7 Best colleges for Philosophy in Chicago, IL

Below is the list of best universities in Chicago ranked based on their research performance in Philosophy. A graph of 24.1K citations received by 2.99K academic papers made by 7 universities in Chicago 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 Chicago

For Philosophy

#1 in Illinois
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$36,584

2. Loyola University Chicago

For Philosophy

#4 in Illinois
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$37,731

3. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Philosophy

#5 in Illinois
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1140
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
85%

4. DePaul University

For Philosophy

#7 in Illinois
Acceptance Rate
70%
Net Price
$33,319
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$24,589

5. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Philosophy

#12 in Illinois
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$28,161

6. Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

For Philosophy

#14 in Illinois
Enrollment
145
Male:Female
44:56

7. Catholic Theological Union at Chicago

For Philosophy

#16 in Illinois
Enrollment
227
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1968

Universities for Philosophy near Chicago

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University
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19 Northwestern University 35
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Evanston, Illinois
68 Valparaiso University 125
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Valparaiso, Indiana
94 Northern Illinois University 102
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DeKalb, Illinois
106 Andrews University 173
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Berrien Springs, Michigan
117 University of Notre Dame 7
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Notre Dame, Indiana
131 Marquette University 58
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
134 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee 124
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
172 Purdue University 48
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West Lafayette, Indiana
172 Western Michigan University 157
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Kalamazoo, Michigan
190 Illinois State University 166
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Normal, Illinois