43 Best colleges for Math Teachers 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 Math Teachers. A graph of 630K citations received by 28.3K academic papers made by 43 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: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

2. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Math Teachers

#42 in the United States

#46 in North America

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

3. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Math Teachers

#46 in the United States

#50 in North America

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

4. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Math Teachers

#54 in the United States

#59 in North America

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

5. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Math Teachers

#76 in the United States

#83 in North America

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

6. Illinois State University

Normal

For Math Teachers

#93 in the United States

#102 in North America

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

7. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Math Teachers

#120 in the United States

#133 in North America

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

8. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Math Teachers

#134 in the United States

#148 in North America

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

9. DePaul University

Chicago

For Math Teachers

#160 in the United States

#179 in North America

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

10. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Math Teachers

#202 in the United States

#226 in North America

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

11. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Math Teachers

#204 in the United States

#228 in North America

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

12. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Math Teachers

#207 in the United States

#231 in North America

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

13. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Math Teachers

#252 in the United States

#277 in North America

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

14. National Louis University

Chicago

For Math Teachers

#352 in the United States

#384 in North America

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

15. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Math Teachers

#361 in the United States

#394 in North America

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

16. Bradley University

Peoria

For Math Teachers

#380 in the United States

#414 in North America

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

17. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Math Teachers

#383 in the United States

#417 in North America

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

18. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Math Teachers

#479 in the United States

#518 in North America

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

19. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Math Teachers

#506 in the United States

#548 in North America

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

20. Governors State University

University Park

For Math Teachers

#531 in the United States

#574 in North America

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

21. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Math Teachers

#538 in the United States

#582 in North America

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

22. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Math Teachers

#570 in the United States

#616 in North America

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

23. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Math Teachers

#582 in the United States

#628 in North America

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

24. North Central College

Naperville

For Math Teachers

#630 in the United States

#682 in North America

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

25. Erikson Institute

Chicago

For Math Teachers

#687 in the United States

#742 in North America

Enrollment: 331
Male:Female: 2:98

26. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Math Teachers

#699 in the United States

#756 in North America

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

27. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Math Teachers

#721 in the United States

#779 in North America

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

28. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Math Teachers

#738 in the United States

#796 in North America

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

29. Rush University

Chicago

For Math Teachers

#758 in the United States

#817 in North America

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

30. Millikin University

Decatur

For Math Teachers

#763 in the United States

#822 in North America

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

31. Knox College

Galesburg

For Math Teachers

#774 in the United States

#834 in North America

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

32. Dominican University

River Forest

For Math Teachers

#792 in the United States

#852 in North America

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

33. Augustana College

Rock Island

For Math Teachers

#807 in the United States

#868 in North America

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

34. Lewis University

Romeoville

For Math Teachers

#808 in the United States

#869 in North America

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

35. Aurora University

Aurora

For Math Teachers

#829 in the United States

#890 in North America

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

36. Columbia College Chicago

Chicago

For Math Teachers

#831 in the United States

#892 in North America

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

37. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Math Teachers

#833 in the United States

#894 in North America

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

38. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Math Teachers

#845 in the United States

#906 in North America

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

39. Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais

For Math Teachers

#897 in the United States

#963 in North America

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

40. DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago

For Math Teachers

#911 in the United States

#977 in North America

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

41. Monmouth College

Monmouth

For Math Teachers

#928 in the United States

#995 in North America

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

42. Concordia University - Chicago

River Forest

For Math Teachers

#949 in the United States

#1016 in North America

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

43. John Marshall Law School

Chicago

For Math Teachers

#957 in the United States

#1024 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	22	26
Missouri	22	37
Iowa	7	12
Kentucky	12	59
Wisconsin	25	6
Tennessee	19	17
Ohio	43	5
Michigan	21	1
Arkansas	7	159
West Virginia	7	107
Minnesota	22	18
Mississippi	7	150
Kansas	8	50
Alabama	15	75
Virginia	26	21
Georgia	27	24
North Carolina	26	30
Oklahoma	9	91
Nebraska	6	36
South Carolina	17	62
Pennsylvania	62	4
South Dakota	7	299
District of Columbia	7	119
Louisiana	15	77
Maryland	21	14
New York	91	11
New Jersey	21	33
North Dakota	3	188
Connecticut	17	55
Texas	55	13
Vermont	5	177
Colorado	16	38
Massachusetts	49	20
Rhode Island	8	111
Florida	32	22
New Hampshire	7	173
New Mexico	5	94
Maine	7	170
Montana	4	161
Utah	8	44
Arizona	6	9
Idaho	5	148
Nevada	3	90
Oregon	15	66
Washington	19	7
California	76	2
Puerto Rico	3	484
Hawaii	5	89

Mathematics subfields in Illinois

Actuarial Science12

Applied Mathematics16

Blockchain and Cryptography12

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics21

Operations Research11

Statistics56