Chicago, IL's best Child Psychology colleges [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Chicago ranked based on their research performance in Child Psychology. A graph of 1.22M citations received by 21.6K academic papers made by 14 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 Child Psychology

#2 in Illinois

#20 in the United States

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

2. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Child Psychology

#4 in Illinois

#44 in the United States

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

3. Loyola University Chicago

For Child Psychology

#6 in Illinois

#118 in the United States

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

4. DePaul University

For Child Psychology

#9 in Illinois

#172 in the United States

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

5. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Child Psychology

#11 in Illinois

#278 in the United States

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

6. Rush University

For Child Psychology

#13 in Illinois

#300 in the United States

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

7. Northeastern Illinois University

For Child Psychology

#19 in Illinois

#407 in the United States

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

8. Roosevelt University

For Child Psychology

#21 in Illinois

#456 in the United States

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

9. Erikson Institute

For Child Psychology

#22 in Illinois

#462 in the United States

Enrollment: 368
Male:Female: 2:98

10. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

For Child Psychology

#25 in Illinois

#564 in the United States

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

11. Chicago State University

For Child Psychology

#27 in Illinois

#631 in the United States

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

12. National Louis University

For Child Psychology

#31 in Illinois

#691 in the United States

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

13. Saint Xavier University

For Child Psychology

#34 in Illinois

#791 in the United States

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

14. Adler University

For Child Psychology

#35 in Illinois

#800 in the United States

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

Universities for Child Psychology near Chicago

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
19	Northwestern University	35	Evanston, Illinois
21	NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia	345	Evanston, Illinois
26	Elmhurst College	611	Elmhurst, Illinois
35	Purdue University Northwest	435	Hammond, Indiana
39	Wheaton College - Illinois	526	Wheaton, Illinois
50	Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science	271	North Chicago, Illinois
68	Valparaiso University	511	Valparaiso, Indiana
87	University of Wisconsin - Parkside	463	Kenosha, Wisconsin
94	Northern Illinois University	116	DeKalb, Illinois
106	Andrews University	501	Berrien Springs, Michigan

Psychology subfields in Chicago

Clinical Psychology11

Cognitive Science10

Education Majors16

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution5

Neuroscience18

Occupational Therapy6

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology5