One Click College Admission in Illinois is Now a Thing

New for the fall of 2025 and the Class of 2026, a simplified path to college in Illinois. Any Illinois high school seniors or community college transfer students looking ahead to next fall should consider a new admission plan from the state of Illinois called “One Click”.

One Click College Admission plan is to be more user friendly and streamline admission

Getting into college has become increasingly expensive and laborious. There are a lot of things to fill out, figurative boxes to check, recommendations to collect and more. In an attempt to keep some students in state for college, Illinois is making admission just a GPA check. That’s it.

Illinois takes a step to keep college students in state

Have a GPA that gets the job done? You’re in. Just like that. No letters of recommendation, no application fees, no essays. Just a black and white GPA. The rub as of now, this doesn’t apply to all state schools in Illinois.

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So far, nine state universities are signed on to the “One Click College Admit” program: Eastern Illinois, Illinois State, Western Illinois, SIU-Carbondale/SIU Edwardsville, U of I Springfield, Chicago State, Governors State, Northern Illinois and Northeastern Illinois.

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The “One Click” program has nothing to do with FAFSA or financial aid. As an incoming student you will still have to navigate those waters. “One Click” is just designed to streamline approval to specific state colleges within the state of Illinois.