44 Best colleges for Math Teachers in Illinois

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Illinois ranked based on their research performance in Math Teachers. A graph of 972K citations received by 32.4K academic papers made by 44 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 Math Teachers

#8 in the United States

#8 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 61%

2. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Math Teachers

#40 in the United States

#44 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,979

3. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Math Teachers

#44 in the United States

#48 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,341

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Math Teachers

#50 in the United States

#54 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 80%

5. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Math Teachers

#83 in the United States

#90 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $13,565
Enrollment: 15,504

6. Illinois State University

Normal

For Math Teachers

#86 in the United States

#94 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

7. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Math Teachers

#129 in the United States

#145 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $37,592

8. DePaul University

Chicago

For Math Teachers

#141 in the United States

#158 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $32,129

9. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Math Teachers

#146 in the United States

#164 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 97%

10. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Math Teachers

#221 in the United States

#246 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1000
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $11,122

11. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Math Teachers

#228 in the United States

#253 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $25,001

12. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Math Teachers

#239 in the United States

#264 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $15,620
Enrollment: 7,073

13. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Math Teachers

#250 in the United States

#277 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 93%

14. Bradley University

Peoria

For Math Teachers

#363 in the United States

#396 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $24,703

15. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Math Teachers

#374 in the United States

#408 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $12,560
Enrollment: 5,504

16. National Louis University

Chicago

For Math Teachers

#392 in the United States

#430 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $15,724
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,722

17. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Math Teachers

#411 in the United States

#449 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,310

18. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Math Teachers

#431 in the United States

#469 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1081
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $17,255

19. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Math Teachers

#508 in the United States

#551 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 955
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $21,503

20. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Math Teachers

#538 in the United States

#585 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

21. Governors State University

University Park

For Math Teachers

#552 in the United States

#600 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $11,315
Enrollment: 4,337

22. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Math Teachers

#559 in the United States

#607 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $22,760

23. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Math Teachers

#567 in the United States

#615 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,346

24. North Central College

Naperville

For Math Teachers

#610 in the United States

#659 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1173
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $24,190

25. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Math Teachers

#666 in the United States

#720 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $19,111
Enrollment: 2,324

26. Erikson Institute

Chicago

For Math Teachers

#672 in the United States

#726 in North America

Enrollment: 368
Male:Female: 2:98

27. Blackburn College

Carlinville

For Math Teachers

#745 in the United States

#803 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Net Price: $21,349
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $15,613

28. Rush University

Chicago

For Math Teachers

#747 in the United States

#805 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 2,782
Male:Female: 22:78
Founded: 1972

29. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Math Teachers

#759 in the United States

#817 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1268
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $29,894

30. Augustana College

Rock Island

For Math Teachers

#772 in the United States

#830 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $24,695

31. Millikin University

Decatur

For Math Teachers

#774 in the United States

#832 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1015
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $10,078

32. Dominican University

River Forest

For Math Teachers

#778 in the United States

#836 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1037
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $16,969

33. Knox College

Galesburg

For Math Teachers

#779 in the United States

#837 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1253
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $25,524

34. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Math Teachers

#786 in the United States

#844 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 1,949
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1912

35. Lewis University

Romeoville

For Math Teachers

#801 in the United States

#859 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $19,472

36. Columbia College Chicago

Chicago

For Math Teachers

#811 in the United States

#869 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Net Price: $29,790
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $20,851

37. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Math Teachers

#815 in the United States

#873 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Net Price: $24,570
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $21,484

38. DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago

For Math Teachers

#845 in the United States

#904 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $31,063

39. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Math Teachers

#847 in the United States

#906 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $11,943
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,290

40. Aurora University

Aurora

For Math Teachers

#886 in the United States

#947 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1032
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $19,220

41. Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais

For Math Teachers

#893 in the United States

#955 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $22,707

42. Concordia University - Chicago

River Forest

For Math Teachers

#965 in the United States

#1032 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $17,767
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,680

43. Monmouth College

Monmouth

For Math Teachers

#989 in the United States

#1057 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $19,088

44. John Marshall Law School

Chicago

For Math Teachers

#1013 in the United States

#1081 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

Closest to Illinois states to learn Math Teachers

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	23	6
Missouri	24	35
Iowa	10	17
Kentucky	14	64
Wisconsin	26	7
Tennessee	20	20
Ohio	46	5
Michigan	21	1
Arkansas	10	135
West Virginia	10	109
Minnesota	22	19
Mississippi	8	147
Kansas	8	47
Alabama	15	78
Virginia	27	25
Georgia	27	21
North Carolina	28	33
Oklahoma	9	84
Nebraska	7	39
South Carolina	17	70
Pennsylvania	68	4
South Dakota	6	341
District of Columbia	7	104
Louisiana	16	80
Maryland	22	14
New York	95	9
New Jersey	22	31
North Dakota	4	178
Connecticut	17	58
Texas	57	13
Vermont	5	182
Colorado	16	38
Massachusetts	49	15
Rhode Island	8	108
Florida	33	23
New Hampshire	7	166
New Mexico	5	95
Maine	7	179
Montana	4	149
Utah	9	43
Arizona	8	11
Idaho	5	139
Nevada	3	93
Oregon	15	67
Washington	19	10
California	79	2
Puerto Rico	3	432
Hawaii	5	89

Mathematics subfields in Illinois

Actuarial Science12

Applied Mathematics16

Blockchain and Cryptography13

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics23

Operations Research12

Statistics56