70 Best colleges for Psychology 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 Psychology. A graph of 10.4M citations received by 305K academic papers made by 70 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 Psychology

#23 in the United States

#26 in North America

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

2. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Psychology

#25 in the United States

#28 in North America

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

3. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Champaign

For Psychology

#29 in the United States

#32 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Psychology

#45 in the United States

#51 in North America

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

5. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Psychology

#130 in the United States

#147 in North America

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

6. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Psychology

#167 in the United States

#190 in North America

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

7. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Psychology

#193 in the United States

#218 in North America

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

8. DePaul University

Chicago

For Psychology

#194 in the United States

#219 in North America

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

9. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Psychology

#197 in the United States

#222 in North America

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

10. Illinois State University

Normal

For Psychology

#199 in the United States

#224 in North America

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

11. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Psychology

#223 in the United States

#251 in North America

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

12. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Psychology

#241 in the United States

#271 in North America

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

13. Rush University

Chicago

For Psychology

#244 in the United States

#274 in North America

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

14. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Psychology

#268 in the United States

#299 in North America

Enrollment: 75
Male:Female: 30:70

15. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Psychology

#341 in the United States

#378 in North America

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

16. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Psychology

#345 in the United States

#382 in North America

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

17. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Psychology

#366 in the United States

#406 in North America

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

18. Bradley University

Peoria

For Psychology

#390 in the United States

#432 in North America

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

19. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Psychology

#463 in the United States

#510 in North America

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

20. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Psychology

#501 in the United States

#551 in North America

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

21. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Psychology

#521 in the United States

#572 in North America

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

22. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Psychology

#525 in the United States

#576 in North America

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

23. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

Chicago

For Psychology

#548 in the United States

#599 in North America

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

24. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Psychology

#565 in the United States

#617 in North America

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

25. Knox College

Galesburg

For Psychology

#626 in the United States

#683 in North America

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

26. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Psychology

#630 in the United States

#687 in North America

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

27. Governors State University

University Park

For Psychology

#677 in the United States

#735 in North America

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

28. John Marshall Law School

Chicago

For Psychology

#685 in the United States

#744 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

29. National Louis University

Chicago

For Psychology

#689 in the United States

#748 in North America

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

30. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Psychology

#744 in the United States

#804 in North America

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

31. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Rockford

For Psychology

#766 in the United States

#827 in North America

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

32. North Central College

Naperville

For Psychology

#796 in the United States

#860 in North America

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

33. Erikson Institute

Chicago

For Psychology

#803 in the United States

#868 in North America

Enrollment: 331
Male:Female: 2:98

34. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Psychology

#844 in the United States

#909 in North America

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

35. Millikin University

Decatur

For Psychology

#884 in the United States

#950 in North America

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

36. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Psychology

#891 in the United States

#957 in North America

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

37. Illinois College of Optometry

Chicago

For Psychology

#893 in the United States

#959 in North America

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

38. Aurora University

Aurora

For Psychology

#931 in the United States

#998 in North America

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

39. Greenville University

Greenville

For Psychology

#934 in the United States

#1002 in North America

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

40. Augustana College

Rock Island

For Psychology

#946 in the United States

#1014 in North America

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

41. Adler University

Chicago

For Psychology

#961 in the United States

#1029 in North America

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

42. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago

For Psychology

#969 in the United States

#1038 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Net Price: $53,923
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $18,290

43. Monmouth College

Monmouth

For Psychology

#992 in the United States

#1061 in North America

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

44. Dominican University

River Forest

For Psychology

#996 in the United States

#1065 in North America

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

45. University of St Francis

Joliet

For Psychology

#1000 in the United States

#1069 in North America

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

46. Blackburn College

Carlinville

For Psychology

#1016 in the United States

#1085 in North America

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

47. National University of Health Sciences

Lombard

For Psychology

#1040 in the United States

#1110 in North America

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

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

Chicago

For Psychology

#1044 in the United States

#1115 in North America

Enrollment: 62
Male:Female: 51:49

49. Lewis University

Romeoville

For Psychology

#1057 in the United States

#1128 in North America

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

50. Concordia University - Chicago

River Forest

For Psychology

#1065 in the United States

#1136 in North America

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

51. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Psychology

#1089 in the United States

#1160 in North America

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

52. Columbia College Chicago

Chicago

For Psychology

#1155 in the United States

#1227 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Net Price: $28,387
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $18,020

53. McKendree University

Lebanon

For Psychology

#1157 in the United States

#1229 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Net Price: $22,431
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,145

54. Rockford University

Rockford

For Psychology

#1161 in the United States

#1233 in North America

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

55. DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago

For Psychology

#1174 in the United States

#1247 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 41
Net Price: $30,112

56. North Park University

Chicago

For Psychology

#1197 in the United States

#1271 in North America

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

57. Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais

For Psychology

#1217 in the United States

#1291 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Net Price: $20,059
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,708

58. Kendall College

Chicago

For Psychology

#1221 in the United States

#1295 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Net Price: $30,324
Receiving Aid: 69%
Average Aid: $7,984

59. Institute for Clinical Social Work

Chicago

For Psychology

#1234 in the United States

#1308 in North America

Enrollment: 119
Male:Female: 21:79

60. Saint Augustine College

Chicago

For Psychology

#1235 in the United States

#1309 in North America

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

61. Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

Evanston

For Psychology

#1320 in the United States

#1397 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 280
Male:Female: 46:54

62. Trinity Christian College

Palos Heights

For Psychology

#1383 in the United States

#1462 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $18,822

63. Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

Chicago

For Psychology

#1419 in the United States

#1498 in North America

Enrollment: 133
Male:Female: 51:49

64. Trinity International University - Illinois

Deerfield

For Psychology

#1447 in the United States

#1529 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1016
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $16,703

65. Eureka College

Eureka

For Psychology

#1448 in the United States

#1530 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $19,443
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $19,367

66. McCormick Theological Seminary

Chicago

For Psychology

#1500 in the United States

#1584 in North America

Enrollment: 162
Male:Female: 59:41

67. Catholic Theological Union at Chicago

Chicago

For Psychology

#1505 in the United States

#1589 in North America

Enrollment: 213
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1968

68. Chicago Theological Seminary

Chicago

For Psychology

#1517 in the United States

#1602 in North America

Enrollment: 195
Male:Female: 37:63

69. Judson University

Elgin

For Psychology

#1520 in the United States

#1605 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $19,268

70. American InterContinental University

Schaumburg

For Psychology

#1521 in the United States

#1606 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $13,808
Receiving Aid: 81%
Average Aid: $6,284

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	34	58
Missouri	35	18
Iowa	32	31
Kentucky	26	55
Wisconsin	31	17
Tennessee	35	40
Ohio	60	22
Michigan	37	3
Arkansas	17	125
West Virginia	17	108
Minnesota	28	14
Mississippi	14	155
Kansas	14	79
Alabama	24	50
Virginia	41	42
Georgia	44	20
North Carolina	42	16
Oklahoma	18	132
Nebraska	13	114
South Carolina	24	72
Pennsylvania	99	7
South Dakota	8	258
District of Columbia	10	69
Louisiana	25	91
Maryland	27	2
New York	130	9
New Jersey	27	33
North Dakota	6	204
Connecticut	21	6
Texas	76	34
Vermont	11	96
Colorado	20	56
Massachusetts	67	1
Rhode Island	9	52
Florida	55	27
New Hampshire	13	102
New Mexico	7	89
Maine	13	247
Montana	7	230
Utah	11	41
Arizona	10	39
Idaho	7	277
Nevada	7	151
Oregon	18	53
Washington	29	5
California	128	4
Puerto Rico	15	427
Alaska	4	395
Hawaii	6	136