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 42.9K citations received by 2.52K 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
42%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

2. University of Chicago

For Nuclear Engineering

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$28,060

3. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$24,796

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Nuclear Engineering

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

5. Northwestern University

For Nuclear Engineering

Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,830

6. Northern Illinois University

For Nuclear Engineering

Acceptance Rate
70%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$14,387
Enrollment
15,414

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 11
Ohio 9 19
Michigan 6 3
Alabama 4 57
Virginia 6 20
North Carolina 4 16
Oklahoma 2 117
Pennsylvania 8 4
Maryland 3 13
New York 13 27
New Jersey 5 5
Connecticut 3 45
Texas 12 10
Colorado 4 36
Massachusetts 8 1
Florida 7 21
New Mexico 3 15
Utah 3 39
Idaho 3 51
Washington 3 23
California 18 6