23 Best colleges for Chemistry 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 Chemistry. A graph of 10.4M citations received by 222K academic papers made by 23 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.

1. University of Chicago

For Chemistry

#3 in Illinois

#27 in the United States

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

2. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Chemistry

#4 in Illinois

#57 in the United States

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

3. Loyola University Chicago

For Chemistry

#5 in Illinois

#168 in the United States

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

4. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Chemistry

#6 in Illinois

#192 in the United States

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

5. Rush University

For Chemistry

#13 in Illinois

#297 in the United States

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

6. DePaul University

For Chemistry

#14 in Illinois

#351 in the United States

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

7. Roosevelt University

For Chemistry

#20 in Illinois

#506 in the United States

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

8. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

For Chemistry

#22 in Illinois

#527 in the United States

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

9. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

For Chemistry

#23 in Illinois

#531 in the United States

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

10. Chicago State University

For Chemistry

#26 in Illinois

#612 in the United States

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

11. Saint Xavier University

For Chemistry

#27 in Illinois

#668 in the United States

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

12. Northeastern Illinois University

For Chemistry

#31 in Illinois

#770 in the United States

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

13. Illinois College of Optometry

For Chemistry

#42 in Illinois

#1033 in the United States

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

14. Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

For Chemistry

#44 in Illinois

#1058 in the United States

Enrollment: 114
Male:Female: 44:56

15. Saint Augustine College

For Chemistry

#45 in Illinois

#1084 in the United States

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

16. Kendall College

For Chemistry

#48 in Illinois

#1160 in the United States

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

17. John Marshall Law School

For Chemistry

#49 in Illinois

#1260 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

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

For Chemistry

#51 in Illinois

#1276 in the United States

Enrollment: 76
Male:Female: 47:53

19. Columbia College Chicago

For Chemistry

#55 in Illinois

#1359 in the United States

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

20. North Park University

For Chemistry

#56 in Illinois

#1369 in the United States

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

21. DeVry University - Illinois

For Chemistry

#57 in Illinois

#1377 in the United States

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

22. National Louis University

For Chemistry

#58 in Illinois

#1406 in the United States

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

23. McCormick Theological Seminary

For Chemistry

#60 in Illinois

#1430 in the United States

Enrollment: 133
Male:Female: 63:37

Universities for Chemistry near Chicago

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
19	Northwestern University	21	Evanston, Illinois
21	NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia	287	Evanston, Illinois
35	Purdue University Northwest	482	Hammond, Indiana
50	Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science	245	North Chicago, Illinois
68	Valparaiso University	452	Valparaiso, Indiana
94	Northern Illinois University	223	DeKalb, Illinois
106	Andrews University	429	Berrien Springs, Michigan
117	University of Notre Dame	95	Notre Dame, Indiana
131	Marquette University	201	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
133	Medical College of Wisconsin	105	Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Chemistry subfields in Chicago

Biochemistry19

Chemical Engineering6

Computational Chemistry7

Environmental Chemistry5

Inorganic Chemistry6

Materials Science16

Nanotechnology8

Nutrition and Food Science6

Organic Chemistry14

Petrology and Geochemistry6

Pharmacy7

Physical chemistry8