53 Best colleges for Ecology 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 Ecology. A graph of 4.73M citations received by 130K academic papers made by 53 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 Ecology

#11 in the United States

#13 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

2. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Ecology

#42 in the United States

#47 in North America

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

3. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Ecology

#52 in the United States

#59 in North America

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

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Ecology

#73 in the United States

#88 in North America

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

5. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Ecology

#132 in the United States

#155 in North America

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

6. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Ecology

#165 in the United States

#195 in North America

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

7. Illinois State University

Normal

For Ecology

#186 in the United States

#217 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 98%

8. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Ecology

#202 in the United States

#234 in North America

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

9. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Ecology

#204 in the United States

#236 in North America

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

10. DePaul University

Chicago

For Ecology

#263 in the United States

#304 in North America

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

11. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Ecology

#299 in the United States

#345 in North America

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

12. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Ecology

#326 in the United States

#377 in North America

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

13. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Ecology

#351 in the United States

#403 in North America

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

14. North Central College

Naperville

For Ecology

#369 in the United States

#421 in North America

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

15. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Ecology

#376 in the United States

#428 in North America

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

16. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Rockford

For Ecology

#430 in the United States

#482 in North America

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

17. Bradley University

Peoria

For Ecology

#449 in the United States

#501 in North America

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

18. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Ecology

#481 in the United States

#536 in North America

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

19. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Ecology

#503 in the United States

#558 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 1,940
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1912

20. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Ecology

#522 in the United States

#577 in North America

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

21. Rush University

Chicago

For Ecology

#547 in the United States

#603 in North America

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

22. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Ecology

#564 in the United States

#622 in North America

Enrollment: 75
Male:Female: 30:70

23. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Ecology

#587 in the United States

#647 in North America

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

24. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Ecology

#629 in the United States

#691 in North America

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

25. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Ecology

#641 in the United States

#703 in North America

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

26. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Ecology

#647 in the United States

#709 in North America

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

27. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Ecology

#686 in the United States

#750 in North America

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

28. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Ecology

#696 in the United States

#760 in North America

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

29. John Marshall Law School

Chicago

For Ecology

#722 in the United States

#788 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

30. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

Chicago

For Ecology

#758 in the United States

#825 in North America

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

31. Knox College

Galesburg

For Ecology

#786 in the United States

#854 in North America

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

32. Governors State University

University Park

For Ecology

#818 in the United States

#887 in North America

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

33. Augustana College

Rock Island

For Ecology

#827 in the United States

#896 in North America

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

34. Rockford University

Rockford

For Ecology

#853 in the United States

#922 in North America

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

35. Millikin University

Decatur

For Ecology

#935 in the United States

#1005 in North America

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

36. Saint Augustine College

Chicago

For Ecology

#941 in the United States

#1011 in North America

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

37. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Ecology

#944 in the United States

#1014 in North America

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

38. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago

For Ecology

#948 in the United States

#1018 in North America

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

39. Quincy University

Quincy

For Ecology

#1001 in the United States

#1074 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Net Price: $11,985
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,052

40. Dominican University

River Forest

For Ecology

#1026 in the United States

#1099 in North America

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

41. Blackburn College

Carlinville

For Ecology

#1043 in the United States

#1117 in North America

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

42. National Louis University

Chicago

For Ecology

#1049 in the United States

#1123 in North America

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

43. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Ecology

#1062 in the United States

#1137 in North America

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

44. Illinois College of Optometry

Chicago

For Ecology

#1088 in the United States

#1163 in North America

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

45. University of St Francis

Joliet

For Ecology

#1112 in the United States

#1187 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $18,560

46. Aurora University

Aurora

For Ecology

#1139 in the United States

#1215 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1089
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $19,350

47. Eureka College

Eureka

For Ecology

#1140 in the United States

#1216 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $19,443
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $19,367

48. Monmouth College

Monmouth

For Ecology

#1159 in the United States

#1235 in North America

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

49. Columbia College Chicago

Chicago

For Ecology

#1163 in the United States

#1239 in North America

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

50. Lewis University

Romeoville

For Ecology

#1195 in the United States

#1271 in North America

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

51. DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago

For Ecology

#1204 in the United States

#1280 in North America

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

52. Principia College

Elsah

For Ecology

#1220 in the United States

#1297 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1135
Net Price: $18,039
Receiving Aid: 94%

53. Greenville University

Greenville

For Ecology

#1243 in the United States

#1320 in North America

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

Closest to Illinois states to learn Ecology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	26	36
Missouri	27	57
Iowa	17	21
Kentucky	16	55
Wisconsin	27	9
Tennessee	27	49
Ohio	50	14
Michigan	29	8
Arkansas	16	103
West Virginia	14	111
Minnesota	25	10
Mississippi	11	88
Kansas	10	58
Alabama	21	68
Virginia	37	39
Georgia	35	20
North Carolina	34	22
Oklahoma	15	78
Nebraska	12	43
South Carolina	21	82
Pennsylvania	81	13
South Dakota	8	146
District of Columbia	8	112
Louisiana	21	54
Maryland	25	25
New York	113	2
New Jersey	21	30
North Dakota	5	130
Connecticut	19	17
Texas	63	16
Vermont	8	108
Colorado	18	27
Massachusetts	59	3
Rhode Island	9	80
Florida	41	6
New Hampshire	11	96
New Mexico	7	74
Maine	15	100
Montana	7	87
Utah	9	48
Arizona	7	19
Idaho	6	92
Nevada	6	110
Oregon	16	23
Washington	24	5
California	105	1
Puerto Rico	11	255
Alaska	4	77
Hawaii	7	72