55 Best Business schools in Illinois

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Illinois ranked based on their research performance in Business. A graph of 5.18M citations received by 161K academic papers made by 55 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 Business

#7 in the United States

#8 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

2. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Business

#15 in the United States

#16 in North America

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

3. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Business

#36 in the United States

#39 in North America

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

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Business

#48 in the United States

#56 in North America

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

5. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Business

#134 in the United States

#158 in North America

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

6. DePaul University

Chicago

For Business

#139 in the United States

#163 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $32,151

7. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Business

#147 in the United States

#171 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $37,511

8. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Business

#153 in the United States

#178 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $12,552
Enrollment: 15,649

9. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Business

#173 in the United States

#202 in North America

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

10. Illinois State University

Normal

For Business

#174 in the United States

#203 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 98%

11. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Business

#244 in the United States

#277 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

12. Bradley University

Peoria

For Business

#307 in the United States

#345 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $24,053

13. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Business

#354 in the United States

#393 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1010
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $11,773

14. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Business

#356 in the United States

#395 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1043
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $16,296

15. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Business

#367 in the United States

#407 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $15,632
Enrollment: 7,643

16. Rush University

Chicago

For Business

#455 in the United States

#501 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 2,870
Male:Female: 22:78
Founded: 1972

17. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Business

#474 in the United States

#521 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,096

18. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Business

#478 in the United States

#525 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1104
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 98%

19. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Business

#482 in the United States

#530 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $15,143
Enrollment: 5,756

20. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Business

#494 in the United States

#542 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 960
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,117

21. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Business

#504 in the United States

#553 in North America

Enrollment: 75
Male:Female: 30:70

22. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

Chicago

For Business

#605 in the United States

#662 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 40
Male:Female: 77:23

23. North Central College

Naperville

For Business

#619 in the United States

#677 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $25,285

24. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Business

#635 in the United States

#695 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Net Price: $11,302
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,886

25. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Business

#644 in the United States

#704 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $29,961

26. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Business

#657 in the United States

#718 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 1,940
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1912

27. Governors State University

University Park

For Business

#673 in the United States

#735 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 945
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $11,987

28. John Marshall Law School

Chicago

For Business

#722 in the United States

#786 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

29. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Business

#723 in the United States

#787 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1247
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $27,839

30. Knox College

Galesburg

For Business

#733 in the United States

#797 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $26,882

31. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Business

#736 in the United States

#800 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $15,891
Enrollment: 2,317

32. Augustana College

Rock Island

For Business

#851 in the United States

#920 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $24,660

33. Dominican University

River Forest

For Business

#853 in the United States

#922 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1015
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $18,162

34. Monmouth College

Monmouth

For Business

#871 in the United States

#940 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $20,237

35. National Louis University

Chicago

For Business

#909 in the United States

#979 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Net Price: $14,769
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $9,641

36. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Rockford

For Business

#919 in the United States

#990 in North America

Net Price: $20,319
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $12,832
Enrollment: 242

37. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Business

#967 in the United States

#1039 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $24,108

38. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Business

#969 in the United States

#1041 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $25,658
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $20,083

39. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago

For Business

#976 in the United States

#1049 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Net Price: $53,923
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $18,290

40. DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago

For Business

#989 in the United States

#1062 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 41
Net Price: $30,112

41. Lewis University

Romeoville

For Business

#993 in the United States

#1066 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $19,184

42. Millikin University

Decatur

For Business

#1006 in the United States

#1079 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1065
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $10,492

43. Aurora University

Aurora

For Business

#1017 in the United States

#1090 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1089
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $19,350

44. Erikson Institute

Chicago

For Business

#1020 in the United States

#1093 in North America

Enrollment: 331
Male:Female: 2:98

45. University of St Francis

Joliet

For Business

#1084 in the United States

#1159 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $18,560

46. Blackburn College

Carlinville

For Business

#1118 in the United States

#1194 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Net Price: $21,575
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $14,112

47. Rockford University

Rockford

For Business

#1127 in the United States

#1203 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 963
Average ACT: 16
Net Price: $25,047

48. Columbia College Chicago

Chicago

For Business

#1138 in the United States

#1214 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Net Price: $28,387
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $18,020

49. North Park University

Chicago

For Business

#1158 in the United States

#1235 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $19,029
Receiving Aid: 100%

50. Greenville University

Greenville

For Business

#1171 in the United States

#1248 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1009
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $20,718

51. McKendree University

Lebanon

For Business

#1193 in the United States

#1270 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Net Price: $22,431
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,145

52. Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais

For Business

#1257 in the United States

#1335 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Net Price: $20,059
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,708

53. Concordia University - Chicago

River Forest

For Business

#1284 in the United States

#1362 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $18,832
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,141

54. Saint Augustine College

Chicago

For Business

#1287 in the United States

#1365 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $10,288
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $10,468

55. Adler University

Chicago

For Business

#1300 in the United States

#1378 in North America

Enrollment: 1,841
Male:Female: 18:82
Founded: 1952

Closest to Illinois states to learn Business

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	29	39
Missouri	29	45
Iowa	22	42
Kentucky	21	63
Wisconsin	30	17
Tennessee	29	51
Ohio	54	18
Michigan	33	1
Arkansas	16	121
West Virginia	13	112
Minnesota	26	20
Mississippi	12	135
Kansas	11	88
Alabama	22	83
Virginia	37	34
Georgia	38	27
North Carolina	36	31
Oklahoma	15	92
Nebraska	9	81
South Carolina	23	56
Pennsylvania	94	6
South Dakota	8	327
District of Columbia	8	54
Louisiana	22	79
Maryland	25	14
New York	121	8
New Jersey	24	29
North Dakota	5	201
Connecticut	20	24
Texas	67	16
Vermont	8	146
Colorado	18	52
Massachusetts	64	4
Rhode Island	9	97
Florida	49	28
New Hampshire	11	69
New Mexico	7	111
Maine	10	234
Montana	5	210
Utah	10	53
Arizona	7	23
Idaho	6	200
Nevada	5	118
Oregon	17	101
Washington	23	10
California	106	2
Puerto Rico	10	498
Alaska	4	331
Hawaii	6	120

Closest to Illinois states to learn Business

Business subfields in Illinois