21 Best colleges for Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 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 Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation. A graph of 732K citations received by 18.7K academic papers made by 21 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 Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#32 in the United States

#38 in North America

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

2. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#44 in the United States

#51 in North America

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

3. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#64 in the United States

#75 in North America

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

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#104 in the United States

#125 in North America

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

5. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#120 in the United States

#142 in North America

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

6. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#172 in the United States

#199 in North America

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

7. Illinois State University

Normal

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#238 in the United States

#273 in North America

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

8. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#260 in the United States

#302 in North America

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

9. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#263 in the United States

#305 in North America

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

10. DePaul University

Chicago

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#300 in the United States

#344 in North America

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

11. Rush University

Chicago

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#320 in the United States

#366 in North America

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

12. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#342 in the United States

#388 in North America

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

13. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#355 in the United States

#401 in North America

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

14. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#365 in the United States

#411 in North America

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

15. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Rockford

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#387 in the United States

#433 in North America

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

16. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#406 in the United States

#452 in North America

Enrollment: 75
Male:Female: 32:68

17. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#423 in the United States

#470 in North America

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

18. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#433 in the United States

#481 in North America

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

19. North Central College

Naperville

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#491 in the United States

#543 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1173
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $24,190

20. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#538 in the United States

#593 in North America

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

21. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#617 in the United States

#675 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,346

Closest to Illinois states to learn Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	13	63
Missouri	10	42
Iowa	4	69
Kentucky	8	92
Wisconsin	15	5
Tennessee	14	71
Ohio	25	38
Michigan	17	11
Arkansas	9	159
West Virginia	4	109
Minnesota	10	21
Mississippi	5	53
Kansas	6	91
Alabama	11	29
Virginia	16	57
Georgia	17	15
North Carolina	14	18
Oklahoma	8	101
Nebraska	5	95
South Carolina	11	81
Pennsylvania	38	13
South Dakota	4	130
District of Columbia	5	129
Louisiana	13	43
Maryland	16	22
New York	67	3
New Jersey	14	27
North Dakota	2	188
Connecticut	13	16
Texas	39	19
Vermont	3	127
Colorado	9	35
Massachusetts	26	1
Rhode Island	5	50
Florida	25	7
New Hampshire	4	82
New Mexico	3	114
Maine	7	65
Montana	3	102
Utah	4	34
Arizona	4	45
Idaho	3	84
Oregon	8	8
Washington	13	2
California	59	4
Puerto Rico	4	185
Alaska	4	68
Hawaii	4	33

Closest to Illinois states to learn Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

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