27 Best Medical schools in Chicago, IL

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Chicago ranked based on their research performance in Medicine. A graph of 8.63M citations received by 247K academic papers made by 27 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

#25 in the United States

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

2. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Medicine

#3 in Illinois

#43 in the United States

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

3. Loyola University Chicago

For Medicine

#5 in Illinois

#129 in the United States

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

4. Rush University

For Medicine

#8 in Illinois

#183 in the United States

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

5. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Medicine

#13 in Illinois

#258 in the United States

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

6. DePaul University

For Medicine

#14 in Illinois

#267 in the United States

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

7. Roosevelt University

For Medicine

#20 in Illinois

#545 in the United States

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

8. Chicago State University

For Medicine

#22 in Illinois

#584 in the United States

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

9. Northeastern Illinois University

For Medicine

#25 in Illinois

#640 in the United States

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

10. Illinois College of Optometry

For Medicine

#29 in Illinois

#692 in the United States

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

11. John Marshall Law School

For Medicine

#31 in Illinois

#724 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

12. Saint Xavier University

For Medicine

#36 in Illinois

#855 in the United States

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

13. Erikson Institute

For Medicine

#39 in Illinois

#927 in the United States

Enrollment: 331
Male:Female: 2:98

14. National Louis University

For Medicine

#41 in Illinois

#967 in the United States

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

15. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

For Medicine

#46 in Illinois

#1066 in the United States

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

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

For Medicine

#47 in Illinois

#1079 in the United States

Enrollment: 62
Male:Female: 51:49

17. Kendall College

For Medicine

#48 in Illinois

#1091 in the United States

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

18. Adler University

For Medicine

#49 in Illinois

#1092 in the United States

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

19. Saint Augustine College

For Medicine

#50 in Illinois

#1100 in the United States

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

20. DeVry University - Illinois

For Medicine

#53 in Illinois

#1196 in the United States

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

21. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

For Medicine

#55 in Illinois

#1212 in the United States

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

22. North Park University

For Medicine

#56 in Illinois

#1228 in the United States

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

23. Columbia College Chicago

For Medicine

#58 in Illinois

#1283 in the United States

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

24. Institute for Clinical Social Work

For Medicine

#62 in Illinois

#1410 in the United States

Enrollment: 119
Male:Female: 21:79

25. Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

For Medicine

#65 in Illinois

#1491 in the United States

Enrollment: 133
Male:Female: 51:49

26. McCormick Theological Seminary

For Medicine

#67 in Illinois

#1528 in the United States

Enrollment: 162
Male:Female: 59:41

27. Catholic Theological Union at Chicago

For Medicine

#68 in Illinois

#1532 in the United States

Enrollment: 213
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1968

Universities for Medicine near Chicago

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
19	Northwestern University	22	Evanston, Illinois
21	NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia	182	Evanston, Illinois
32	National University of Health Sciences	617	Lombard, Illinois
35	Purdue University Northwest	497	Hammond, Indiana
39	Wheaton College - Illinois	592	Wheaton, Illinois
44	North Central College	655	Naperville, Illinois
49	Governors State University	693	University Park, Illinois
50	Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science	204	North Chicago, Illinois
68	Valparaiso University	541	Valparaiso, Indiana
94	Northern Illinois University	209	DeKalb, Illinois