18 Best Civil Engineering schools in Illinois
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Below is a list of best universities in Illinois ranked based on their research performance in Civil Engineering. A graph of 505K citations received by 16.7K 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. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 64%
2. Northwestern University
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $22,095
3. University of Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $36,991
4. University of Illinois at Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1225
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
5. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1020
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
6. Illinois Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Average SAT
- 1315
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $28,702
7. Northern Illinois University
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $12,552
- Enrollment
- 15,649
8. DePaul University
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $32,151
9. Loyola University Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1275
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $37,511
10. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
- Acceptance Rate
- 98%
- Average SAT
- 1045
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
11. Illinois State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1105
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
12. Bradley University
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1165
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $24,053
13. Illinois College
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1043
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $16,296
14. Saint Anthony College of Nursing
- Net Price
- $20,319
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $12,832
- Enrollment
- 242
15. Illinois Wesleyan University
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Average SAT
- 1225
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $30,096
16. Rush University
- Acceptance Rate
- 33%
- Enrollment
- 2,870
- Male:Female
- 22:78
- Founded
- 1972
17. Western Illinois University
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $15,632
- Enrollment
- 7,643
18. Eastern Illinois University
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1010
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $11,773
Closest to Illinois states to learn Civil Engineering
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni  rank |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 13 | 28 |
| Missouri | 8 | 59 |
| Iowa | 3 | 35 |
| Kentucky | 7 | 73 |
| Wisconsin | 11 | 7 |
| Tennessee | 11 | 57 |
| Ohio | 18 | 16 |
| Michigan | 14 | 5 |
| Arkansas | 6 | 129 |
| Minnesota | 8 | 21 |
| Mississippi | 5 | 145 |
| Kansas | 3 | 76 |
| Alabama | 8 | 77 |
| Virginia | 14 | 19 |
| Georgia | 12 | 14 |
| North Carolina | 14 | 37 |
| Oklahoma | 4 | 82 |
| Nebraska | 4 | 60 |
| South Carolina | 8 | 71 |
| Pennsylvania | 24 | 13 |
| South Dakota | 5 | 169 |
| District of Columbia | 6 | 107 |
| Louisiana | 7 | 43 |
| Maryland | 13 | 6 |
| New York | 56 | 11 |
| New Jersey | 12 | 32 |
| North Dakota | 3 | 173 |
| Connecticut | 9 | 39 |
| Texas | 37 | 12 |
| Colorado | 10 | 29 |
| Massachusetts | 25 | 3 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | 85 |
| Florida | 19 | 24 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | 135 |
| New Mexico | 3 | 106 |
| Maine | 6 | 138 |
| Montana | 3 | 151 |
| Utah | 5 | 46 |
| Arizona | 3 | 25 |
| Idaho | 3 | 140 |
| Oregon | 7 | 54 |
| Washington | 10 | 8 |
| California | 49 | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 246 |
| Alaska | 3 | 104 |