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

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
85%

2. Northwestern University

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$29,999

3. University of Chicago

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,727

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

5. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1320
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$26,789

6. Northern Illinois University

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
70%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$13,008
Enrollment
16,234

7. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1045
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
95%

8. Loyola University Chicago

For Optical Engineering

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 United States Flag 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