45 Best colleges for Organic Chemistry 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 Organic Chemistry. A graph of 9.01M citations received by 220K academic papers made by 45 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

#8 in the United States

#9 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
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: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,095

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: $36,991

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#53 in the United States

#57 in North America

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

5. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#174 in the United States

#200 in North America

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

6. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Organic Chemistry

#181 in the United States

#207 in North America

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

7. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#189 in the United States

#216 in North America

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

8. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Organic Chemistry

#199 in the United States

#226 in North America

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

9. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Organic Chemistry

#206 in the United States

#233 in North America

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

10. Illinois State University

Normal

For Organic Chemistry

#237 in the United States

#269 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1105
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: 1,940
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1912

12. Rush University

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#338 in the United States

#384 in North America

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

13. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Organic Chemistry

#343 in the United States

#390 in North America

Enrollment: 75
Male:Female: 30:70

14. DePaul University

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#361 in the United States

#409 in North America

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

15. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Organic Chemistry

#381 in the United States

#429 in North America

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

16. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Organic Chemistry

#405 in the United States

#454 in North America

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

17. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Organic Chemistry

#416 in the United States

#465 in North America

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

18. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Organic Chemistry

#418 in the United States

#467 in North America

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

19. Bradley University

Peoria

For Organic Chemistry

#442 in the United States

#492 in North America

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

20. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#449 in the United States

#499 in North America

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

21. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#505 in the United States

#557 in North America

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

22. North Central College

Naperville

For Organic Chemistry

#539 in the United States

#592 in North America

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

23. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Rockford

For Organic Chemistry

#560 in the United States

#614 in North America

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

24. Knox College

Galesburg

For Organic Chemistry

#572 in the United States

#626 in North America

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

25. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#587 in the United States

#642 in North America

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

26. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#603 in the United States

#658 in North America

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

27. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Organic Chemistry

#623 in the United States

#679 in North America

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

28. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Organic Chemistry

#650 in the United States

#706 in North America

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

29. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#680 in the United States

#737 in North America

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

30. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#684 in the United States

#741 in North America

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

31. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Organic Chemistry

#688 in the United States

#745 in North America

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

32. Dominican University

River Forest

For Organic Chemistry

#764 in the United States

#824 in North America

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

33. Greenville University

Greenville

For Organic Chemistry

#796 in the United States

#857 in North America

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

34. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Organic Chemistry

#823 in the United States

#885 in North America

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

35. Blackburn College

Carlinville

For Organic Chemistry

#851 in the United States

#914 in North America

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

36. Governors State University

University Park

For Organic Chemistry

#911 in the United States

#977 in North America

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

37. Augustana College

Rock Island

For Organic Chemistry

#913 in the United States

#979 in North America

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

38. Lewis University

Romeoville

For Organic Chemistry

#920 in the United States

#986 in North America

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

39. Rockford University

Rockford

For Organic Chemistry

#946 in the United States

#1012 in North America

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

40. Saint Augustine College

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#1025 in the United States

#1093 in North America

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

41. Illinois College of Optometry

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#1069 in the United States

#1137 in North America

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

42. Monmouth College

Monmouth

For Organic Chemistry

#1070 in the United States

#1138 in North America

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

43. Millikin University

Decatur

For Organic Chemistry

#1089 in the United States

#1158 in North America

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

44. Kendall College

Chicago

For Organic Chemistry

#1098 in the United States

#1169 in North America

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

45. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Organic Chemistry

#1116 in the United States

#1187 in North America

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

Closest to Illinois states to learn Organic Chemistry

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	26	20
Missouri	22	36
Iowa	13	30
Kentucky	14	56
Wisconsin	25	7
Tennessee	28	44
Ohio	46	22
Michigan	28	5
Arkansas	13	128
West Virginia	12	117
Minnesota	21	12
Mississippi	12	144
Kansas	11	92
Alabama	20	67
Virginia	29	49
Georgia	27	29
North Carolina	28	25
Oklahoma	14	113
Nebraska	9	75
South Carolina	21	88
Pennsylvania	79	11
South Dakota	8	222
District of Columbia	7	109
Louisiana	22	76
Maryland	24	10
New York	99	6
New Jersey	19	28
North Dakota	5	142
Connecticut	19	16
Texas	63	18
Vermont	5	132
Colorado	16	42
Massachusetts	51	1
Rhode Island	8	84
Florida	37	21
New Hampshire	8	108
New Mexico	7	90
Maine	9	179
Montana	3	141
Utah	8	37
Arizona	5	40
Idaho	5	150
Nevada	4	134
Oregon	15	71
Washington	20	9
California	86	3
Puerto Rico	12	256
Alaska	3	215
Hawaii	5	145