61 Best colleges for Archaeology 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 Archaeology. A graph of 3.09M citations received by 105K academic papers made by 61 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 Archaeology

#10 in the United States

#11 in North America

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

2. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Archaeology

#20 in the United States

#22 in North America

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

3. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Archaeology

#41 in the United States

#45 in North America

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

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Archaeology

#54 in the United States

#62 in North America

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

5. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Archaeology

#146 in the United States

#169 in North America

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

6. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Archaeology

#164 in the United States

#189 in North America

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

7. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Archaeology

#171 in the United States

#197 in North America

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

8. DePaul University

Chicago

For Archaeology

#187 in the United States

#215 in North America

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

9. Illinois State University

Normal

For Archaeology

#196 in the United States

#225 in North America

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

10. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Archaeology

#222 in the United States

#254 in North America

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

11. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Archaeology

#316 in the United States

#359 in North America

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

12. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Archaeology

#334 in the United States

#377 in North America

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

13. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Archaeology

#384 in the United States

#431 in North America

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

14. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Archaeology

#401 in the United States

#450 in North America

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

15. Bradley University

Peoria

For Archaeology

#419 in the United States

#469 in North America

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

16. Rush University

Chicago

For Archaeology

#439 in the United States

#489 in North America

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

17. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Archaeology

#448 in the United States

#499 in North America

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

18. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Archaeology

#461 in the United States

#512 in North America

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

19. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Archaeology

#468 in the United States

#519 in North America

Enrollment: 75
Male:Female: 30:70

20. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Archaeology

#474 in the United States

#525 in North America

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

21. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Archaeology

#482 in the United States

#533 in North America

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

22. North Central College

Naperville

For Archaeology

#498 in the United States

#550 in North America

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

23. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Archaeology

#507 in the United States

#560 in North America

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

24. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Archaeology

#559 in the United States

#615 in North America

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

25. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Archaeology

#633 in the United States

#695 in North America

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

26. Knox College

Galesburg

For Archaeology

#682 in the United States

#748 in North America

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

27. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Rockford

For Archaeology

#700 in the United States

#767 in North America

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

28. Governors State University

University Park

For Archaeology

#727 in the United States

#795 in North America

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

29. Augustana College

Rock Island

For Archaeology

#753 in the United States

#821 in North America

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

30. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

Chicago

For Archaeology

#763 in the United States

#831 in North America

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

31. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Archaeology

#776 in the United States

#844 in North America

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

32. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago

For Archaeology

#778 in the United States

#846 in North America

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

33. Dominican University

River Forest

For Archaeology

#812 in the United States

#881 in North America

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

34. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Archaeology

#910 in the United States

#981 in North America

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

35. John Marshall Law School

Chicago

For Archaeology

#920 in the United States

#991 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

36. Erikson Institute

Chicago

For Archaeology

#922 in the United States

#993 in North America

Enrollment: 331
Male:Female: 2:98

37. Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

Chicago

For Archaeology

#980 in the United States

#1053 in North America

Enrollment: 133
Male:Female: 51:49

38. Monmouth College

Monmouth

For Archaeology

#990 in the United States

#1063 in North America

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

39. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Archaeology

#1003 in the United States

#1076 in North America

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

40. National Louis University

Chicago

For Archaeology

#1030 in the United States

#1105 in North America

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

41. Aurora University

Aurora

For Archaeology

#1033 in the United States

#1108 in North America

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

42. Lewis University

Romeoville

For Archaeology

#1051 in the United States

#1126 in North America

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

43. University of St Francis

Joliet

For Archaeology

#1055 in the United States

#1130 in North America

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

44. Millikin University

Decatur

For Archaeology

#1057 in the United States

#1132 in North America

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

45. Columbia College Chicago

Chicago

For Archaeology

#1064 in the United States

#1139 in North America

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

46. Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

Evanston

For Archaeology

#1076 in the United States

#1151 in North America

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

47. Catholic Theological Union at Chicago

Chicago

For Archaeology

#1083 in the United States

#1159 in North America

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

48. Blackburn College

Carlinville

For Archaeology

#1107 in the United States

#1183 in North America

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

49. North Park University

Chicago

For Archaeology

#1108 in the United States

#1184 in North America

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

50. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Archaeology

#1142 in the United States

#1219 in North America

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

51. DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago

For Archaeology

#1147 in the United States

#1224 in North America

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

52. Rockford University

Rockford

For Archaeology

#1161 in the United States

#1239 in North America

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

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

Chicago

For Archaeology

#1202 in the United States

#1280 in North America

Enrollment: 62
Male:Female: 51:49

54. McCormick Theological Seminary

Chicago

For Archaeology

#1212 in the United States

#1290 in North America

Enrollment: 162
Male:Female: 59:41

55. Greenville University

Greenville

For Archaeology

#1214 in the United States

#1292 in North America

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

56. Saint Augustine College

Chicago

For Archaeology

#1223 in the United States

#1301 in North America

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

57. Chicago Theological Seminary

Chicago

For Archaeology

#1228 in the United States

#1306 in North America

Enrollment: 195
Male:Female: 37:63

58. Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais

For Archaeology

#1269 in the United States

#1352 in North America

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

59. Concordia University - Chicago

River Forest

For Archaeology

#1280 in the United States

#1363 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $18,832
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,141

60. Adler University

Chicago

For Archaeology

#1282 in the United States

#1365 in North America

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

61. Northern Baptist Theological Seminary

Lisle

For Archaeology

#1305 in the United States

#1389 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 374
Male:Female: 60:40

Closest to Illinois states to learn Archaeology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	29	45
Missouri	30	43
Iowa	20	38
Kentucky	20	57
Wisconsin	27	11
Tennessee	27	58
Ohio	49	16
Michigan	30	3
Arkansas	16	134
West Virginia	15	94
Minnesota	26	13
Mississippi	11	143
Kansas	11	84
Alabama	21	97
Virginia	39	40
Georgia	37	34
North Carolina	38	30
Oklahoma	14	89
Nebraska	10	56
South Carolina	22	69
Pennsylvania	90	12
South Dakota	8	231
District of Columbia	9	61
Louisiana	20	70
Maryland	25	18
New York	118	6
New Jersey	21	28
North Dakota	5	195
Connecticut	20	14
Texas	66	21
Vermont	8	126
Colorado	18	48
Massachusetts	62	2
Rhode Island	9	71
Florida	45	19
New Hampshire	10	88
New Mexico	7	85
Maine	11	161
Montana	4	144
Utah	10	44
Arizona	7	25
Idaho	6	149
Nevada	4	123
Oregon	16	52
Washington	23	5
California	109	1
Puerto Rico	9	395
Alaska	4	150
Hawaii	6	86