73 Best Medical schools 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 Medicine. A graph of 24.2M citations received by 597K academic papers made by 73 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

#23 in North America

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

2. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Medicine

#24 in the United States

#26 in North America

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

3. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Medicine

#44 in the United States

#49 in North America

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

4. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Champaign

For Medicine

#51 in the United States

#57 in North America

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

5. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Medicine

#124 in the United States

#140 in North America

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

6. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Medicine

#153 in the United States

#172 in North America

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

7. Rush University

Chicago

For Medicine

#178 in the United States

#200 in North America

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

8. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Medicine

#190 in the United States

#214 in North America

Enrollment: 75
Male:Female: 32:68

9. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Medicine

#207 in the United States

#231 in North America

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

10. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Medicine

#212 in the United States

#236 in North America

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

11. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Medicine

#226 in the United States

#251 in North America

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

12. Illinois State University

Normal

For Medicine

#244 in the United States

#272 in North America

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

13. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Medicine

#260 in the United States

#289 in North America

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

14. DePaul University

Chicago

For Medicine

#269 in the United States

#298 in North America

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

15. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Medicine

#372 in the United States

#410 in North America

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

16. Greenville University

Greenville

For Medicine

#398 in the United States

#439 in North America

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

17. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Medicine

#421 in the United States

#463 in North America

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

18. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Medicine

#483 in the United States

#530 in North America

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

19. Bradley University

Peoria

For Medicine

#497 in the United States

#545 in North America

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

20. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Medicine

#548 in the United States

#596 in North America

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

21. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Medicine

#579 in the United States

#629 in North America

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

22. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Medicine

#584 in the United States

#635 in North America

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

23. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Medicine

#588 in the United States

#640 in North America

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

24. National University of Health Sciences

Lombard

For Medicine

#609 in the United States

#662 in North America

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

25. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Medicine

#616 in the United States

#670 in North America

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

26. North Central College

Naperville

For Medicine

#620 in the United States

#675 in North America

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

27. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Medicine

#643 in the United States

#698 in North America

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

28. Blackburn College

Carlinville

For Medicine

#667 in the United States

#723 in North America

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

29. Illinois College of Optometry

Chicago

For Medicine

#715 in the United States

#773 in North America

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

30. Governors State University

University Park

For Medicine

#724 in the United States

#782 in North America

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

31. Rockford University

Rockford

For Medicine

#738 in the United States

#797 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 960
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $24,098

32. University of St Francis

Joliet

For Medicine

#781 in the United States

#842 in North America

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

33. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Medicine

#796 in the United States

#859 in North America

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

34. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Medicine

#798 in the United States

#861 in North America

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

35. John Marshall Law School

Chicago

For Medicine

#855 in the United States

#921 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

36. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Medicine

#878 in the United States

#945 in North America

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

37. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Rockford

For Medicine

#886 in the United States

#953 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $20,319
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $12,832

38. Knox College

Galesburg

For Medicine

#906 in the United States

#974 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1253
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $25,524

39. Erikson Institute

Chicago

For Medicine

#907 in the United States

#975 in North America

Enrollment: 368
Male:Female: 2:98

40. Augustana College

Rock Island

For Medicine

#942 in the United States

#1010 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $24,695

41. Millikin University

Decatur

For Medicine

#952 in the United States

#1020 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1015
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $10,078

42. Lewis University

Romeoville

For Medicine

#958 in the United States

#1026 in North America

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

43. National Louis University

Chicago

For Medicine

#1026 in the United States

#1095 in North America

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

44. Dominican University

River Forest

For Medicine

#1028 in the United States

#1098 in North America

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

45. Saint Augustine College

Chicago

For Medicine

#1038 in the United States

#1108 in North America

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

46. Aurora University

Aurora

For Medicine

#1044 in the United States

#1114 in North America

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

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

Chicago

For Medicine

#1048 in the United States

#1118 in North America

Enrollment: 76
Male:Female: 47:53

48. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

Chicago

For Medicine

#1067 in the United States

#1137 in North America

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

49. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Medicine

#1071 in the United States

#1141 in North America

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

50. Adler University

Chicago

For Medicine

#1084 in the United States

#1154 in North America

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

51. Spertus College

Chicago

For Medicine

#1130 in the United States

#1201 in North America

Enrollment: 97
Male:Female: 37:63

52. Kendall College

Chicago

For Medicine

#1159 in the United States

#1230 in North America

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

53. North Park University

Chicago

For Medicine

#1234 in the United States

#1307 in North America

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

54. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago

For Medicine

#1237 in the United States

#1310 in North America

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

55. Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais

For Medicine

#1253 in the United States

#1326 in North America

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

56. DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago

For Medicine

#1254 in the United States

#1327 in North America

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

57. Columbia College Chicago

Chicago

For Medicine

#1264 in the United States

#1337 in North America

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

58. Concordia University - Chicago

River Forest

For Medicine

#1290 in the United States

#1363 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $17,767
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,680

59. Monmouth College

Monmouth

For Medicine

#1319 in the United States

#1393 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $19,088

60. Trinity Christian College

Palos Heights

For Medicine

#1368 in the United States

#1443 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $17,218

61. Institute for Clinical Social Work

Chicago

For Medicine

#1374 in the United States

#1449 in North America

Enrollment: 120
Male:Female: 20:80

62. Eureka College

Eureka

For Medicine

#1375 in the United States

#1450 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Net Price: $20,215
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $18,303

63. Judson University

Elgin

For Medicine

#1392 in the United States

#1467 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 970
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $21,331

64. University of Saint Mary of the Lake

Mundelein

For Medicine

#1421 in the United States

#1498 in North America

Enrollment: 203
Male:Female: 85:15

65. McKendree University

Lebanon

For Medicine

#1444 in the United States

#1522 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Net Price: $25,200
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $22,269

66. Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

Chicago

For Medicine

#1529 in the United States

#1612 in North America

Enrollment: 114
Male:Female: 44:56

67. Quincy University

Quincy

For Medicine

#1532 in the United States

#1615 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $17,424

68. Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

Evanston

For Medicine

#1537 in the United States

#1620 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 299
Male:Female: 44:56

69. McCormick Theological Seminary

Chicago

For Medicine

#1543 in the United States

#1626 in North America

Enrollment: 133
Male:Female: 63:37

70. Catholic Theological Union at Chicago

Chicago

For Medicine

#1547 in the United States

#1630 in North America

Enrollment: 198
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1968

71. Trinity International University - Illinois

Deerfield

For Medicine

#1563 in the United States

#1646 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $21,260
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,365

72. MacMurray College

Jacksonville

For Medicine

#1587 in the United States

#1671 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Net Price: $13,977
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,073

73. American InterContinental University

Schaumburg

For Medicine

#1596 in the United States

#1681 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $14,394
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $6,547

Closest to Illinois states to learn Medicine

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	35	39
Missouri	37	17
Iowa	31	35
Kentucky	26	57
Wisconsin	32	20
Tennessee	36	42
Ohio	61	29
Michigan	36	4
Arkansas	17	88
West Virginia	21	105
Minnesota	30	9
Mississippi	14	116
Kansas	16	98
Alabama	28	31
Virginia	43	49
Georgia	47	19
North Carolina	45	16
Oklahoma	19	110
Nebraska	14	87
South Carolina	29	59
Pennsylvania	102	7
South Dakota	8	233
District of Columbia	9	63
Louisiana	25	78
Maryland	27	2
Delaware	3	132
New York	136	11
New Jersey	27	43
North Dakota	9	202
Connecticut	20	8
Texas	77	15
Vermont	12	92
Colorado	20	37
Massachusetts	70	1
Rhode Island	9	55
Florida	63	25
New Hampshire	12	101
New Mexico	9	82
Maine	13	247
Montana	9	182
Utah	11	36
Arizona	11	47
Idaho	7	209
Nevada	8	158
Oregon	18	46
Washington	31	5
California	132	3
Puerto Rico	16	314
Alaska	4	283
Hawaii	7	130