Colleges in USA

With 42% acceptance rate, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is hard to get into for Indian students. The below moderate percentage shows that the university follows tough admission process to select students. Some of the factors consider by the university are transcripts, test scores, involvement in extracurricular activities, work experience, and English language requirements.

Students coming from other countries have to proof their English language proficiency by submitting the scores of some popular programs like IELTS, TOEFL, and Duolingo. The university expect an IELTS score between 7.5 and 8. Students can check UIUC English language requirements below:

Yes, for most of UG programs at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, SAT and ACT scores are compulsory. They expect a SAT score between 1420 and 1540 as per the student profile. The ACT requirement is between 31 and 35. Student should submit some necessary documents like transcripts, proof of work experience, and English language requirements.

International students can apply at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign through official website or Common app for UG and only through specific portal for PG admission. They should follow the basic eligibility and submit all the documents required by the university. The UIUC application deadline for UG and PG programs is given below:

PG: varies by program

As per the 2025 common data report, over 70,000 students applied at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign for UG admission. Out of the total, more than 31,000 students get enrolled in the program. Students can check the table below for UIUC students statistics:

There is a low chance of selection with GPA of 2.9. As per the selected student profiles, the score obtain by them is 3.7 or above on 4 scale. Students have to aim high GPA to get selected in the UIUC. The university select students with high GPA, SAT/ACT scores, and English language requirements.

The University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign offer test option when it comes to GRE scores. This means students who wants to submit the score can submit it along with their application. Also, they should submit letter of reference, SOP, resume, transcripts, and English language requirements for PG admission.

To get admission to any of these institutions is not at all easy. This is because the acceptance rate at MIT and Caltech remains very low. For the class of 2028, MIT acceptance rate is 4.55% and on the other hand, for Caltech, it is 2.57%.  So Caltech is harder to get into than MIT. 

If you are an Indian student wishing to apply for both of them, please know that the application needs to be -   

• Unique
• Bright
• Full of extracurriculars,
• Have a great academic background 
• Really strong reason to pursue courses 

University of Washington MBA placement rate is 89%, and the students are employed within 3 months of graduation. Out of every 100 students, around 89 students secured employment. UW graduates work for leading organisation such as Apple, Google, Starbucks, Salesforce. etc.

In Times Higher Education rankings, Houston University ranks at #401-500 in 2026. Also, in the U.S. - based rankings, this university ranks at #80 in 2026 U.S.-based rankings.

For a few subjects, THE rankings  in 2025 are #201-250 for Engineering, #301+ for Law, #301-400 for Business and Economics, #351-300 for Education Studies etc.