36 Best colleges for Electrical Engineering in Illinois

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Illinois ranked based on their research performance in Electrical Engineering. A graph of 3.76M citations received by 93.5K academic papers made by 36 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

Champaign

For Electrical Engineering

#6 in the United States

#6 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 61%

2. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Electrical Engineering

#29 in the United States

#31 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,341

3. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Electrical Engineering

#51 in the United States

#57 in North America

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

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Electrical Engineering

#73 in the United States

#84 in North America

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

5. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Electrical Engineering

#76 in the United States

#88 in North America

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

6. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Electrical Engineering

#170 in the United States

#201 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 97%

7. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Electrical Engineering

#188 in the United States

#219 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $13,565
Enrollment: 15,504

8. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Electrical Engineering

#245 in the United States

#280 in North America

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

9. Illinois State University

Normal

For Electrical Engineering

#249 in the United States

#285 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

10. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Electrical Engineering

#261 in the United States

#298 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 93%

11. Bradley University

Peoria

For Electrical Engineering

#276 in the United States

#314 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $24,703

12. DePaul University

Chicago

For Electrical Engineering

#291 in the United States

#331 in North America

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

13. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Rockford

For Electrical Engineering

#367 in the United States

#417 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $20,319
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $12,832

14. Rush University

Chicago

For Electrical Engineering

#410 in the United States

#461 in North America

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

15. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Electrical Engineering

#420 in the United States

#471 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1081
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $17,255

16. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Electrical Engineering

#423 in the United States

#474 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

17. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago

For Electrical Engineering

#443 in the United States

#496 in North America

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

18. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

Chicago

For Electrical Engineering

#450 in the United States

#503 in North America

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

19. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Electrical Engineering

#486 in the United States

#539 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1000
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $11,122

20. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Electrical Engineering

#487 in the United States

#540 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $15,620
Enrollment: 7,073

21. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Electrical Engineering

#537 in the United States

#590 in North America

Enrollment: 75
Male:Female: 32:68

22. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Electrical Engineering

#542 in the United States

#595 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 1,949
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1912

23. DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago

For Electrical Engineering

#563 in the United States

#618 in North America

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

24. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Electrical Engineering

#579 in the United States

#634 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,310

25. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Electrical Engineering

#685 in the United States

#741 in North America

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

26. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Electrical Engineering

#696 in the United States

#754 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Net Price: $24,570
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $21,484

27. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Electrical Engineering

#717 in the United States

#777 in North America

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

28. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Electrical Engineering

#720 in the United States

#782 in North America

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

29. Blackburn College

Carlinville

For Electrical Engineering

#741 in the United States

#803 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Net Price: $21,349
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $15,613

30. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Electrical Engineering

#753 in the United States

#815 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,346

31. North Central College

Naperville

For Electrical Engineering

#756 in the United States

#819 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1173
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $24,190

32. Lewis University

Romeoville

For Electrical Engineering

#760 in the United States

#823 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $19,472

33. Governors State University

University Park

For Electrical Engineering

#778 in the United States

#842 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $11,315
Enrollment: 4,337

34. Monmouth College

Monmouth

For Electrical Engineering

#817 in the United States

#882 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $19,088

35. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Electrical Engineering

#822 in the United States

#888 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1268
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $29,894

36. Saint Augustine College

Chicago

For Electrical Engineering

#840 in the United States

#909 in North America

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

Closest to Illinois states to learn Electrical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	18	13
Missouri	16	65
Iowa	6	42
Kentucky	9	81
Wisconsin	22	20
Tennessee	19	48
Ohio	31	25
Michigan	24	5
Arkansas	9	89
West Virginia	3	113
Minnesota	16	22
Mississippi	6	117
Kansas	9	103
Alabama	16	80
Virginia	20	18
Georgia	21	4
North Carolina	21	30
Oklahoma	10	101
Nebraska	7	64
South Carolina	13	71
Pennsylvania	52	9
South Dakota	6	207
District of Columbia	8	110
Louisiana	16	85
Maryland	19	17
New York	83	11
New Jersey	17	12
North Dakota	3	155
Connecticut	16	37
Texas	52	8
Vermont	3	166
Colorado	14	33
Massachusetts	39	1
Rhode Island	6	82
Florida	28	27
New Hampshire	6	92
New Mexico	6	69
Maine	7	165
Montana	3	139
Utah	6	49
Arizona	5	31
Idaho	4	158
Oregon	12	66
Washington	16	19
California	71	2
Puerto Rico	6	239
Alaska	3	210
Hawaii	3	126