33 Best colleges for Electrical Engineering in Illinois

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 2.85M citations received by 84.5K academic papers made by 33 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

#5 in the United States

#5 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

2. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Electrical Engineering

#30 in the United States

#32 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,095

3. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Electrical Engineering

#52 in the United States

#58 in North America

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

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Electrical Engineering

#71 in the United States

#83 in North America

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

5. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Electrical Engineering

#76 in the United States

#89 in North America

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

6. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Electrical Engineering

#166 in the United States

#197 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 99%

7. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Electrical Engineering

#181 in the United States

#212 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $12,552
Enrollment: 15,649

8. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Electrical Engineering

#246 in the United States

#281 in North America

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

9. Illinois State University

Normal

For Electrical Engineering

#249 in the United States

#284 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 98%

10. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Electrical Engineering

#264 in the United States

#299 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

11. Bradley University

Peoria

For Electrical Engineering

#271 in the United States

#307 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $24,053

12. DePaul University

Chicago

For Electrical Engineering

#289 in the United States

#328 in North America

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

13. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Rockford

For Electrical Engineering

#334 in the United States

#381 in North America

Net Price: $20,319
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $12,832
Enrollment: 242

14. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Electrical Engineering

#386 in the United States

#436 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1043
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $16,296

15. Rush University

Chicago

For Electrical Engineering

#398 in the United States

#448 in North America

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

16. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

Chicago

For Electrical Engineering

#418 in the United States

#469 in North America

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

17. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Electrical Engineering

#419 in the United States

#470 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1104
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 98%

18. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Electrical Engineering

#448 in the United States

#501 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1010
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $11,773

19. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago

For Electrical Engineering

#465 in the United States

#518 in North America

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

20. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Electrical Engineering

#484 in the United States

#537 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $15,632
Enrollment: 7,643

21. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Electrical Engineering

#530 in the United States

#583 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 1,940
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1912

22. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Electrical Engineering

#542 in the United States

#596 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,096

23. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Electrical Engineering

#566 in the United States

#620 in North America

Enrollment: 75
Male:Female: 30:70

24. DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago

For Electrical Engineering

#574 in the United States

#628 in North America

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

25. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Electrical Engineering

#634 in the United States

#689 in North America

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

26. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Electrical Engineering

#663 in the United States

#720 in North America

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

27. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Electrical Engineering

#731 in the United States

#793 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $29,961

28. North Central College

Naperville

For Electrical Engineering

#736 in the United States

#798 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $25,285

29. Governors State University

University Park

For Electrical Engineering

#762 in the United States

#824 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 945
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $11,987

30. Lewis University

Romeoville

For Electrical Engineering

#763 in the United States

#825 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $19,184

31. Monmouth College

Monmouth

For Electrical Engineering

#767 in the United States

#829 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $20,237

32. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Electrical Engineering

#781 in the United States

#844 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1247
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $27,839

33. Saint Augustine College

Chicago

For Electrical Engineering

#790 in the United States

#854 in North America

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

Closest to Illinois states to learn Electrical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	17	20
Missouri	15	64
Iowa	6	36
Kentucky	8	80
Wisconsin	21	18
Tennessee	15	50
Ohio	31	25
Michigan	21	6
Arkansas	9	92
West Virginia	3	119
Minnesota	16	22
Mississippi	5	116
Kansas	9	101
Alabama	13	81
Virginia	19	17
Georgia	19	4
North Carolina	21	28
Oklahoma	10	103
Nebraska	7	61
South Carolina	12	70
Pennsylvania	52	8
South Dakota	5	204
District of Columbia	8	112
Louisiana	16	84
Maryland	18	16
New York	80	14
New Jersey	17	12
North Dakota	3	155
Connecticut	15	37
Texas	51	9
Vermont	3	168
Colorado	14	33
Massachusetts	38	1
Rhode Island	5	85
Florida	28	27
New Hampshire	5	95
New Mexico	6	67
Maine	7	167
Montana	3	137
Utah	6	47
Arizona	4	31
Idaho	4	161
Oregon	11	63
Washington	14	19
California	66	2
Puerto Rico	5	239
Alaska	3	209
Hawaii	3	127