43 Best Management 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 Management. A graph of 2.46M citations received by 73.2K academic papers made by 43 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: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

2. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Management

#34 in the United States

#39 in North America

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

3. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Management

#35 in the United States

#40 in North America

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

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Management

#53 in the United States

#62 in North America

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

5. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Management

#106 in the United States

#124 in North America

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

6. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Management

#164 in the United States

#193 in North America

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

7. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Management

#171 in the United States

#201 in North America

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

8. DePaul University

Chicago

For Management

#174 in the United States

#204 in North America

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

9. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Management

#184 in the United States

#214 in North America

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

10. Illinois State University

Normal

For Management

#188 in the United States

#218 in North America

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

11. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Management

#208 in the United States

#239 in North America

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

12. Bradley University

Peoria

For Management

#304 in the United States

#342 in North America

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

13. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Management

#346 in the United States

#386 in North America

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

14. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Management

#366 in the United States

#407 in North America

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

15. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Management

#389 in the United States

#431 in North America

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

16. Rush University

Chicago

For Management

#419 in the United States

#463 in North America

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

17. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Management

#439 in the United States

#485 in North America

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

18. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

Chicago

For Management

#465 in the United States

#514 in North America

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

19. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Management

#473 in the United States

#522 in North America

Enrollment: 75
Male:Female: 30:70

20. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Management

#524 in the United States

#575 in North America

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

21. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Management

#545 in the United States

#596 in North America

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

22. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Management

#555 in the United States

#607 in North America

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

23. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Management

#588 in the United States

#643 in North America

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

24. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Management

#628 in the United States

#684 in North America

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

25. Governors State University

University Park

For Management

#633 in the United States

#689 in North America

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

26. North Central College

Naperville

For Management

#654 in the United States

#715 in North America

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

27. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Management

#690 in the United States

#752 in North America

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

28. Knox College

Galesburg

For Management

#697 in the United States

#759 in North America

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

29. John Marshall Law School

Chicago

For Management

#745 in the United States

#810 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

30. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Rockford

For Management

#775 in the United States

#841 in North America

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

31. Monmouth College

Monmouth

For Management

#815 in the United States

#883 in North America

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

32. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Management

#833 in the United States

#902 in North America

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

33. National Louis University

Chicago

For Management

#834 in the United States

#903 in North America

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

34. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Management

#845 in the United States

#914 in North America

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

35. DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago

For Management

#846 in the United States

#915 in North America

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

36. Dominican University

River Forest

For Management

#872 in the United States

#942 in North America

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

37. Augustana College

Rock Island

For Management

#901 in the United States

#971 in North America

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

38. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Management

#911 in the United States

#981 in North America

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

39. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago

For Management

#920 in the United States

#992 in North America

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

40. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Management

#930 in the United States

#1002 in North America

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

41. Aurora University

Aurora

For Management

#978 in the United States

#1051 in North America

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

42. Millikin University

Decatur

For Management

#999 in the United States

#1072 in North America

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

43. Lewis University

Romeoville

For Management

#1051 in the United States

#1126 in North America

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

Closest to Illinois states to learn Management

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	22	28
Missouri	21	47
Iowa	11	43
Kentucky	15	76
Wisconsin	25	13
Tennessee	25	50
Ohio	40	16
Michigan	23	1
Arkansas	14	124
West Virginia	9	110
Minnesota	23	19
Mississippi	10	137
Kansas	8	99
Alabama	15	87
Virginia	27	26
Georgia	30	10
North Carolina	29	36
Oklahoma	11	97
Nebraska	8	77
South Carolina	15	63
Pennsylvania	73	6
South Dakota	6	314
District of Columbia	8	69
Louisiana	16	80
Maryland	21	8
New York	101	18
New Jersey	19	29
North Dakota	4	195
Connecticut	19	31
Texas	63	12
Vermont	4	159
Colorado	15	51
Massachusetts	54	4
Rhode Island	8	94
Florida	35	30
New Hampshire	8	81
New Mexico	5	104
Maine	6	242
Montana	5	213
Utah	10	52
Arizona	6	20
Idaho	4	207
Oregon	16	103
Washington	18	11
California	90	2
Puerto Rico	5	403
Alaska	3	328
Hawaii	5	148

Closest to Illinois states to learn Management

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