17 Best Mechanical 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 Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 1.17M citations received by 31K academic papers made by 17 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 Mechanical Engineering

#3 in Illinois

#30 in the United States

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

2. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Mechanical Engineering

#4 in Illinois

#54 in the United States

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

3. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#5 in Illinois

#119 in the United States

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

4. Loyola University Chicago

For Mechanical Engineering

#7 in Illinois

#192 in the United States

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

5. DePaul University

For Mechanical Engineering

#9 in Illinois

#226 in the United States

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

6. Saint Xavier University

For Mechanical Engineering

#13 in Illinois

#272 in the United States

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

7. Rush University

For Mechanical Engineering

#15 in Illinois

#327 in the United States

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

8. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

For Mechanical Engineering

#21 in Illinois

#455 in the United States

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

9. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

For Mechanical Engineering

#25 in Illinois

#543 in the United States

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

10. Northeastern Illinois University

For Mechanical Engineering

#27 in Illinois

#636 in the United States

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

11. Roosevelt University

For Mechanical Engineering

#30 in Illinois

#714 in the United States

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

12. Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

For Mechanical Engineering

#31 in Illinois

#746 in the United States

Enrollment: 114
Male:Female: 44:56

13. Chicago State University

For Mechanical Engineering

#33 in Illinois

#825 in the United States

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

14. John Marshall Law School

For Mechanical Engineering

#35 in Illinois

#857 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

15. National Louis University

For Mechanical Engineering

#42 in Illinois

#965 in the United States

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

16. Columbia College Chicago

For Mechanical Engineering

#43 in Illinois

#996 in the United States

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

17. DeVry University - Illinois

For Mechanical Engineering

#44 in Illinois

#1002 in the United States

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

Universities for Mechanical Engineering near Chicago

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
19	Northwestern University	27	Evanston, Illinois
21	NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia	436	Evanston, Illinois
35	Purdue University Northwest	339	Hammond, Indiana
50	Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science	409	North Chicago, Illinois
68	Valparaiso University	360	Valparaiso, Indiana
94	Northern Illinois University	206	DeKalb, Illinois
117	University of Notre Dame	71	Notre Dame, Indiana
122	Saint Anthony College of Nursing	350	Rockford, Illinois
131	Marquette University	178	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
133	Medical College of Wisconsin	148	Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Universities for Mechanical Engineering near Chicago

Engineering subfields in Chicago