58 Best colleges for Mathematics 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 Mathematics. A graph of 7.87M citations received by 222K academic papers made by 58 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 Mathematics

#11 in the United States

#12 in North America

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

2. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Mathematics

#25 in the United States

#27 in North America

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

3. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Mathematics

#31 in the United States

#33 in North America

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

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Mathematics

#54 in the United States

#61 in North America

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

5. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Mathematics

#140 in the United States

#162 in North America

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

6. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Mathematics

#156 in the United States

#181 in North America

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

7. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Mathematics

#164 in the United States

#189 in North America

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

8. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Mathematics

#171 in the United States

#199 in North America

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

9. Illinois State University

Normal

For Mathematics

#201 in the United States

#230 in North America

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

10. DePaul University

Chicago

For Mathematics

#208 in the United States

#238 in North America

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

11. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Mathematics

#284 in the United States

#319 in North America

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

12. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Mathematics

#290 in the United States

#325 in North America

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

13. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Mathematics

#298 in the United States

#333 in North America

Enrollment: 75
Male:Female: 30:70

14. Rush University

Chicago

For Mathematics

#306 in the United States

#342 in North America

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

15. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Mathematics

#327 in the United States

#365 in North America

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

16. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

Chicago

For Mathematics

#334 in the United States

#372 in North America

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

17. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Mathematics

#344 in the United States

#383 in North America

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

18. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Mathematics

#357 in the United States

#399 in North America

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

19. Bradley University

Peoria

For Mathematics

#388 in the United States

#431 in North America

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

20. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Mathematics

#427 in the United States

#473 in North America

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

21. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Mathematics

#432 in the United States

#478 in North America

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

22. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Mathematics

#487 in the United States

#536 in North America

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

23. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Mathematics

#494 in the United States

#543 in North America

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

24. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Mathematics

#561 in the United States

#612 in North America

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

25. North Central College

Naperville

For Mathematics

#637 in the United States

#697 in North America

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

26. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Mathematics

#652 in the United States

#712 in North America

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

27. National Louis University

Chicago

For Mathematics

#674 in the United States

#734 in North America

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

28. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Mathematics

#716 in the United States

#778 in North America

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

29. Governors State University

University Park

For Mathematics

#718 in the United States

#780 in North America

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

30. John Marshall Law School

Chicago

For Mathematics

#719 in the United States

#781 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

31. Knox College

Galesburg

For Mathematics

#733 in the United States

#795 in North America

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

32. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Mathematics

#734 in the United States

#796 in North America

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

33. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Rockford

For Mathematics

#787 in the United States

#852 in North America

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

34. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Mathematics

#832 in the United States

#898 in North America

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

35. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago

For Mathematics

#862 in the United States

#929 in North America

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

36. Erikson Institute

Chicago

For Mathematics

#889 in the United States

#956 in North America

Enrollment: 331
Male:Female: 2:98

37. Dominican University

River Forest

For Mathematics

#931 in the United States

#1001 in North America

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

38. Millikin University

Decatur

For Mathematics

#932 in the United States

#1002 in North America

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

39. Augustana College

Rock Island

For Mathematics

#943 in the United States

#1013 in North America

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

40. Lewis University

Romeoville

For Mathematics

#954 in the United States

#1024 in North America

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

41. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Mathematics

#962 in the United States

#1032 in North America

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

42. Blackburn College

Carlinville

For Mathematics

#976 in the United States

#1046 in North America

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

43. National University of Health Sciences

Lombard

For Mathematics

#1005 in the United States

#1075 in North America

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

44. Rockford University

Rockford

For Mathematics

#1007 in the United States

#1077 in North America

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

45. Monmouth College

Monmouth

For Mathematics

#1032 in the United States

#1103 in North America

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

46. University of St Francis

Joliet

For Mathematics

#1036 in the United States

#1107 in North America

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

47. Illinois College of Optometry

Chicago

For Mathematics

#1049 in the United States

#1120 in North America

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

48. Aurora University

Aurora

For Mathematics

#1073 in the United States

#1145 in North America

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

49. DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago

For Mathematics

#1076 in the United States

#1148 in North America

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

50. McKendree University

Lebanon

For Mathematics

#1080 in the United States

#1152 in North America

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

51. Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

Chicago

For Mathematics

#1100 in the United States

#1172 in North America

Enrollment: 133
Male:Female: 51:49

52. Columbia College Chicago

Chicago

For Mathematics

#1104 in the United States

#1176 in North America

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

53. Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais

For Mathematics

#1109 in the United States

#1181 in North America

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

54. Greenville University

Greenville

For Mathematics

#1117 in the United States

#1189 in North America

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

55. Concordia University - Chicago

River Forest

For Mathematics

#1131 in the United States

#1203 in North America

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

56. North Park University

Chicago

For Mathematics

#1215 in the United States

#1289 in North America

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

57. Adler University

Chicago

For Mathematics

#1243 in the United States

#1318 in North America

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

58. Saint Augustine College

Chicago

For Mathematics

#1260 in the United States

#1336 in North America

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

Closest to Illinois states to learn Mathematics

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	29	39
Missouri	32	42
Iowa	25	43
Kentucky	21	67
Wisconsin	30	14
Tennessee	31	49
Ohio	55	22
Michigan	32	3
Arkansas	16	161
West Virginia	15	119
Minnesota	26	13
Mississippi	13	149
Kansas	11	85
Alabama	23	65
Virginia	38	45
Georgia	40	27
North Carolina	37	21
Oklahoma	16	111
Nebraska	12	82
South Carolina	22	68
Pennsylvania	92	12
South Dakota	8	309
District of Columbia	9	73
Louisiana	23	86
Maryland	25	6
New York	122	9
New Jersey	25	24
North Dakota	6	197
Connecticut	20	19
Texas	70	15
Vermont	7	129
Colorado	18	58
Massachusetts	59	1
Rhode Island	9	56
Florida	48	33
New Hampshire	11	103
New Mexico	7	94
Maine	11	217
Montana	6	204
Utah	10	51
Arizona	8	36
Idaho	7	193
Nevada	5	160
Oregon	17	96
Washington	26	5
California	113	2
Puerto Rico	12	380
Alaska	4	275
Hawaii	6	116

Mathematics subfields in Illinois

Actuarial Science12

Applied Mathematics16

Blockchain and Cryptography12

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics21

Math Teachers43

Operations Research11

Statistics56