16 Best Software Engineering schools in Illinois

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Below is a list of best universities in Illinois ranked based on their research performance in Software Engineering. A graph of 263K citations received by 9.53K academic papers made by 16 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 Software Engineering

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

2. Northwestern University

For Software Engineering

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

3. University of Chicago

For Software Engineering

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

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Software Engineering

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

5. DePaul University

For Software Engineering

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

6. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

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

7. Northern Illinois University

For Software Engineering

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

8. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

For Software Engineering

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

9. Loyola University Chicago

For Software Engineering

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

10. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

For Software Engineering

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

11. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

For Software Engineering

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

12. Western Illinois University

For Software Engineering

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

13. Illinois State University

For Software Engineering

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

14. University of Illinois at Springfield

For Software Engineering

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

15. Bradley University

For Software Engineering

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

16. Illinois College

For Software Engineering

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

Closest to Illinois states to learn Software Engineering

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Indiana 12 28
Missouri 8 69
Iowa 3 37
Kentucky 4 74
Wisconsin 9 13
Tennessee 10 23
Ohio 16 29
Michigan 12 11
Arkansas 5 125
Minnesota 7 19
Mississippi 4 109
Kansas 3 100
Alabama 7 86
Virginia 12 15
Georgia 9 8
North Carolina 12 14
Oklahoma 3 140
Nebraska 4 59
South Carolina 4 68
Pennsylvania 20 1
South Dakota 4 264
District of Columbia 6 89
Louisiana 6 94
Maryland 10 6
New York 39 26
New Jersey 13 22
North Dakota 2 161
Connecticut 8 33
Texas 31 9
Colorado 9 31
Massachusetts 22 4
Rhode Island 3 72
Florida 16 42
New Hampshire 3 127
New Mexico 3 98
Utah 4 43
Arizona 3 25
Idaho 3 138
Oregon 6 53
Washington 7 10
California 38 2