23 Best colleges for Structural Engineering in Illinois

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Illinois ranked based on their research performance in Structural Engineering. A graph of 1.49M citations received by 39.6K academic papers made by 23 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

Champaign

For Structural Engineering

#3 in the United States

#3 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 61%

2. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Structural Engineering

#11 in the United States

#11 in North America

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

3. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Structural Engineering

#50 in the United States

#55 in North America

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

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Structural Engineering

#56 in the United States

#62 in North America

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

5. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Structural Engineering

#112 in the United States

#132 in North America

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

6. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Structural Engineering

#144 in the United States

#171 in North America

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

7. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Structural Engineering

#186 in the United States

#216 in North America

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

8. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Structural Engineering

#250 in the United States

#284 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $37,592

9. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Structural Engineering

#268 in the United States

#303 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 93%

10. Bradley University

Peoria

For Structural Engineering

#274 in the United States

#310 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $24,703

11. DePaul University

Chicago

For Structural Engineering

#282 in the United States

#319 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $32,129

12. Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

Chicago

For Structural Engineering

#292 in the United States

#331 in North America

Enrollment: 114
Male:Female: 44:56

13. Illinois State University

Normal

For Structural Engineering

#294 in the United States

#333 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

14. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Structural Engineering

#345 in the United States

#390 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1081
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $17,255

15. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Rockford

For Structural Engineering

#382 in the United States

#429 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $20,319
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $12,832

16. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

Chicago

For Structural Engineering

#404 in the United States

#452 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 38
Male:Female: 73:27

17. Rush University

Chicago

For Structural Engineering

#419 in the United States

#469 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 2,782
Male:Female: 22:78
Founded: 1972

18. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Structural Engineering

#442 in the United States

#494 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,310

19. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Structural Engineering

#454 in the United States

#507 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 1,949
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1912

20. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Structural Engineering

#468 in the United States

#521 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $15,620
Enrollment: 7,073

21. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Structural Engineering

#480 in the United States

#533 in North America

Enrollment: 75
Male:Female: 32:68

22. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Structural Engineering

#499 in the United States

#553 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1000
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $11,122

23. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Structural Engineering

#572 in the United States

#626 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

Closest to Illinois states to learn Structural Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	15	13
Missouri	10	57
Iowa	6	48
Kentucky	8	65
Wisconsin	13	21
Tennessee	12	61
Ohio	23	16
Michigan	17	5
Arkansas	7	138
Minnesota	10	20
Mississippi	5	100
Kansas	5	83
Alabama	10	84
Virginia	18	9
Georgia	13	7
North Carolina	18	35
Oklahoma	7	87
Nebraska	7	78
South Carolina	9	70
Pennsylvania	40	15
South Dakota	4	252
District of Columbia	7	98
Louisiana	12	43
Maryland	14	17
New York	63	14
New Jersey	15	23
North Dakota	2	148
Connecticut	15	41
Texas	44	6
Vermont	3	120
Colorado	12	29
Massachusetts	28	2
Rhode Island	4	31
Florida	22	26
New Hampshire	3	104
New Mexico	3	86
Maine	6	151
Montana	3	165
Utah	5	42
Arizona	4	30
Idaho	3	179
Oregon	9	81
Washington	12	12
California	53	1
Puerto Rico	3	229