59 Best colleges for Geology 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 Geology. A graph of 6.53M citations received by 184K academic papers made by 59 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 Geology

#9 in the United States

#10 in North America

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

2. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Geology

#34 in the United States

#38 in North America

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

3. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Geology

#44 in the United States

#48 in North America

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

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Geology

#68 in the United States

#79 in North America

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

5. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Geology

#160 in the United States

#187 in North America

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

6. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Geology

#179 in the United States

#206 in North America

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

7. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Geology

#195 in the United States

#224 in North America

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

8. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Geology

#196 in the United States

#225 in North America

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

9. Illinois State University

Normal

For Geology

#232 in the United States

#265 in North America

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

10. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Geology

#274 in the United States

#314 in North America

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

11. DePaul University

Chicago

For Geology

#275 in the United States

#315 in North America

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

12. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Rockford

For Geology

#310 in the United States

#357 in North America

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

13. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Geology

#341 in the United States

#391 in North America

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

14. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Geology

#344 in the United States

#394 in North America

Enrollment: 75
Male:Female: 30:70

15. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Geology

#369 in the United States

#420 in North America

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

16. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Geology

#397 in the United States

#448 in North America

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

17. Rush University

Chicago

For Geology

#418 in the United States

#469 in North America

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

18. North Central College

Naperville

For Geology

#436 in the United States

#487 in North America

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

19. Bradley University

Peoria

For Geology

#437 in the United States

#488 in North America

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

20. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Geology

#455 in the United States

#506 in North America

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

21. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Geology

#506 in the United States

#557 in North America

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

22. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Geology

#551 in the United States

#606 in North America

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

23. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Geology

#605 in the United States

#663 in North America

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

24. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Geology

#624 in the United States

#683 in North America

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

25. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Geology

#644 in the United States

#704 in North America

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

26. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

Chicago

For Geology

#652 in the United States

#712 in North America

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

27. John Marshall Law School

Chicago

For Geology

#667 in the United States

#729 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

28. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Geology

#676 in the United States

#739 in North America

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

29. Augustana College

Rock Island

For Geology

#748 in the United States

#814 in North America

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

30. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Geology

#774 in the United States

#841 in North America

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

31. Governors State University

University Park

For Geology

#775 in the United States

#842 in North America

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

32. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Geology

#794 in the United States

#861 in North America

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

33. Rockford University

Rockford

For Geology

#864 in the United States

#932 in North America

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

34. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago

For Geology

#872 in the United States

#940 in North America

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

35. Knox College

Galesburg

For Geology

#898 in the United States

#967 in North America

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

36. Illinois College of Optometry

Chicago

For Geology

#927 in the United States

#996 in North America

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

37. Dominican University

River Forest

For Geology

#964 in the United States

#1033 in North America

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

38. Blackburn College

Carlinville

For Geology

#976 in the United States

#1045 in North America

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

39. Millikin University

Decatur

For Geology

#991 in the United States

#1061 in North America

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

40. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Geology

#1021 in the United States

#1092 in North America

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

41. Greenville University

Greenville

For Geology

#1028 in the United States

#1099 in North America

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

42. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Geology

#1035 in the United States

#1106 in North America

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

43. National Louis University

Chicago

For Geology

#1046 in the United States

#1117 in North America

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

44. Monmouth College

Monmouth

For Geology

#1066 in the United States

#1139 in North America

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

45. Columbia College Chicago

Chicago

For Geology

#1092 in the United States

#1165 in North America

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

46. Lewis University

Romeoville

For Geology

#1115 in the United States

#1188 in North America

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

47. University of St Francis

Joliet

For Geology

#1125 in the United States

#1198 in North America

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

48. Erikson Institute

Chicago

For Geology

#1128 in the United States

#1201 in North America

Enrollment: 331
Male:Female: 2:98

49. North Park University

Chicago

For Geology

#1159 in the United States

#1234 in North America

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

50. DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago

For Geology

#1176 in the United States

#1251 in North America

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

51. Quincy University

Quincy

For Geology

#1200 in the United States

#1276 in North America

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

52. Saint Augustine College

Chicago

For Geology

#1202 in the United States

#1278 in North America

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

53. Aurora University

Aurora

For Geology

#1223 in the United States

#1300 in North America

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

54. Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

Chicago

For Geology

#1229 in the United States

#1306 in North America

Enrollment: 133
Male:Female: 51:49

55. National University of Health Sciences

Lombard

For Geology

#1249 in the United States

#1327 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 498
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1906

56. Principia College

Elsah

For Geology

#1274 in the United States

#1353 in North America

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

57. Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais

For Geology

#1303 in the United States

#1384 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Net Price: $20,059
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,708

58. McCormick Theological Seminary

Chicago

For Geology

#1318 in the United States

#1399 in North America

Enrollment: 162
Male:Female: 59:41

59. Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

Evanston

For Geology

#1320 in the United States

#1401 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 280
Male:Female: 46:54

Closest to Illinois states to learn Geology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	29	36
Missouri	30	45
Iowa	19	43
Kentucky	20	67
Wisconsin	27	8
Tennessee	30	56
Ohio	52	18
Michigan	28	5
Arkansas	16	132
West Virginia	15	116
Minnesota	24	12
Mississippi	11	114
Kansas	11	76
Alabama	23	93
Virginia	40	46
Georgia	34	37
North Carolina	35	30
Oklahoma	15	64
Nebraska	12	65
South Carolina	22	85
Pennsylvania	88	13
South Dakota	8	191
District of Columbia	9	119
Louisiana	20	57
Maryland	25	21
New York	116	6
New Jersey	21	24
North Dakota	5	173
Connecticut	20	20
Texas	66	16
Vermont	9	131
Colorado	18	23
Massachusetts	62	1
Rhode Island	9	60
Florida	45	15
New Hampshire	11	95
New Mexico	7	77
Maine	13	123
Montana	8	97
Utah	10	42
Arizona	8	19
Idaho	7	125
Nevada	7	113
Oregon	16	32
Washington	25	4
California	110	2
Puerto Rico	13	263
Alaska	4	87
Hawaii	7	74