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 66.4K citations received by 2.51K 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
44%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
61%

2. University of Chicago

For Petroleum Engineering

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

3. Northwestern University

For Petroleum Engineering

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

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Petroleum Engineering

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

5. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

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

6. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

For Petroleum Engineering

Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1025
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
97%

7. Illinois College of Optometry

For Petroleum Engineering

Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
483
Male:Female
26:74
Founded
1872

8. Northern Illinois University

For Petroleum Engineering

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

Closest to Illinois states to learn Petroleum Engineering

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Indiana 4 41
Missouri 6 36
Iowa 2 67
Wisconsin 4 28
Tennessee 2 82
Ohio 9 14
Michigan 5 9
Minnesota 2 35
Mississippi 3 95
Alabama 6 78
Virginia 6 57
Georgia 5 37
North Carolina 4 26
Oklahoma 3 6
South Carolina 3 77
Pennsylvania 8 8
District of Columbia 3 171
Louisiana 6 11
Maryland 5 30
New York 16 18
New Jersey 5 29
Texas 20 1
Colorado 4 4
Massachusetts 11 5
Rhode Island 2 109
Florida 10 38
New Mexico 3 27
Montana 2 138
Utah 3 21
Oregon 5 83
Washington 3 34
California 19 2