IPEDS 2023 completions · bachelor's degrees · Illinois

Business, Management and Marketing colleges in Illinois, ranked by graduates

35 colleges in Illinois awarded at least 10 bachelor's degrees in business, management and marketing in 2023: 6,803 degrees, 16.4% of all bachelor's degrees at those colleges (18.1% across every college CollegeCalcAI tracks). Illinois State University graduated the most (973, 21.6% of its class). 10 of the 35 are public universities. The median acceptance rate among them is 71%; the most selective is Northwestern University at 8%.

Colleges

in Illinois, 10+ degrees

Degrees awarded

6,803

2023, bachelor's

Share of degrees

16.4%

at these colleges

Median acceptance

71%

10 public, 25 private

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Business, Management and Marketing colleges in Illinois

Every Illinois college awarding at least 10 bachelor's degrees in business, management and marketing, ranked by 2023 graduates. Click a college for its business, management and marketing page.

#	College	Type	Degrees (2023)	Share of grads	Acceptance rate	SAT 75th
1	Illinois State University	Public	973	21.6%	88%	1220
2	DePaul University	Private	935	30.6%	76%	1280
3	University of Illinois	Public	830	9.7%	42%	1480
4	Loyola University Chicago	Private	448	17.9%	82%	1330
5	Northern Illinois University	Public	441	18%	70%	1180
6	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	Public	395	19.8%	98%	1180
7	Aurora University	Private	307	24.6%	81%	1230
8	Lewis University	Private	164	17.3%	71%	1150
9	Southern Illinois University	Public	157	8.8%	87%	1150
10	Elmhurst University	Private	152	20.3%	74%	1230
11	Western Illinois University	Public	140	12.6%	71%	1060
12	Eastern Illinois University	Public	139	12.6%	65%	1080
13	North Central College	Private	137	24.6%	77%	1250
14	Bradley University	Private	131	14.3%	77%	1260
15	Benedictine University	Private	129	31.5%	95%	1230
16	Illinois Springfield	Public	128	21.4%	86%	1120
17	Saint Xavier University	Private	122	18.2%	84%	1120
18	McKendree University	Private	113	31.7%	72%	1150
19	North Park University	Private	113	31.2%	69%	1230
20	Governors State University	Public	110	19.4%	48%	1100
21	Augustana College	Private	106	22.8%	63%	1280
22	Olivet Nazarene University	Private	83	15.9%	56%	1200
23	Illinois Wesleyan University	Private	80	23.5%	39%	1300
24	Lake Forest College	Private	77	18.5%	57%	1270
25	Millikin University	Private	59	18%	67%	1230
26	Illinois College	Private	58	22.6%	78%	1230
27	Wheaton College (IL)	Private	53	10.2%	87%	1230
28	Concordia University Chicago	Private	43	14.8%	93%	1140
29	Quincy University	Private	41	20.7%	51%	1150
30	Judson University	Private	37	22.3%	48%	1150
31	Chicago State University	Public	27	13.2%	43%	980
32	Trinity Christian College	Private	25	12.1%	85%	1180
33	Knox College	Private	24	10.7%	71%	1280
34	Northwestern University	Private	13	0.6%	8%	1560
35	Illinois Institute of Technology	Private	13	2.2%	55%	1230

Questions about business, management and marketing colleges in Illinois

What is the best college for business, management and marketing in Illinois?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023, the largest business, management and marketing programs in Illinois are Illinois State University (973), DePaul University (935), University of Illinois (830). "Best" depends on your profile: this page ranks every Illinois college in the field by output and shows each one's acceptance rate and admitted SAT so you can match it to your own numbers.

How many colleges in Illinois offer business, management and marketing?

35 four-year colleges in Illinois awarded 10 or more bachelor's degrees in business, management and marketing in 2023, 10 public and 25 private, for 6,803 graduates in total.

Is in-state status an advantage for business, management and marketing in Illinois?

At the 10 public universities on this list, Illinois residents are usually admitted at a higher rate than out-of-state applicants and pay in-state tuition. CollegeCalcAI applies the residency effect when you set your home state, and the per-major adjustment when you set the major.

Business, Management and Marketing elsewhere

The same field in other states, and the national ranking.

All business, management and marketing colleges, nationally →TX · 51 AL · 22 MS · 12 NC · 35 AZ · 6 AR · 17 TN · 31 IN · 36 KY · 22 FL · 36 NY · 50 ID · 6 MA · 29 OH · 42 UT · 7 RI · 6 PA · 58 CA · 56 MI · 31 SC · 32 All colleges in Illinois →

Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS 2023 Completions (bachelor's degrees, first majors, CIP 2-digit series), joined to CollegeCalcAI's admissions dataset. Built 2026-09-19. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are not predictions or guarantees.