26 Best Engineering schools in Chicago, IL

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Chicago ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 5.55M citations received by 165K 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

#40 in the United States

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

2. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Engineering

#4 in Illinois

#59 in the United States

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

3. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#5 in Illinois

#124 in the United States

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

4. Loyola University Chicago

For Engineering

#8 in Illinois

#210 in the United States

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

5. DePaul University

For Engineering

#10 in Illinois

#270 in the United States

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

6. Rush University

For Engineering

#15 in Illinois

#381 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 2,870
Male:Female: 22:78
Founded: 1972

7. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

For Engineering

#18 in Illinois

#425 in the United States

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

8. Saint Xavier University

For Engineering

#22 in Illinois

#491 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Net Price: $11,302
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,886

9. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

For Engineering

#24 in Illinois

#541 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Net Price: $53,923
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $18,290

10. Northeastern Illinois University

For Engineering

#26 in Illinois

#652 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $15,143
Enrollment: 5,756

11. Roosevelt University

For Engineering

#27 in Illinois

#667 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 960
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,117

12. Chicago State University

For Engineering

#28 in Illinois

#707 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $15,891
Enrollment: 2,317

13. Illinois College of Optometry

For Engineering

#32 in Illinois

#799 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 481
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1872

14. Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

For Engineering

#33 in Illinois

#853 in the United States

Enrollment: 133
Male:Female: 51:49

15. John Marshall Law School

For Engineering

#35 in Illinois

#862 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

16. DeVry University - Illinois

For Engineering

#44 in Illinois

#1008 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 41
Net Price: $30,112

17. Columbia College Chicago

For Engineering

#46 in Illinois

#1085 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Net Price: $28,387
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $18,020

18. National Louis University

For Engineering

#47 in Illinois

#1116 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Net Price: $14,769
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $9,641

19. Kendall College

For Engineering

#49 in Illinois

#1161 in the United States

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

20. Saint Augustine College

For Engineering

#50 in Illinois

#1167 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $10,288
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $10,468

21. North Park University

For Engineering

#54 in Illinois

#1239 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $19,029
Receiving Aid: 100%

22. Erikson Institute

For Engineering

#57 in Illinois

#1253 in the United States

Enrollment: 331
Male:Female: 2:98

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

For Engineering

#59 in Illinois

#1401 in the United States

Enrollment: 62
Male:Female: 51:49

24. McCormick Theological Seminary

For Engineering

#64 in Illinois

#1469 in the United States

Enrollment: 162
Male:Female: 59:41

25. Adler University

For Engineering

#66 in Illinois

#1481 in the United States

Enrollment: 1,841
Male:Female: 18:82
Founded: 1952

26. Catholic Theological Union at Chicago

For Engineering

#68 in Illinois

#1512 in the United States

Enrollment: 213
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1968

Universities for Engineering near Chicago

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
19	Northwestern University	23	Evanston, Illinois
21	NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia	417	Evanston, Illinois
35	Purdue University Northwest	378	Hammond, Indiana
50	Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science	392	North Chicago, Illinois
68	Valparaiso University	501	Valparaiso, Indiana
94	Northern Illinois University	201	DeKalb, Illinois
106	Andrews University	426	Berrien Springs, Michigan
117	University of Notre Dame	57	Notre Dame, Indiana
122	Saint Anthony College of Nursing	343	Rockford, Illinois
131	Marquette University	194	Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Universities for Engineering near Chicago

Engineering subfields in Chicago