56 Best colleges for Statistics 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 Statistics. A graph of 8.71M citations received by 182K academic papers made by 56 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 Statistics

#13 in the United States

#14 in North America

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

2. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Statistics

#21 in the United States

#22 in North America

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

3. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Statistics

#30 in the United States

#32 in North America

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

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Statistics

#55 in the United States

#64 in North America

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

5. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Statistics

#154 in the United States

#180 in North America

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

6. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Statistics

#172 in the United States

#200 in North America

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

7. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Statistics

#176 in the United States

#204 in North America

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

8. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Statistics

#177 in the United States

#205 in North America

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

9. DePaul University

Chicago

For Statistics

#216 in the United States

#246 in North America

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

10. Illinois State University

Normal

For Statistics

#220 in the United States

#250 in North America

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

11. Rush University

Chicago

For Statistics

#266 in the United States

#301 in North America

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

12. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Statistics

#278 in the United States

#313 in North America

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

13. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

Chicago

For Statistics

#287 in the United States

#323 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 38
Male:Female: 73:27

14. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Statistics

#289 in the United States

#325 in North America

Enrollment: 75
Male:Female: 32:68

15. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Statistics

#301 in the United States

#338 in North America

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

16. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Statistics

#368 in the United States

#412 in North America

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

17. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Statistics

#391 in the United States

#436 in North America

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

18. Bradley University

Peoria

For Statistics

#392 in the United States

#437 in North America

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

19. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Statistics

#409 in the United States

#454 in North America

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

20. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Statistics

#424 in the United States

#470 in North America

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

21. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Statistics

#485 in the United States

#534 in North America

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

22. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Statistics

#497 in the United States

#546 in North America

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

23. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Statistics

#518 in the United States

#567 in North America

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

24. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Statistics

#556 in the United States

#608 in North America

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

25. North Central College

Naperville

For Statistics

#628 in the United States

#687 in North America

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

26. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Statistics

#634 in the United States

#693 in North America

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

27. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Statistics

#678 in the United States

#739 in North America

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

28. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Statistics

#718 in the United States

#780 in North America

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

29. Knox College

Galesburg

For Statistics

#744 in the United States

#807 in North America

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

30. Governors State University

University Park

For Statistics

#750 in the United States

#813 in North America

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

31. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago

For Statistics

#775 in the United States

#838 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $55,485
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $18,872

32. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Rockford

For Statistics

#782 in the United States

#845 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $20,319
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $12,832

33. Lewis University

Romeoville

For Statistics

#873 in the United States

#940 in North America

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

34. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Statistics

#923 in the United States

#992 in North America

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

35. National Louis University

Chicago

For Statistics

#924 in the United States

#993 in North America

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

36. Columbia College Chicago

Chicago

For Statistics

#941 in the United States

#1010 in North America

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

37. Millikin University

Decatur

For Statistics

#948 in the United States

#1017 in North America

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

38. Augustana College

Rock Island

For Statistics

#951 in the United States

#1020 in North America

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

39. Blackburn College

Carlinville

For Statistics

#952 in the United States

#1021 in North America

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

40. Dominican University

River Forest

For Statistics

#953 in the United States

#1022 in North America

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

41. National University of Health Sciences

Lombard

For Statistics

#987 in the United States

#1058 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 513
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1906

42. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Statistics

#1002 in the United States

#1073 in North America

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

43. Illinois College of Optometry

Chicago

For Statistics

#1014 in the United States

#1085 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 483
Male:Female: 26:74
Founded: 1872

44. Erikson Institute

Chicago

For Statistics

#1032 in the United States

#1103 in North America

Enrollment: 368
Male:Female: 2:98

45. Monmouth College

Monmouth

For Statistics

#1104 in the United States

#1175 in North America

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

46. Aurora University

Aurora

For Statistics

#1121 in the United States

#1193 in North America

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

47. University of St Francis

Joliet

For Statistics

#1122 in the United States

#1194 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $16,455

48. Greenville University

Greenville

For Statistics

#1126 in the United States

#1199 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1015
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $21,442

49. DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago

For Statistics

#1136 in the United States

#1209 in North America

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

50. Adler University

Chicago

For Statistics

#1160 in the United States

#1234 in North America

Enrollment: 1,674
Male:Female: 18:82
Founded: 1952

51. John Marshall Law School

Chicago

For Statistics

#1174 in the United States

#1249 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

52. Rockford University

Rockford

For Statistics

#1196 in the United States

#1274 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 960
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $24,098

53. North Park University

Chicago

For Statistics

#1197 in the United States

#1275 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Net Price: $19,910
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $22,779

54. Saint Augustine College

Chicago

For Statistics

#1199 in the United States

#1277 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $17,008
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $5,947

55. Concordia University - Chicago

River Forest

For Statistics

#1209 in the United States

#1287 in North America

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

56. Spertus College

Chicago

For Statistics

#1228 in the United States

#1306 in North America

Enrollment: 97
Male:Female: 37:63

Closest to Illinois states to learn Statistics

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	28	35
Missouri	31	40
Iowa	14	45
Kentucky	18	74
Wisconsin	26	14
Tennessee	27	52
Ohio	47	22
Michigan	27	4
Arkansas	16	151
West Virginia	13	117
Minnesota	24	12
Mississippi	12	153
Kansas	9	87
Alabama	21	65
Virginia	34	49
Georgia	32	29
North Carolina	33	17
Oklahoma	13	116
Nebraska	9	95
South Carolina	21	71
Pennsylvania	81	10
South Dakota	8	296
District of Columbia	8	67
Louisiana	21	91
Maryland	25	6
New York	111	9
New Jersey	21	20
North Dakota	5	201
Connecticut	20	18
Texas	66	24
Vermont	6	125
Colorado	17	58
Massachusetts	56	1
Rhode Island	9	56
Florida	39	32
New Hampshire	10	99
New Mexico	6	80
Maine	9	214
Montana	4	190
Utah	10	48
Arizona	8	36
Idaho	4	181
Nevada	4	163
Oregon	17	97
Washington	23	5
California	104	2
Puerto Rico	12	355
Alaska	3	249
Hawaii	6	119

Mathematics subfields in Illinois

Actuarial Science12

Applied Mathematics16

Blockchain and Cryptography13

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics23

Math Teachers44

Operations Research12