75 Best colleges for Sociology 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 Sociology. A graph of 6.14M citations received by 213K academic papers made by 75 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 Chicago

Chicago

For Sociology

#13 in the United States

#15 in North America

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

2. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Champaign

For Sociology

#19 in the United States

#21 in North America

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

3. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Sociology

#37 in the United States

#41 in North America

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

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Sociology

#40 in the United States

#44 in North America

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

5. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Sociology

#121 in the United States

#141 in North America

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

6. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Sociology

#148 in the United States

#169 in North America

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

7. DePaul University

Chicago

For Sociology

#153 in the United States

#174 in North America

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

8. Illinois State University

Normal

For Sociology

#164 in the United States

#186 in North America

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

9. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Sociology

#166 in the United States

#188 in North America

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

10. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Sociology

#247 in the United States

#277 in North America

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

11. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Sociology

#283 in the United States

#316 in North America

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

12. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Sociology

#326 in the United States

#362 in North America

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

13. Rush University

Chicago

For Sociology

#341 in the United States

#379 in North America

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

14. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Sociology

#343 in the United States

#381 in North America

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

15. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Sociology

#344 in the United States

#382 in North America

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

16. Bradley University

Peoria

For Sociology

#390 in the United States

#435 in North America

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

17. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Sociology

#419 in the United States

#464 in North America

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

18. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Sociology

#436 in the United States

#482 in North America

Enrollment: 75
Male:Female: 30:70

19. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Sociology

#457 in the United States

#504 in North America

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

20. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Sociology

#478 in the United States

#526 in North America

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

21. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Sociology

#495 in the United States

#545 in North America

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

22. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Sociology

#505 in the United States

#556 in North America

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

23. John Marshall Law School

Chicago

For Sociology

#517 in the United States

#569 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

24. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Sociology

#535 in the United States

#588 in North America

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

25. National Louis University

Chicago

For Sociology

#616 in the United States

#675 in North America

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

26. Governors State University

University Park

For Sociology

#618 in the United States

#677 in North America

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

27. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Sociology

#647 in the United States

#708 in North America

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

28. North Central College

Naperville

For Sociology

#665 in the United States

#727 in North America

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

29. Knox College

Galesburg

For Sociology

#666 in the United States

#728 in North America

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

30. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Sociology

#696 in the United States

#758 in North America

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

31. Augustana College

Rock Island

For Sociology

#732 in the United States

#797 in North America

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

32. Erikson Institute

Chicago

For Sociology

#797 in the United States

#863 in North America

Enrollment: 331
Male:Female: 2:98

33. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Sociology

#832 in the United States

#898 in North America

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

34. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Sociology

#850 in the United States

#918 in North America

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

35. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago

For Sociology

#889 in the United States

#959 in North America

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

36. Dominican University

River Forest

For Sociology

#907 in the United States

#977 in North America

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

37. Monmouth College

Monmouth

For Sociology

#952 in the United States

#1022 in North America

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

38. Millikin University

Decatur

For Sociology

#965 in the United States

#1035 in North America

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

39. Aurora University

Aurora

For Sociology

#967 in the United States

#1037 in North America

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

40. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Sociology

#972 in the United States

#1042 in North America

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

41. Lewis University

Romeoville

For Sociology

#978 in the United States

#1049 in North America

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

42. Columbia College Chicago

Chicago

For Sociology

#987 in the United States

#1058 in North America

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

43. University of St Francis

Joliet

For Sociology

#995 in the United States

#1066 in North America

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

44. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

Chicago

For Sociology

#1019 in the United States

#1091 in North America

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

45. Adler University

Chicago

For Sociology

#1034 in the United States

#1106 in North America

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

46. Rockford University

Rockford

For Sociology

#1070 in the United States

#1144 in North America

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

47. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Rockford

For Sociology

#1077 in the United States

#1151 in North America

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

48. North Park University

Chicago

For Sociology

#1080 in the United States

#1154 in North America

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

49. DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago

For Sociology

#1133 in the United States

#1208 in North America

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

50. Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

Evanston

For Sociology

#1151 in the United States

#1226 in North America

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

51. Catholic Theological Union at Chicago

Chicago

For Sociology

#1156 in the United States

#1231 in North America

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

52. Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais

For Sociology

#1161 in the United States

#1236 in North America

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

53. Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

Chicago

For Sociology

#1186 in the United States

#1262 in North America

Enrollment: 133
Male:Female: 51:49

54. Concordia University - Chicago

River Forest

For Sociology

#1190 in the United States

#1266 in North America

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

55. Blackburn College

Carlinville

For Sociology

#1233 in the United States

#1309 in North America

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

56. McKendree University

Lebanon

For Sociology

#1234 in the United States

#1310 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Net Price: $22,431
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,145

57. Saint Augustine College

Chicago

For Sociology

#1245 in the United States

#1321 in North America

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

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

Chicago

For Sociology

#1252 in the United States

#1328 in North America

Enrollment: 62
Male:Female: 51:49

59. Institute for Clinical Social Work

Chicago

For Sociology

#1253 in the United States

#1329 in North America

Enrollment: 119
Male:Female: 21:79

60. Trinity International University - Illinois

Deerfield

For Sociology

#1290 in the United States

#1367 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1016
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $16,703

61. Greenville University

Greenville

For Sociology

#1325 in the United States

#1404 in North America

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

62. National University of Health Sciences

Lombard

For Sociology

#1330 in the United States

#1409 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 498
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1906

63. Trinity Christian College

Palos Heights

For Sociology

#1332 in the United States

#1411 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $18,822

64. McCormick Theological Seminary

Chicago

For Sociology

#1347 in the United States

#1427 in North America

Enrollment: 162
Male:Female: 59:41

65. Illinois College of Optometry

Chicago

For Sociology

#1372 in the United States

#1453 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 481
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1872

66. Chicago Theological Seminary

Chicago

For Sociology

#1439 in the United States

#1524 in North America

Enrollment: 195
Male:Female: 37:63

67. Kendall College

Chicago

For Sociology

#1456 in the United States

#1541 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Net Price: $30,324
Receiving Aid: 69%
Average Aid: $7,984

68. Eureka College

Eureka

For Sociology

#1457 in the United States

#1542 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $19,443
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $19,367

69. Northern Baptist Theological Seminary

Lisle

For Sociology

#1469 in the United States

#1555 in North America

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

70. Judson University

Elgin

For Sociology

#1474 in the United States

#1560 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $19,268

71. Principia College

Elsah

For Sociology

#1480 in the United States

#1566 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1135
Net Price: $18,039
Receiving Aid: 94%

72. University of Saint Mary of the Lake

Mundelein

For Sociology

#1513 in the United States

#1600 in North America

Enrollment: 204
Male:Female: 89:11

73. MacMurray College

Jacksonville

For Sociology

#1525 in the United States

#1612 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Net Price: $13,977
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,073

74. Meadville Lombard Theological School

Chicago

For Sociology

#1526 in the United States

#1613 in North America

Enrollment: 69
Male:Female: 30:70

75. American InterContinental University

Schaumburg

For Sociology

#1550 in the United States

#1638 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $13,808
Receiving Aid: 81%
Average Aid: $6,284

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	34	62
Missouri	37	38
Iowa	32	42
Kentucky	27	55
Wisconsin	30	12
Tennessee	36	44
Ohio	61	17
Michigan	41	2
Arkansas	16	159
West Virginia	17	119
Minnesota	28	14
Mississippi	13	178
Kansas	15	66
Alabama	25	68
Virginia	42	39
Georgia	47	35
North Carolina	46	16
Oklahoma	21	115
Nebraska	13	87
South Carolina	25	56
Pennsylvania	100	11
South Dakota	8	292
District of Columbia	11	54
Louisiana	23	92
Maryland	27	7
New York	133	5
New Jersey	27	34
North Dakota	6	215
Connecticut	21	10
Texas	77	25
Vermont	11	122
Colorado	21	60
Massachusetts	72	1
Rhode Island	9	63
Florida	56	33
New Hampshire	12	98
New Mexico	7	86
Maine	13	206
Montana	8	160
Utah	11	43
Arizona	9	24
Idaho	7	186
Nevada	6	150
Oregon	17	104
Washington	28	4
California	125	3
Puerto Rico	14	518
Alaska	4	263
Hawaii	6	96