8 Best colleges for Optical Engineering in Illinois
Below is a list of best universities in Illinois ranked based on their research performance in Optical Engineering. A graph of 428K citations received by 12.2K academic papers made by 8 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
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
2. Northwestern University
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $29,999
3. University of Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $33,727
4. University of Illinois at Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1195
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
5. Illinois Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1320
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $26,789
6. Northern Illinois University
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $13,008
- Enrollment
- 16,234
7. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Average SAT
- 1045
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
8. Loyola University Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $29,371
Closest to Illinois states to learn Optical Engineering
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni  rank |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 6 | 16 |
| Missouri | 6 | 38 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 99 |
| Wisconsin | 6 | 26 |
| Tennessee | 8 | 64 |
| Ohio | 14 | 32 |
| Michigan | 9 | 6 |
| Arkansas | 4 | 101 |
| Minnesota | 6 | 34 |
| Kansas | 3 | 80 |
| Alabama | 7 | 73 |
| Virginia | 8 | 47 |
| Georgia | 5 | 21 |
| North Carolina | 7 | 18 |
| Oklahoma | 5 | 72 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 67 |
| South Carolina | 3 | 84 |
| Pennsylvania | 15 | 17 |
| District of Columbia | 6 | 130 |
| Louisiana | 5 | 81 |
| Maryland | 8 | 31 |
| New York | 28 | 8 |
| New Jersey | 4 | 13 |
| Connecticut | 4 | 42 |
| Texas | 19 | 19 |
| Colorado | 7 | 23 |
| Massachusetts | 18 | 1 |
| Florida | 11 | 10 |
| New Mexico | 3 | 40 |
| Utah | 3 | 30 |
| Arizona | 3 | 7 |
| Oregon | 5 | 82 |
| California | 24 | 2 |