54 Best colleges for Social Psychology in Illinois

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 4.48M citations received by 89.7K academic papers made by 54 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

#9 in the United States

#10 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 61%

2. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#19 in the United States

#21 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,979

3. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Social Psychology

#30 in the United States

#32 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,341

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#47 in the United States

#52 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 80%

5. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#121 in the United States

#141 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $37,592

6. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Social Psychology

#131 in the United States

#152 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $13,565
Enrollment: 15,504

7. DePaul University

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#142 in the United States

#165 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $32,129

8. Illinois State University

Normal

For Social Psychology

#149 in the United States

#172 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

9. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Social Psychology

#156 in the United States

#179 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 97%

10. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#225 in the United States

#255 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $25,001

11. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Social Psychology

#294 in the United States

#328 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1000
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $11,122

12. Bradley University

Peoria

For Social Psychology

#301 in the United States

#336 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $24,703

13. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Social Psychology

#325 in the United States

#364 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $15,620
Enrollment: 7,073

14. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Social Psychology

#330 in the United States

#369 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 93%

15. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Social Psychology

#350 in the United States

#391 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 1,949
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1912

16. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Social Psychology

#359 in the United States

#401 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1081
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $17,255

17. Rush University

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#376 in the United States

#420 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 2,782
Male:Female: 22:78
Founded: 1972

18. Knox College

Galesburg

For Social Psychology

#381 in the United States

#425 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1253
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $25,524

19. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Social Psychology

#440 in the United States

#485 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,346

20. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#446 in the United States

#491 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 955
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $21,503

21. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Social Psychology

#472 in the United States

#520 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,310

22. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#505 in the United States

#558 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $12,560
Enrollment: 5,504

23. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Social Psychology

#544 in the United States

#599 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

24. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Social Psychology

#551 in the United States

#606 in North America

Enrollment: 75
Male:Female: 32:68

25. Governors State University

University Park

For Social Psychology

#636 in the United States

#695 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $11,315
Enrollment: 4,337

26. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Social Psychology

#673 in the United States

#734 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $22,760

27. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#730 in the United States

#793 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $19,111
Enrollment: 2,324

28. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Rockford

For Social Psychology

#732 in the United States

#795 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $20,319
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $12,832

29. North Central College

Naperville

For Social Psychology

#735 in the United States

#799 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1173
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $24,190

30. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Social Psychology

#753 in the United States

#817 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1268
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $29,894

31. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#790 in the United States

#854 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $11,943
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,290

32. Erikson Institute

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#802 in the United States

#867 in North America

Enrollment: 368
Male:Female: 2:98

33. Adler University

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#846 in the United States

#915 in North America

Enrollment: 1,674
Male:Female: 18:82
Founded: 1952

34. Millikin University

Decatur

For Social Psychology

#853 in the United States

#922 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1015
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $10,078

35. National Louis University

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#855 in the United States

#924 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $15,724
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,722

36. Augustana College

Rock Island

For Social Psychology

#858 in the United States

#927 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $24,695

37. Lewis University

Romeoville

For Social Psychology

#902 in the United States

#971 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $19,472

38. Aurora University

Aurora

For Social Psychology

#928 in the United States

#997 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1032
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $19,220

39. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#965 in the United States

#1035 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $55,485
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $18,872

40. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#966 in the United States

#1036 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 38
Male:Female: 73:27

41. Monmouth College

Monmouth

For Social Psychology

#974 in the United States

#1045 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $19,088

42. University of St Francis

Joliet

For Social Psychology

#1012 in the United States

#1083 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $16,455

43. Dominican University

River Forest

For Social Psychology

#1015 in the United States

#1086 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1037
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $16,969

44. Institute for Clinical Social Work

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#1017 in the United States

#1088 in North America

Enrollment: 120
Male:Female: 20:80

45. John Marshall Law School

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#1035 in the United States

#1106 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

46. Concordia University - Chicago

River Forest

For Social Psychology

#1036 in the United States

#1107 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $17,767
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,680

47. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Social Psychology

#1041 in the United States

#1112 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Net Price: $24,570
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $21,484

48. North Park University

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#1060 in the United States

#1132 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Net Price: $19,910
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $22,779

49. McKendree University

Lebanon

For Social Psychology

#1096 in the United States

#1168 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Net Price: $25,200
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $22,269

50. Columbia College Chicago

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#1119 in the United States

#1191 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Net Price: $29,790
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $20,851

51. DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#1121 in the United States

#1194 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $31,063

52. Rockford University

Rockford

For Social Psychology

#1152 in the United States

#1225 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 960
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $24,098

53. Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

Evanston

For Social Psychology

#1198 in the United States

#1273 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 299
Male:Female: 44:56

54. Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais

For Social Psychology

#1200 in the United States

#1275 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $22,707

Closest to Illinois states to learn Social Psychology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	25	25
Missouri	25	43
Iowa	17	27
Kentucky	20	50
Wisconsin	25	16
Tennessee	26	59
Ohio	50	11
Michigan	28	1
Arkansas	15	128
West Virginia	9	99
Minnesota	25	14
Mississippi	9	170
Kansas	10	49
Alabama	18	83
Virginia	38	41
Georgia	35	39
North Carolina	34	22
Oklahoma	12	100
Nebraska	9	73
South Carolina	20	67
Pennsylvania	87	5
South Dakota	8	311
District of Columbia	9	86
Louisiana	19	90
Maryland	24	23
New York	111	4
New Jersey	22	28
North Dakota	5	181
Connecticut	20	8
Texas	63	15
Vermont	8	125
Colorado	18	71
Massachusetts	59	2
Rhode Island	9	65
Florida	36	31
New Hampshire	11	106
New Mexico	7	104
Maine	8	208
Montana	4	219
Utah	10	58
Arizona	7	17
Idaho	5	247
Nevada	4	143
Oregon	16	85
Washington	19	10
California	106	3
Puerto Rico	8	677
Alaska	3	429
Hawaii	6	132

Psychology subfields in Illinois

Child Psychology39

Clinical Psychology32

Cognitive Science30

Education Majors46

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution11

Neuroscience51

Occupational Therapy12

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology12