26 Best Engineering schools in Chicago, IL

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Chicago ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 7.54M citations received by 188K academic papers made by 26 universities in Chicago 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 Chicago

For Engineering

#3 in Illinois

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,979

2. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Engineering

#4 in Illinois

#58 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 80%

3. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#5 in Illinois

#127 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $25,001

4. Loyola University Chicago

For Engineering

#8 in Illinois

#209 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $37,592

5. DePaul University

For Engineering

#10 in Illinois

#265 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $32,129

6. Rush University

For Engineering

#13 in Illinois

#349 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 2,782
Male:Female: 22:78
Founded: 1972

7. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

For Engineering

#18 in Illinois

#419 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 38
Male:Female: 73:27

8. Saint Xavier University

For Engineering

#22 in Illinois

#511 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $11,943
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,290

9. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

For Engineering

#23 in Illinois

#533 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $55,485
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $18,872

10. Northeastern Illinois University

For Engineering

#26 in Illinois

#675 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $12,560
Enrollment: 5,504

11. Roosevelt University

For Engineering

#27 in Illinois

#686 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 955
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $21,503

12. Chicago State University

For Engineering

#29 in Illinois

#703 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $19,111
Enrollment: 2,324

13. Illinois College of Optometry

For Engineering

#32 in Illinois

#849 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 483
Male:Female: 26:74
Founded: 1872

14. Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

For Engineering

#33 in Illinois

#878 in the United States

Enrollment: 114
Male:Female: 44:56

15. DeVry University - Illinois

For Engineering

#41 in Illinois

#1008 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $31,063

16. Columbia College Chicago

For Engineering

#44 in Illinois

#1086 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Net Price: $29,790
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $20,851

17. John Marshall Law School

For Engineering

#45 in Illinois

#1106 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

18. National Louis University

For Engineering

#47 in Illinois

#1134 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $15,724
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,722

19. Kendall College

For Engineering

#52 in Illinois

#1228 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Net Price: $30,324
Receiving Aid: 69%
Average Aid: $7,984

20. Saint Augustine College

For Engineering

#53 in Illinois

#1239 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $17,008
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $5,947

21. North Park University

For Engineering

#55 in Illinois

#1241 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Net Price: $19,910
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $22,779

22. Erikson Institute

For Engineering

#57 in Illinois

#1289 in the United States

Enrollment: 368
Male:Female: 2:98

23. Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.

For Engineering

#58 in Illinois

#1334 in the United States

Enrollment: 76
Male:Female: 47:53

24. Adler University

For Engineering

#64 in Illinois

#1467 in the United States

Enrollment: 1,674
Male:Female: 18:82
Founded: 1952

25. Catholic Theological Union at Chicago

For Engineering

#65 in Illinois

#1492 in the United States

Enrollment: 198
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1968

26. McCormick Theological Seminary

For Engineering

#67 in Illinois

#1521 in the United States

Enrollment: 133
Male:Female: 63:37

Universities for Engineering near Chicago

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
19	Northwestern University	24	Evanston, Illinois
21	NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia	418	Evanston, Illinois
35	Purdue University Northwest	390	Hammond, Indiana
50	Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science	402	North Chicago, Illinois
68	Valparaiso University	342	Valparaiso, Indiana
94	Northern Illinois University	200	DeKalb, Illinois
106	Andrews University	460	Berrien Springs, Michigan
117	University of Notre Dame	57	Notre Dame, Indiana
122	Saint Anthony College of Nursing	392	Rockford, Illinois
131	Marquette University	186	Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Universities for Engineering near Chicago

Engineering subfields in Chicago