Chicago, IL's best Child Psychology colleges [2024 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Chicago ranked based on their research performance in Child Psychology. A graph of 892K citations received by 19.6K 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

#19 in the United States

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

2. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Child Psychology

#3 in Illinois

#42 in the United States

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

3. Loyola University Chicago

For Child Psychology

#6 in Illinois

#118 in the United States

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

4. DePaul University

For Child Psychology

#9 in Illinois

#167 in the United States

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

5. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Child Psychology

#11 in Illinois

#276 in the United States

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

6. Rush University

For Child Psychology

#15 in Illinois

#310 in the United States

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

7. Northeastern Illinois University

For Child Psychology

#19 in Illinois

#384 in the United States

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

8. Roosevelt University

For Child Psychology

#21 in Illinois

#447 in the United States

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

9. Erikson Institute

For Child Psychology

#22 in Illinois

#485 in the United States

Enrollment: 331
Male:Female: 2:98

10. Chicago State University

For Child Psychology

#25 in Illinois

#584 in the United States

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

11. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

For Child Psychology

#29 in Illinois

#645 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 40
Male:Female: 77:23

12. National Louis University

For Child Psychology

#32 in Illinois

#657 in the United States

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

13. Saint Xavier University

For Child Psychology

#33 in Illinois

#776 in the United States

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

14. Adler University

For Child Psychology

#35 in Illinois

#804 in the United States

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

Universities for Child Psychology near Chicago

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
19	Northwestern University	43	Evanston, Illinois
21	NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia	355	Evanston, Illinois
35	Purdue University Northwest	423	Hammond, Indiana
39	Wheaton College - Illinois	555	Wheaton, Illinois
49	Governors State University	598	University Park, Illinois
50	Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science	256	North Chicago, Illinois
68	Valparaiso University	528	Valparaiso, Indiana
87	University of Wisconsin - Parkside	480	Kenosha, Wisconsin
94	Northern Illinois University	110	DeKalb, Illinois
106	Andrews University	529	Berrien Springs, Michigan

Psychology subfields in Chicago

Clinical Psychology11

Cognitive Science9

Education Majors16

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution5

Neuroscience16

Occupational Therapy6

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology5