPA$6,000
- 3.50 to 3.74 GPA$5,000
- 3.25 to 3.49 GPA$4,000
- 3.00 to 3.24 GPA$3,000
Deadline: Rolling. To keep it: a 2.75 college GPA, and stay a full-time student (at least 12 credit hours) in an on-campus program.
DetailsOut of State Scholarship
Automatic · Out-of-state students · No separate application
Covers the difference between resident and non-resident tuition, up to 15 credit hours, fall and spring
- 3.25+ GPA, full-time on-campus degree program; FAFSA on file by first day of classes; domestic students only
Deadline: Rolling. To keep it: a 3.0 college GPA.
DetailsProvost's Scholarship (CAP Honors)
$8,000 a year
Competitive · Application required
- 4.00 GPA, admitted to Capital Scholars Honors Program (by invitation/application)
To keep it: a 3.0 college GPA.
DetailsDean's Scholarship (CAP Honors)
$7,000 a year
Competitive · Application required
- 3.75 to 3.99 GPA, admitted to Capital Scholars Honors Program (by invitation/application)
To keep it: a 3.0 college GPA.
Details
Show 2 more scholarships
Honors Scholarship (CAP Honors)
$5,000 to $6,000 a year
Competitive · Application required
- 3.50 to 3.74 GPA, admitted to Capital Scholars Honors Program (by invitation/application)$6,000
- 3.25 to 3.49 GPA, admitted to Capital Scholars Honors Program (by invitation/application)$5,000
To keep it: a 3.0 college GPA.
DetailsChancellor's Scholarship (CAP Honors)
Competitive · Application required
Tuition (up to 16 credit hours/semester) plus standard on-campus housing; up to five awarded per year
- 4.00 GPA, admitted to Capital Scholars Honors Program
To keep it: a 3.5 college GPA.
Details
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
25 of 25
Earn credit with a score of 3
8 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,060Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 102 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 112 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIO 141 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MAT 115 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MAT 115 and MAT 116 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHE 141 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | PSC 171 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 | CSC 225 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 113 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENG 101 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENG 102 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4 | ENS 251 |
| European History | 4 | 3 | HIS 202 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECO 202 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECO 201 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | ASP 201 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | ASP 202 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | ASP 202 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | ASP 201 |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PSY 201 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | LNG 121 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | LNG 121 and LNG 122 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MAT 121 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | LES 201 or PSC 201 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIS 204 or 205 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIS 201 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
53%
Come back for a second year
75%
Typical earnings
$64,479
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of Illinois Springfield$61,545
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 15 majors here have earnings data.
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