67 Best Art & Design schools in Illinois

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Illinois ranked based on their research performance in Art & Design. A graph of 2.12M citations received by 88.1K academic papers made by 67 universities in Illinois 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 Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Champaign

For Art & Design

#3 in the United States

#3 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

2. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Art & Design

#18 in the United States

#20 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $36,991

3. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Art & Design

#37 in the United States

#41 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,095

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Art & Design

#53 in the United States

#60 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

5. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Art & Design

#131 in the United States

#154 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $37,511

6. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Art & Design

#139 in the United States

#162 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $12,552
Enrollment: 15,649

7. DePaul University

Chicago

For Art & Design

#153 in the United States

#178 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $32,151

8. Illinois State University

Normal

For Art & Design

#154 in the United States

#179 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 98%

9. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Art & Design

#155 in the United States

#180 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 99%

10. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Art & Design

#190 in the United States

#219 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1010
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $11,773

11. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Art & Design

#206 in the United States

#236 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $28,702

12. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Art & Design

#300 in the United States

#337 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,096

13. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Art & Design

#316 in the United States

#354 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

14. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Art & Design

#362 in the United States

#404 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $15,632
Enrollment: 7,643

15. Bradley University

Peoria

For Art & Design

#368 in the United States

#411 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $24,053

16. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Art & Design

#374 in the United States

#419 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $29,961

17. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Art & Design

#436 in the United States

#484 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1043
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $16,296

18. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Art & Design

#475 in the United States

#524 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1104
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 98%

19. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Art & Design

#481 in the United States

#530 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $15,143
Enrollment: 5,756

20. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago

For Art & Design

#533 in the United States

#586 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Net Price: $53,923
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $18,290

21. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Art & Design

#536 in the United States

#589 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 960
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,117

22. Knox College

Galesburg

For Art & Design

#550 in the United States

#604 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $26,882

23. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Art & Design

#562 in the United States

#616 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 1,940
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1912

24. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Art & Design

#564 in the United States

#619 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1247
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $27,839

25. Rush University

Chicago

For Art & Design

#649 in the United States

#712 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 2,870
Male:Female: 22:78
Founded: 1972

26. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Art & Design

#667 in the United States

#730 in North America

Enrollment: 75
Male:Female: 30:70

27. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Art & Design

#679 in the United States

#742 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Net Price: $11,302
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,886

28. Augustana College

Rock Island

For Art & Design

#699 in the United States

#762 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $24,660

29. Columbia College Chicago

Chicago

For Art & Design

#710 in the United States

#775 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Net Price: $28,387
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $18,020

30. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

Chicago

For Art & Design

#745 in the United States

#810 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 40
Male:Female: 77:23

31. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Art & Design

#746 in the United States

#811 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $24,108

32. National Louis University

Chicago

For Art & Design

#750 in the United States

#815 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Net Price: $14,769
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $9,641

33. North Central College

Naperville

For Art & Design

#759 in the United States

#825 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $25,285

34. Governors State University

University Park

For Art & Design

#776 in the United States

#843 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 945
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $11,987

35. Monmouth College

Monmouth

For Art & Design

#803 in the United States

#870 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $20,237

36. Dominican University

River Forest

For Art & Design

#860 in the United States

#928 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1015
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $18,162

37. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Rockford

For Art & Design

#877 in the United States

#945 in North America

Net Price: $20,319
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $12,832
Enrollment: 242

38. Millikin University

Decatur

For Art & Design

#889 in the United States

#957 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1065
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $10,492

39. Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

Chicago

For Art & Design

#895 in the United States

#963 in North America

Enrollment: 133
Male:Female: 51:49

40. North Park University

Chicago

For Art & Design

#916 in the United States

#984 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $19,029
Receiving Aid: 100%

41. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Art & Design

#931 in the United States

#1000 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $15,891
Enrollment: 2,317

42. Catholic Theological Union at Chicago

Chicago

For Art & Design

#963 in the United States

#1033 in North America

Enrollment: 213
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1968

43. Lewis University

Romeoville

For Art & Design

#978 in the United States

#1048 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $19,184

44. DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago

For Art & Design

#1012 in the United States

#1085 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 41
Net Price: $30,112

45. Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

Evanston

For Art & Design

#1038 in the United States

#1113 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 280
Male:Female: 46:54

46. Erikson Institute

Chicago

For Art & Design

#1067 in the United States

#1144 in North America

Enrollment: 331
Male:Female: 2:98

47. Concordia University - Chicago

River Forest

For Art & Design

#1072 in the United States

#1149 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $18,832
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,141

48. Chicago Theological Seminary

Chicago

For Art & Design

#1102 in the United States

#1179 in North America

Enrollment: 195
Male:Female: 37:63

49. Aurora University

Aurora

For Art & Design

#1106 in the United States

#1183 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1089
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $19,350

50. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Art & Design

#1117 in the United States

#1194 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $25,658
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $20,083

51. Blackburn College

Carlinville

For Art & Design

#1136 in the United States

#1213 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Net Price: $21,575
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $14,112

52. Rockford University

Rockford

For Art & Design

#1137 in the United States

#1215 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 963
Average ACT: 16
Net Price: $25,047

53. John Marshall Law School

Chicago

For Art & Design

#1146 in the United States

#1224 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

54. Trinity Christian College

Palos Heights

For Art & Design

#1151 in the United States

#1229 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $18,822

55. Greenville University

Greenville

For Art & Design

#1154 in the United States

#1232 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1009
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $20,718

56. Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais

For Art & Design

#1165 in the United States

#1243 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Net Price: $20,059
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,708

57. Saint Augustine College

Chicago

For Art & Design

#1188 in the United States

#1266 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $10,288
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $10,468

58. Adler University

Chicago

For Art & Design

#1218 in the United States

#1298 in North America

Enrollment: 1,841
Male:Female: 18:82
Founded: 1952

59. McCormick Theological Seminary

Chicago

For Art & Design

#1226 in the United States

#1306 in North America

Enrollment: 162
Male:Female: 59:41

60. Northern Baptist Theological Seminary

Lisle

For Art & Design

#1233 in the United States

#1313 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 374
Male:Female: 60:40

61. Trinity International University - Illinois

Deerfield

For Art & Design

#1236 in the United States

#1316 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1016
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $16,703

62. Kendall College

Chicago

For Art & Design

#1259 in the United States

#1341 in North America

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

63. University of St Francis

Joliet

For Art & Design

#1272 in the United States

#1355 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $18,560

64. Moody Bible Institute

Chicago

For Art & Design

#1292 in the United States

#1375 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $21,368
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $10,560

65. McKendree University

Lebanon

For Art & Design

#1300 in the United States

#1383 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Net Price: $22,431
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,145

66. University of Saint Mary of the Lake

Mundelein

For Art & Design

#1314 in the United States

#1397 in North America

Enrollment: 204
Male:Female: 89:11

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

Chicago

For Art & Design

#1315 in the United States

#1398 in North America

Enrollment: 62
Male:Female: 51:49

Closest to Illinois states to learn Art & Design

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	29	45
Missouri	33	50
Iowa	23	42
Kentucky	20	80
Wisconsin	27	9
Tennessee	29	54
Ohio	54	16
Michigan	33	4
Arkansas	15	115
West Virginia	11	124
Minnesota	25	25
Mississippi	10	159
Kansas	10	62
Alabama	21	104
Virginia	37	34
Georgia	38	27
North Carolina	38	11
Oklahoma	15	99
Nebraska	9	86
South Carolina	22	71
Pennsylvania	93	10
South Dakota	8	369
District of Columbia	9	56
Louisiana	19	67
Maryland	25	19
New York	123	6
New Jersey	25	22
North Dakota	5	222
Connecticut	20	20
Texas	65	13
Vermont	9	149
Colorado	19	44
Massachusetts	63	5
Rhode Island	9	68
Florida	41	31
New Hampshire	11	87
New Mexico	7	96
Maine	8	165
Montana	5	180
Utah	9	33
Arizona	7	23
Idaho	6	220
Nevada	4	137
Oregon	16	78
Washington	20	8
California	111	1
Puerto Rico	5	404
Alaska	3	229
Hawaii	5	93

Closest to Illinois states to learn Art & Design

Art & Design subfields in Illinois