56 Best colleges for Statistics in Illinois

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Illinois ranked based on their research performance in Statistics. A graph of 9.03M citations received by 185K 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: 42%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

2. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Statistics

#22 in the United States

#23 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $28,060

3. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Statistics

#30 in the United States

#32 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,830

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Statistics

#55 in the United States

#64 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

5. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Statistics

#155 in the United States

#181 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $24,796

6. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Statistics

#175 in the United States

#204 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $14,387
Enrollment: 15,414

7. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Statistics

#176 in the United States

#205 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $39,147

8. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Statistics

#179 in the United States

#208 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

9. DePaul University

Chicago

For Statistics

#217 in the United States

#247 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $34,135

10. Illinois State University

Normal

For Statistics

#223 in the United States

#253 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 98%

11. Rush University

Chicago

For Statistics

#266 in the United States

#300 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 2,769
Male:Female: 21:79
Founded: 1972

12. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Statistics

#278 in the United States

#313 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 95%

13. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

Chicago

For Statistics

#287 in the United States

#323 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 39
Male:Female: 76:24

14. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Statistics

#288 in the United States

#324 in North America

Enrollment: 80
Male:Female: 25:75

15. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Statistics

#299 in the United States

#336 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1032
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $17,375

16. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Statistics

#369 in the United States

#413 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Net Price: $11,318
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,985

17. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Statistics

#390 in the United States

#435 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 2,021
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1912

18. Bradley University

Peoria

For Statistics

#391 in the United States

#436 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Net Price: $23,787
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,808

19. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Statistics

#410 in the United States

#455 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Receiving Aid: 55%
Average Aid: $14,994
Enrollment: 6,332

20. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Statistics

#433 in the United States

#479 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 985
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $12,960

21. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Statistics

#489 in the United States

#538 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,356

22. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Statistics

#499 in the United States

#548 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $12,876
Enrollment: 5,734

23. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Statistics

#518 in the United States

#568 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 97%

24. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Statistics

#559 in the United States

#611 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,366

25. North Central College

Naperville

For Statistics

#632 in the United States

#691 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1183
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $23,276

26. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Statistics

#636 in the United States

#695 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $28,644

27. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Statistics

#686 in the United States

#748 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1292
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,225

28. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Statistics

#725 in the United States

#787 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $18,194
Enrollment: 2,238

29. Knox College

Galesburg

For Statistics

#743 in the United States

#806 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $25,709

30. Governors State University

University Park

For Statistics

#757 in the United States

#820 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $11,455
Enrollment: 4,397

31. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago

For Statistics

#785 in the United States

#848 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Net Price: $55,631
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $20,050

32. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Rockford

For Statistics

#793 in the United States

#857 in North America

Net Price: $30,212
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $3,499
Enrollment: 263

33. Lewis University

Romeoville

For Statistics

#868 in the United States

#935 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $18,959

34. National Louis University

Chicago

For Statistics

#931 in the United States

#1000 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Net Price: $13,150
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $11,056

35. Columbia College Chicago

Chicago

For Statistics

#940 in the United States

#1009 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Net Price: $29,473
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $22,780

36. Millikin University

Decatur

For Statistics

#945 in the United States

#1014 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 995
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,813

37. Dominican University

River Forest

For Statistics

#949 in the United States

#1018 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 990
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $13,402

38. Augustana College

Rock Island

For Statistics

#950 in the United States

#1019 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $24,714

39. Blackburn College

Carlinville

For Statistics

#952 in the United States

#1021 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Net Price: $18,460
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $19,456

40. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Statistics

#963 in the United States

#1032 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $24,629

41. National University of Health Sciences

Lombard

For Statistics

#990 in the United States

#1061 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 511
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1906

42. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Statistics

#1007 in the United States

#1078 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Net Price: $23,139
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $22,911

43. Illinois College of Optometry

Chicago

For Statistics

#1013 in the United States

#1084 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 474
Male:Female: 26:74
Founded: 1872

44. Erikson Institute

Chicago

For Statistics

#1033 in the United States

#1104 in North America

Enrollment: 297
Male:Female: 3:97

45. Monmouth College

Monmouth

For Statistics

#1114 in the United States

#1186 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $17,768

46. Aurora University

Aurora

For Statistics

#1122 in the United States

#1194 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $19,053

47. University of St Francis

Joliet

For Statistics

#1126 in the United States

#1199 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $14,045

48. Greenville University

Greenville

For Statistics

#1131 in the United States

#1205 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1001
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $20,799

49. DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago

For Statistics

#1139 in the United States

#1213 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 865
Average ACT: 15
Net Price: $30,889

50. Adler University

Chicago

For Statistics

#1158 in the United States

#1233 in North America

Enrollment: 1,631
Male:Female: 19:81
Founded: 1952

51. John Marshall Law School

Chicago

For Statistics

#1180 in the United States

#1255 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

52. North Park University

Chicago

For Statistics

#1196 in the United States

#1273 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Net Price: $20,372
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,476

53. Rockford University

Rockford

For Statistics

#1197 in the United States

#1274 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 960
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $23,642

54. Saint Augustine College

Chicago

For Statistics

#1204 in the United States

#1281 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $8,310
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $14,748

55. Concordia University - Chicago

River Forest

For Statistics

#1208 in the United States

#1285 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $19,073
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $26,361

56. Spertus College

Chicago

For Statistics

#1231 in the United States

#1308 in North America

Enrollment: 89
Male:Female: 38:62

Closest to Illinois states to learn Statistics

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	28	36
Missouri	31	40
Iowa	14	46
Kentucky	20	74
Wisconsin	26	14
Tennessee	27	51
Ohio	47	21
Michigan	28	4
Arkansas	16	148
West Virginia	13	117
Minnesota	24	12
Mississippi	12	154
Kansas	9	87
Alabama	21	64
Virginia	34	50
Georgia	32	29
North Carolina	33	17
Oklahoma	13	116
Nebraska	9	96
South Carolina	21	72
Pennsylvania	82	10
South Dakota	8	295
District of Columbia	8	68
Louisiana	21	91
Maryland	25	6
New York	111	9
New Jersey	21	20
North Dakota	5	202
Connecticut	20	18
Texas	66	24
Vermont	6	124
Colorado	17	57
Massachusetts	56	1
Rhode Island	9	56
Florida	39	33
New Hampshire	10	99
New Mexico	6	83
Maine	9	215
Montana	4	189
Utah	10	47
Arizona	8	35
Idaho	4	182
Nevada	4	163
Oregon	17	97
Washington	23	5
California	104	2
Puerto Rico	13	356
Alaska	3	250
Hawaii	5	119

Mathematics subfields in Illinois

Actuarial Science13

Applied Mathematics16

Blockchain and Cryptography13

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics24

Math Teachers44

Operations Research12