9 Best Software Engineering schools in Illinois
Below is the list of best universities in Illinois ranked based on their research performance in Software Engineering. A graph of 91.8K citations received by 1.29K 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
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 70%
5. Illinois Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $28,161
6. University of Illinois at Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1140
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
7. Northern Illinois University
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $11,848
- Enrollment
- 16,769
9. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1055
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
Closest to Illinois states to learn Software Engineering
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni  rank |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 6 | 14 |
| Missouri | 3 | 54 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | 16 |
| Tennessee | 6 | 19 |
| Ohio | 11 | 50 |
| Michigan | 8 | 17 |
| Minnesota | 4 | 29 |
| Kansas | 3 | 51 |
| Alabama | 4 | 61 |
| Virginia | 7 | 10 |
| Georgia | 5 | 8 |
| North Carolina | 6 | 12 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 139 |
| Pennsylvania | 9 | 1 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | 81 |
| Maryland | 6 | 7 |
| New York | 15 | 49 |
| New Jersey | 5 | 24 |
| Texas | 14 | 18 |
| Colorado | 4 | 15 |
| Massachusetts | 10 | 2 |
| Florida | 11 | 35 |
| Utah | 3 | 40 |
| Arizona | 3 | 20 |
| Oregon | 4 | 34 |
| Washington | 3 | 11 |
| California | 21 | 4 |