9 Best Computer Engineering schools in Illinois

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Below is a list of best universities in Illinois ranked based on their research performance in Computer Engineering. A graph of 165K citations received by 7.66K academic papers made by 9 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 Computer Engineering

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

2. Northwestern University

For Computer Engineering

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

3. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Computer Engineering

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

4. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Computer Engineering

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

5. University of Chicago

For Computer Engineering

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

6. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

For Computer Engineering

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

7. Northern Illinois University

For Computer Engineering

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

8. Bradley University

For Computer Engineering

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

9. DePaul University

For Computer Engineering

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

Closest to Illinois states to learn Computer Engineering

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Indiana 7 19
Missouri 5 51
Wisconsin 3 9
Tennessee 7 46
Ohio 12 27
Michigan 8 6
Arkansas 3 107
Minnesota 2 16
Mississippi 3 125
Kansas 3 80
Alabama 6 83
Virginia 7 23
Georgia 7 4
North Carolina 6 29
Oklahoma 3 136
Pennsylvania 10 3
District of Columbia 5 100
Louisiana 5 118
Maryland 6 10
New York 22 22
New Jersey 7 13
North Dakota 2 157
Connecticut 4 38
Texas 24 11
Colorado 7 49
Massachusetts 15 5
Rhode Island 3 82
Florida 10 25
New Hampshire 3 78
New Mexico 3 92
Utah 3 40
Arizona 3 31
Idaho 3 152
Oregon 4 74
Washington 3 15
California 28 1