32 Best colleges for Marketing 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 Marketing. A graph of 1.37M citations received by 36K academic papers made by 32 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

#16 in the United States

#17 in North America

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

2. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Marketing

#26 in the United States

#28 in North America

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

3. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Marketing

#28 in the United States

#30 in North America

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

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Marketing

#55 in the United States

#63 in North America

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

5. DePaul University

Chicago

For Marketing

#126 in the United States

#147 in North America

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

6. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Marketing

#148 in the United States

#172 in North America

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

7. Illinois State University

Normal

For Marketing

#150 in the United States

#174 in North America

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

8. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Marketing

#167 in the United States

#193 in North America

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

9. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Marketing

#168 in the United States

#194 in North America

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

10. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Marketing

#176 in the United States

#203 in North America

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

11. Bradley University

Peoria

For Marketing

#235 in the United States

#267 in North America

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

12. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Marketing

#273 in the United States

#306 in North America

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

13. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Marketing

#300 in the United States

#335 in North America

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

14. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Marketing

#322 in the United States

#358 in North America

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

15. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Marketing

#345 in the United States

#383 in North America

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

16. Rush University

Chicago

For Marketing

#387 in the United States

#429 in North America

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

17. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Marketing

#451 in the United States

#495 in North America

Enrollment: 75
Male:Female: 30:70

18. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Marketing

#474 in the United States

#518 in North America

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

19. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Marketing

#478 in the United States

#523 in North America

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

20. North Central College

Naperville

For Marketing

#481 in the United States

#526 in North America

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

21. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Marketing

#494 in the United States

#540 in North America

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

22. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Marketing

#543 in the United States

#594 in North America

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

23. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Marketing

#599 in the United States

#655 in North America

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

24. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Marketing

#642 in the United States

#699 in North America

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

25. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

Chicago

For Marketing

#658 in the United States

#718 in North America

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

26. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Marketing

#662 in the United States

#722 in North America

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

27. Governors State University

University Park

For Marketing

#680 in the United States

#741 in North America

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

28. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Marketing

#722 in the United States

#785 in North America

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

29. Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Rockford

For Marketing

#734 in the United States

#798 in North America

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

30. DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago

For Marketing

#791 in the United States

#858 in North America

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

31. Dominican University

River Forest

For Marketing

#800 in the United States

#867 in North America

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

32. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Marketing

#840 in the United States

#911 in North America

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

Closest to Illinois states to learn Marketing

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	15	38
Missouri	19	53
Iowa	6	29
Kentucky	11	47
Wisconsin	17	21
Tennessee	21	48
Ohio	30	14
Michigan	20	1
Arkansas	11	102
West Virginia	3	125
Minnesota	16	18
Mississippi	7	107
Kansas	8	75
Alabama	14	69
Virginia	25	33
Georgia	26	25
North Carolina	22	27
Oklahoma	10	85
Nebraska	6	71
South Carolina	13	50
Pennsylvania	56	5
South Dakota	5	321
District of Columbia	8	65
Louisiana	16	77
Maryland	15	12
New York	85	8
New Jersey	18	31
North Dakota	4	192
Connecticut	17	30
Texas	56	7
Vermont	3	142
Colorado	14	74
Massachusetts	40	4
Rhode Island	7	110
Florida	31	15
New Hampshire	6	51
New Mexico	4	109
Maine	6	244
Montana	3	207
Utah	6	62
Arizona	6	13
Idaho	3	171
Oregon	13	92
Washington	13	19
California	78	2
Puerto Rico	5	455
Hawaii	3	105

Closest to Illinois states to learn Marketing

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