Best colleges for Business in Illinois
50 colleges ranked by share of degrees in Business
These 50 top Business colleges in Illinois, ranked by share of degrees in Business, run from 4% at Columbia College Chicago to 37% at Judson University. 12 are public and 38 are private.
| # | College | Type | Business degrees | Undergrads | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Judson University Elgin, IL | Private | 37% | 780 | 63% |
| 2 | Benedictine University Lisle, IL | Private | 36% | 1,817 | 77% |
| 3 | McKendree University Lebanon, IL | Private | 31% | 1,600 | 64% |
| 4 | DePaul University Chicago, IL | Private | 29% | 14,283 | 74% |
| 5 | Roosevelt University Chicago, IL | Private | 27% | 2,583 | 94% |
| 6 | North Central College Naperville, IL | Private | 26% | 2,360 | 58% |
| 7 | Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL | Private | 26% | 1,570 | 45% |
| 8 | North Park University Chicago, IL | Private | 26% | 1,844 | 73% |
| 9 | East-West University Chicago, IL | Private | 25% | 528 | — |
| 10 | Greenville University Greenville, IL | Private | 24% | 873 | 95% |
| 11 | Eureka College Eureka, IL | Private | 24% | 522 | 88% |
| 12 | Augustana College Rock Island, IL | Private | 23% | 2,418 | 68% |
| 13 | Illinois College Jacksonville, IL | Private | 23% | 925 | 75% |
| 14 | Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL | Public | 23% | 3,869 | 70% |
| 15 | Quincy University Quincy, IL | Private | 22% | 1,038 | 50% |
| 16 | Dominican University River Forest, IL | Private | 22% | 2,271 | 80% |
| 17 | Trinity International University-Illinois Deerfield, IL | Private | 22% | 140 | 93% |
| 18 | Governors State University University Park, IL | Public | 22% | 2,518 | — |
| 19 | Aurora University Aurora, IL | Private | 21% | 4,021 | 85% |
| 20 | Illinois State University Normal, IL | Public | 21% | 18,414 | 89% |
| 21 | Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL | Private | 20% | 1,782 | 59% |
| 22 | University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, IL | Public | 19% | 2,292 | 84% |
| 23 | Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL | Private | 19% | 11,576 | 81% |
| 24 | Blackburn College Carlinville, IL | Private | 19% | 341 | 80% |
| 25 | Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL | Private | 19% | 2,954 | 76% |
| 26 | Lewis University Romeoville, IL | Private | 18% | 3,665 | 73% |
| 27 | Rockford University Rockford, IL | Private | 18% | 956 | 57% |
| 28 | Trinity Christian College Palos Heights, IL | Private | 18% | 796 | 89% |
| 29 | Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL | Public | 18% | 11,277 | 70% |
| 30 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL | Public | 17% | 8,836 | 97% |
| 31 | Saint Xavier University Chicago, IL | Private | 17% | 3,030 | 86% |
| 32 | University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL | Public | 17% | 21,814 | 79% |
| 33 | Monmouth College Monmouth, IL | Private | 17% | 725 | 87% |
| 34 | University of St Francis Joliet, IL | Private | 17% | 1,292 | 64% |
| 35 | Chicago State University Chicago, IL | Public | 16% | 1,414 | 41% |
| 36 | Millikin University Decatur, IL | Private | 16% | 1,458 | 54% |
| 37 | Bradley University Peoria, IL | Private | 16% | 3,865 | 77% |
| 38 | Concordia University-Chicago River Forest, IL | Private | 16% | 1,337 | 93% |
| 39 | National Louis University Chicago, IL | Private | 15% | 4,100 | 93% |
| 40 | Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, IL | Private | 13% | 2,485 | 67% |
| 41 | Western Illinois University Macomb, IL | Public | 13% | 4,939 | 75% |
| 42 | Wheaton College Wheaton, IL | Private | 12% | 2,087 | 90% |
| 43 | Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL | Public | 12% | 4,398 | 68% |
| 44 | Knox College Galesburg, IL | Private | 11% | 997 | 71% |
| 45 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL | Public | 10% | 34,623 | 44% |
| 46 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL | Public | 10% | 8,116 | 90% |
| 47 | Principia College Elsah, IL | Private | 8% | 337 | 44% |
| 48 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | Private | 5% | 8,960 | 7% |
| 49 | Lincoln Christian University Lincoln, IL | Private | 5% | 44 | — |
| 50 | Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL | Private | 4% | 6,294 | 91% |
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