57 Best colleges for Pathology 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 Pathology. A graph of 10.4M citations received by 239K academic papers made by 57 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 Pathology

#20 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 Pathology

#29 in the United States

#32 in North America

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

3. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Pathology

#43 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 Pathology

#57 in the United States

#66 in North America

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

5. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Pathology

#128 in the United States

#144 in North America

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

6. Rush University

Chicago

For Pathology

#148 in the United States

#167 in North America

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

7. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Pathology

#154 in the United States

#174 in North America

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

8. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Pathology

#175 in the United States

#198 in North America

Enrollment: 75
Male:Female: 32:68

9. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Pathology

#190 in the United States

#214 in North America

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

10. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Pathology

#237 in the United States

#263 in North America

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

11. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Pathology

#248 in the United States

#275 in North America

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

12. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Pathology

#262 in the United States

#294 in North America

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

13. Illinois State University

Normal

For Pathology

#285 in the United States

#318 in North America

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

14. DePaul University

Chicago

For Pathology

#295 in the United States

#328 in North America

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

15. Greenville University

Greenville

For Pathology

#303 in the United States

#337 in North America

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

16. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Pathology

#361 in the United States

#401 in North America

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

17. National University of Health Sciences

Lombard

For Pathology

#421 in the United States

#463 in North America

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

18. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Pathology

#478 in the United States

#523 in North America

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

19. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Pathology

#511 in the United States

#560 in North America

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

20. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Pathology

#512 in the United States

#561 in North America

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

21. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Pathology

#522 in the United States

#571 in North America

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

22. Bradley University

Peoria

For Pathology

#525 in the United States

#574 in North America

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

23. Blackburn College

Carlinville

For Pathology

#543 in the United States

#592 in North America

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

24. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Pathology

#548 in the United States

#597 in North America

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

25. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Pathology

#606 in the United States

#657 in North America

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

26. North Central College

Naperville

For Pathology

#622 in the United States

#674 in North America

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

27. Rockford University

Rockford

For Pathology

#651 in the United States

#703 in North America

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

28. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Pathology

#675 in the United States

#728 in North America

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

29. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Pathology

#701 in the United States

#758 in North America

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

30. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Pathology

#748 in the United States

#809 in North America

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

31. Governors State University

University Park

For Pathology

#773 in the United States

#835 in North America

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

32. University of St Francis

Joliet

For Pathology

#800 in the United States

#863 in North America

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

33. Illinois College of Optometry

Chicago

For Pathology

#811 in the United States

#875 in North America

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

34. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Rockford

For Pathology

#836 in the United States

#903 in North America

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

35. Lewis University

Romeoville

For Pathology

#890 in the United States

#958 in North America

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

36. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

Chicago

For Pathology

#896 in the United States

#964 in North America

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

37. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Pathology

#898 in the United States

#966 in North America

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

38. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Pathology

#935 in the United States

#1003 in North America

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

39. Augustana College

Rock Island

For Pathology

#944 in the United States

#1013 in North America

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

40. Dominican University

River Forest

For Pathology

#980 in the United States

#1050 in North America

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

41. Aurora University

Aurora

For Pathology

#986 in the United States

#1056 in North America

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

42. Erikson Institute

Chicago

For Pathology

#1001 in the United States

#1071 in North America

Enrollment: 368
Male:Female: 2:98

43. Millikin University

Decatur

For Pathology

#1002 in the United States

#1072 in North America

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

44. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Pathology

#1032 in the United States

#1102 in North America

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

45. Saint Augustine College

Chicago

For Pathology

#1036 in the United States

#1106 in North America

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

46. Spertus College

Chicago

For Pathology

#1038 in the United States

#1108 in North America

Enrollment: 97
Male:Female: 37:63

47. Adler University

Chicago

For Pathology

#1042 in the United States

#1112 in North America

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

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

Chicago

For Pathology

#1046 in the United States

#1116 in North America

Enrollment: 76
Male:Female: 47:53

49. Knox College

Galesburg

For Pathology

#1081 in the United States

#1151 in North America

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

50. National Louis University

Chicago

For Pathology

#1090 in the United States

#1160 in North America

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

51. John Marshall Law School

Chicago

For Pathology

#1101 in the United States

#1172 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

52. Concordia University - Chicago

River Forest

For Pathology

#1194 in the United States

#1268 in North America

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

53. DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago

For Pathology

#1195 in the United States

#1269 in North America

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

54. Kendall College

Chicago

For Pathology

#1196 in the United States

#1270 in North America

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

55. Columbia College Chicago

Chicago

For Pathology

#1209 in the United States

#1283 in North America

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

56. North Park University

Chicago

For Pathology

#1216 in the United States

#1290 in North America

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

57. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago

For Pathology

#1247 in the United States

#1321 in North America

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

Closest to Illinois states to learn Pathology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	28	35
Missouri	28	16
Iowa	16	36
Kentucky	21	55
Wisconsin	24	26
Tennessee	29	44
Ohio	45	31
Michigan	29	6
Arkansas	14	75
West Virginia	13	103
Minnesota	26	7
Mississippi	10	109
Kansas	10	101
Alabama	21	30
Virginia	32	46
Georgia	35	19
North Carolina	34	17
Oklahoma	11	102
Nebraska	10	78
South Carolina	22	58
Pennsylvania	83	5
South Dakota	7	221
District of Columbia	8	64
Louisiana	21	70
Maryland	26	2
New York	113	9
New Jersey	22	45
North Dakota	7	181
Connecticut	19	10
Texas	64	14
Vermont	6	86
Colorado	19	37
Massachusetts	56	1
Rhode Island	9	54
Florida	43	27
New Hampshire	8	105
New Mexico	7	85
Maine	9	247
Montana	4	185
Utah	10	40
Arizona	9	50
Idaho	5	226
Nevada	4	153
Oregon	18	41
Washington	22	4
California	108	3
Puerto Rico	14	272
Alaska	3	292
Hawaii	6	121