68 Best Medical schools 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 Medicine. A graph of 17.9M citations received by 526K academic papers made by 68 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 Medicine

#22 in the United States

#24 in North America

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

2. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Medicine

#25 in the United States

#27 in North America

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

3. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Medicine

#43 in the United States

#48 in North America

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

4. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Champaign

For Medicine

#51 in the United States

#57 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

5. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Medicine

#129 in the United States

#145 in North America

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

6. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Medicine

#148 in the United States

#166 in North America

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

7. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Medicine

#182 in the United States

#204 in North America

Enrollment: 75
Male:Female: 30:70

8. Rush University

Chicago

For Medicine

#183 in the United States

#206 in North America

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

9. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Medicine

#204 in the United States

#227 in North America

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

10. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Medicine

#209 in the United States

#233 in North America

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

11. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Medicine

#219 in the United States

#243 in North America

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

12. Illinois State University

Normal

For Medicine

#245 in the United States

#272 in North America

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

13. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Medicine

#258 in the United States

#286 in North America

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

14. DePaul University

Chicago

For Medicine

#267 in the United States

#297 in North America

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

15. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Medicine

#352 in the United States

#389 in North America

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

16. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Medicine

#419 in the United States

#461 in North America

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

17. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Medicine

#452 in the United States

#497 in North America

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

18. Bradley University

Peoria

For Medicine

#485 in the United States

#532 in North America

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

19. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Medicine

#490 in the United States

#538 in North America

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

20. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Medicine

#545 in the United States

#593 in North America

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

21. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Medicine

#551 in the United States

#599 in North America

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

22. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Medicine

#584 in the United States

#633 in North America

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

23. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Medicine

#592 in the United States

#643 in North America

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

24. National University of Health Sciences

Lombard

For Medicine

#617 in the United States

#672 in North America

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

25. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Medicine

#640 in the United States

#695 in North America

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

26. North Central College

Naperville

For Medicine

#655 in the United States

#710 in North America

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

27. Greenville University

Greenville

For Medicine

#679 in the United States

#735 in North America

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

28. Rockford University

Rockford

For Medicine

#686 in the United States

#742 in North America

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

29. Illinois College of Optometry

Chicago

For Medicine

#692 in the United States

#748 in North America

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

30. Governors State University

University Park

For Medicine

#693 in the United States

#749 in North America

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

31. John Marshall Law School

Chicago

For Medicine

#724 in the United States

#784 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

32. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Rockford

For Medicine

#739 in the United States

#799 in North America

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

33. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Medicine

#768 in the United States

#829 in North America

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

34. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Medicine

#792 in the United States

#854 in North America

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

35. Blackburn College

Carlinville

For Medicine

#803 in the United States

#865 in North America

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

36. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Medicine

#855 in the United States

#920 in North America

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

37. University of St Francis

Joliet

For Medicine

#876 in the United States

#941 in North America

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

38. Millikin University

Decatur

For Medicine

#917 in the United States

#984 in North America

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

39. Erikson Institute

Chicago

For Medicine

#927 in the United States

#994 in North America

Enrollment: 331
Male:Female: 2:98

40. Knox College

Galesburg

For Medicine

#932 in the United States

#999 in North America

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

41. National Louis University

Chicago

For Medicine

#967 in the United States

#1036 in North America

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

42. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Medicine

#1019 in the United States

#1088 in North America

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

43. Aurora University

Aurora

For Medicine

#1030 in the United States

#1099 in North America

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

44. Augustana College

Rock Island

For Medicine

#1034 in the United States

#1103 in North America

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

45. Dominican University

River Forest

For Medicine

#1038 in the United States

#1107 in North America

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

46. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

Chicago

For Medicine

#1066 in the United States

#1135 in North America

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

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

Chicago

For Medicine

#1079 in the United States

#1148 in North America

Enrollment: 62
Male:Female: 51:49

48. Kendall College

Chicago

For Medicine

#1091 in the United States

#1160 in North America

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

49. Adler University

Chicago

For Medicine

#1092 in the United States

#1161 in North America

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

50. Saint Augustine College

Chicago

For Medicine

#1100 in the United States

#1169 in North America

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

51. Monmouth College

Monmouth

For Medicine

#1158 in the United States

#1230 in North America

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

52. Lewis University

Romeoville

For Medicine

#1167 in the United States

#1239 in North America

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

53. DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago

For Medicine

#1196 in the United States

#1269 in North America

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

54. Concordia University - Chicago

River Forest

For Medicine

#1207 in the United States

#1280 in North America

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

55. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago

For Medicine

#1212 in the United States

#1285 in North America

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

56. North Park University

Chicago

For Medicine

#1228 in the United States

#1301 in North America

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

57. Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais

For Medicine

#1231 in the United States

#1304 in North America

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

58. Columbia College Chicago

Chicago

For Medicine

#1283 in the United States

#1356 in North America

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

59. Eureka College

Eureka

For Medicine

#1314 in the United States

#1387 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $19,443
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $19,367

60. McKendree University

Lebanon

For Medicine

#1335 in the United States

#1408 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Net Price: $22,431
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,145

61. Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

Evanston

For Medicine

#1373 in the United States

#1447 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 280
Male:Female: 46:54

62. Institute for Clinical Social Work

Chicago

For Medicine

#1410 in the United States

#1486 in North America

Enrollment: 119
Male:Female: 21:79

63. Judson University

Elgin

For Medicine

#1442 in the United States

#1518 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $19,268

64. Trinity Christian College

Palos Heights

For Medicine

#1446 in the United States

#1523 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $18,822

65. Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

Chicago

For Medicine

#1491 in the United States

#1572 in North America

Enrollment: 133
Male:Female: 51:49

66. Quincy University

Quincy

For Medicine

#1492 in the United States

#1573 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Net Price: $11,985
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,052

67. McCormick Theological Seminary

Chicago

For Medicine

#1528 in the United States

#1610 in North America

Enrollment: 162
Male:Female: 59:41

68. Catholic Theological Union at Chicago

Chicago

For Medicine

#1532 in the United States

#1614 in North America

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

Closest to Illinois states to learn Medicine

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	31	39
Missouri	37	18
Iowa	30	36
Kentucky	26	55
Wisconsin	33	21
Tennessee	34	42
Ohio	61	29
Michigan	36	4
Arkansas	17	89
West Virginia	21	112
Minnesota	29	11
Mississippi	14	120
Kansas	14	106
Alabama	26	30
Virginia	42	48
Georgia	43	19
North Carolina	43	16
Oklahoma	19	110
Nebraska	14	86
South Carolina	27	62
Pennsylvania	101	7
South Dakota	8	232
District of Columbia	9	64
Louisiana	25	78
Maryland	27	2
Delaware	3	130
New York	133	10
New Jersey	27	49
North Dakota	8	201
Connecticut	20	8
Texas	75	14
Vermont	12	95
Colorado	20	37
Massachusetts	68	1
Rhode Island	9	54
Florida	59	27
New Hampshire	12	102
New Mexico	8	82
Maine	13	242
Montana	9	181
Utah	11	35
Arizona	11	46
Idaho	7	205
Nevada	8	158
Oregon	18	45
Washington	31	6
California	129	3
Puerto Rico	16	311
Alaska	4	278
Hawaii	7	126