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 16.1K citations received by 1.27K 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
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$36,991

2. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Social Work

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

3. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Social Work

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

4. Loyola University Chicago

For Social Work

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

5. Illinois State University

For Social Work

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

6. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

For Social Work

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

7. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

For Social Work

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

8. Northwestern University

For Social Work

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

9. Northern Illinois University

For Social Work

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

10. DePaul University

For Social Work

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

Closest to Illinois states to learn Social Work

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Indiana 9 57
Missouri 7 40
Iowa 5 38
Kentucky 8 34
Wisconsin 8 48
Tennessee 8 20
Ohio 12 24
Michigan 12 1
Arkansas 4 170
Minnesota 12 29
Mississippi 4 171
Kansas 5 19
Alabama 7 46
Virginia 11 6
Georgia 11 3
North Carolina 13 11
Oklahoma 4 67
Nebraska 4 128
South Carolina 4 45
Pennsylvania 20 22
District of Columbia 6 39
Louisiana 3 62
Maryland 12 10
New York 42 5
New Jersey 10 21
North Dakota 2 113
Connecticut 8 35
Texas 25 12
Colorado 7 23
Massachusetts 20 30
Rhode Island 4 42
Florida 15 7
New Hampshire 4 120
Maine 3 109
Utah 3 43
Arizona 2 4
Oregon 6 51
Washington 5 14
California 34 2
Hawaii 3 104