6 Best Nuclear Engineering schools in Illinois

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Below is a list of best universities in Illinois ranked based on their research performance in Nuclear Engineering. A graph of 41.4K citations received by 2.48K academic papers made by 6 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

For Nuclear Engineering

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

2. University of Chicago

For Nuclear Engineering

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

3. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

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

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Nuclear Engineering

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

5. Northwestern University

For Nuclear Engineering

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

6. Northern Illinois University

For Nuclear Engineering

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

Closest to Illinois states to learn Nuclear Engineering

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Indiana 4 8
Missouri 3 35
Wisconsin 3 2
Tennessee 3 12
Ohio 9 19
Michigan 6 3
Alabama 4 60
Virginia 6 20
North Carolina 3 17
Oklahoma 2 113
Pennsylvania 8 4
Maryland 3 13
New York 13 26
New Jersey 5 5
Connecticut 3 43
Texas 11 10
Colorado 4 36
Massachusetts 8 1
Florida 7 21
Utah 3 40
Idaho 3 52
Washington 3 23
California 18 6