16 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 30.8M citations received by 954K 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. Northwestern University

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$29,999

2. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
85%

3. University of Chicago

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,727

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

5. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1320
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$26,789

6. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1045
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
95%

7. Northern Illinois University

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
70%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$13,008
Enrollment
16,234

8. Loyola University Chicago

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$29,371

9. Illinois State University

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1100
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
95%

10. Bradley University

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$25,312

11. Illinois College

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1050
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$18,914

12. DePaul University

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
69%
Net Price
$31,872
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$25,282

13. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
98%
Average SAT
1040
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
99%

14. Western Illinois University

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
72%
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$13,937
Enrollment
7,455

15. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
16%
Enrollment
2,051
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
1912

16. Eastern Illinois University

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1020
Average ACT
20
Receiving Aid
99%

Closest to Illinois states to learn Chemical Engineering

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Indiana 10 14
Missouri 9 60
Iowa 5 33
Kentucky 4 56
Wisconsin 12 17
Tennessee 14 45
Ohio 21 30
Michigan 14 9
Arkansas 7 79
Minnesota 9 18
Mississippi 5 120
Kansas 4 83
Alabama 10 86
Virginia 14 38
Georgia 12 3
North Carolina 15 16
Oklahoma 5 85
Nebraska 6 62
South Carolina 6 51
Pennsylvania 26 6
South Dakota 4 176
District of Columbia 5 144
Louisiana 12 74
Maryland 12 26
New York 56 15
New Jersey 12 25
North Dakota 3 122
Connecticut 10 43
Texas 38 4
Vermont 3 191
Colorado 8 42
Massachusetts 24 1
Rhode Island 3 64
Florida 22 24
New Hampshire 3 124
New Mexico 3 80
Maine 3 141
Montana 3 143
Utah 3 37
Arizona 4 32
Idaho 3 132
Oregon 6 76
Washington 5 11
California 45 2
Puerto Rico 6 198