51 Best colleges for Genetics 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 Genetics. A graph of 12.9M citations received by 318K academic papers made by 51 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 Chicago

Chicago

For Genetics

#23 in the United States

#24 in North America

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

2. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Genetics

#26 in the United States

#28 in North America

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

3. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Champaign

For Genetics

#32 in the United States

#35 in North America

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

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Genetics

#49 in the United States

#53 in North America

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

5. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Genetics

#137 in the United States

#154 in North America

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

6. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Genetics

#144 in the United States

#162 in North America

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

7. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Genetics

#185 in the United States

#208 in North America

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

8. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Genetics

#205 in the United States

#229 in North America

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

9. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Genetics

#208 in the United States

#232 in North America

Enrollment: 75
Male:Female: 30:70

10. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Genetics

#236 in the United States

#265 in North America

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

11. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Genetics

#237 in the United States

#266 in North America

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

12. Rush University

Chicago

For Genetics

#253 in the United States

#282 in North America

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

13. Illinois State University

Normal

For Genetics

#260 in the United States

#289 in North America

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

14. DePaul University

Chicago

For Genetics

#337 in the United States

#374 in North America

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

15. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Genetics

#399 in the United States

#440 in North America

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

16. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Genetics

#461 in the United States

#508 in North America

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

17. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Genetics

#492 in the United States

#541 in North America

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

18. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

Chicago

For Genetics

#498 in the United States

#547 in North America

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

19. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Genetics

#528 in the United States

#578 in North America

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

20. Bradley University

Peoria

For Genetics

#529 in the United States

#579 in North America

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

21. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Genetics

#537 in the United States

#587 in North America

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

22. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Genetics

#558 in the United States

#608 in North America

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

23. North Central College

Naperville

For Genetics

#579 in the United States

#630 in North America

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

24. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Genetics

#584 in the United States

#635 in North America

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

25. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Genetics

#628 in the United States

#680 in North America

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

26. Rockford University

Rockford

For Genetics

#656 in the United States

#708 in North America

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

27. Knox College

Galesburg

For Genetics

#669 in the United States

#722 in North America

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

28. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Genetics

#678 in the United States

#731 in North America

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

29. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Genetics

#734 in the United States

#790 in North America

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

30. Greenville University

Greenville

For Genetics

#741 in the United States

#797 in North America

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

31. Illinois College of Optometry

Chicago

For Genetics

#801 in the United States

#859 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 481
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1872

32. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Genetics

#804 in the United States

#863 in North America

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

33. National University of Health Sciences

Lombard

For Genetics

#832 in the United States

#892 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 498
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1906

34. University of St Francis

Joliet

For Genetics

#845 in the United States

#906 in North America

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

35. Monmouth College

Monmouth

For Genetics

#889 in the United States

#952 in North America

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

36. Saint Augustine College

Chicago

For Genetics

#900 in the United States

#963 in North America

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

37. Blackburn College

Carlinville

For Genetics

#916 in the United States

#979 in North America

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

38. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Genetics

#932 in the United States

#996 in North America

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

39. Augustana College

Rock Island

For Genetics

#941 in the United States

#1005 in North America

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

40. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago

For Genetics

#942 in the United States

#1006 in North America

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

41. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Genetics

#951 in the United States

#1015 in North America

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

42. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Rockford

For Genetics

#977 in the United States

#1042 in North America

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

43. Governors State University

University Park

For Genetics

#980 in the United States

#1045 in North America

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

44. Dominican University

River Forest

For Genetics

#1047 in the United States

#1115 in North America

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

45. Lewis University

Romeoville

For Genetics

#1062 in the United States

#1130 in North America

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

46. Millikin University

Decatur

For Genetics

#1070 in the United States

#1138 in North America

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

47. Eureka College

Eureka

For Genetics

#1100 in the United States

#1168 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $19,443
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $19,367

48. Aurora University

Aurora

For Genetics

#1140 in the United States

#1209 in North America

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

49. John Marshall Law School

Chicago

For Genetics

#1208 in the United States

#1278 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

50. Columbia College Chicago

Chicago

For Genetics

#1236 in the United States

#1308 in North America

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

51. McCormick Theological Seminary

Chicago

For Genetics

#1239 in the United States

#1311 in North America

Enrollment: 162
Male:Female: 59:41

Closest to Illinois states to learn Genetics

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	27	48
Missouri	26	13
Iowa	18	42
Kentucky	19	63
Wisconsin	25	15
Tennessee	29	40
Ohio	48	28
Michigan	29	7
Arkansas	17	105
West Virginia	17	128
Minnesota	25	22
Mississippi	12	129
Kansas	11	117
Alabama	23	38
Virginia	36	44
Georgia	31	25
North Carolina	31	17
Oklahoma	13	114
Nebraska	12	90
South Carolina	22	81
Pennsylvania	84	6
South Dakota	8	213
District of Columbia	8	73
Louisiana	22	88
Maryland	24	2
Delaware	3	127
New York	111	9
New Jersey	21	41
North Dakota	5	179
Connecticut	19	5
Texas	64	12
Vermont	5	110
Colorado	17	50
Massachusetts	58	1
Rhode Island	7	70
Florida	43	31
New Hampshire	9	86
New Mexico	6	97
Maine	11	216
Montana	5	141
Utah	9	33
Arizona	8	46
Idaho	6	175
Nevada	4	149
Oregon	17	51
Washington	20	8
California	101	3
Puerto Rico	13	289
Alaska	4	247
Hawaii	6	136

Closest to Illinois states to learn Genetics

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