List of 100 best universities in Illinois

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EduRank

Top 100 universities in Illinois ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 36.4M citations received by 1.12M academic publications made by 100 universities from Illinois, the popularity of 5,209 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Chicago

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

2. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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

3. Northwestern University

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

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

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

5. Loyola University Chicago

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

6. Illinois Institute of Technology

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

7. Northern Illinois University

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

8. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

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

9. DePaul University

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

10. Illinois State University

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

11. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

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

12. Eastern Illinois University

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

13. Western Illinois University

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

14. Bradley University

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

15. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

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

16. Wheaton College - Illinois

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

17. Illinois Wesleyan University

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

18. Illinois College

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

19. University of Illinois at Springfield

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

20. Roosevelt University

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

21. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

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

22. Northeastern Illinois University

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

24. Knox College

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

25. Chicago State University

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

26. Elmhurst College

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

27. Augustana College

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

28. North Central College

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

29. Lake Forest College

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

30. Columbia College Chicago

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

32. National Louis University

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

33. Governors State University

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

34. DeVry University - Illinois

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

35. Rush University

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

36. Dominican University

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

37. Benedictine University

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

38. Saint Xavier University

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

39. Lewis University

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

40. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

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

41. Millikin University

#1013 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1065
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$10,492

43. Olivet Nazarene University

#1054 in North America
Acceptance Rate
58%
Net Price
$20,059
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$29,708

44. National University of Health Sciences

#1060 in North America
Acceptance Rate
67%
Enrollment
498
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1906

45. North Park University

#1088 in North America
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$19,029
Receiving Aid
100%

46. Greenville University

#1190 in North America
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1009
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$20,718

47. Aurora University

#1196 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1089
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$19,350

48. University of St Francis

#1219 in North America
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$18,560

49. Monmouth College

#1250 in North America
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1110
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$20,237

50. Concordia University - Chicago

#1279 in North America
Acceptance Rate
93%
Net Price
$18,832
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$25,141

51. Rockford University

#1289 in North America
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
963
Average ACT
16
Net Price
$25,047

52. Trinity International University - Illinois

#1299 in North America
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1016
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$16,703

53. Judson University

#1301 in North America
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1025
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$19,268

54. McKendree University

#1330 in North America
Acceptance Rate
68%
Net Price
$22,431
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$24,145

56. Illinois College of Optometry

#1418 in North America
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
481
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1872

58. Blackburn College

#1454 in North America
Acceptance Rate
64%
Net Price
$21,575
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$14,112

60. Trinity Christian College

#1463 in North America
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1010
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$18,822

62. Quincy University

#1490 in North America
Acceptance Rate
62%
Net Price
$11,985
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$31,052

64. Kendall College

#1513 in North America
Acceptance Rate
90%
Net Price
$30,324
Receiving Aid
69%
Average Aid
$7,984

65. Principia College

#1518 in North America
Acceptance Rate
48%
Average SAT
1135
Net Price
$18,039
Receiving Aid
94%

66. American InterContinental University

#1525 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$13,808
Receiving Aid
81%
Average Aid
$6,284

67. Eureka College

#1545 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Net Price
$19,443
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$19,367

68. Moody Bible Institute

#1563 in North America
Acceptance Rate
94%
Net Price
$21,368
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$10,560

69. Adler University

#1567 in North America
Enrollment
1,841
Male:Female
18:82
Founded
1952

71. Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

#1663 in North America
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
280
Male:Female
46:54

72. Northern Baptist Theological Seminary

#1737 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
374
Male:Female
60:40

73. Saint Augustine College

#1754 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$10,288
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$10,468

74. MacMurray College

#1788 in North America
Acceptance Rate
56%
Net Price
$13,977
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$23,073

77. Spertus College

#1869 in North America
Enrollment
99
Male:Female
35:65

78. Lincoln Christian University

#1898 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$7,706
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$13,009

80. Hebrew Theological College

#2011 in North America
Acceptance Rate
71%
Net Price
$13,451
Receiving Aid
50%
Average Aid
$7,745

81. VanderCook College of Music

#2045 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$12,436
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$27,884

82. Chamberlain University - Illinois

#2074 in North America
Acceptance Rate
91%
Net Price
$26,362
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$8,460

83. Lakeview College of Nursing

#2102 in North America
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
116
Male:Female
18:82
Founded
1894

84. American Academy of Art

#2119 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$31,818
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$10,487

85. Lincoln College

#2130 in North America
Acceptance Rate
89%
Net Price
$17,541
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$13,358

89. Midstate College

#2211 in North America
Net Price
$17,286
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$8,810
Founded
1888

90. Flashpoint Chicago A Campus of Columbia College Hollywood

#2218 in North America
Acceptance Rate
99%
Net Price
$30,745
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$6,742

91. East-West University

#2240 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$19,792
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$9,941

92. AMERICAN ISLAMIC COLLEGE

#2362 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$9,233
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$3,250

93. Methodist College

#2370 in North America
Acceptance Rate
33%
Net Price
$35,578
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$6,611

94. Resurrection University

#2373 in North America
Enrollment
429
Male:Female
21:79
Founded
1914

95. Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

#2386 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
167
Male:Female
11:89
Founded
1985

96. Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing

#2397 in North America
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
371
Male:Female
13:87
Founded
1905

97. Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences

#2413 in North America
Receiving Aid
0%
Enrollment
101
Male:Female
15:85
Founded
1898

98. Christian Life College

#2473 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$11,425
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$4,580

99. Ambria College of Nursing

#2504 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$15,221
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$3,779

100. Telshe Yeshiva - Chicago

#2533 in North America
Acceptance Rate
94%
Net Price
$2,281
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$17,948

Closest to Illinois states

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Indiana 55 39
Missouri 67 38
Iowa 39 47
Kentucky 38 60
Wisconsin 47 13
Tennessee 56 50
Ohio 90 18
Michigan 62 3
Arkansas 24 127
West Virginia 26 112
Minnesota 48 14
Mississippi 18 133
Kansas 32 75
Alabama 33 84
Virginia 63 41
Georgia 63 44
North Carolina 65 24
Oklahoma 31 100
Nebraska 23 68
South Carolina 37 87
Pennsylvania 155 12
South Dakota 15 233
District of Columbia 15 56
Louisiana 27 79
Maryland 34 9
Delaware 5 90
New York 221 4
New Jersey 47 23
North Dakota 14 182
Connecticut 28 11
Texas 119 26
Vermont 17 109
Colorado 38 46
Massachusetts 88 1
Rhode Island 12 49
Florida 109 22
New Hampshire 16 77
Wyoming 1 141
New Mexico 12 81
Maine 19 152
Montana 12 153
Utah 20 40
Arizona 25 34
Idaho 10 148
Nevada 10 130
Oregon 31 63
Washington 57 8
California 249 2
Puerto Rico 52 373
US Virgin Islands 1 811
Alaska 6 181
Hawaii 10 160
American Samoa 1 1702
Northern Mariana Islands 1 1594
Guam 2 614