28 Best Medical schools in Chicago, IL

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Chicago ranked based on their research performance in Medicine. A graph of 12.2M citations received by 289K academic papers made by 28 universities in Chicago 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 Chicago

For Medicine

#2 in Illinois

#24 in the United States

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

2. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Medicine

#3 in Illinois

#44 in the United States

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

3. Loyola University Chicago

For Medicine

#5 in Illinois

#125 in the United States

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

4. Rush University

For Medicine

#7 in Illinois

#178 in the United States

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

5. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Medicine

#13 in Illinois

#263 in the United States

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

6. DePaul University

For Medicine

#14 in Illinois

#268 in the United States

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

7. Roosevelt University

For Medicine

#20 in Illinois

#548 in the United States

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

8. Chicago State University

For Medicine

#25 in Illinois

#625 in the United States

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

9. Northeastern Illinois University

For Medicine

#27 in Illinois

#645 in the United States

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

10. Illinois College of Optometry

For Medicine

#29 in Illinois

#724 in the United States

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

11. John Marshall Law School

For Medicine

#35 in Illinois

#862 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

12. Saint Xavier University

For Medicine

#36 in Illinois

#880 in the United States

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

13. Erikson Institute

For Medicine

#39 in Illinois

#917 in the United States

Enrollment: 297
Male:Female: 3:97

14. National Louis University

For Medicine

#44 in Illinois

#1028 in the United States

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

15. Saint Augustine College

For Medicine

#46 in Illinois

#1051 in the United States

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

16. Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.

For Medicine

#47 in Illinois

#1056 in the United States

Enrollment: 80
Male:Female: 41:59

17. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

For Medicine

#49 in Illinois

#1065 in the United States

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

18. Adler University

For Medicine

#50 in Illinois

#1068 in the United States

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

19. Spertus College

For Medicine

#51 in Illinois

#1127 in the United States

Enrollment: 89
Male:Female: 38:62

20. Kendall College

For Medicine

#52 in Illinois

#1164 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Net Price: $30,324
Receiving Aid: 69%
Average Aid: $7,984

21. North Park University

For Medicine

#53 in Illinois

#1238 in the United States

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

22. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

For Medicine

#54 in Illinois

#1243 in the United States

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

23. DeVry University - Illinois

For Medicine

#56 in Illinois

#1257 in the United States

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

24. Columbia College Chicago

For Medicine

#57 in Illinois

#1265 in the United States

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

25. Institute for Clinical Social Work

For Medicine

#61 in Illinois

#1372 in the United States

Enrollment: 121
Male:Female: 24:76

26. Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

For Medicine

#66 in Illinois

#1534 in the United States

Enrollment: 101
Male:Female: 46:54

27. McCormick Theological Seminary

For Medicine

#68 in Illinois

#1541 in the United States

Enrollment: 125
Male:Female: 55:45

28. Catholic Theological Union at Chicago

For Medicine

#70 in Illinois

#1555 in the United States

Enrollment: 210
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1968

Universities for Medicine near Chicago

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
19	Northwestern University	21	Evanston, Illinois
21	NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia	189	Evanston, Illinois
32	National University of Health Sciences	611	Lombard, Illinois
35	Purdue University Northwest	491	Hammond, Indiana
39	Wheaton College - Illinois	579	Wheaton, Illinois
44	North Central College	626	Naperville, Illinois
50	Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science	207	North Chicago, Illinois
68	Valparaiso University	463	Valparaiso, Indiana
94	Northern Illinois University	212	DeKalb, Illinois
106	Andrews University	454	Berrien Springs, Michigan