55 Best colleges for Psychiatry 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 Psychiatry. A graph of 7.46M citations received by 174K 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: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,341

2. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#28 in the United States

#31 in North America

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

3. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#40 in the United States

#46 in North America

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

4. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Champaign

For Psychiatry

#53 in the United States

#61 in North America

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

5. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#125 in the United States

#141 in North America

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

6. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Psychiatry

#163 in the United States

#186 in North America

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

7. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Psychiatry

#166 in the United States

#189 in North America

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

8. Rush University

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#187 in the United States

#211 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 2,782
Male:Female: 22:78
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: $13,565
Enrollment: 15,504

10. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Psychiatry

#211 in the United States

#238 in North America

Enrollment: 75
Male:Female: 32:68

11. DePaul University

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#220 in the United States

#247 in North America

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

12. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Psychiatry

#228 in the United States

#257 in North America

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

13. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#238 in the United States

#268 in North America

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

14. Illinois State University

Normal

For Psychiatry

#247 in the United States

#278 in North America

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

15. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Psychiatry

#355 in the United States

#392 in North America

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

16. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Psychiatry

#422 in the United States

#465 in North America

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

17. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#473 in the United States

#518 in North America

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

18. Bradley University

Peoria

For Psychiatry

#481 in the United States

#526 in North America

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

19. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Psychiatry

#502 in the United States

#550 in North America

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

20. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Psychiatry

#509 in the United States

#557 in North America

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

21. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Psychiatry

#533 in the United States

#583 in North America

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

22. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#548 in the United States

#599 in North America

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

23. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#578 in the United States

#630 in North America

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

24. Greenville University

Greenville

For Psychiatry

#587 in the United States

#639 in North America

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

25. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Psychiatry

#617 in the United States

#670 in North America

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

26. North Central College

Naperville

For Psychiatry

#650 in the United States

#705 in North America

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

27. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Psychiatry

#656 in the United States

#712 in North America

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

28. Governors State University

University Park

For Psychiatry

#682 in the United States

#738 in North America

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

29. Blackburn College

Carlinville

For Psychiatry

#690 in the United States

#746 in North America

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

30. Erikson Institute

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#716 in the United States

#772 in North America

Enrollment: 368
Male:Female: 2:98

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

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#736 in the United States

#793 in North America

Enrollment: 76
Male:Female: 47:53

32. Adler University

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#759 in the United States

#817 in North America

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

33. Knox College

Galesburg

For Psychiatry

#768 in the United States

#826 in North America

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

34. National University of Health Sciences

Lombard

For Psychiatry

#797 in the United States

#856 in North America

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

35. Lewis University

Romeoville

For Psychiatry

#801 in the United States

#861 in North America

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

36. John Marshall Law School

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#812 in the United States

#873 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

37. Illinois College of Optometry

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#817 in the United States

#878 in North America

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

38. Rockford University

Rockford

For Psychiatry

#903 in the United States

#970 in North America

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

39. Millikin University

Decatur

For Psychiatry

#920 in the United States

#987 in North America

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

40. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Psychiatry

#923 in the United States

#990 in North America

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

41. University of St Francis

Joliet

For Psychiatry

#925 in the United States

#992 in North America

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

42. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Rockford

For Psychiatry

#940 in the United States

#1007 in North America

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

43. Aurora University

Aurora

For Psychiatry

#942 in the United States

#1009 in North America

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

44. National Louis University

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#958 in the United States

#1025 in North America

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

45. Augustana College

Rock Island

For Psychiatry

#1002 in the United States

#1071 in North America

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

46. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#1029 in the United States

#1098 in North America

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

47. Dominican University

River Forest

For Psychiatry

#1070 in the United States

#1140 in North America

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

48. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Psychiatry

#1081 in the United States

#1151 in North America

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

49. Saint Augustine College

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#1084 in the United States

#1154 in North America

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

50. Spertus College

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#1085 in the United States

#1155 in North America

Enrollment: 97
Male:Female: 37:63

51. North Park University

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#1092 in the United States

#1162 in North America

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

52. Institute for Clinical Social Work

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#1099 in the United States

#1169 in North America

Enrollment: 120
Male:Female: 20:80

53. Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais

For Psychiatry

#1111 in the United States

#1181 in North America

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

54. Monmouth College

Monmouth

For Psychiatry

#1124 in the United States

#1195 in North America

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

55. Concordia University - Chicago

River Forest

For Psychiatry

#1187 in the United States

#1260 in North America

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

Closest to Illinois states to learn Psychiatry

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	26	43
Missouri	28	14
Iowa	14	29
Kentucky	21	50
Wisconsin	25	21
Tennessee	28	36
Ohio	45	30
Michigan	26	5
Arkansas	13	92
West Virginia	11	100
Minnesota	26	13
Mississippi	9	120
Kansas	10	81
Alabama	20	39
Virginia	32	48
Georgia	32	16
North Carolina	31	17
Oklahoma	13	107
Nebraska	10	101
South Carolina	20	51
Pennsylvania	87	7
South Dakota	6	221
District of Columbia	8	63
Louisiana	18	91
Maryland	26	2
New York	112	10
New Jersey	23	38
North Dakota	4	185
Connecticut	19	3
Texas	62	24
Vermont	7	76
Colorado	18	42
Massachusetts	57	1
Rhode Island	9	41
Florida	38	27
New Hampshire	11	84
New Mexico	6	75
Maine	9	269
Montana	3	227
Utah	7	37
Arizona	7	46
Idaho	4	304
Nevada	5	155
Oregon	16	44
Washington	19	8
California	102	4
Puerto Rico	11	323
Hawaii	5	147