44 Best colleges for Organic Chemistry in Illinois

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 11M citations received by 243K 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: 44%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 61%

2. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Organic Chemistry

#17 in the United States

#18 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,341

3. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#38 in the United States

#42 in North America

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

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#52 in the United States

#56 in North America

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

5. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#175 in the United States

#200 in North America

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

6. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Organic Chemistry

#181 in the United States

#207 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 97%

7. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#187 in the United States

#214 in North America

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

8. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Organic Chemistry

#198 in the United States

#225 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $13,565
Enrollment: 15,504

9. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Organic Chemistry

#214 in the United States

#243 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1081
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $17,255

10. Illinois State University

Normal

For Organic Chemistry

#240 in the United States

#274 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

11. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#265 in the United States

#302 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 1,949
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1912

12. Rush University

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#319 in the United States

#362 in North America

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

13. DePaul University

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#350 in the United States

#397 in North America

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

14. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Organic Chemistry

#351 in the United States

#398 in North America

Enrollment: 75
Male:Female: 32:68

15. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Organic Chemistry

#379 in the United States

#427 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 93%

16. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Organic Chemistry

#411 in the United States

#460 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,310

17. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Organic Chemistry

#422 in the United States

#471 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1000
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $11,122

18. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Organic Chemistry

#428 in the United States

#477 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $15,620
Enrollment: 7,073

19. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#452 in the United States

#502 in North America

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

20. Bradley University

Peoria

For Organic Chemistry

#462 in the United States

#512 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $24,703

21. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#468 in the United States

#518 in North America

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

22. North Central College

Naperville

For Organic Chemistry

#517 in the United States

#569 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1173
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $24,190

23. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#600 in the United States

#655 in North America

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

24. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Rockford

For Organic Chemistry

#601 in the United States

#656 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $20,319
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $12,832

25. Knox College

Galesburg

For Organic Chemistry

#611 in the United States

#666 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1253
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $25,524

26. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#619 in the United States

#674 in North America

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

27. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Organic Chemistry

#656 in the United States

#713 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

28. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Organic Chemistry

#667 in the United States

#724 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,346

29. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Organic Chemistry

#686 in the United States

#743 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1268
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $29,894

30. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#713 in the United States

#770 in North America

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

31. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#723 in the United States

#781 in North America

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

32. Dominican University

River Forest

For Organic Chemistry

#810 in the United States

#872 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1037
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $16,969

33. Lewis University

Romeoville

For Organic Chemistry

#812 in the United States

#874 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $19,472

34. Greenville University

Greenville

For Organic Chemistry

#829 in the United States

#891 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1015
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $21,442

35. Blackburn College

Carlinville

For Organic Chemistry

#859 in the United States

#921 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Net Price: $21,349
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $15,613

36. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Organic Chemistry

#867 in the United States

#930 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Net Price: $24,570
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $21,484

37. Augustana College

Rock Island

For Organic Chemistry

#912 in the United States

#977 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $24,695

38. Governors State University

University Park

For Organic Chemistry

#944 in the United States

#1011 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $11,315
Enrollment: 4,337

39. Rockford University

Rockford

For Organic Chemistry

#947 in the United States

#1014 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 960
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $24,098

40. Monmouth College

Monmouth

For Organic Chemistry

#1070 in the United States

#1139 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $19,088

41. Saint Augustine College

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#1086 in the United States

#1156 in North America

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

42. Kendall College

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#1116 in the United States

#1188 in North America

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

43. Millikin University

Decatur

For Organic Chemistry

#1119 in the United States

#1192 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1015
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $10,078

44. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Organic Chemistry

#1140 in the United States

#1213 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $22,760

Closest to Illinois states to learn Organic Chemistry

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	27	19
Missouri	22	32
Iowa	15	34
Kentucky	14	55
Wisconsin	26	7
Tennessee	28	44
Ohio	45	22
Michigan	29	5
Arkansas	14	130
West Virginia	13	115
Minnesota	22	14
Mississippi	12	142
Kansas	11	91
Alabama	23	64
Virginia	33	50
Georgia	28	29
North Carolina	28	25
Oklahoma	14	116
Nebraska	9	76
South Carolina	22	89
Pennsylvania	81	12
South Dakota	8	217
District of Columbia	8	111
Louisiana	22	75
Maryland	24	10
New York	99	6
New Jersey	19	28
North Dakota	5	141
Connecticut	19	16
Texas	64	18
Vermont	5	131
Colorado	16	42
Massachusetts	51	1
Rhode Island	8	86
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	149
Nevada	4	134
Oregon	17	70
Washington	21	8
California	86	3
Puerto Rico	13	258
Alaska	3	209
Hawaii	5	144