56 Best colleges for Statistics 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 Statistics. A graph of 6.24M citations received by 165K 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: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

2. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Statistics

#24 in the United States

#26 in North America

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

3. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Statistics

#32 in the United States

#35 in North America

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

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Statistics

#55 in the United States

#63 in North America

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

5. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Statistics

#149 in the United States

#174 in North America

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

6. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Statistics

#176 in the United States

#205 in North America

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

7. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Statistics

#178 in the United States

#207 in North America

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

8. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Statistics

#180 in the United States

#209 in North America

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

9. DePaul University

Chicago

For Statistics

#222 in the United States

#252 in North America

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

10. Illinois State University

Normal

For Statistics

#226 in the United States

#256 in North America

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

11. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Statistics

#267 in the United States

#302 in North America

Enrollment: 75
Male:Female: 30:70

12. Rush University

Chicago

For Statistics

#272 in the United States

#307 in North America

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

13. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Statistics

#280 in the United States

#316 in North America

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

14. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

Chicago

For Statistics

#293 in the United States

#329 in North America

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

15. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Statistics

#296 in the United States

#332 in North America

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

16. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Statistics

#359 in the United States

#403 in North America

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

17. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Statistics

#371 in the United States

#415 in North America

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

18. Bradley University

Peoria

For Statistics

#390 in the United States

#435 in North America

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

19. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Statistics

#399 in the United States

#444 in North America

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

20. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Statistics

#415 in the United States

#462 in North America

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

21. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Statistics

#460 in the United States

#509 in North America

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

22. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Statistics

#471 in the United States

#520 in North America

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

23. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Statistics

#543 in the United States

#594 in North America

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

24. North Central College

Naperville

For Statistics

#600 in the United States

#655 in North America

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

25. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Statistics

#624 in the United States

#682 in North America

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

26. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Statistics

#646 in the United States

#706 in North America

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

27. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Statistics

#686 in the United States

#748 in North America

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

28. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Statistics

#691 in the United States

#753 in North America

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

29. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Rockford

For Statistics

#705 in the United States

#767 in North America

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

30. Knox College

Galesburg

For Statistics

#712 in the United States

#774 in North America

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

31. Governors State University

University Park

For Statistics

#719 in the United States

#782 in North America

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

32. John Marshall Law School

Chicago

For Statistics

#729 in the United States

#792 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

33. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago

For Statistics

#756 in the United States

#819 in North America

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

34. Dominican University

River Forest

For Statistics

#892 in the United States

#960 in North America

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

35. Illinois College of Optometry

Chicago

For Statistics

#903 in the United States

#972 in North America

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

36. National Louis University

Chicago

For Statistics

#904 in the United States

#973 in North America

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

37. Millikin University

Decatur

For Statistics

#913 in the United States

#982 in North America

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

38. Augustana College

Rock Island

For Statistics

#925 in the United States

#994 in North America

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

39. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Statistics

#929 in the United States

#999 in North America

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

40. Erikson Institute

Chicago

For Statistics

#944 in the United States

#1014 in North America

Enrollment: 331
Male:Female: 2:98

41. National University of Health Sciences

Lombard

For Statistics

#950 in the United States

#1020 in North America

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

42. Blackburn College

Carlinville

For Statistics

#971 in the United States

#1042 in North America

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

43. Lewis University

Romeoville

For Statistics

#981 in the United States

#1052 in North America

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

44. Rockford University

Rockford

For Statistics

#1001 in the United States

#1072 in North America

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

45. Monmouth College

Monmouth

For Statistics

#1031 in the United States

#1102 in North America

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

46. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Statistics

#1044 in the United States

#1115 in North America

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

47. Greenville University

Greenville

For Statistics

#1080 in the United States

#1151 in North America

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

48. Concordia University - Chicago

River Forest

For Statistics

#1091 in the United States

#1162 in North America

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

49. University of St Francis

Joliet

For Statistics

#1110 in the United States

#1181 in North America

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

50. Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais

For Statistics

#1119 in the United States

#1190 in North America

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

51. Columbia College Chicago

Chicago

For Statistics

#1122 in the United States

#1193 in North America

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

52. DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago

For Statistics

#1131 in the United States

#1202 in North America

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

53. Aurora University

Aurora

For Statistics

#1146 in the United States

#1219 in North America

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

54. Saint Augustine College

Chicago

For Statistics

#1149 in the United States

#1222 in North America

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

55. North Park University

Chicago

For Statistics

#1151 in the United States

#1224 in North America

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

56. Adler University

Chicago

For Statistics

#1160 in the United States

#1233 in North America

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

Closest to Illinois states to learn Statistics

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	25	40
Missouri	27	41
Iowa	14	42
Kentucky	18	68
Wisconsin	26	16
Tennessee	27	53
Ohio	47	22
Michigan	27	3
Arkansas	15	154
West Virginia	13	116
Minnesota	24	11
Mississippi	11	152
Kansas	9	91
Alabama	21	64
Virginia	33	48
Georgia	32	28
North Carolina	32	18
Oklahoma	13	118
Nebraska	9	100
South Carolina	21	72
Pennsylvania	78	10
South Dakota	8	301
District of Columbia	8	66
Louisiana	19	86
Maryland	25	6
New York	103	9
New Jersey	20	25
North Dakota	5	199
Connecticut	20	15
Texas	66	20
Vermont	6	123
Colorado	17	60
Massachusetts	56	1
Rhode Island	8	56
Florida	37	33
New Hampshire	10	104
New Mexico	6	88
Maine	9	215
Montana	4	197
Utah	10	49
Arizona	7	37
Idaho	4	183
Nevada	4	163
Oregon	17	98
Washington	23	5
California	100	2
Puerto Rico	11	365
Alaska	3	262
Hawaii	5	115

Mathematics subfields in Illinois

Actuarial Science12

Applied Mathematics16

Blockchain and Cryptography12

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics21

Math Teachers43

Operations Research11