33 Best colleges for Marketing in Illinois

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Illinois ranked based on their research performance in Marketing. A graph of 2.01M citations received by 40.3K academic papers made by 33 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 Marketing

#12 in the United States

#13 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

2. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Marketing

#27 in the United States

#29 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $28,060

3. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Marketing

#29 in the United States

#31 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,830

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Marketing

#52 in the United States

#60 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

5. DePaul University

Chicago

For Marketing

#125 in the United States

#147 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $34,135

6. Illinois State University

Normal

For Marketing

#140 in the United States

#164 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 98%

7. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Marketing

#147 in the United States

#171 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $14,387
Enrollment: 15,414

8. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Marketing

#158 in the United States

#184 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $39,147

9. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Marketing

#172 in the United States

#199 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $24,796

10. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Marketing

#182 in the United States

#209 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

11. Bradley University

Peoria

For Marketing

#252 in the United States

#284 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Net Price: $23,787
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,808

12. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Marketing

#287 in the United States

#322 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 95%

13. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Marketing

#298 in the United States

#333 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 985
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $12,960

14. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Marketing

#326 in the United States

#362 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Receiving Aid: 55%
Average Aid: $14,994
Enrollment: 6,332

15. Rush University

Chicago

For Marketing

#375 in the United States

#416 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 2,769
Male:Female: 21:79
Founded: 1972

16. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Marketing

#392 in the United States

#434 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1032
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $17,375

17. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Marketing

#462 in the United States

#508 in North America

Enrollment: 80
Male:Female: 25:75

18. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Marketing

#467 in the United States

#513 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 97%

19. North Central College

Naperville

For Marketing

#480 in the United States

#528 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1183
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $23,276

20. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Marketing

#484 in the United States

#532 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $28,644

21. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Marketing

#491 in the United States

#539 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $12,876
Enrollment: 5,734

22. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Marketing

#559 in the United States

#615 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,366

23. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Marketing

#601 in the United States

#658 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 2,021
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1912

24. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Marketing

#626 in the United States

#683 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,356

25. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

Chicago

For Marketing

#708 in the United States

#771 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 39
Male:Female: 76:24

26. Governors State University

University Park

For Marketing

#719 in the United States

#782 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $11,455
Enrollment: 4,397

27. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Marketing

#728 in the United States

#791 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $18,194
Enrollment: 2,238

28. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Marketing

#749 in the United States

#814 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Net Price: $11,318
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,985

29. DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago

For Marketing

#824 in the United States

#893 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 865
Average ACT: 15
Net Price: $30,889

30. Aurora University

Aurora

For Marketing

#868 in the United States

#940 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $19,053

31. Dominican University

River Forest

For Marketing

#871 in the United States

#944 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 990
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $13,402

32. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Marketing

#896 in the United States

#970 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Net Price: $23,139
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $22,911

33. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Marketing

#902 in the United States

#976 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $24,629

Closest to Illinois states to learn Marketing

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	18	25
Missouri	23	54
Iowa	6	31
Kentucky	11	48
Wisconsin	18	21
Tennessee	23	46
Ohio	31	14
Michigan	19	1
Arkansas	12	98
West Virginia	3	120
Minnesota	19	18
Mississippi	8	104
Kansas	8	75
Alabama	17	76
Virginia	25	36
Georgia	28	26
North Carolina	26	28
Oklahoma	11	90
Nebraska	7	71
South Carolina	14	51
Pennsylvania	59	6
South Dakota	5	338
District of Columbia	8	62
Louisiana	16	77
Maryland	16	16
New York	87	7
New Jersey	18	32
North Dakota	3	189
Connecticut	18	30
Texas	56	5
Vermont	3	138
Colorado	14	74
Massachusetts	46	3
Rhode Island	7	122
Florida	35	13
New Hampshire	6	50
New Mexico	4	114
Maine	6	246
Montana	3	208
Utah	6	63
Arizona	6	15
Idaho	3	171
Oregon	13	94
Washington	15	19
California	83	2
Puerto Rico	7	490
Hawaii	3	106

Closest to Illinois states to learn Marketing

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