53 Best colleges for Psychiatry in Illinois

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Illinois ranked based on their research performance in Psychiatry. A graph of 5.57M citations received by 156K academic papers made by 53 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

#22 in the United States

#25 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,095

2. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#28 in the United States

#32 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $36,991

3. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#39 in the United States

#46 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

4. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Champaign

For Psychiatry

#57 in the United States

#66 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
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: 79%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $37,511

6. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Psychiatry

#153 in the United States

#173 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1043
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $16,296

7. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Psychiatry

#163 in the United States

#186 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 1,940
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1912

8. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Psychiatry

#189 in the United States

#213 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $12,552
Enrollment: 15,649

9. Rush University

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#194 in the United States

#218 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 2,870
Male:Female: 22:78
Founded: 1972

10. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Psychiatry

#213 in the United States

#239 in North America

Enrollment: 75
Male:Female: 30:70

11. DePaul University

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#217 in the United States

#243 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $32,151

12. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Psychiatry

#220 in the United States

#247 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 99%

13. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#241 in the United States

#272 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $28,702

14. Illinois State University

Normal

For Psychiatry

#246 in the United States

#277 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 98%

15. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Psychiatry

#347 in the United States

#383 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

16. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Psychiatry

#414 in the United States

#454 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1010
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $11,773

17. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Psychiatry

#417 in the United States

#457 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,096

18. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Psychiatry

#438 in the United States

#480 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $15,632
Enrollment: 7,643

19. Bradley University

Peoria

For Psychiatry

#468 in the United States

#513 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $24,053

20. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#470 in the United States

#515 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 960
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,117

21. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#488 in the United States

#535 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $15,891
Enrollment: 2,317

22. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Psychiatry

#535 in the United States

#584 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $29,961

23. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#557 in the United States

#608 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $15,143
Enrollment: 5,756

24. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Psychiatry

#604 in the United States

#655 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1104
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 98%

25. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Psychiatry

#637 in the United States

#693 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $24,108

26. John Marshall Law School

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#641 in the United States

#697 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

27. Governors State University

University Park

For Psychiatry

#666 in the United States

#722 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 945
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $11,987

28. Greenville University

Greenville

For Psychiatry

#710 in the United States

#766 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1009
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $20,718

29. North Central College

Naperville

For Psychiatry

#721 in the United States

#777 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $25,285

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

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#725 in the United States

#781 in North America

Enrollment: 62
Male:Female: 51:49

31. Adler University

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#754 in the United States

#811 in North America

Enrollment: 1,841
Male:Female: 18:82
Founded: 1952

32. Illinois College of Optometry

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#771 in the United States

#828 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 481
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1872

33. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Rockford

For Psychiatry

#782 in the United States

#841 in North America

Net Price: $20,319
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $12,832
Enrollment: 242

34. Erikson Institute

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#793 in the United States

#854 in North America

Enrollment: 331
Male:Female: 2:98

35. Blackburn College

Carlinville

For Psychiatry

#796 in the United States

#858 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Net Price: $21,575
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $14,112

36. Knox College

Galesburg

For Psychiatry

#831 in the United States

#894 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $26,882

37. National University of Health Sciences

Lombard

For Psychiatry

#840 in the United States

#903 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 498
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1906

38. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Psychiatry

#867 in the United States

#932 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1247
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $27,839

39. National Louis University

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#894 in the United States

#959 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Net Price: $14,769
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $9,641

40. Millikin University

Decatur

For Psychiatry

#900 in the United States

#965 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1065
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $10,492

41. Monmouth College

Monmouth

For Psychiatry

#909 in the United States

#974 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $20,237

42. University of St Francis

Joliet

For Psychiatry

#933 in the United States

#999 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $18,560

43. Aurora University

Aurora

For Psychiatry

#935 in the United States

#1001 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1089
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $19,350

44. Augustana College

Rock Island

For Psychiatry

#974 in the United States

#1040 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $24,660

45. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#977 in the United States

#1043 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Net Price: $11,302
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,886

46. Concordia University - Chicago

River Forest

For Psychiatry

#991 in the United States

#1060 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $18,832
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,141

47. Rockford University

Rockford

For Psychiatry

#1028 in the United States

#1098 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 963
Average ACT: 16
Net Price: $25,047

48. Dominican University

River Forest

For Psychiatry

#1031 in the United States

#1101 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1015
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $18,162

49. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Psychiatry

#1062 in the United States

#1132 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $25,658
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $20,083

50. North Park University

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#1073 in the United States

#1143 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $19,029
Receiving Aid: 100%

51. Saint Augustine College

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#1076 in the United States

#1146 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $10,288
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $10,468

52. Lewis University

Romeoville

For Psychiatry

#1112 in the United States

#1183 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $19,184

53. Institute for Clinical Social Work

Chicago

For Psychiatry

#1114 in the United States

#1185 in North America

Enrollment: 119
Male:Female: 21:79

Closest to Illinois states to learn Psychiatry

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	24	46
Missouri	26	13
Iowa	15	29
Kentucky	19	51
Wisconsin	24	21
Tennessee	26	34
Ohio	42	30
Michigan	25	5
Arkansas	13	86
West Virginia	11	102
Minnesota	26	15
Mississippi	9	117
Kansas	9	84
Alabama	20	38
Virginia	30	48
Georgia	31	16
North Carolina	30	17
Oklahoma	11	108
Nebraska	10	101
South Carolina	18	52
Pennsylvania	82	8
South Dakota	6	216
District of Columbia	8	67
Louisiana	17	89
Maryland	25	2
New York	110	10
New Jersey	22	42
North Dakota	4	184
Connecticut	19	3
Texas	62	23
Vermont	6	78
Colorado	18	41
Massachusetts	55	1
Rhode Island	9	40
Florida	38	26
New Hampshire	11	97
New Mexico	6	76
Maine	8	269
Montana	4	229
Utah	7	35
Arizona	7	45
Idaho	4	294
Nevada	4	159
Oregon	16	43
Washington	19	7
California	100	4
Puerto Rico	10	331
Hawaii	5	138