53 Best colleges for Social Psychology in Illinois

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 4.68M citations received by 91.4K 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

#9 in the United States

#10 in North America

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

2. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#19 in the United States

#21 in North America

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

3. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Social Psychology

#30 in the United States

#32 in North America

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

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#47 in the United States

#52 in North America

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

5. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#120 in the United States

#140 in North America

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

6. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Social Psychology

#130 in the United States

#151 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $14,387
Enrollment: 15,414

7. DePaul University

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#143 in the United States

#166 in North America

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

8. Illinois State University

Normal

For Social Psychology

#148 in the United States

#171 in North America

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

9. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Social Psychology

#158 in the United States

#181 in North America

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

10. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#224 in the United States

#254 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $24,796

11. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Social Psychology

#295 in the United States

#329 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 985
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $12,960

12. Bradley University

Peoria

For Social Psychology

#300 in the United States

#337 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Net Price: $23,787
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,808

13. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Social Psychology

#326 in the United States

#365 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Receiving Aid: 55%
Average Aid: $14,994
Enrollment: 6,332

14. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Social Psychology

#328 in the United States

#367 in North America

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

15. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Social Psychology

#352 in the United States

#394 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 2,021
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1912

16. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Social Psychology

#361 in the United States

#403 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1032
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $17,375

17. Rush University

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#376 in the United States

#420 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 2,769
Male:Female: 21:79
Founded: 1972

18. Knox College

Galesburg

For Social Psychology

#379 in the United States

#423 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $25,709

19. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Social Psychology

#443 in the United States

#489 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,356

20. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#449 in the United States

#496 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,366

21. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Social Psychology

#475 in the United States

#523 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $28,644

22. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#505 in the United States

#558 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $12,876
Enrollment: 5,734

23. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Social Psychology

#545 in the United States

#600 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 97%

24. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Social Psychology

#558 in the United States

#613 in North America

Enrollment: 80
Male:Female: 25:75

25. Governors State University

University Park

For Social Psychology

#645 in the United States

#706 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $11,455
Enrollment: 4,397

26. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Social Psychology

#683 in the United States

#744 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $24,629

27. North Central College

Naperville

For Social Psychology

#723 in the United States

#786 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1183
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $23,276

28. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Rockford

For Social Psychology

#729 in the United States

#792 in North America

Net Price: $30,212
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $3,499
Enrollment: 263

29. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#736 in the United States

#800 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $18,194
Enrollment: 2,238

30. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Social Psychology

#746 in the United States

#810 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1292
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,225

31. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#783 in the United States

#847 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Net Price: $11,318
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,985

32. Erikson Institute

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#811 in the United States

#878 in North America

Enrollment: 297
Male:Female: 3:97

33. Adler University

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#828 in the United States

#897 in North America

Enrollment: 1,631
Male:Female: 19:81
Founded: 1952

34. Millikin University

Decatur

For Social Psychology

#856 in the United States

#925 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 995
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,813

35. National Louis University

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#857 in the United States

#926 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Net Price: $13,150
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $11,056

36. Augustana College

Rock Island

For Social Psychology

#865 in the United States

#934 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $24,714

37. Lewis University

Romeoville

For Social Psychology

#900 in the United States

#969 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $18,959

38. Aurora University

Aurora

For Social Psychology

#933 in the United States

#1002 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $19,053

39. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#967 in the United States

#1038 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 39
Male:Female: 76:24

40. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#970 in the United States

#1041 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Net Price: $55,631
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $20,050

41. Monmouth College

Monmouth

For Social Psychology

#972 in the United States

#1043 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $17,768

42. University of St Francis

Joliet

For Social Psychology

#1016 in the United States

#1087 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $14,045

43. Dominican University

River Forest

For Social Psychology

#1017 in the United States

#1088 in North America

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

44. Institute for Clinical Social Work

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#1018 in the United States

#1089 in North America

Enrollment: 121
Male:Female: 24:76

45. Concordia University - Chicago

River Forest

For Social Psychology

#1028 in the United States

#1099 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $19,073
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $26,361

46. John Marshall Law School

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#1035 in the United States

#1107 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

47. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Social Psychology

#1038 in the United States

#1110 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Net Price: $23,139
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $22,911

48. North Park University

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#1067 in the United States

#1139 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Net Price: $20,372
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,476

49. McKendree University

Lebanon

For Social Psychology

#1089 in the United States

#1161 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Net Price: $22,444
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $26,102

50. Columbia College Chicago

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#1114 in the United States

#1186 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Net Price: $29,473
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $22,780

51. DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago

For Social Psychology

#1125 in the United States

#1199 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 865
Average ACT: 15
Net Price: $30,889

52. Rockford University

Rockford

For Social Psychology

#1162 in the United States

#1236 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 960
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $23,642

53. Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

Evanston

For Social Psychology

#1205 in the United States

#1280 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 313
Male:Female: 44:56

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	19	27
Kentucky	20	50
Wisconsin	25	16
Tennessee	26	59
Ohio	50	11
Michigan	28	1
Arkansas	15	125
West Virginia	9	99
Minnesota	25	14
Mississippi	9	170
Kansas	10	49
Alabama	18	82
Virginia	38	41
Georgia	35	39
North Carolina	35	22
Oklahoma	12	100
Nebraska	9	73
South Carolina	20	67
Pennsylvania	87	5
South Dakota	8	309
District of Columbia	9	86
Louisiana	19	92
Maryland	24	23
New York	111	4
New Jersey	22	28
North Dakota	5	181
Connecticut	20	7
Texas	63	15
Vermont	8	124
Colorado	18	72
Massachusetts	59	2
Rhode Island	9	64
Florida	36	31
New Hampshire	11	105
New Mexico	7	104
Maine	8	209
Montana	4	219
Utah	10	58
Arizona	7	17
Idaho	5	245
Nevada	4	142
Oregon	16	87
Washington	19	10
California	106	3
Puerto Rico	8	673
Alaska	3	430
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