54 Best colleges for Artificial Intelligence (AI) 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 Artificial Intelligence (AI). A graph of 6.5M citations received by 155K academic papers made by 54 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 Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#5 in the United States

#6 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 61%

2. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#29 in the United States

#31 in North America

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

3. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#39 in the United States

#44 in North America

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

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#52 in the United States

#60 in North America

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

5. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#131 in the United States

#156 in North America

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

6. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#185 in the United States

#215 in North America

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

7. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#187 in the United States

#217 in North America

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

8. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

Chicago

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#192 in the United States

#223 in North America

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

9. DePaul University

Chicago

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#203 in the United States

#234 in North America

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

10. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#220 in the United States

#253 in North America

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

11. Illinois State University

Normal

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#225 in the United States

#258 in North America

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

12. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#244 in the United States

#279 in North America

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

13. Bradley University

Peoria

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#320 in the United States

#361 in North America

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

14. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#391 in the United States

#438 in North America

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

15. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#410 in the United States

#458 in North America

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

16. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#421 in the United States

#469 in North America

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

17. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#447 in the United States

#495 in North America

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

18. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#466 in the United States

#515 in North America

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

19. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#467 in the United States

#516 in North America

Enrollment: 75
Male:Female: 32:68

20. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#487 in the United States

#538 in North America

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

21. Rush University

Chicago

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#504 in the United States

#555 in North America

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

22. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#570 in the United States

#625 in North America

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

23. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#592 in the United States

#651 in North America

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

24. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#645 in the United States

#704 in North America

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

25. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#646 in the United States

#705 in North America

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

26. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#664 in the United States

#725 in North America

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

27. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#673 in the United States

#735 in North America

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

28. North Central College

Naperville

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#684 in the United States

#747 in North America

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

29. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#707 in the United States

#771 in North America

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

30. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Rockford

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#743 in the United States

#809 in North America

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

31. Knox College

Galesburg

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#784 in the United States

#851 in North America

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

32. National Louis University

Chicago

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#790 in the United States

#857 in North America

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

33. Governors State University

University Park

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#793 in the United States

#860 in North America

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

34. Dominican University

River Forest

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#847 in the United States

#915 in North America

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

35. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#885 in the United States

#956 in North America

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

36. Lewis University

Romeoville

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#888 in the United States

#959 in North America

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

37. Illinois College of Optometry

Chicago

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#890 in the United States

#961 in North America

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

38. Augustana College

Rock Island

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#894 in the United States

#965 in North America

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

39. Monmouth College

Monmouth

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#916 in the United States

#987 in North America

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

40. DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#950 in the United States

#1022 in North America

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

41. Columbia College Chicago

Chicago

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#971 in the United States

#1044 in North America

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

42. Millikin University

Decatur

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#998 in the United States

#1073 in North America

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

43. Blackburn College

Carlinville

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1016 in the United States

#1091 in North America

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

44. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1023 in the United States

#1098 in North America

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

45. Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

Chicago

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1036 in the United States

#1111 in North America

Enrollment: 114
Male:Female: 44:56

46. Aurora University

Aurora

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1091 in the United States

#1166 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1032
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $19,220

47. Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1128 in the United States

#1203 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $22,707

48. University of St Francis

Joliet

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1129 in the United States

#1204 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $16,455

49. Rockford University

Rockford

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1156 in the United States

#1231 in North America

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

50. Greenville University

Greenville

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1170 in the United States

#1246 in North America

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

51. John Marshall Law School

Chicago

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1207 in the United States

#1285 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

52. Saint Augustine College

Chicago

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1215 in the United States

#1293 in North America

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

53. American InterContinental University

Schaumburg

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1216 in the United States

#1294 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $14,394
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $6,547

54. Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

Evanston

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1217 in the United States

#1295 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 299
Male:Female: 44:56

Closest to Illinois states to learn Artificial Intelligence (AI)

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	28	21
Missouri	27	45
Iowa	14	49
Kentucky	19	76
Wisconsin	25	15
Tennessee	28	53
Ohio	47	25
Michigan	26	6
Arkansas	14	142
West Virginia	12	110
Minnesota	24	24
Mississippi	13	129
Kansas	9	85
Alabama	19	111
Virginia	35	38
Georgia	36	11
North Carolina	32	34
Oklahoma	14	112
Nebraska	8	96
South Carolina	20	83
Pennsylvania	85	4
South Dakota	8	323
District of Columbia	8	86
Louisiana	20	88
Maryland	24	13
New York	113	10
New Jersey	22	18
North Dakota	5	181
Connecticut	20	26
Texas	64	16
Vermont	6	155
Colorado	17	44
Massachusetts	57	3
Rhode Island	9	56
Florida	38	33
New Hampshire	10	81
New Mexico	6	94
Maine	9	211
Montana	4	206
Utah	10	51
Arizona	7	28
Idaho	6	177
Nevada	4	147
Oregon	16	80
Washington	22	7
California	103	1
Puerto Rico	7	311
Alaska	3	262
Hawaii	5	140

Closest to Illinois states to learn Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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