23 Best colleges for Chemistry in Chicago, IL

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Chicago ranked based on their research performance in Chemistry. A graph of 8.03M citations received by 198K 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

#26 in the United States

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

2. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Chemistry

#4 in Illinois

#57 in the United States

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

3. Loyola University Chicago

For Chemistry

#5 in Illinois

#169 in the United States

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

4. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Chemistry

#6 in Illinois

#190 in the United States

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

5. Rush University

For Chemistry

#13 in Illinois

#318 in the United States

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

6. DePaul University

For Chemistry

#14 in Illinois

#355 in the United States

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

7. Roosevelt University

For Chemistry

#20 in Illinois

#500 in the United States

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

8. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

For Chemistry

#22 in Illinois

#536 in the United States

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

9. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

For Chemistry

#24 in Illinois

#567 in the United States

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

10. Chicago State University

For Chemistry

#25 in Illinois

#577 in the United States

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

11. Saint Xavier University

For Chemistry

#27 in Illinois

#663 in the United States

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

12. Northeastern Illinois University

For Chemistry

#31 in Illinois

#740 in the United States

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

13. Illinois College of Optometry

For Chemistry

#41 in Illinois

#1002 in the United States

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

14. Saint Augustine College

For Chemistry

#42 in Illinois

#1019 in the United States

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

15. Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

For Chemistry

#45 in Illinois

#1028 in the United States

Enrollment: 133
Male:Female: 51:49

16. John Marshall Law School

For Chemistry

#48 in Illinois

#1222 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

17. Kendall College

For Chemistry

#51 in Illinois

#1265 in the United States

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

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

For Chemistry

#52 in Illinois

#1289 in the United States

Enrollment: 62
Male:Female: 51:49

19. Columbia College Chicago

For Chemistry

#54 in Illinois

#1331 in the United States

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

20. DeVry University - Illinois

For Chemistry

#56 in Illinois

#1351 in the United States

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

21. North Park University

For Chemistry

#57 in Illinois

#1356 in the United States

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

22. National Louis University

For Chemistry

#58 in Illinois

#1377 in the United States

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

23. McCormick Theological Seminary

For Chemistry

#60 in Illinois

#1398 in the United States

Enrollment: 162
Male:Female: 59:41

Universities for Chemistry near Chicago

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
19	Northwestern University	20	Evanston, Illinois
21	NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia	289	Evanston, Illinois
35	Purdue University Northwest	476	Hammond, Indiana
50	Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science	243	North Chicago, Illinois
94	Northern Illinois University	222	DeKalb, Illinois
106	Andrews University	417	Berrien Springs, Michigan
117	University of Notre Dame	94	Notre Dame, Indiana
131	Marquette University	213	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
133	Medical College of Wisconsin	104	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
134	University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee	163	Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Chemistry subfields in Chicago

Biochemistry16

Chemical Engineering5

Computational Chemistry8

Environmental Chemistry5

Inorganic Chemistry6

Materials Science16

Nanotechnology6

Nutrition and Food Science6

Organic Chemistry15

Petrology and Geochemistry6

Pharmacy7

Physical chemistry8