26 Best colleges for Geography and Cartography in Chicago, IL

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Chicago ranked based on their research performance in Geography and Cartography. A graph of 2.19M citations received by 68.5K academic papers made by 26 universities in Chicago 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 Chicago

For Geography and Cartography

#2 in Illinois

#28 in the United States

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

2. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Geography and Cartography

#4 in Illinois

#61 in the United States

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

3. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#6 in Illinois

#169 in the United States

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

4. Loyola University Chicago

For Geography and Cartography

#8 in Illinois

#196 in the United States

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

5. DePaul University

For Geography and Cartography

#10 in Illinois

#214 in the United States

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

6. Rush University

For Geography and Cartography

#19 in Illinois

#486 in the United States

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

7. Roosevelt University

For Geography and Cartography

#23 in Illinois

#527 in the United States

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

8. Northeastern Illinois University

For Geography and Cartography

#24 in Illinois

#547 in the United States

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

9. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

For Geography and Cartography

#26 in Illinois

#640 in the United States

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

10. Saint Xavier University

For Geography and Cartography

#28 in Illinois

#722 in the United States

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

11. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

For Geography and Cartography

#29 in Illinois

#731 in the United States

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

12. Chicago State University

For Geography and Cartography

#33 in Illinois

#768 in the United States

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

13. Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

For Geography and Cartography

#35 in Illinois

#973 in the United States

Enrollment: 133
Male:Female: 51:49

14. John Marshall Law School

For Geography and Cartography

#38 in Illinois

#1021 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

15. Erikson Institute

For Geography and Cartography

#40 in Illinois

#1043 in the United States

Enrollment: 331
Male:Female: 2:98

16. National Louis University

For Geography and Cartography

#43 in Illinois

#1074 in the United States

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

17. Columbia College Chicago

For Geography and Cartography

#46 in Illinois

#1102 in the United States

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

18. DeVry University - Illinois

For Geography and Cartography

#49 in Illinois

#1144 in the United States

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

19. North Park University

For Geography and Cartography

#51 in Illinois

#1175 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $19,029
Receiving Aid: 100%

20. Catholic Theological Union at Chicago

For Geography and Cartography

#53 in Illinois

#1214 in the United States

Enrollment: 213
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1968

21. Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.

For Geography and Cartography

#54 in Illinois

#1240 in the United States

Enrollment: 62
Male:Female: 51:49

22. Saint Augustine College

For Geography and Cartography

#55 in Illinois

#1282 in the United States

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

23. McCormick Theological Seminary

For Geography and Cartography

#57 in Illinois

#1312 in the United States

Enrollment: 162
Male:Female: 59:41

24. Chicago Theological Seminary

For Geography and Cartography

#61 in Illinois

#1356 in the United States

Enrollment: 195
Male:Female: 37:63

25. Adler University

For Geography and Cartography

#63 in Illinois

#1379 in the United States

Enrollment: 1,841
Male:Female: 18:82
Founded: 1952

26. Kendall College

For Geography and Cartography

#66 in Illinois

#1392 in the United States

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

Universities for Geography and Cartography near Chicago

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
19	Northwestern University	49	Evanston, Illinois
21	NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia	488	Evanston, Illinois
35	Purdue University Northwest	454	Hammond, Indiana
39	Wheaton College - Illinois	512	Wheaton, Illinois
44	North Central College	483	Naperville, Illinois
50	Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science	594	North Chicago, Illinois
68	Valparaiso University	449	Valparaiso, Indiana
87	University of Wisconsin - Parkside	578	Kenosha, Wisconsin
94	Northern Illinois University	177	DeKalb, Illinois
106	Andrews University	457	Berrien Springs, Michigan