27 Best Art & Design schools in Chicago, IL

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Chicago ranked based on their research performance in Art & Design. A graph of 1.2M citations received by 41.1K academic papers made by 27 universities in Chicago was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. University of Chicago

For Art & Design

#2 in Illinois

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,979

2. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Art & Design

#4 in Illinois

#52 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 80%

3. Loyola University Chicago

For Art & Design

#5 in Illinois

#129 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $37,592

4. DePaul University

For Art & Design

#7 in Illinois

#149 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $32,129

5. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Art & Design

#11 in Illinois

#208 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $25,001

6. Northeastern Illinois University

For Art & Design

#19 in Illinois

#497 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $12,560
Enrollment: 5,504

7. Roosevelt University

For Art & Design

#21 in Illinois

#534 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 955
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $21,503

8. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

For Art & Design

#22 in Illinois

#552 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $55,485
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $18,872

9. Rush University

For Art & Design

#26 in Illinois

#647 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 2,782
Male:Female: 22:78
Founded: 1972

10. Columbia College Chicago

For Art & Design

#27 in Illinois

#656 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Net Price: $29,790
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $20,851

11. Saint Xavier University

For Art & Design

#28 in Illinois

#669 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $11,943
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,290

12. National Louis University

For Art & Design

#33 in Illinois

#804 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $15,724
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,722

13. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

For Art & Design

#34 in Illinois

#833 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 38
Male:Female: 73:27

14. Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

For Art & Design

#37 in Illinois

#919 in the United States

Enrollment: 114
Male:Female: 44:56

15. Catholic Theological Union at Chicago

For Art & Design

#38 in Illinois

#924 in the United States

Enrollment: 198
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1968

16. Chicago State University

For Art & Design

#39 in Illinois

#931 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $19,111
Enrollment: 2,324

17. North Park University

For Art & Design

#40 in Illinois

#933 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Net Price: $19,910
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $22,779

18. John Marshall Law School

For Art & Design

#44 in Illinois

#1002 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

19. DeVry University - Illinois

For Art & Design

#45 in Illinois

#1033 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $31,063

20. McCormick Theological Seminary

For Art & Design

#51 in Illinois

#1160 in the United States

Enrollment: 133
Male:Female: 63:37

21. Chicago Theological Seminary

For Art & Design

#52 in Illinois

#1163 in the United States

Enrollment: 202
Male:Female: 42:58

22. Erikson Institute

For Art & Design

#53 in Illinois

#1169 in the United States

Enrollment: 368
Male:Female: 2:98

23. Saint Augustine College

For Art & Design

#58 in Illinois

#1217 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $17,008
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $5,947

24. Adler University

For Art & Design

#59 in Illinois

#1224 in the United States

Enrollment: 1,674
Male:Female: 18:82
Founded: 1952

25. Kendall College

For Art & Design

#64 in Illinois

#1315 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Net Price: $30,324
Receiving Aid: 69%
Average Aid: $7,984

26. Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.

For Art & Design

#66 in Illinois

#1330 in the United States

Enrollment: 76
Male:Female: 47:53

27. Moody Bible Institute

For Art & Design

#67 in Illinois

#1338 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Net Price: $23,950
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $10,477

Universities for Art & Design near Chicago

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
19	Northwestern University	32	Evanston, Illinois
35	Purdue University Northwest	416	Hammond, Indiana
39	Wheaton College - Illinois	345	Wheaton, Illinois
44	Lake Forest College	619	Lake Forest, Illinois
50	Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science	557	North Chicago, Illinois
68	Valparaiso University	323	Valparaiso, Indiana
87	University of Wisconsin - Parkside	622	Kenosha, Wisconsin
94	Northern Illinois University	143	DeKalb, Illinois
106	Andrews University	372	Berrien Springs, Michigan
115	Saint Mary's College	555	Notre Dame, Indiana