42 Best colleges for Health Science in Illinois

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Illinois ranked based on their research performance in Health Science. A graph of 1.67M citations received by 50.8K academic papers made by 42 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. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Health Science

#17 in the United States

#21 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,341

2. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Health Science

#29 in the United States

#36 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,979

3. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Health Science

#39 in the United States

#47 in North America

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

4. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Champaign

For Health Science

#65 in the United States

#74 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 61%

5. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Health Science

#101 in the United States

#114 in North America

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

6. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Health Science

#142 in the United States

#159 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $13,565
Enrollment: 15,504

7. Illinois State University

Normal

For Health Science

#167 in the United States

#185 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

8. Rush University

Chicago

For Health Science

#184 in the United States

#205 in North America

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

9. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Health Science

#187 in the United States

#208 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1081
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $17,255

10. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Health Science

#194 in the United States

#215 in North America

Enrollment: 75
Male:Female: 32:68

11. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Health Science

#198 in the United States

#219 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 97%

12. DePaul University

Chicago

For Health Science

#213 in the United States

#236 in North America

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

13. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Health Science

#249 in the United States

#275 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 1,949
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1912

14. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Health Science

#302 in the United States

#330 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 93%

15. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Health Science

#319 in the United States

#349 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1000
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $11,122

16. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Health Science

#372 in the United States

#405 in North America

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

17. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Health Science

#403 in the United States

#439 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $15,620
Enrollment: 7,073

18. Bradley University

Peoria

For Health Science

#449 in the United States

#487 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $24,703

19. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Health Science

#462 in the United States

#501 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,310

20. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Health Science

#511 in the United States

#553 in North America

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

21. National University of Health Sciences

Lombard

For Health Science

#531 in the United States

#573 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 513
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1906

22. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Health Science

#549 in the United States

#593 in North America

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

23. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Health Science

#568 in the United States

#614 in North America

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

24. Governors State University

University Park

For Health Science

#586 in the United States

#633 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $11,315
Enrollment: 4,337

25. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Health Science

#594 in the United States

#641 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

26. National Louis University

Chicago

For Health Science

#613 in the United States

#661 in North America

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

27. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Health Science

#635 in the United States

#684 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,346

28. Dominican University

River Forest

For Health Science

#709 in the United States

#762 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1037
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $16,969

29. North Central College

Naperville

For Health Science

#713 in the United States

#766 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1173
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $24,190

30. Lewis University

Romeoville

For Health Science

#790 in the United States

#849 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $19,472

31. University of St Francis

Joliet

For Health Science

#796 in the United States

#855 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $16,455

32. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Health Science

#811 in the United States

#870 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $22,760

33. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Health Science

#836 in the United States

#896 in North America

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

34. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Health Science

#861 in the United States

#923 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Net Price: $24,570
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $21,484

35. Erikson Institute

Chicago

For Health Science

#865 in the United States

#927 in North America

Enrollment: 368
Male:Female: 2:98

36. DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago

For Health Science

#884 in the United States

#947 in North America

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

37. Aurora University

Aurora

For Health Science

#887 in the United States

#950 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1032
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $19,220

38. Blackburn College

Carlinville

For Health Science

#891 in the United States

#954 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Net Price: $21,349
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $15,613

39. Adler University

Chicago

For Health Science

#923 in the United States

#986 in North America

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

40. Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais

For Health Science

#966 in the United States

#1031 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $22,707

41. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Health Science

#981 in the United States

#1047 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1268
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $29,894

42. Greenville University

Greenville

For Health Science

#988 in the United States

#1054 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1015
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $21,442

Closest to Illinois states to learn Health Science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	21	27
Missouri	24	36
Iowa	10	33
Kentucky	15	52
Wisconsin	23	19
Tennessee	22	26
Ohio	38	22
Michigan	23	3
Arkansas	10	97
West Virginia	7	96
Minnesota	23	12
Mississippi	7	174
Kansas	9	72
Alabama	17	43
Virginia	26	46
Georgia	25	20
North Carolina	29	9
Oklahoma	9	108
Nebraska	7	100
South Carolina	17	62
Pennsylvania	69	6
South Dakota	6	256
District of Columbia	7	55
Louisiana	17	87
Maryland	18	2
New York	92	14
New Jersey	19	37
North Dakota	4	186
Connecticut	18	8
Texas	57	13
Vermont	3	99
Colorado	16	24
Massachusetts	50	1
Rhode Island	8	47
Florida	32	23
New Hampshire	9	91
New Mexico	3	76
Maine	8	311
Montana	3	214
Utah	8	40
Arizona	6	48
Idaho	4	197
Nevada	5	137
Oregon	17	21
Washington	18	4
California	85	5
Puerto Rico	6	546
Hawaii	4	116