46 Best Management schools 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 Management. A graph of 3.45M citations received by 80.9K academic papers made by 46 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 Management

#5 in the United States

#5 in North America

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

2. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Management

#32 in the United States

#34 in North America

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

3. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Management

#34 in the United States

#38 in North America

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

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Management

#53 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 Management

#111 in the United States

#132 in North America

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

6. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Management

#158 in the United States

#187 in North America

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

7. DePaul University

Chicago

For Management

#168 in the United States

#198 in North America

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

8. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Management

#176 in the United States

#206 in North America

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

9. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Management

#184 in the United States

#214 in North America

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

10. Illinois State University

Normal

For Management

#188 in the United States

#218 in North America

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

11. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Management

#212 in the United States

#244 in North America

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

12. Bradley University

Peoria

For Management

#321 in the United States

#360 in North America

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

13. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Management

#343 in the United States

#384 in North America

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

14. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Management

#393 in the United States

#437 in North America

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

15. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Management

#399 in the United States

#443 in North America

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

16. Rush University

Chicago

For Management

#441 in the United States

#488 in North America

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

17. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

Chicago

For Management

#445 in the United States

#492 in North America

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

18. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Management

#455 in the United States

#502 in North America

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

19. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Management

#496 in the United States

#547 in North America

Enrollment: 75
Male:Female: 32:68

20. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Management

#542 in the United States

#597 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $12,560
Enrollment: 5,504

21. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Management

#544 in the United States

#599 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 955
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $21,503

22. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Management

#588 in the United States

#643 in North America

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

23. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Management

#591 in the United States

#646 in North America

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

24. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Management

#622 in the United States

#682 in North America

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

25. Governors State University

University Park

For Management

#642 in the United States

#703 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $11,315
Enrollment: 4,337

26. North Central College

Naperville

For Management

#676 in the United States

#738 in North America

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

27. Knox College

Galesburg

For Management

#712 in the United States

#776 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1253
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $25,524

28. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Management

#739 in the United States

#803 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $19,111
Enrollment: 2,324

29. John Marshall Law School

Chicago

For Management

#801 in the United States

#868 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

30. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Management

#831 in the United States

#900 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1268
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $29,894

31. National Louis University

Chicago

For Management

#860 in the United States

#930 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $15,724
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,722

32. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Management

#866 in the United States

#936 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $11,943
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,290

33. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Rockford

For Management

#871 in the United States

#941 in North America

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

34. DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago

For Management

#876 in the United States

#946 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $31,063

35. Augustana College

Rock Island

For Management

#894 in the United States

#965 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $24,695

36. Blackburn College

Carlinville

For Management

#895 in the United States

#966 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Net Price: $21,349
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $15,613

37. Monmouth College

Monmouth

For Management

#905 in the United States

#977 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $19,088

38. Dominican University

River Forest

For Management

#907 in the United States

#979 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1037
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $16,969

39. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Management

#920 in the United States

#992 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $22,760

40. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago

For Management

#926 in the United States

#998 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $55,485
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $18,872

41. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Management

#932 in the United States

#1005 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Net Price: $24,570
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $21,484

42. Aurora University

Aurora

For Management

#1021 in the United States

#1095 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1032
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $19,220

43. Millikin University

Decatur

For Management

#1043 in the United States

#1118 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1015
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $10,078

44. Lewis University

Romeoville

For Management

#1049 in the United States

#1124 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $19,472

45. Rockford University

Rockford

For Management

#1069 in the United States

#1145 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 960
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $24,098

46. Columbia College Chicago

Chicago

For Management

#1084 in the United States

#1160 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Net Price: $29,790
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $20,851

Closest to Illinois states to learn Management

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	24	19
Missouri	21	45
Iowa	13	42
Kentucky	18	78
Wisconsin	25	15
Tennessee	26	51
Ohio	39	18
Michigan	22	1
Arkansas	14	116
West Virginia	8	110
Minnesota	23	20
Mississippi	10	130
Kansas	9	98
Alabama	17	89
Virginia	27	26
Georgia	30	14
North Carolina	29	36
Oklahoma	12	95
Nebraska	8	77
South Carolina	17	67
Pennsylvania	77	6
South Dakota	7	342
District of Columbia	8	64
Louisiana	18	83
Maryland	21	10
New York	102	17
New Jersey	19	29
North Dakota	5	192
Connecticut	20	31
Texas	65	12
Vermont	4	145
Colorado	16	52
Massachusetts	55	4
Rhode Island	9	91
Florida	37	28
New Hampshire	9	74
New Mexico	6	106
Maine	7	239
Montana	5	210
Utah	10	54
Arizona	6	21
Idaho	4	208
Nevada	3	133
Oregon	16	103
Washington	18	9
California	93	2
Puerto Rico	6	408
Alaska	3	306
Hawaii	5	146

Closest to Illinois states to learn Management

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