28 Best Medical schools in Chicago, IL

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Chicago ranked based on their research performance in Medicine. A graph of 11.6M citations received by 281K 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: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,979

2. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Medicine

#3 in Illinois

#44 in the United States

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

3. Loyola University Chicago

For Medicine

#5 in Illinois

#124 in the United States

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

4. Rush University

For Medicine

#7 in Illinois

#178 in the United States

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

5. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Medicine

#13 in Illinois

#260 in the United States

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

6. DePaul University

For Medicine

#14 in Illinois

#269 in the United States

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

7. Roosevelt University

For Medicine

#20 in Illinois

#548 in the United States

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

8. Chicago State University

For Medicine

#25 in Illinois

#616 in the United States

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

9. Northeastern Illinois University

For Medicine

#27 in Illinois

#643 in the United States

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

10. Illinois College of Optometry

For Medicine

#29 in Illinois

#715 in the United States

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

11. John Marshall Law School

For Medicine

#35 in Illinois

#855 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

12. Saint Xavier University

For Medicine

#36 in Illinois

#878 in the United States

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

13. Erikson Institute

For Medicine

#39 in Illinois

#907 in the United States

Enrollment: 368
Male:Female: 2:98

14. National Louis University

For Medicine

#43 in Illinois

#1026 in the United States

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

15. Saint Augustine College

For Medicine

#45 in Illinois

#1038 in the United States

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

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

For Medicine

#47 in Illinois

#1048 in the United States

Enrollment: 76
Male:Female: 47:53

17. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

For Medicine

#48 in Illinois

#1067 in the United States

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

18. Adler University

For Medicine

#50 in Illinois

#1084 in the United States

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

19. Spertus College

For Medicine

#51 in Illinois

#1130 in the United States

Enrollment: 97
Male:Female: 37:63

20. Kendall College

For Medicine

#52 in Illinois

#1159 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

#1234 in the United States

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

22. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

For Medicine

#54 in Illinois

#1237 in the United States

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

23. DeVry University - Illinois

For Medicine

#56 in Illinois

#1254 in the United States

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

24. Columbia College Chicago

For Medicine

#57 in Illinois

#1264 in the United States

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

25. Institute for Clinical Social Work

For Medicine

#61 in Illinois

#1374 in the United States

Enrollment: 120
Male:Female: 20:80

26. Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

For Medicine

#66 in Illinois

#1529 in the United States

Enrollment: 114
Male:Female: 44:56

27. McCormick Theological Seminary

For Medicine

#69 in Illinois

#1543 in the United States

Enrollment: 133
Male:Female: 63:37

28. Catholic Theological Union at Chicago

For Medicine

#70 in Illinois

#1547 in the United States

Enrollment: 198
Male:Female: 64:36
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	190	Evanston, Illinois
32	National University of Health Sciences	609	Lombard, Illinois
35	Purdue University Northwest	501	Hammond, Indiana
39	Wheaton College - Illinois	579	Wheaton, Illinois
44	North Central College	620	Naperville, Illinois
50	Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science	207	North Chicago, Illinois
68	Valparaiso University	460	Valparaiso, Indiana
94	Northern Illinois University	212	DeKalb, Illinois
106	Andrews University	444	Berrien Springs, Michigan