List of 100 best universities in Illinois
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Top 100 universities in Illinois ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 50.5M citations received by 1.33M academic publications made by 100 universities from Illinois, the popularity of 5,542 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.
1. University of Chicago
#15 in the United States
#16 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $27,979
2. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
#19 in the United States
#20 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 44%
- Average SAT
- 1390
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
3. Northwestern University
#25 in the United States
#27 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1525
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $23,341
4. University of Illinois at Chicago
#62 in the United States
#67 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1230
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
5. Loyola University Chicago
#141 in the United States
#163 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $37,592
6. Illinois Institute of Technology
#163 in the United States
#188 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $25,001
7. Northern Illinois University
#179 in the United States
#204 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $13,565
- Enrollment
- 15,504
8. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
#192 in the United States
#217 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1025
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
9. DePaul University
#194 in the United States
#220 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $32,129
10. Illinois State University
#221 in the United States
#248 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
11. Wheaton College - Illinois
#316 in the United States
#352 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1350
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $31,346
12. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
#337 in the United States
#374 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- Average SAT
- 1030
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
13. Eastern Illinois University
#372 in the United States
#412 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1000
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $11,122
14. Bradley University
#390 in the United States
#432 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1195
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $24,703
15. Western Illinois University
#395 in the United States
#440 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Receiving Aid
- 54%
- Average Aid
- $15,620
- Enrollment
- 7,073
16. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
#426 in the United States
#472 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 33%
- Enrollment
- 1,949
- Male:Female
- 41:59
- Founded
- 1912
17. Illinois Wesleyan University
#493 in the United States
#541 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $31,310
18. School of the Art Institute of Chicago
#499 in the United States
#547 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Net Price
- $55,485
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $18,872
19. Illinois College
#503 in the United States
#553 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1081
- Average ACT
- 22
- Net Price
- $17,255
20. University of Illinois at Springfield
#516 in the United States
#567 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1110
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
21. Roosevelt University
#521 in the United States
#572 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Average SAT
- 955
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $21,503
22. Northeastern Illinois University
#580 in the United States
#636 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
- Average Aid
- $12,560
- Enrollment
- 5,504
23. Chicago State University
#662 in the United States
#723 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 41%
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $19,111
- Enrollment
- 2,324
25. Augustana College
#675 in the United States
#736 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1130
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $24,695
26. Knox College
#687 in the United States
#748 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1253
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $25,524
27. North Central College
#690 in the United States
#752 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1173
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $24,190
28. Elmhurst College
#702 in the United States
#765 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1085
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $22,760
29. Lake Forest College
#747 in the United States
#814 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1268
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $29,894
30. Columbia College Chicago
#748 in the United States
#815 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Net Price
- $29,790
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $20,851
31. Governors State University
#788 in the United States
#856 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $11,315
- Enrollment
- 4,337
32. National Louis University
#812 in the United States
#880 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Net Price
- $15,724
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $9,722
34. DeVry University - Illinois
#824 in the United States
#892 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 43%
- Average SAT
- 1060
- Average ACT
- 21
- Net Price
- $31,063
35. Benedictine University
#834 in the United States
#902 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Net Price
- $24,570
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $21,484
36. Rush University
#862 in the United States
#930 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 33%
- Enrollment
- 2,782
- Male:Female
- 22:78
- Founded
- 1972
37. Dominican University
#870 in the United States
#938 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1037
- Average ACT
- 20
- Net Price
- $16,969
38. Lewis University
#889 in the United States
#957 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1105
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $19,472
39. Saint Xavier University
#900 in the United States
#968 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Net Price
- $11,943
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $30,290
40. Millikin University
#936 in the United States
#1005 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1015
- Average ACT
- 19
- Net Price
- $10,078
41. Saint Anthony College of Nursing
#966 in the United States
#1036 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $20,319
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $12,832
42. North Park University
#993 in the United States
#1064 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Net Price
- $19,910
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $22,779
43. National University of Health Sciences
#999 in the United States
#1070 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Enrollment
- 513
- Male:Female
- 38:62
- Founded
- 1906
44. Olivet Nazarene University
#1007 in the United States
#1079 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1075
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $22,707
45. Aurora University
#1040 in the United States
#1112 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1032
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $19,220
46. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago
#1049 in the United States
#1122 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Enrollment
- 38
- Male:Female
- 73:27
47. Greenville University
#1084 in the United States
#1157 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Average SAT
- 1015
- Average ACT
- 19
- Net Price
- $21,442
48. University of St Francis
#1149 in the United States
#1225 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1035
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $16,455
49. McKendree University
#1151 in the United States
#1227 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Net Price
- $25,200
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $22,269
50. Judson University
#1188 in the United States
#1264 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 970
- Average ACT
- 20
- Net Price
- $21,331
51. Monmouth College
#1194 in the United States
#1270 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $19,088
52. Trinity International University - Illinois
#1230 in the United States
#1306 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Net Price
- $21,260
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $26,365
53. Concordia University - Chicago
#1235 in the United States
#1311 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Net Price
- $17,767
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $26,680
54. Rockford University
#1255 in the United States
#1333 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 960
- Average ACT
- 20
- Net Price
- $24,098
57. Blackburn College
#1339 in the United States
#1418 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Net Price
- $21,349
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $15,613
58. Illinois College of Optometry
#1363 in the United States
#1442 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Enrollment
- 483
- Male:Female
- 26:74
- Founded
- 1872
59. Trinity Christian College
#1381 in the United States
#1460 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1125
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $17,218
60. Quincy University
#1405 in the United States
#1484 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Average SAT
- 1160
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $17,424
61. American InterContinental University
#1420 in the United States
#1499 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $14,394
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
- Average Aid
- $6,547
63. Principia College
#1434 in the United States
#1516 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 44%
- Average SAT
- 1145
- Average ACT
- 21
- Net Price
- $14,904
64. Moody Bible Institute
#1450 in the United States
#1533 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 98%
- Net Price
- $23,950
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $10,477
65. Eureka College
#1458 in the United States
#1541 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Net Price
- $20,215
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $18,303
66. Kendall College
#1500 in the United States
#1584 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Net Price
- $30,324
- Receiving Aid
- 69%
- Average Aid
- $7,984
72. Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
#1574 in the United States
#1660 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Enrollment
- 299
- Male:Female
- 44:56
73. Northern Baptist Theological Seminary
#1603 in the United States
#1689 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Enrollment
- 6
- Male:Female
- 50:50
74. Saint Augustine College
#1631 in the United States
#1717 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $17,008
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
- Average Aid
- $5,947
75. MacMurray College
#1707 in the United States
#1794 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Net Price
- $13,977
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $23,073
79. Lincoln Christian University
#1826 in the United States
#1915 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $19,640
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $9,031
80. Hebrew Theological College
#1918 in the United States
#2010 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Net Price
- $11,197
- Receiving Aid
- 50%
- Average Aid
- $10,545
81. VanderCook College of Music
#1957 in the United States
#2050 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- Net Price
- $16,601
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $22,249
82. Chamberlain University - Illinois
#1977 in the United States
#2070 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 810
- Average ACT
- 16
- Net Price
- $25,875
83. Lakeview College of Nursing
#2034 in the United States
#2127 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Enrollment
- 81
- Male:Female
- 17:83
- Founded
- 1894
84. Lincoln College
#2039 in the United States
#2132 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Net Price
- $17,541
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $13,358
87. American Academy of Art
#2072 in the United States
#2165 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $32,872
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $12,000
89. Midstate College
#2100 in the United States
#2195 in North America
- Net Price
- $17,286
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $8,810
- Founded
- 1888
90. Flashpoint Chicago A Campus of Columbia College Hollywood
#2133 in the United States
#2230 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 99%
- Net Price
- $30,745
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $6,742
91. East-West University
#2135 in the United States
#2232 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $23,140
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $7,929
92. Methodist College
#2257 in the United States
#2357 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 31%
- Net Price
- $35,461
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $11,413
93. AMERICAN ISLAMIC COLLEGE
#2262 in the United States
#2362 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $8,750
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $3,250
94. Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences
#2290 in the United States
#2391 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Enrollment
- 195
- Male:Female
- 7:93
- Founded
- 1985
96. Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing
#2324 in the United States
#2425 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Enrollment
- 523
- Male:Female
- 12:88
- Founded
- 1905
97. Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences
#2347 in the United States
#2448 in North America
- Receiving Aid
- 0%
- Enrollment
- 76
- Male:Female
- 11:89
- Founded
- 1898
98. Ambria College of Nursing
#2389 in the United States
#2490 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $15,221
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $3,779
99. Christian Life College
#2407 in the United States
#2508 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $11,425
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $4,580
100. Telshe Yeshiva - Chicago
#2419 in the United States
#2520 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $8,085
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $11,915
Closest to Illinois states
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni  rank |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 55 | 33 |
| Missouri | 67 | 39 |
| Iowa | 39 | 48 |
| Kentucky | 38 | 63 |
| Wisconsin | 47 | 13 |
| Tennessee | 56 | 50 |
| Ohio | 90 | 18 |
| Michigan | 62 | 3 |
| Arkansas | 24 | 128 |
| West Virginia | 26 | 105 |
| Minnesota | 48 | 14 |
| Mississippi | 18 | 132 |
| Kansas | 32 | 74 |
| Alabama | 33 | 87 |
| Virginia | 63 | 40 |
| Georgia | 63 | 47 |
| North Carolina | 65 | 24 |
| Oklahoma | 31 | 99 |
| Nebraska | 23 | 64 |
| South Carolina | 37 | 89 |
| Pennsylvania | 155 | 12 |
| South Dakota | 15 | 232 |
| District of Columbia | 15 | 55 |
| Louisiana | 27 | 79 |
| Maryland | 34 | 9 |
| Delaware | 5 | 82 |
| New York | 221 | 4 |
| New Jersey | 47 | 21 |
| North Dakota | 14 | 177 |
| Connecticut | 28 | 10 |
| Texas | 119 | 26 |
| Vermont | 17 | 111 |
| Colorado | 38 | 44 |
| Massachusetts | 88 | 1 |
| Rhode Island | 12 | 49 |
| Florida | 109 | 23 |
| New Hampshire | 16 | 76 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 146 |
| New Mexico | 12 | 84 |
| Maine | 19 | 154 |
| Montana | 12 | 145 |
| Utah | 20 | 41 |
| Arizona | 25 | 35 |
| Idaho | 10 | 149 |
| Nevada | 10 | 129 |
| Oregon | 31 | 60 |
| Washington | 57 | 8 |
| California | 249 | 2 |
| Puerto Rico | 52 | 367 |
| US Virgin Islands | 1 | 790 |
| Alaska | 6 | 181 |
| Hawaii | 10 | 159 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1689 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1585 |
| Guam | 2 | 601 |