41 Best colleges for Botany in Illinois

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Illinois ranked based on their research performance in Botany. A graph of 3.37M citations received by 76.8K academic papers made by 41 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.

1. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Champaign

For Botany

#7 in the United States

#7 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 61%

2. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Botany

#41 in the United States

#46 in North America

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

3. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Botany

#49 in the United States

#54 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,341

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Botany

#55 in the United States

#60 in North America

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

5. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Botany

#133 in the United States

#154 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 97%

6. Illinois State University

Normal

For Botany

#182 in the United States

#208 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

7. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Botany

#186 in the United States

#213 in North America

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

8. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Botany

#189 in the United States

#216 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $13,565
Enrollment: 15,504

9. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Botany

#193 in the United States

#220 in North America

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

10. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Botany

#230 in the United States

#264 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1081
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $17,255

11. North Central College

Naperville

For Botany

#262 in the United States

#298 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1173
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $24,190

12. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Botany

#276 in the United States

#313 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1000
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $11,122

13. DePaul University

Chicago

For Botany

#299 in the United States

#340 in North America

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

14. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Botany

#325 in the United States

#370 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $15,620
Enrollment: 7,073

15. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Botany

#357 in the United States

#404 in North America

Enrollment: 75
Male:Female: 32:68

16. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Botany

#373 in the United States

#420 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 93%

17. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Botany

#412 in the United States

#459 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 1,949
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1912

18. Rush University

Chicago

For Botany

#414 in the United States

#461 in North America

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

19. Bradley University

Peoria

For Botany

#435 in the United States

#484 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $24,703

20. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Botany

#594 in the United States

#649 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,310

21. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Botany

#607 in the United States

#664 in North America

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

22. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Botany

#625 in the United States

#682 in North America

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

23. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Botany

#644 in the United States

#702 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,346

24. Illinois College of Optometry

Chicago

For Botany

#677 in the United States

#737 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 483
Male:Female: 26:74
Founded: 1872

25. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Botany

#680 in the United States

#740 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

26. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Botany

#720 in the United States

#782 in North America

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

27. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Rockford

For Botany

#745 in the United States

#808 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $20,319
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $12,832

28. Augustana College

Rock Island

For Botany

#755 in the United States

#819 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $24,695

29. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Botany

#782 in the United States

#847 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1268
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $29,894

30. Knox College

Galesburg

For Botany

#785 in the United States

#850 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1253
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $25,524

31. Quincy University

Quincy

For Botany

#793 in the United States

#858 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $17,424

32. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Botany

#812 in the United States

#878 in North America

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

33. Governors State University

University Park

For Botany

#891 in the United States

#958 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $11,315
Enrollment: 4,337

34. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Botany

#912 in the United States

#979 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Net Price: $24,570
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $21,484

35. Saint Augustine College

Chicago

For Botany

#925 in the United States

#992 in North America

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

36. Dominican University

River Forest

For Botany

#944 in the United States

#1011 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1037
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $16,969

37. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago

For Botany

#988 in the United States

#1056 in North America

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

38. Millikin University

Decatur

For Botany

#989 in the United States

#1057 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1015
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $10,078

39. Greenville University

Greenville

For Botany

#1020 in the United States

#1090 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1015
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $21,442

40. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Botany

#1027 in the United States

#1098 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $22,760

41. Lewis University

Romeoville

For Botany

#1061 in the United States

#1133 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $19,472

Closest to Illinois states to learn Botany

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	24	27
Missouri	21	38
Iowa	11	22
Kentucky	14	42
Wisconsin	26	5
Tennessee	26	52
Ohio	45	15
Michigan	26	9
Arkansas	15	81
West Virginia	8	112
Minnesota	20	10
Mississippi	10	84
Kansas	8	44
Alabama	20	69
Virginia	34	39
Georgia	27	13
North Carolina	28	18
Oklahoma	14	73
Nebraska	9	40
South Carolina	18	77
Pennsylvania	69	14
South Dakota	8	131
District of Columbia	8	124
Louisiana	17	63
Maryland	20	16
New York	96	2
New Jersey	19	30
North Dakota	5	90
Connecticut	17	19
Texas	56	23
Vermont	5	109
Colorado	16	34
Massachusetts	49	1
Rhode Island	6	82
Florida	36	4
New Hampshire	9	102
New Mexico	6	105
Maine	10	108
Montana	4	83
Utah	7	43
Arizona	7	17
Idaho	5	87
Nevada	3	99
Oregon	15	24
Washington	15	8
California	85	3
Puerto Rico	10	227
Alaska	4	128
Hawaii	5	79

Closest to Illinois states to learn Botany

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