10 Best colleges for Social Work in Illinois

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Below is a list of best universities in Illinois ranked based on their research performance in Social Work. A graph of 24.3K citations received by 1.41K academic papers made by 10 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. University of Chicago

For Social Work

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$28,060

2. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Social Work

Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

3. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Social Work

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

4. Loyola University Chicago

For Social Work

Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$39,147

5. Northwestern University

For Social Work

Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,830

6. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

For Social Work

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1030
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
98%

7. Illinois State University

For Social Work

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1100
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
98%

8. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

For Social Work

Acceptance Rate
97%
Average SAT
1070
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
95%

9. DePaul University

For Social Work

Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$34,135

10. Dominican University

For Social Work

Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
990
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$13,402

Closest to Illinois states to learn Social Work

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Indiana 8 54
Missouri 7 36
Iowa 4 46
Kentucky 8 32
Wisconsin 8 50
Tennessee 7 21
Ohio 12 24
Michigan 11 1
Arkansas 4 122
Minnesota 10 27
Mississippi 4 178
Kansas 4 17
Alabama 6 43
Virginia 11 6
Georgia 10 5
North Carolina 13 8
Oklahoma 3 69
Nebraska 4 132
South Carolina 4 42
Pennsylvania 23 19
District of Columbia 7 51
Louisiana 3 63
Maryland 12 10
New York 39 4
New Jersey 10 20
North Dakota 2 103
Connecticut 7 47
Texas 25 14
Colorado 7 25
Massachusetts 21 34
Rhode Island 4 45
Florida 16 9
New Hampshire 4 138
Maine 3 124
Utah 3 44
Arizona 2 3
Oregon 6 49
Washington 4 12
California 34 2
Hawaii 3 94