14 Best Mechanical 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 Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 861K citations received by 26.7K academic papers made by 14 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

#34 in the United States

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

2. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Mechanical Engineering

#4 in Illinois

#53 in the United States

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

3. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#5 in Illinois

#119 in the United States

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

4. Loyola University Chicago

For Mechanical Engineering

#7 in Illinois

#199 in the United States

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

5. DePaul University

For Mechanical Engineering

#9 in Illinois

#228 in the United States

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

6. Saint Xavier University

For Mechanical Engineering

#13 in Illinois

#259 in the United States

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

7. Rush University

For Mechanical Engineering

#16 in Illinois

#337 in the United States

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

8. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

For Mechanical Engineering

#22 in Illinois

#467 in the United States

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

9. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

For Mechanical Engineering

#23 in Illinois

#521 in the United States

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

10. Northeastern Illinois University

For Mechanical Engineering

#25 in Illinois

#617 in the United States

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

11. Roosevelt University

For Mechanical Engineering

#26 in Illinois

#681 in the United States

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

12. Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

For Mechanical Engineering

#28 in Illinois

#683 in the United States

Enrollment: 133
Male:Female: 51:49

13. Chicago State University

For Mechanical Engineering

#33 in Illinois

#795 in the United States

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

14. DeVry University - Illinois

For Mechanical Engineering

#40 in Illinois

#954 in the United States

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

Universities for Mechanical Engineering near Chicago

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
19	Northwestern University	28	Evanston, Illinois
21	NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia	408	Evanston, Illinois
35	Purdue University Northwest	336	Hammond, Indiana
50	Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science	416	North Chicago, Illinois
94	Northern Illinois University	200	DeKalb, Illinois
117	University of Notre Dame	78	Notre Dame, Indiana
122	Saint Anthony College of Nursing	311	Rockford, Illinois
131	Marquette University	181	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
133	Medical College of Wisconsin	141	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
134	University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee	112	Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Universities for Mechanical Engineering near Chicago

Engineering subfields in Chicago