45 Best Materials Science schools in Illinois

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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

For Materials Science

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

2. Northwestern University

For Materials Science

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

3. University of Chicago

For Materials Science

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

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Materials Science

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

5. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Materials Science

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

6. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

For Materials Science

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

7. Northern Illinois University

For Materials Science

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

8. Loyola University Chicago

For Materials Science

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

9. Illinois State University

For Materials Science

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

10. Illinois College

For Materials Science

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

11. DePaul University

For Materials Science

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

12. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

For Materials Science

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

13. Bradley University

For Materials Science

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

14. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

For Materials Science

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

15. Rush University

For Materials Science

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

16. Illinois Wesleyan University

For Materials Science

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

17. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

For Materials Science

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

18. Eastern Illinois University

For Materials Science

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

20. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

For Materials Science

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

21. Western Illinois University

For Materials Science

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

22. North Central College

For Materials Science

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

23. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

For Materials Science

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

24. University of Illinois at Springfield

For Materials Science

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

25. Chicago State University

For Materials Science

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

26. Roosevelt University

For Materials Science

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

27. Northeastern Illinois University

For Materials Science

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

28. Lake Forest College

For Materials Science

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

29. Greenville University

For Materials Science

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

30. Wheaton College - Illinois

For Materials Science

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

31. Benedictine University

For Materials Science

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

32. Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

For Materials Science

Enrollment
133
Male:Female
51:49

33. Saint Xavier University

For Materials Science

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

34. Knox College

For Materials Science

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

35. Governors State University

For Materials Science

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

36. Monmouth College

For Materials Science

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

37. Augustana College

For Materials Science

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

38. Dominican University

For Materials Science

#1000 in North America
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1015
Average ACT
19
Net Price
$18,162

39. Illinois College of Optometry

For Materials Science

#1017 in North America
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
481
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1872

40. Rockford University

For Materials Science

#1022 in North America
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
963
Average ACT
16
Net Price
$25,047

41. Lewis University

For Materials Science

#1037 in North America
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1105
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$19,184

42. Kendall College

For Materials Science

#1043 in North America
Acceptance Rate
90%
Net Price
$30,324
Receiving Aid
69%
Average Aid
$7,984

43. Blackburn College

For Materials Science

#1081 in North America
Acceptance Rate
64%
Net Price
$21,575
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$14,112

44. Saint Augustine College

For Materials Science

#1091 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$10,288
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$10,468

45. Elmhurst College

For Materials Science

#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 United States Flag 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