7 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 48.1K citations received by 2.2K academic papers made by 7 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
45%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

2. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Petroleum Engineering

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

3. University of Chicago

For Petroleum Engineering

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$36,991

4. Northwestern University

For Petroleum Engineering

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,095

5. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$28,702

6. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

For Petroleum Engineering

Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1020
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
99%

7. Illinois College of Optometry

For Petroleum Engineering

Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
481
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1872

Closest to Illinois states to learn Petroleum Engineering

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Indiana 4 47
Missouri 6 36
Iowa 2 51
Wisconsin 4 22
Tennessee 3 90
Ohio 9 13
Michigan 5 9
Minnesota 2 38
Mississippi 3 95
Alabama 5 77
Virginia 5 53
Georgia 4 34
North Carolina 4 28
Oklahoma 3 6
South Carolina 3 76
Pennsylvania 8 7
District of Columbia 3 173
Louisiana 6 11
Maryland 5 33
New York 16 16
New Jersey 3 29
Texas 20 1
Colorado 4 4
Massachusetts 10 5
Rhode Island 3 97
Florida 10 39
New Mexico 3 30
Montana 2 136
Utah 3 20
Oregon 4 83
Washington 3 32
California 18 2