45 Best Materials Science schools in Illinois

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Illinois ranked based on their research performance in Materials Science. A graph of 7.75M citations received by 202K academic papers made by 45 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 Materials Science

#6 in the United States

#6 in North America

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

2. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Materials Science

#11 in the United States

#11 in North America

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

3. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Materials Science

#42 in the United States

#47 in North America

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

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Materials Science

#70 in the United States

#78 in North America

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

5. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Materials Science

#136 in the United States

#159 in North America

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

6. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Materials Science

#171 in the United States

#198 in North America

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

7. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Materials Science

#192 in the United States

#220 in North America

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

8. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Materials Science

#207 in the United States

#238 in North America

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

9. Illinois State University

Normal

For Materials Science

#270 in the United States

#308 in North America

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

10. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Materials Science

#292 in the United States

#331 in North America

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

11. DePaul University

Chicago

For Materials Science

#311 in the United States

#353 in North America

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

12. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Materials Science

#312 in the United States

#354 in North America

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

13. Bradley University

Peoria

For Materials Science

#352 in the United States

#398 in North America

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

14. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Materials Science

#363 in the United States

#409 in North America

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

15. Rush University

Chicago

For Materials Science

#367 in the United States

#414 in North America

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

16. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Materials Science

#392 in the United States

#442 in North America

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

17. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Rockford

For Materials Science

#397 in the United States

#447 in North America

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

18. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Materials Science

#404 in the United States

#455 in North America

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

19. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Materials Science

#441 in the United States

#494 in North America

Enrollment: 75
Male:Female: 30:70

20. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago

For Materials Science

#451 in the United States

#504 in North America

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

21. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Materials Science

#457 in the United States

#510 in North America

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

22. North Central College

Naperville

For Materials Science

#531 in the United States

#585 in North America

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

23. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

Chicago

For Materials Science

#557 in the United States

#612 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 40
Male:Female: 77:23

24. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Materials Science

#575 in the United States

#630 in North America

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

25. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Materials Science

#640 in the United States

#696 in North America

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

26. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Materials Science

#642 in the United States

#698 in North America

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

27. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Materials Science

#703 in the United States

#759 in North America

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

28. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Materials Science

#706 in the United States

#762 in North America

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

29. Greenville University

Greenville

For Materials Science

#727 in the United States

#784 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1009
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $20,718

30. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Materials Science

#742 in the United States

#801 in North America

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

31. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Materials Science

#744 in the United States

#803 in North America

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

32. Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

Chicago

For Materials Science

#748 in the United States

#807 in North America

Enrollment: 133
Male:Female: 51:49

33. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Materials Science

#755 in the United States

#816 in North America

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

34. Knox College

Galesburg

For Materials Science

#801 in the United States

#864 in North America

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

35. Governors State University

University Park

For Materials Science

#895 in the United States

#960 in North America

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

36. Monmouth College

Monmouth

For Materials Science

#909 in the United States

#974 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $20,237

37. Augustana College

Rock Island

For Materials Science

#931 in the United States

#997 in North America

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

38. Dominican University

River Forest

For Materials Science

#933 in the United States

#1000 in North America

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

39. Illinois College of Optometry

Chicago

For Materials Science

#950 in the United States

#1017 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 481
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1872

40. Rockford University

Rockford

For Materials Science

#955 in the United States

#1022 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 963
Average ACT: 16
Net Price: $25,047

41. Lewis University

Romeoville

For Materials Science

#968 in the United States

#1037 in North America

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

42. Kendall College

Chicago

For Materials Science

#974 in the United States

#1043 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Net Price: $30,324
Receiving Aid: 69%
Average Aid: $7,984

43. Blackburn College

Carlinville

For Materials Science

#1011 in the United States

#1081 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Net Price: $21,575
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $14,112

44. Saint Augustine College

Chicago

For Materials Science

#1020 in the United States

#1091 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $10,288
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $10,468

45. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Materials Science

#1048 in the United States

#1120 in North America

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

Closest to Illinois states to learn Materials Science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	27	18
Missouri	22	58
Iowa	10	28
Kentucky	14	65
Wisconsin	25	13
Tennessee	28	51
Ohio	44	22
Michigan	27	5
Arkansas	13	102
West Virginia	9	110
Minnesota	21	16
Mississippi	11	126
Kansas	11	92
Alabama	19	91
Virginia	30	33
Georgia	26	7
North Carolina	27	25
Oklahoma	14	95
Nebraska	8	76
South Carolina	19	73
Pennsylvania	78	8
South Dakota	7	222
District of Columbia	8	133
Louisiana	19	80
Maryland	23	27
New York	99	9
New Jersey	20	23
North Dakota	5	134
Connecticut	19	32
Texas	62	10
Vermont	4	130
Colorado	15	39
Massachusetts	50	1
Rhode Island	8	59
Florida	36	24
New Hampshire	8	105
New Mexico	7	83
Maine	9	165
Montana	3	153
Utah	7	40
Arizona	5	37
Idaho	5	149
Nevada	3	124
Oregon	15	82
Washington	20	14
California	85	2
Puerto Rico	12	249
Alaska	3	206
Hawaii	4	145