30 Best colleges for Communications and Public Relations 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 Communications and Public Relations. A graph of 542K citations received by 19.8K academic papers made by 30 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 Communications and Public Relations

#19 in the United States

#22 in North America

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

2. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Communications and Public Relations

#30 in the United States

#35 in North America

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

3. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Communications and Public Relations

#31 in the United States

#36 in North America

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

4. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Communications and Public Relations

#47 in the United States

#56 in North America

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

5. DePaul University

Chicago

For Communications and Public Relations

#100 in the United States

#114 in North America

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

6. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Communications and Public Relations

#106 in the United States

#123 in North America

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

7. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Communications and Public Relations

#119 in the United States

#137 in North America

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

8. Illinois State University

Normal

For Communications and Public Relations

#143 in the United States

#167 in North America

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

9. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Communications and Public Relations

#149 in the United States

#174 in North America

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

10. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Communications and Public Relations

#180 in the United States

#208 in North America

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

11. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Communications and Public Relations

#199 in the United States

#227 in North America

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

12. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Communications and Public Relations

#298 in the United States

#332 in North America

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

13. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Communications and Public Relations

#346 in the United States

#385 in North America

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

14. Bradley University

Peoria

For Communications and Public Relations

#360 in the United States

#399 in North America

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

15. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Communications and Public Relations

#422 in the United States

#468 in North America

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

16. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Communications and Public Relations

#434 in the United States

#481 in North America

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

17. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Communications and Public Relations

#479 in the United States

#527 in North America

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

18. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Communications and Public Relations

#482 in the United States

#530 in North America

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

19. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Communications and Public Relations

#522 in the United States

#573 in North America

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

20. Governors State University

University Park

For Communications and Public Relations

#543 in the United States

#594 in North America

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

21. Rush University

Chicago

For Communications and Public Relations

#572 in the United States

#625 in North America

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

22. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Communications and Public Relations

#584 in the United States

#637 in North America

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

23. National Louis University

Chicago

For Communications and Public Relations

#606 in the United States

#663 in North America

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

24. Dominican University

River Forest

For Communications and Public Relations

#644 in the United States

#703 in North America

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

25. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Communications and Public Relations

#670 in the United States

#731 in North America

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

26. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Communications and Public Relations

#689 in the United States

#751 in North America

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

27. North Central College

Naperville

For Communications and Public Relations

#713 in the United States

#777 in North America

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

28. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Communications and Public Relations

#758 in the United States

#823 in North America

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

29. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Communications and Public Relations

#774 in the United States

#839 in North America

Enrollment: 75
Male:Female: 30:70

30. John Marshall Law School

Chicago

For Communications and Public Relations

#786 in the United States

#852 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

Closest to Illinois states to learn Communications and Public Relations

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	16	22
Missouri	16	51
Iowa	7	49
Kentucky	10	52
Wisconsin	14	15
Tennessee	18	53
Ohio	24	9
Michigan	18	1
Arkansas	6	135
West Virginia	3	109
Minnesota	20	14
Mississippi	6	132
Kansas	8	64
Alabama	11	82
Virginia	23	27
Georgia	23	24
North Carolina	21	20
Oklahoma	7	56
Nebraska	6	55
South Carolina	11	41
Pennsylvania	51	2
South Dakota	3	257
District of Columbia	8	28
Louisiana	15	88
Maryland	16	12
New York	78	7
New Jersey	17	17
North Dakota	3	214
Connecticut	15	36
Texas	52	21
Vermont	4	144
Colorado	13	69
Massachusetts	39	5
Rhode Island	7	153
Florida	27	23
New Hampshire	6	92
Maine	5	215
Utah	7	66
Arizona	6	4
Idaho	3	209
Oregon	12	103
Washington	16	3
California	75	6
Hawaii	4	129