8 Best colleges for Petroleum Engineering in Illinois

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Below is a list of best universities in Illinois ranked based on their research performance in Petroleum Engineering. A graph of 70.9K citations received by 2.57K 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 Petroleum Engineering

Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

2. University of Chicago

For Petroleum Engineering

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

3. Northwestern University

For Petroleum Engineering

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

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Petroleum Engineering

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

5. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

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

6. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

For Petroleum Engineering

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1030
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
98%

7. Illinois College of Optometry

For Petroleum Engineering

Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
474
Male:Female
26:74
Founded
1872

8. Northern Illinois University

For Petroleum Engineering

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

Closest to Illinois states to learn Petroleum Engineering

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Indiana 4 42
Missouri 6 35
Iowa 2 68
Wisconsin 4 29
Tennessee 3 81
Ohio 9 14
Michigan 5 9
Minnesota 2 37
Mississippi 3 92
Alabama 6 79
Virginia 6 57
Georgia 5 36
North Carolina 4 26
Oklahoma 3 6
South Carolina 3 78
Pennsylvania 8 8
District of Columbia 3 172
Louisiana 6 11
Maryland 5 32
New York 16 18
New Jersey 5 30
Texas 20 1
Colorado 4 4
Massachusetts 11 5
Rhode Island 2 108
Florida 10 38
New Mexico 3 27
Montana 2 137
Utah 3 22
Oregon 5 84
Washington 3 34
California 19 2