Best Colleges for Bachelor Degree
in Mechanical Engineering

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 7.2%

Annual cost

$87,804/yr

Grad earnings

$89,363

SAT avg

1,526

ACT mid

35

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Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, Illinois

🏢 Private Match

Acceptance rate 55.4%

Annual cost

$67,720/yr

Grad earnings

$82,592

SAT avg

1,296

ACT mid

29

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

🏛 Public Competitive

Acceptance rate 43.7%

Annual cost

$32,134/yr

Grad earnings

$81,054

SAT avg

1,418

ACT mid

32

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University of Illinois Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 78.5%

Annual cost

$26,998/yr

Grad earnings

$68,740

SAT avg

1,242

ACT mid

27

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Bradley University

Peoria, Illinois

🏢 Private Safety

Acceptance rate 76.7%

Annual cost

$52,730/yr

Grad earnings

$66,852

SAT avg

1,237

ACT mid

27

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North Park University

Chicago, Illinois

🏢 Private Safety

Acceptance rate 72.8%

Annual cost

$42,040/yr

Grad earnings

$59,572

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

23

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Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 70.5%

Annual cost

$27,214/yr

Grad earnings

$57,808

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Edwardsville, Illinois

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 97.2%

Annual cost

$25,302/yr

Grad earnings

$56,346

SAT avg

1,063

ACT mid

23

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Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 75%

Annual cost

$27,828/yr

Grad earnings

$54,163

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Carbondale, Illinois

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 90.4%

Annual cost

$29,268/yr

Grad earnings

$53,390

SAT avg

1,060

ACT mid

24

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