14 Best Journalism and Digital Media schools in Illinois
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Below is a list of best universities in Illinois ranked based on their research performance in Journalism and Digital Media. A graph of 382K citations received by 6.95K academic papers made by 14 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
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 64%
2. Northwestern University
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,830
3. University of Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $28,060
4. University of Illinois at Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
5. DePaul University
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $34,135
6. Illinois State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1100
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
7. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1030
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
8. Northern Illinois University
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $14,387
- Enrollment
- 15,414
9. Loyola University Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1265
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $39,147
10. Illinois Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $24,796
11. Western Illinois University
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Receiving Aid
- 55%
- Average Aid
- $14,994
- Enrollment
- 6,332
12. Eastern Illinois University
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Average SAT
- 985
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $12,960
13. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- Average SAT
- 1070
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
14. Bradley University
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Net Price
- $23,787
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $30,808
Closest to Illinois states to learn Journalism and Digital Media
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni  rank |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 9 | 42 |
| Missouri | 7 | 48 |
| Iowa | 3 | 51 |
| Kentucky | 5 | 46 |
| Wisconsin | 8 | 14 |
| Tennessee | 7 | 65 |
| Ohio | 12 | 32 |
| Michigan | 8 | 1 |
| Arkansas | 6 | 143 |
| Minnesota | 4 | 17 |
| Mississippi | 3 | 87 |
| Kansas | 3 | 61 |
| Alabama | 5 | 58 |
| Virginia | 10 | 55 |
| Georgia | 9 | 31 |
| North Carolina | 11 | 25 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 106 |
| Nebraska | 4 | 108 |
| South Carolina | 5 | 36 |
| Pennsylvania | 16 | 5 |
| South Dakota | 3 | 264 |
| District of Columbia | 5 | 52 |
| Louisiana | 5 | 85 |
| Maryland | 7 | 15 |
| New York | 33 | 10 |
| New Jersey | 10 | 33 |
| North Dakota | 2 | 147 |
| Connecticut | 8 | 26 |
| Texas | 27 | 4 |
| Colorado | 6 | 43 |
| Massachusetts | 20 | 6 |
| Rhode Island | 3 | 126 |
| Florida | 13 | 28 |
| Utah | 3 | 41 |
| Arizona | 3 | 11 |
| Idaho | 3 | 195 |
| Oregon | 4 | 82 |
| Washington | 4 | 8 |
| California | 36 | 2 |