55 Best colleges for Paleontology 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 Paleontology. A graph of 4.66M citations received by 127K academic papers made by 55 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 Paleontology

#12 in the United States

#14 in North America

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

2. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Paleontology

#26 in the United States

#29 in North America

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

3. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Paleontology

#36 in the United States

#40 in North America

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

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Paleontology

#57 in the United States

#65 in North America

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

5. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Paleontology

#157 in the United States

#181 in North America

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

6. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Paleontology

#175 in the United States

#202 in North America

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

7. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Paleontology

#189 in the United States

#216 in North America

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

8. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Paleontology

#194 in the United States

#222 in North America

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

9. Illinois State University

Normal

For Paleontology

#208 in the United States

#237 in North America

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

10. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Paleontology

#236 in the United States

#270 in North America

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

11. DePaul University

Chicago

For Paleontology

#258 in the United States

#293 in North America

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

12. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Paleontology

#294 in the United States

#336 in North America

Enrollment: 75
Male:Female: 30:70

13. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Paleontology

#352 in the United States

#400 in North America

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

14. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Rockford

For Paleontology

#354 in the United States

#402 in North America

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

15. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Paleontology

#366 in the United States

#414 in North America

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

16. Rush University

Chicago

For Paleontology

#375 in the United States

#424 in North America

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

17. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Paleontology

#389 in the United States

#440 in North America

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

18. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Paleontology

#406 in the United States

#457 in North America

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

19. North Central College

Naperville

For Paleontology

#425 in the United States

#476 in North America

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

20. Bradley University

Peoria

For Paleontology

#492 in the United States

#543 in North America

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

21. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Paleontology

#507 in the United States

#558 in North America

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

22. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Paleontology

#527 in the United States

#579 in North America

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

23. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Paleontology

#577 in the United States

#631 in North America

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

24. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Paleontology

#588 in the United States

#643 in North America

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

25. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Paleontology

#649 in the United States

#709 in North America

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

26. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Paleontology

#658 in the United States

#718 in North America

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

27. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

Chicago

For Paleontology

#687 in the United States

#747 in North America

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

28. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Paleontology

#725 in the United States

#786 in North America

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

29. Augustana College

Rock Island

For Paleontology

#744 in the United States

#807 in North America

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

30. Governors State University

University Park

For Paleontology

#747 in the United States

#810 in North America

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

31. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Paleontology

#776 in the United States

#840 in North America

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

32. Rockford University

Rockford

For Paleontology

#818 in the United States

#884 in North America

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

33. Illinois College of Optometry

Chicago

For Paleontology

#839 in the United States

#906 in North America

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

34. Knox College

Galesburg

For Paleontology

#854 in the United States

#921 in North America

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

35. Dominican University

River Forest

For Paleontology

#898 in the United States

#965 in North America

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

36. Millikin University

Decatur

For Paleontology

#921 in the United States

#989 in North America

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

37. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Paleontology

#986 in the United States

#1055 in North America

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

38. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago

For Paleontology

#997 in the United States

#1066 in North America

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

39. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Paleontology

#1002 in the United States

#1071 in North America

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

40. National Louis University

Chicago

For Paleontology

#1026 in the United States

#1096 in North America

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

41. Greenville University

Greenville

For Paleontology

#1047 in the United States

#1118 in North America

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

42. Blackburn College

Carlinville

For Paleontology

#1049 in the United States

#1120 in North America

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

43. Erikson Institute

Chicago

For Paleontology

#1066 in the United States

#1137 in North America

Enrollment: 331
Male:Female: 2:98

44. Columbia College Chicago

Chicago

For Paleontology

#1076 in the United States

#1147 in North America

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

45. Monmouth College

Monmouth

For Paleontology

#1084 in the United States

#1155 in North America

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

46. Lewis University

Romeoville

For Paleontology

#1091 in the United States

#1162 in North America

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

47. John Marshall Law School

Chicago

For Paleontology

#1097 in the United States

#1168 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

48. Saint Augustine College

Chicago

For Paleontology

#1134 in the United States

#1206 in North America

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

49. Quincy University

Quincy

For Paleontology

#1153 in the United States

#1226 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Net Price: $11,985
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,052

50. Aurora University

Aurora

For Paleontology

#1156 in the United States

#1229 in North America

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

51. DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago

For Paleontology

#1158 in the United States

#1231 in North America

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

52. National University of Health Sciences

Lombard

For Paleontology

#1176 in the United States

#1252 in North America

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

53. North Park University

Chicago

For Paleontology

#1196 in the United States

#1272 in North America

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

54. Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

Chicago

For Paleontology

#1205 in the United States

#1281 in North America

Enrollment: 133
Male:Female: 51:49

55. McCormick Theological Seminary

Chicago

For Paleontology

#1219 in the United States

#1296 in North America

Enrollment: 162
Male:Female: 59:41

Closest to Illinois states to learn Paleontology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	27	46
Missouri	26	25
Iowa	14	40
Kentucky	19	63
Wisconsin	26	7
Tennessee	27	55
Ohio	49	18
Michigan	28	6
Arkansas	15	122
West Virginia	12	120
Minnesota	23	9
Mississippi	10	138
Kansas	10	82
Alabama	21	80
Virginia	35	48
Georgia	33	27
North Carolina	31	28
Oklahoma	13	81
Nebraska	12	85
South Carolina	20	95
Pennsylvania	84	17
South Dakota	8	215
District of Columbia	8	109
Louisiana	19	61
Maryland	24	14
New York	109	5
New Jersey	20	30
North Dakota	5	185
Connecticut	20	13
Texas	63	19
Vermont	6	115
Colorado	18	39
Massachusetts	58	1
Rhode Island	8	56
Florida	39	15
New Hampshire	11	91
New Mexico	6	78
Maine	11	140
Montana	5	87
Utah	9	31
Arizona	7	22
Idaho	6	131
Nevada	5	111
Oregon	16	42
Washington	23	3
California	99	2
Puerto Rico	11	300
Alaska	4	112
Hawaii	6	96

Closest to Illinois states to learn Paleontology

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