53 Best colleges for Social 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 Social Psychology. A graph of 3.03M citations received by 79.9K academic papers made by 53 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 Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Champaign

For Social Psychology

#10 in the United States

#11 in North America

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

2. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#20 in the United States

#22 in North America

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

3. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Social Psychology

#37 in the United States

#41 in North America

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

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#45 in the United States

#49 in North America

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

5. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#125 in the United States

#144 in North America

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

6. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Social Psychology

#131 in the United States

#152 in North America

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

7. DePaul University

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#139 in the United States

#161 in North America

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

8. Illinois State University

Normal

For Social Psychology

#147 in the United States

#170 in North America

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

9. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Social Psychology

#152 in the United States

#175 in North America

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

10. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#220 in the United States

#250 in North America

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

11. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Social Psychology

#283 in the United States

#316 in North America

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

12. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Social Psychology

#316 in the United States

#352 in North America

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

13. Bradley University

Peoria

For Social Psychology

#322 in the United States

#360 in North America

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

14. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Social Psychology

#323 in the United States

#361 in North America

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

15. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Social Psychology

#324 in the United States

#362 in North America

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

16. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Social Psychology

#348 in the United States

#388 in North America

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

17. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Social Psychology

#388 in the United States

#431 in North America

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

18. Rush University

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#390 in the United States

#433 in North America

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

19. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#464 in the United States

#513 in North America

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

20. Knox College

Galesburg

For Social Psychology

#473 in the United States

#522 in North America

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

21. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Social Psychology

#476 in the United States

#525 in North America

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

22. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#507 in the United States

#559 in North America

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

23. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Social Psychology

#545 in the United States

#600 in North America

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

24. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Social Psychology

#557 in the United States

#612 in North America

Enrollment: 75
Male:Female: 30:70

25. John Marshall Law School

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#597 in the United States

#652 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

26. Governors State University

University Park

For Social Psychology

#615 in the United States

#670 in North America

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

27. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Rockford

For Social Psychology

#628 in the United States

#685 in North America

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

28. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#695 in the United States

#755 in North America

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

29. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Social Psychology

#722 in the United States

#783 in North America

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

30. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Social Psychology

#751 in the United States

#814 in North America

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

31. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#784 in the United States

#848 in North America

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

32. North Central College

Naperville

For Social Psychology

#788 in the United States

#852 in North America

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

33. Millikin University

Decatur

For Social Psychology

#790 in the United States

#854 in North America

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

34. National Louis University

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#811 in the United States

#877 in North America

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

35. Erikson Institute

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#815 in the United States

#881 in North America

Enrollment: 331
Male:Female: 2:98

36. Augustana College

Rock Island

For Social Psychology

#856 in the United States

#925 in North America

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

37. Adler University

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#860 in the United States

#929 in North America

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

38. Aurora University

Aurora

For Social Psychology

#867 in the United States

#936 in North America

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

39. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#888 in the United States

#957 in North America

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

40. Monmouth College

Monmouth

For Social Psychology

#897 in the United States

#966 in North America

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

41. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#960 in the United States

#1030 in North America

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

42. Concordia University - Chicago

River Forest

For Social Psychology

#963 in the United States

#1033 in North America

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

43. Dominican University

River Forest

For Social Psychology

#995 in the United States

#1066 in North America

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

44. Lewis University

Romeoville

For Social Psychology

#1004 in the United States

#1075 in North America

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

45. McKendree University

Lebanon

For Social Psychology

#1035 in the United States

#1106 in North America

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

46. Institute for Clinical Social Work

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#1036 in the United States

#1107 in North America

Enrollment: 119
Male:Female: 21:79

47. University of St Francis

Joliet

For Social Psychology

#1038 in the United States

#1109 in North America

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

48. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Social Psychology

#1063 in the United States

#1134 in North America

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

49. DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#1065 in the United States

#1136 in North America

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

50. North Park University

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#1066 in the United States

#1137 in North America

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

51. Rockford University

Rockford

For Social Psychology

#1115 in the United States

#1186 in North America

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

52. Columbia College Chicago

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#1143 in the United States

#1215 in North America

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

53. Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

Evanston

For Social Psychology

#1154 in the United States

#1228 in North America

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

Closest to Illinois states to learn Social Psychology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	23	48
Missouri	25	43
Iowa	16	25
Kentucky	20	47
Wisconsin	26	15
Tennessee	25	57
Ohio	48	9
Michigan	29	1
Arkansas	14	135
West Virginia	9	101
Minnesota	24	14
Mississippi	9	168
Kansas	9	51
Alabama	17	82
Virginia	33	40
Georgia	35	36
North Carolina	33	23
Oklahoma	12	98
Nebraska	9	72
South Carolina	19	68
Pennsylvania	87	5
South Dakota	8	279
District of Columbia	9	90
Louisiana	18	84
Maryland	24	24
New York	107	4
New Jersey	22	30
North Dakota	4	187
Connecticut	19	8
Texas	61	16
Vermont	7	129
Colorado	17	75
Massachusetts	59	2
Rhode Island	9	67
Florida	34	27
New Hampshire	11	105
New Mexico	7	103
Maine	7	205
Montana	4	217
Utah	10	54
Arizona	7	17
Idaho	5	247
Nevada	4	145
Oregon	15	87
Washington	19	7
California	104	3
Puerto Rico	7	669
Alaska	3	429
Hawaii	5	130

Psychology subfields in Illinois

Child Psychology39

Clinical Psychology31

Cognitive Science30

Education Majors45

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution11

Neuroscience47

Occupational Therapy12

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology13