by our College Data Analytics TeamChemistry is a popular field of study at colleges across the country. To top this list, a school graduates more chemistry students than other colleges offering the major.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 38 schools in Illinois offering chemistry.
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The colleges and universities below are the most popular for chemistry majors in Illinois, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
The most popular school in the country for chemistry students is University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign. University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign is a public school located in the city of Champaign. University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign graduated around 163 chemistry students in the most recent data year. Get the full chemistry details for University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign
University Of Chicago came in at #2 on our list of the most popular chemistry schools. Located in the city of Chicago, University Of Chicago is a private not-for-profit university. University Of Chicago graduated around 142 chemistry students in the most recent data year. Get the full chemistry details for University Of Chicago
Northwestern University came in at #3 on our list of the most popular chemistry schools. Set in the city of Evanston, Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit institution. Northwestern University graduated around 70 chemistry students in the most recent data year. Get the full chemistry details for Northwestern University
University Of Illinois At Chicago ranks #4 for chemistry by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Chicago, University Of Illinois At Chicago is a public institution. University Of Illinois At Chicago graduated around 68 chemistry students in the most recent data year. Read the full chemistry report for University Of Illinois At Chicago
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is one of the most popular chemistry schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville graduated around 44 chemistry students in the most recent data year. Read the full chemistry report for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Northern Illinois University ranked #6 on our list of the most popular chemistry schools. Northern Illinois University is a public school located in the suburb of Dekalb. Northern Illinois University graduated around 39 chemistry students in the most recent data year. See more about chemistry at Northern Illinois University
Illinois State University landed the #7 spot among the most popular chemistry schools. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State University is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 30 students earned a degree in chemistry from this school. Get the full chemistry details for Illinois State University
Western Illinois University placed #8 for chemistry by yearly graduations. Set in the town of Macomb, Western Illinois University is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 25 students earned a degree in chemistry from this school. Get the full chemistry details for Western Illinois University
Loyola University Chicago comes in at #9 for chemistry this year. Set in the city of Chicago, Loyola University Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution. Loyola University Chicago graduated around 19 chemistry students in the most recent data year. See more about chemistry at Loyola University Chicago
Lewis University comes in at #10 for chemistry this year. Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 17 chemistry degrees in the most recent year. Read the full chemistry report for Lewis University
Eastern Illinois University placed #11 for chemistry by yearly graduations. Located in the town of Charleston, Eastern Illinois University is a public university. Eastern Illinois University graduated around 14 chemistry students in the most recent data year. See more about chemistry at Eastern Illinois University
Illinois Institute Of Technology placed #12 for chemistry by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Institute Of Technology is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 14 chemistry degrees in the most recent year. Get the full chemistry details for Illinois Institute Of Technology
Bradley University ranked #13 on our list of the most popular chemistry schools. Located in the city of Peoria, Bradley University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 13 chemistry degrees in the most recent year. Read the full chemistry report for Bradley University
Southern Illinois University Carbondale placed #14 for chemistry by yearly graduations. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a public school located in the town of Carbondale. This school awarded about 13 chemistry degrees in the most recent year. See more about chemistry at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Northeastern Illinois University comes in at #15 for chemistry this year. Located in the city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public university. This school awarded about 12 chemistry degrees in the most recent year. See more about chemistry at Northeastern Illinois University
Lake Forest College landed the #16 spot among the most popular chemistry schools. Lake Forest College is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lake Forest. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 8 students earned a degree in chemistry from this school. Read the full chemistry report for Lake Forest College
Wheaton College Illinois placed #17 for chemistry by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of Wheaton, Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 8 students earned a degree in chemistry from this school. Read the full chemistry report for Wheaton College Illinois
Governors State University placed #18 for chemistry by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of University Park, Governors State University is a public university. Governors State University graduated around 7 chemistry students in the most recent data year. Get the full chemistry details for Governors State University
Knox College placed #19 for chemistry by yearly graduations. Set in the town of Galesburg, Knox College is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 7 chemistry degrees in the most recent year. Read the full chemistry report for Knox College
Chicago State University ranked #20 on our list of the most popular chemistry schools. Located in the city of Chicago, Chicago State University is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 5 students earned a degree in chemistry from this school. Read the full chemistry report for Chicago State University
Illinois Wesleyan University comes in at #21 for chemistry this year. Located in the city of Bloomington, Illinois Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 5 students earned a degree in chemistry from this school. See more about chemistry at Illinois Wesleyan University
Millikin University ranked #22 on our list of the most popular chemistry schools. Located in the city of Decatur, Millikin University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 5 chemistry degrees in the most recent year. See more about chemistry at Millikin University
Monmouth College ranked #23 on our list of the most popular chemistry schools. Set in the town of Monmouth, Monmouth College is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 4 students earned a degree in chemistry from this school. Read the full chemistry report for Monmouth College
Depaul University comes in at #24 for chemistry this year. Depaul University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 3 students earned a degree in chemistry from this school. See more about chemistry at Depaul University
Illinois College placed #25 for chemistry by yearly graduations. Set in the town of Jacksonville, Illinois College is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 3 students earned a degree in chemistry from this school. Get the full chemistry details for Illinois College
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This list is compiled by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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