Pharmacy schools in Illinois
Illinois has 4 programs awarding the PharmD. Their median cumulative GPA is 3.30, 0.05 above the typical applicant and 0.11 below the pharmacy average nationwide. Public programs here charge a median $29,579 in state. Pharmacy programs require no admissions test.
3.30
Median GPA in Illinois
0.05 above the typical applicant
3.41
Pharmacy median nationwide
Illinois sits below
None
Admissions test
$29,579
Median in-state tuition, public programs
Medians are worked out from the schools listed on this page that publish each number. Each school’s numbers say where they came from. How we source our numbers
Typical-applicant benchmark: We don't have a record of where this came from · How we source our numbers
The PCAT admissions test was retired in 2024 — most programs now require no admissions test. Prerequisite grades and pharmacy experience carry the most weight.
The 4 pharmacy programs in Illinois

Chicago State University College of Pharmacy
Chicago, Illinois · Public
- Avg GPA
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- $32,100
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Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy
Downers Grove, Illinois · Private
- 3.21
- School website, entering 2026 · School page · How we source our numbers
- $72,608
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- 68
- School website, entering 2026 · School page · How we source our numbers

Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy
Schaumburg, Illinois · Private
- 3.40
- School website, entering 2024 · School page · How we source our numbers
- $45,000
- Source not recorded · How we source our numbers
- 35
- School website, entering 2024 · School page · How we source our numbers
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy
Chicago, Illinois · Public
- Avg GPA
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- $27,058
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