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 52.8M citations received by 1.36M academic publications made by 100 universities from Illinois, the popularity of 5,825 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.
1. University of Chicago
#15 in the United States
#16 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $28,060
2. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
#19 in the United States
#20 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 64%
3. Northwestern University
#25 in the United States
#27 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,830
4. University of Illinois at Chicago
#63 in the United States
#69 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
5. Loyola University Chicago
#137 in the United States
#158 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1265
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $39,147
6. Illinois Institute of Technology
#163 in the United States
#187 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $24,796
7. Northern Illinois University
#164 in the United States
#188 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $14,387
- Enrollment
- 15,414
8. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
#190 in the United States
#215 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1030
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
9. DePaul University
#193 in the United States
#218 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $34,135
10. Illinois State University
#217 in the United States
#245 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1100
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
11. Wheaton College - Illinois
#309 in the United States
#343 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1365
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $31,356
12. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
#329 in the United States
#366 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- Average SAT
- 1070
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
13. Eastern Illinois University
#353 in the United States
#394 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Average SAT
- 985
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $12,960
14. Bradley University
#375 in the United States
#419 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Net Price
- $23,787
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $30,808
15. Western Illinois University
#397 in the United States
#443 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Receiving Aid
- 55%
- Average Aid
- $14,994
- Enrollment
- 6,332
16. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
#429 in the United States
#476 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 33%
- Enrollment
- 2,021
- Male:Female
- 39:61
- Founded
- 1912
17. School of the Art Institute of Chicago
#480 in the United States
#529 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Net Price
- $55,631
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $20,050
18. Illinois Wesleyan University
#496 in the United States
#545 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Average SAT
- 1230
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $28,644
19. Illinois College
#500 in the United States
#550 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1032
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $17,375
20. Roosevelt University
#505 in the United States
#556 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- Average SAT
- 1035
- Average ACT
- 22
- Net Price
- $22,366
21. University of Illinois at Springfield
#549 in the United States
#604 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1070
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
22. Northeastern Illinois University
#553 in the United States
#608 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
- Average Aid
- $12,876
- Enrollment
- 5,734
23. Chicago State University
#637 in the United States
#696 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 43%
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $18,194
- Enrollment
- 2,238
25. Augustana College
#665 in the United States
#726 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1150
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $24,714
26. Lake Forest College
#666 in the United States
#727 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1292
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $31,225
27. Knox College
#677 in the United States
#740 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $25,709
28. Elmhurst College
#693 in the United States
#757 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1125
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $24,629
29. North Central College
#702 in the United States
#767 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1183
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $23,276
30. Columbia College Chicago
#711 in the United States
#777 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Net Price
- $29,473
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $22,780
31. National Louis University
#788 in the United States
#856 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Net Price
- $13,150
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
- Average Aid
- $11,056
32. Dominican University
#793 in the United States
#861 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 990
- Average ACT
- 21
- Net Price
- $13,402
33. DeVry University - Illinois
#817 in the United States
#885 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 98%
- Average SAT
- 865
- Average ACT
- 15
- Net Price
- $30,889
34. Lewis University
#826 in the United States
#894 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1085
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $18,959
35. Governors State University
#829 in the United States
#897 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
- Average Aid
- $11,455
- Enrollment
- 4,397
36. Benedictine University
#850 in the United States
#919 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Net Price
- $23,139
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $22,911
37. National University of Health Sciences
#867 in the United States
#936 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Enrollment
- 511
- Male:Female
- 36:64
- Founded
- 1906
39. Saint Anthony College of Nursing
#922 in the United States
#994 in North America
- Net Price
- $30,212
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $3,499
- Enrollment
- 263
40. Millikin University
#944 in the United States
#1016 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 995
- Average ACT
- 22
- Net Price
- $22,813
41. Saint Xavier University
#946 in the United States
#1018 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Net Price
- $11,318
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $31,985
42. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago
#975 in the United States
#1047 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Enrollment
- 39
- Male:Female
- 76:24
43. North Park University
#989 in the United States
#1061 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Net Price
- $20,372
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $24,476
44. Olivet Nazarene University
#1004 in the United States
#1077 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1085
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $21,281
45. Aurora University
#1005 in the United States
#1078 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1025
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $19,053
46. Greenville University
#1025 in the United States
#1098 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- Average SAT
- 1001
- Average ACT
- 22
- Net Price
- $20,799
47. Trinity International University - Illinois
#1113 in the United States
#1188 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $2,835
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $13,680
48. University of St Francis
#1126 in the United States
#1201 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Average SAT
- 1125
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $14,045
49. McKendree University
#1139 in the United States
#1214 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Net Price
- $22,444
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $26,102
50. Monmouth College
#1154 in the United States
#1229 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1105
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $17,768
51. Concordia University - Chicago
#1227 in the United States
#1305 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Net Price
- $19,073
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $26,361
52. Rockford University
#1240 in the United States
#1318 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 960
- Average ACT
- 20
- Net Price
- $23,642
53. Saint Augustine College
#1246 in the United States
#1324 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $8,310
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $14,748
55. Moody Bible Institute
#1329 in the United States
#1407 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Net Price
- $21,614
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
- Average Aid
- $12,742
56. Blackburn College
#1345 in the United States
#1425 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Net Price
- $18,460
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $19,456
57. Illinois College of Optometry
#1362 in the United States
#1442 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Enrollment
- 474
- Male:Female
- 26:74
- Founded
- 1872
59. Quincy University
#1377 in the United States
#1458 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Average SAT
- 1100
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $19,477
60. American InterContinental University
#1387 in the United States
#1469 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $14,726
- Receiving Aid
- 75%
- Average Aid
- $7,671
62. Principia College
#1428 in the United States
#1513 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $18,248
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
- Average Aid
- $30,402
64. Eureka College
#1466 in the United States
#1552 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Net Price
- $19,128
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $20,489
66. Trinity Christian College
#1471 in the United States
#1557 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $19,655
68. Judson University
#1497 in the United States
#1583 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Average SAT
- 967
- Average ACT
- 20
- Net Price
- $18,673
70. Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
#1514 in the United States
#1600 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Enrollment
- 313
- Male:Female
- 44:56
72. Kendall College
#1549 in the United States
#1635 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Net Price
- $30,324
- Receiving Aid
- 69%
- Average Aid
- $7,984
73. Northern Baptist Theological Seminary
#1571 in the United States
#1657 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Enrollment
- 315
- Male:Female
- 58:42
74. Rush University
#1574 in the United States
#1660 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 33%
- Enrollment
- 2,769
- Male:Female
- 21:79
- Founded
- 1972
77. MacMurray College
#1756 in the United States
#1845 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
- 74%
- Net Price
- $19,640
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $9,031
80. VanderCook College of Music
#1942 in the United States
#2035 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Net Price
- $21,306
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $23,317
81. Hebrew Theological College
#1950 in the United States
#2043 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Net Price
- $16,158
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $14,576
82. Chamberlain University - Illinois
#1966 in the United States
#2059 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Net Price
- $31,599
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $9,947
85. Lincoln College
#2044 in the United States
#2138 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Net Price
- $17,541
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $13,358
87. American Academy of Art
#2070 in the United States
#2165 in North America
- Net Price
- $32,872
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $12,000
- Enrollment
- 169
88. Lakeview College of Nursing
#2081 in the United States
#2176 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Enrollment
- 66
- Male:Female
- 7:93
- Founded
- 1894
89. East-West University
#2112 in the United States
#2209 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $21,872
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $11,772
90. Midstate College
#2155 in the United States
#2254 in North America
- Net Price
- $17,286
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $8,810
- Founded
- 1888
91. AMERICAN ISLAMIC COLLEGE
#2254 in the United States
#2355 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $1,125
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $7,625
92. Methodist College
#2258 in the United States
#2359 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Net Price
- $41,787
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $5,087
93. Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences
#2295 in the United States
#2396 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Enrollment
- 193
- Male:Female
- 7:93
- Founded
- 1985
94. Flashpoint Chicago A Campus of Columbia College Hollywood
#2301 in the United States
#2402 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 99%
- Net Price
- $30,745
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $6,742
95. Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences
#2318 in the United States
#2419 in North America
- Receiving Aid
- 0%
- Enrollment
- 65
- Male:Female
- 18:82
- Founded
- 1898
97. Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing
#2342 in the United States
#2443 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Enrollment
- 605
- Male:Female
- 13:87
- Founded
- 1905
98. Ambria College of Nursing
#2355 in the United States
#2456 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $15,221
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $3,779
99. Christian Life College
#2366 in the United States
#2467 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $11,425
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $4,580
100. Telshe Yeshiva - Chicago
#2406 in the United States
#2507 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $11,548
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $11,752
Closest to Illinois states
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni  rank |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 55 | 34 |
| Missouri | 67 | 39 |
| Iowa | 39 | 49 |
| Kentucky | 38 | 59 |
| Wisconsin | 47 | 13 |
| Tennessee | 56 | 48 |
| Ohio | 90 | 18 |
| Michigan | 62 | 3 |
| Arkansas | 24 | 128 |
| West Virginia | 26 | 108 |
| Minnesota | 48 | 14 |
| Mississippi | 18 | 132 |
| Kansas | 32 | 73 |
| Alabama | 33 | 85 |
| Virginia | 63 | 40 |
| Georgia | 63 | 47 |
| North Carolina | 65 | 24 |
| Oklahoma | 31 | 97 |
| Nebraska | 23 | 64 |
| South Carolina | 37 | 88 |
| Pennsylvania | 155 | 12 |
| South Dakota | 15 | 223 |
| District of Columbia | 15 | 51 |
| Louisiana | 27 | 79 |
| Maryland | 34 | 9 |
| Delaware | 5 | 90 |
| New York | 221 | 4 |
| New Jersey | 47 | 21 |
| North Dakota | 14 | 180 |
| Connecticut | 28 | 10 |
| Texas | 119 | 26 |
| Vermont | 17 | 114 |
| Colorado | 38 | 45 |
| Massachusetts | 88 | 1 |
| Rhode Island | 12 | 50 |
| Florida | 109 | 23 |
| New Hampshire | 16 | 74 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 142 |
| New Mexico | 12 | 83 |
| Maine | 19 | 155 |
| Montana | 12 | 153 |
| Utah | 20 | 41 |
| Arizona | 25 | 35 |
| Idaho | 10 | 146 |
| Nevada | 10 | 131 |
| Oregon | 31 | 61 |
| Washington | 57 | 8 |
| California | 249 | 2 |
| Puerto Rico | 52 | 366 |
| US Virgin Islands | 1 | 789 |
| Alaska | 6 | 182 |
| Hawaii | 10 | 357 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1625 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1521 |
| Guam | 2 | 623 |