55 Best colleges for Psychiatry in Illinois

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Illinois ranked based on their research performance in Psychiatry. A graph of 7.83M citations received by 180K academic papers made by 55 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 Psychiatry

#23 in the United States

#26 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,830

2. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#28 in the United States

#31 in North America

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

3. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#40 in the United States

#46 in North America

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

4. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Champaign

For Psychiatry

#52 in the United States

#61 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

5. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#125 in the United States

#141 in North America

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

6. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Psychiatry

#162 in the United States

#185 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1032
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $17,375

7. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Psychiatry

#167 in the United States

#190 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 2,021
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1912

8. Rush University

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#187 in the United States

#211 in North America

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

9. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Psychiatry

#192 in the United States

#216 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $14,387
Enrollment: 15,414

10. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Psychiatry

#211 in the United States

#238 in North America

Enrollment: 80
Male:Female: 25:75

11. DePaul University

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#217 in the United States

#244 in North America

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

12. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Psychiatry

#230 in the United States

#259 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

13. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#234 in the United States

#263 in North America

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

14. Illinois State University

Normal

For Psychiatry

#247 in the United States

#278 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 98%

15. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Psychiatry

#353 in the United States

#389 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 95%

16. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Psychiatry

#422 in the United States

#465 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 985
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $12,960

17. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#474 in the United States

#519 in North America

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

18. Bradley University

Peoria

For Psychiatry

#486 in the United States

#534 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Net Price: $23,787
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,808

19. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Psychiatry

#506 in the United States

#555 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Receiving Aid: 55%
Average Aid: $14,994
Enrollment: 6,332

20. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Psychiatry

#510 in the United States

#559 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $28,644

21. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Psychiatry

#537 in the United States

#588 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,356

22. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#562 in the United States

#614 in North America

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

23. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#582 in the United States

#634 in North America

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

24. Greenville University

Greenville

For Psychiatry

#595 in the United States

#647 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1001
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $20,799

25. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Psychiatry

#615 in the United States

#669 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $24,629

26. North Central College

Naperville

For Psychiatry

#651 in the United States

#706 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1183
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $23,276

27. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Psychiatry

#660 in the United States

#716 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 97%

28. Governors State University

University Park

For Psychiatry

#693 in the United States

#749 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $11,455
Enrollment: 4,397

29. Blackburn College

Carlinville

For Psychiatry

#696 in the United States

#752 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Net Price: $18,460
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $19,456

30. Erikson Institute

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#721 in the United States

#778 in North America

Enrollment: 297
Male:Female: 3:97

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

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#752 in the United States

#810 in North America

Enrollment: 80
Male:Female: 41:59

32. Adler University

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#760 in the United States

#818 in North America

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

33. Knox College

Galesburg

For Psychiatry

#770 in the United States

#828 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $25,709

34. Lewis University

Romeoville

For Psychiatry

#800 in the United States

#860 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $18,959

35. National University of Health Sciences

Lombard

For Psychiatry

#810 in the United States

#870 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 511
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1906

36. John Marshall Law School

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#820 in the United States

#882 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

37. Illinois College of Optometry

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#827 in the United States

#889 in North America

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

38. Rockford University

Rockford

For Psychiatry

#908 in the United States

#975 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 960
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $23,642

39. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Psychiatry

#915 in the United States

#982 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1292
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,225

40. University of St Francis

Joliet

For Psychiatry

#921 in the United States

#988 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $14,045

41. Millikin University

Decatur

For Psychiatry

#932 in the United States

#999 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 995
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,813

42. Aurora University

Aurora

For Psychiatry

#947 in the United States

#1015 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $19,053

43. National Louis University

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#955 in the United States

#1023 in North America

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

44. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Rockford

For Psychiatry

#956 in the United States

#1024 in North America

Net Price: $30,212
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $3,499
Enrollment: 263

45. Augustana College

Rock Island

For Psychiatry

#999 in the United States

#1068 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $24,714

46. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#1029 in the United States

#1099 in North America

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

47. Dominican University

River Forest

For Psychiatry

#1060 in the United States

#1130 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 990
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $13,402

48. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Psychiatry

#1081 in the United States

#1151 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Net Price: $23,139
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $22,911

49. Saint Augustine College

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#1090 in the United States

#1160 in North America

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

50. Spertus College

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#1092 in the United States

#1162 in North America

Enrollment: 89
Male:Female: 38:62

51. Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais

For Psychiatry

#1098 in the United States

#1168 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $21,281

52. Institute for Clinical Social Work

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#1103 in the United States

#1173 in North America

Enrollment: 121
Male:Female: 24:76

53. North Park University

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#1104 in the United States

#1174 in North America

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

54. Monmouth College

Monmouth

For Psychiatry

#1134 in the United States

#1206 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $17,768

55. Concordia University - Chicago

River Forest

For Psychiatry

#1188 in the United States

#1261 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $19,073
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $26,361

Closest to Illinois states to learn Psychiatry

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	26	43
Missouri	28	14
Iowa	15	29
Kentucky	21	50
Wisconsin	25	21
Tennessee	28	36
Ohio	45	30
Michigan	26	5
Arkansas	13	91
West Virginia	11	99
Minnesota	26	13
Mississippi	9	121
Kansas	10	81
Alabama	20	39
Virginia	32	48
Georgia	33	16
North Carolina	32	17
Oklahoma	14	108
Nebraska	10	101
South Carolina	20	51
Pennsylvania	87	7
South Dakota	6	218
District of Columbia	8	66
Louisiana	18	93
Maryland	26	2
New York	112	10
New Jersey	23	38
North Dakota	4	186
Connecticut	19	3
Texas	62	24
Vermont	7	79
Colorado	18	42
Massachusetts	57	1
Rhode Island	9	41
Florida	39	27
New Hampshire	11	84
New Mexico	6	75
Maine	9	270
Montana	4	226
Utah	7	37
Arizona	7	46
Idaho	4	302
Nevada	5	155
Oregon	16	44
Washington	19	8
California	102	4
Puerto Rico	12	319
Hawaii	5	146