<p>Rankings are basically meaningless. I assume you mean the US News rankings? Ignore them. </p>
<p>ISU’s chemistry program is pretty solid. They have a wide array of courses there, and ISU overall is a great school. </p>
<p>UIUC is another school to check out. They have a great chemistry program. They offer a specialized curriculum in chemistry that is very comprehensive. You mentioned in your other thread that your daughter wants to go into forensics though, so their standard Science and Letters program would likely be sufficient, since she would be taking other classes outside of chemistry that would pertain to her forensics ambitions.</p>
<p>Directly in the Chicago area, the University of Chicago is a great school. They, along with UIUC have one of the best chemistry programs in the state, but they are a very selective school.</p>