44 Best colleges for Organic Chemistry in Illinois

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Illinois ranked based on their research performance in Organic Chemistry. A graph of 11.5M citations received by 247K academic papers made by 44 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 Organic Chemistry

#9 in the United States

#10 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

2. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Organic Chemistry

#17 in the United States

#18 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,830

3. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#38 in the United States

#42 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $28,060

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#52 in the United States

#56 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

5. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#175 in the United States

#201 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $24,796

6. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Organic Chemistry

#181 in the United States

#207 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

7. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#188 in the United States

#215 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $39,147

8. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Organic Chemistry

#199 in the United States

#227 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $14,387
Enrollment: 15,414

9. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Organic Chemistry

#216 in the United States

#245 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1032
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $17,375

10. Illinois State University

Normal

For Organic Chemistry

#243 in the United States

#277 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 98%

11. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#268 in the United States

#305 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 2,021
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1912

12. Rush University

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#320 in the United States

#363 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 2,769
Male:Female: 21:79
Founded: 1972

13. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Organic Chemistry

#352 in the United States

#399 in North America

Enrollment: 80
Male:Female: 25:75

14. DePaul University

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#353 in the United States

#401 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $34,135

15. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Organic Chemistry

#379 in the United States

#427 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 95%

16. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Organic Chemistry

#413 in the United States

#462 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $28,644

17. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Organic Chemistry

#426 in the United States

#476 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 985
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $12,960

18. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Organic Chemistry

#430 in the United States

#480 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Receiving Aid: 55%
Average Aid: $14,994
Enrollment: 6,332

19. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#451 in the United States

#501 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,366

20. Bradley University

Peoria

For Organic Chemistry

#463 in the United States

#513 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Net Price: $23,787
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,808

21. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#472 in the United States

#522 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Net Price: $55,631
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $20,050

22. North Central College

Naperville

For Organic Chemistry

#517 in the United States

#570 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1183
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $23,276

23. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Rockford

For Organic Chemistry

#600 in the United States

#655 in North America

Net Price: $30,212
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $3,499
Enrollment: 263

24. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#601 in the United States

#656 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Net Price: $11,318
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,985

25. Knox College

Galesburg

For Organic Chemistry

#613 in the United States

#668 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $25,709

26. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#622 in the United States

#678 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $18,194
Enrollment: 2,238

27. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Organic Chemistry

#666 in the United States

#723 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 97%

28. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Organic Chemistry

#668 in the United States

#725 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,356

29. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Organic Chemistry

#686 in the United States

#743 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1292
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,225

30. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#711 in the United States

#769 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $12,876
Enrollment: 5,734

31. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#714 in the United States

#772 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 39
Male:Female: 76:24

32. Dominican University

River Forest

For Organic Chemistry

#808 in the United States

#869 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 990
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $13,402

33. Lewis University

Romeoville

For Organic Chemistry

#810 in the United States

#871 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $18,959

34. Greenville University

Greenville

For Organic Chemistry

#832 in the United States

#894 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1001
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $20,799

35. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Organic Chemistry

#863 in the United States

#926 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Net Price: $23,139
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $22,911

36. Blackburn College

Carlinville

For Organic Chemistry

#866 in the United States

#929 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Net Price: $18,460
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $19,456

37. Augustana College

Rock Island

For Organic Chemistry

#917 in the United States

#982 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $24,714

38. Governors State University

University Park

For Organic Chemistry

#942 in the United States

#1009 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $11,455
Enrollment: 4,397

39. Rockford University

Rockford

For Organic Chemistry

#953 in the United States

#1020 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 960
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $23,642

40. Monmouth College

Monmouth

For Organic Chemistry

#1075 in the United States

#1145 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $17,768

41. Saint Augustine College

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#1094 in the United States

#1164 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $8,310
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $14,748

42. Kendall College

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#1115 in the United States

#1187 in North America

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

43. Millikin University

Decatur

For Organic Chemistry

#1126 in the United States

#1200 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 995
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,813

44. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Organic Chemistry

#1151 in the United States

#1226 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $24,629

Closest to Illinois states to learn Organic Chemistry

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	27	19
Missouri	23	32
Iowa	15	34
Kentucky	15	55
Wisconsin	26	7
Tennessee	28	44
Ohio	46	22
Michigan	29	5
Arkansas	14	130
West Virginia	13	115
Minnesota	22	14
Mississippi	12	140
Kansas	11	91
Alabama	23	64
Virginia	33	50
Georgia	29	29
North Carolina	29	24
Oklahoma	14	114
Nebraska	9	75
South Carolina	23	89
Pennsylvania	81	12
South Dakota	8	214
District of Columbia	8	111
Louisiana	22	76
Maryland	24	10
New York	100	6
New Jersey	19	28
North Dakota	5	139
Connecticut	19	16
Texas	64	18
Vermont	5	132
Colorado	16	42
Massachusetts	51	1
Rhode Island	8	87
Florida	38	21
New Hampshire	8	106
New Mexico	7	92
Maine	10	174
Montana	3	145
Utah	9	37
Arizona	6	40
Idaho	5	150
Nevada	4	134
Oregon	17	70
Washington	22	8
California	88	3
Puerto Rico	13	259
Alaska	3	211
Hawaii	5	144