18 Best Chemical Engineering schools in Illinois

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Below is a list of best universities in Illinois ranked based on their research performance in Chemical Engineering. A graph of 2.15M citations received by 42.1K academic papers made by 18 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. Northwestern University

For Chemical Engineering

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

2. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Chemical Engineering

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

3. University of Chicago

For Chemical Engineering

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

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Chemical Engineering

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

5. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Chemical Engineering

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

6. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

For Chemical Engineering

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

7. Northern Illinois University

For Chemical Engineering

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

8. Loyola University Chicago

For Chemical Engineering

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

9. Illinois State University

For Chemical Engineering

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

10. Illinois College

For Chemical Engineering

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

11. Bradley University

For Chemical Engineering

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

12. DePaul University

For Chemical Engineering

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

13. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

For Chemical Engineering

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

14. Western Illinois University

For Chemical Engineering

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

15. Eastern Illinois University

For Chemical Engineering

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

16. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

For Chemical Engineering

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

17. North Central College

For Chemical Engineering

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

18. Lewis University

For Chemical Engineering

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

Closest to Illinois states to learn Chemical Engineering

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Indiana 12 13
Missouri 11 64
Iowa 5 33
Kentucky 6 56
Wisconsin 13 17
Tennessee 14 45
Ohio 22 28
Michigan 15 10
Arkansas 7 85
Minnesota 10 16
Mississippi 5 121
Kansas 6 83
Alabama 11 84
Virginia 15 38
Georgia 14 3
North Carolina 18 18
Oklahoma 6 87
Nebraska 6 62
South Carolina 6 52
Pennsylvania 29 6
South Dakota 4 177
District of Columbia 5 149
Louisiana 13 74
Maryland 14 25
New York 60 14
New Jersey 12 27
North Dakota 2 113
Connecticut 11 47
Texas 43 4
Vermont 3 189
Colorado 8 42
Massachusetts 25 1
Rhode Island 3 67
Florida 22 24
New Hampshire 3 116
New Mexico 4 79
Maine 3 148
Montana 3 145
Utah 3 39
Arizona 4 29
Idaho 3 135
Oregon 6 78
Washington 10 12
California 48 2
Puerto Rico 6 202