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
#60 in the United States
#64 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1230
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
5. Loyola University Chicago
#139 in the United States
#161 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
#175 in the United States
#200 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $13,565
- Enrollment
- 15,504
8. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
#190 in the United States
#215 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
#217 in the United States
#244 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
11. Wheaton College - Illinois
#314 in the United States
#350 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1350
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $31,346
12. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
#334 in the United States
#371 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- Average SAT
- 1030
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
13. Eastern Illinois University
#365 in the United States
#406 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1000
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $11,122
14. Western Illinois University
#373 in the United States
#415 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Receiving Aid
- 54%
- Average Aid
- $15,620
- Enrollment
- 7,073
15. Bradley University
#404 in the United States
#450 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1195
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $24,703
16. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
#464 in the United States
#511 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 33%
- Enrollment
- 1,949
- Male:Female
- 41:59
- Founded
- 1912
17. Illinois Wesleyan University
#473 in the United States
#520 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $31,310
18. Illinois College
#500 in the United States
#550 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1081
- Average ACT
- 22
- Net Price
- $17,255
19. School of the Art Institute of Chicago
#509 in the United States
#560 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Net Price
- $55,485
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $18,872
20. University of Illinois at Springfield
#510 in the United States
#561 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1110
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
21. Roosevelt University
#515 in the United States
#566 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Average SAT
- 955
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $21,503
22. Northeastern Illinois University
#572 in the United States
#626 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
- Average Aid
- $12,560
- Enrollment
- 5,504
23. Chicago State University
#651 in the United States
#711 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 41%
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $19,111
- Enrollment
- 2,324
25. Augustana College
#661 in the United States
#722 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1130
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $24,695
26. Elmhurst College
#665 in the United States
#726 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1085
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $22,760
27. Knox College
#671 in the United States
#733 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1253
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $25,524
28. North Central College
#705 in the United States
#768 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1173
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $24,190
29. Columbia College Chicago
#738 in the United States
#805 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Net Price
- $29,790
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $20,851
30. Lake Forest College
#757 in the United States
#825 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1268
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $29,894
31. National Louis University
#794 in the United States
#862 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Net Price
- $15,724
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $9,722
33. Governors State University
#815 in the United States
#883 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $11,315
- Enrollment
- 4,337
34. DeVry University - Illinois
#823 in the United States
#891 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 43%
- Average SAT
- 1060
- Average ACT
- 21
- Net Price
- $31,063
35. Benedictine University
#830 in the United States
#898 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Net Price
- $24,570
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $21,484
36. Rush University
#834 in the United States
#902 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 33%
- Enrollment
- 2,782
- Male:Female
- 22:78
- Founded
- 1972
37. Dominican University
#841 in the United States
#909 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1037
- Average ACT
- 20
- Net Price
- $16,969
38. Saint Xavier University
#880 in the United States
#948 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Net Price
- $11,943
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $30,290
39. Lewis University
#890 in the United States
#958 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1105
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $19,472
40. Millikin University
#965 in the United States
#1035 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1015
- Average ACT
- 19
- Net Price
- $10,078
41. Saint Anthony College of Nursing
#970 in the United States
#1040 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $20,319
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $12,832
42. National University of Health Sciences
#994 in the United States
#1065 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Enrollment
- 513
- Male:Female
- 38:62
- Founded
- 1906
43. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago
#998 in the United States
#1069 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Enrollment
- 38
- Male:Female
- 73:27
44. Olivet Nazarene University
#1001 in the United States
#1072 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1075
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $22,707
45. North Park University
#1020 in the United States
#1091 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Net Price
- $19,910
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $22,779
46. Greenville University
#1064 in the United States
#1137 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Average SAT
- 1015
- Average ACT
- 19
- Net Price
- $21,442
47. Aurora University
#1104 in the United States
#1179 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1032
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $19,220
48. University of St Francis
#1157 in the United States
#1233 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1035
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $16,455
49. McKendree University
#1162 in the United States
#1238 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Net Price
- $25,200
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $22,269
50. Judson University
#1189 in the United States
#1265 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 970
- Average ACT
- 20
- Net Price
- $21,331
51. Monmouth College
#1201 in the United States
#1277 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $19,088
52. Trinity International University - Illinois
#1207 in the United States
#1284 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Net Price
- $21,260
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $26,365
53. Concordia University - Chicago
#1213 in the United States
#1290 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Net Price
- $17,767
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $26,680
54. Rockford University
#1236 in the United States
#1313 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 960
- Average ACT
- 20
- Net Price
- $24,098
56. Blackburn College
#1349 in the United States
#1429 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Net Price
- $21,349
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $15,613
58. Illinois College of Optometry
#1369 in the United States
#1449 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Enrollment
- 483
- Male:Female
- 26:74
- Founded
- 1872
59. American InterContinental University
#1378 in the United States
#1458 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $14,394
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
- Average Aid
- $6,547
61. Trinity Christian College
#1396 in the United States
#1476 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1125
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $17,218
63. Quincy University
#1414 in the United States
#1494 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Average SAT
- 1160
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $17,424
65. Principia College
#1434 in the United States
#1517 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 44%
- Average SAT
- 1145
- Average ACT
- 21
- Net Price
- $14,904
66. Kendall College
#1440 in the United States
#1523 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Net Price
- $30,324
- Receiving Aid
- 69%
- Average Aid
- $7,984
67. Eureka College
#1461 in the United States
#1544 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Net Price
- $20,215
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $18,303
68. Moody Bible Institute
#1473 in the United States
#1557 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 98%
- Net Price
- $23,950
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $10,477
72. Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
#1581 in the United States
#1667 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Enrollment
- 299
- Male:Female
- 44:56
73. Northern Baptist Theological Seminary
#1606 in the United States
#1692 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Enrollment
- 6
- Male:Female
- 50:50
74. Saint Augustine College
#1667 in the United States
#1754 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $17,008
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
- Average Aid
- $5,947
75. MacMurray College
#1699 in the United States
#1786 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Net Price
- $13,977
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $23,073
78. Lincoln Christian University
#1816 in the United States
#1905 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $19,640
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $9,031
80. Hebrew Theological College
#1927 in the United States
#2019 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Net Price
- $11,197
- Receiving Aid
- 50%
- Average Aid
- $10,545
81. VanderCook College of Music
#1962 in the United States
#2055 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- Net Price
- $16,601
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $22,249
82. Chamberlain University - Illinois
#1988 in the United States
#2081 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 810
- Average ACT
- 16
- Net Price
- $25,875
83. Lakeview College of Nursing
#2017 in the United States
#2110 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Enrollment
- 81
- Male:Female
- 17:83
- Founded
- 1894
84. American Academy of Art
#2036 in the United States
#2129 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $32,872
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $12,000
85. Lincoln College
#2044 in the United States
#2137 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Net Price
- $17,541
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $13,358
89. Midstate College
#2110 in the United States
#2206 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
#2123 in the United States
#2219 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 99%
- Net Price
- $30,745
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $6,742
91. East-West University
#2147 in the United States
#2244 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $23,140
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $7,929
92. 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
93. Methodist College
#2270 in the United States
#2370 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 31%
- Net Price
- $35,461
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $11,413
95. Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences
#2285 in the United States
#2386 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Enrollment
- 195
- Male:Female
- 7:93
- Founded
- 1985
96. Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing
#2296 in the United States
#2397 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Enrollment
- 523
- Male:Female
- 12:88
- Founded
- 1905
97. Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences
#2312 in the United States
#2413 in North America
- Receiving Aid
- 0%
- Enrollment
- 76
- Male:Female
- 11:89
- Founded
- 1898
98. Christian Life College
#2372 in the United States
#2473 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $11,425
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $4,580
99. Ambria College of Nursing
#2403 in the United States
#2504 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $15,221
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $3,779
100. Telshe Yeshiva - Chicago
#2432 in the United States
#2533 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 | 32 |
| Missouri | 67 | 39 |
| Iowa | 39 | 48 |
| Kentucky | 38 | 61 |
| Wisconsin | 47 | 13 |
| Tennessee | 56 | 50 |
| Ohio | 90 | 18 |
| Michigan | 62 | 3 |
| Arkansas | 24 | 127 |
| West Virginia | 26 | 110 |
| Minnesota | 48 | 14 |
| Mississippi | 18 | 132 |
| Kansas | 32 | 72 |
| Alabama | 33 | 85 |
| Virginia | 63 | 40 |
| Georgia | 63 | 47 |
| North Carolina | 65 | 24 |
| Oklahoma | 31 | 96 |
| Nebraska | 23 | 68 |
| South Carolina | 37 | 88 |
| Pennsylvania | 155 | 12 |
| South Dakota | 15 | 234 |
| District of Columbia | 15 | 55 |
| Louisiana | 27 | 79 |
| Maryland | 34 | 9 |
| Delaware | 5 | 90 |
| New York | 221 | 4 |
| New Jersey | 47 | 21 |
| North Dakota | 14 | 182 |
| 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 | 77 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 144 |
| New Mexico | 12 | 82 |
| Maine | 19 | 153 |
| Montana | 12 | 154 |
| Utah | 20 | 41 |
| Arizona | 25 | 34 |
| Idaho | 10 | 147 |
| Nevada | 10 | 131 |
| Oregon | 31 | 63 |
| Washington | 57 | 8 |
| California | 249 | 2 |
| Puerto Rico | 52 | 360 |
| US Virgin Islands | 1 | 796 |
| Alaska | 6 | 177 |
| Hawaii | 10 | 159 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1705 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1596 |
| Guam | 2 | 616 |