20 Best colleges for Psychiatry in Chicago, IL

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Chicago ranked based on their research performance in Psychiatry. A graph of 3.73M citations received by 86.2K academic papers made by 20 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 Psychiatry

#2 in Illinois

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $28,060

2. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Psychiatry

#3 in Illinois

#40 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

3. Loyola University Chicago

For Psychiatry

#5 in Illinois

#125 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $39,147

4. Rush University

For Psychiatry

#8 in Illinois

#187 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 2,769
Male:Female: 21:79
Founded: 1972

5. DePaul University

For Psychiatry

#11 in Illinois

#217 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $34,135

6. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Psychiatry

#13 in Illinois

#234 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $24,796

7. Roosevelt University

For Psychiatry

#17 in Illinois

#474 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,366

8. Chicago State University

For Psychiatry

#22 in Illinois

#562 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $18,194
Enrollment: 2,238

9. Northeastern Illinois University

For Psychiatry

#23 in Illinois

#582 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $12,876
Enrollment: 5,734

10. Erikson Institute

For Psychiatry

#30 in Illinois

#721 in the United States

Enrollment: 297
Male:Female: 3:97

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

For Psychiatry

#31 in Illinois

#752 in the United States

Enrollment: 80
Male:Female: 41:59

12. Adler University

For Psychiatry

#32 in Illinois

#760 in the United States

Enrollment: 1,631
Male:Female: 19:81
Founded: 1952

13. John Marshall Law School

For Psychiatry

#36 in Illinois

#820 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

14. Illinois College of Optometry

For Psychiatry

#37 in Illinois

#827 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 474
Male:Female: 26:74
Founded: 1872

15. National Louis University

For Psychiatry

#43 in Illinois

#955 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Net Price: $13,150
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $11,056

16. Saint Xavier University

For Psychiatry

#46 in Illinois

#1029 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Net Price: $11,318
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,985

17. Saint Augustine College

For Psychiatry

#49 in Illinois

#1090 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $8,310
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $14,748

18. Spertus College

For Psychiatry

#50 in Illinois

#1092 in the United States

Enrollment: 89
Male:Female: 38:62

19. Institute for Clinical Social Work

For Psychiatry

#52 in Illinois

#1103 in the United States

Enrollment: 121
Male:Female: 24:76

20. North Park University

For Psychiatry

#53 in Illinois

#1104 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Net Price: $20,372
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,476

Universities for Psychiatry near Chicago

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
19	Northwestern University	23	Evanston, Illinois
21	NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia	211	Evanston, Illinois
26	Elmhurst College	615	Elmhurst, Illinois
35	Purdue University Northwest	532	Hammond, Indiana
39	Wheaton College - Illinois	537	Wheaton, Illinois
44	North Central College	651	Naperville, Illinois
50	Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science	167	North Chicago, Illinois
68	Valparaiso University	446	Valparaiso, Indiana
94	Northern Illinois University	192	DeKalb, Illinois
106	Andrews University	504	Berrien Springs, Michigan