| Rank | MBA Schools |
| 1 | Northwestern University (Kellogg) Acceptance rate: N/A Part-time Enrollment: 961 Average GMAT score: 690 Location: Evanston, IL |
| 2 | University of Chicago (Booth) Acceptance rate: N/A Part-time Enrollment: 1501 Average GMAT score: 684 Location: Chicago, IL |
| 3 | DePaul University (Kellstadt) Acceptance rate: 0.73 Part-time Enrollment: 1987 Average GMAT score: 600 Location: Chicago, IL |
| 4 | Loyola University Chicago Acceptance rate: 0.621 Part-time Enrollment: 575 Average GMAT score: 542 Location: Chicago, IL |
| 5 | University of Illinois–Chicago (Liautaud) Acceptance rate: 0.606 Part-time Enrollment: 183 Average GMAT score: 582 Location: Chicago, IL |
| 6 | Illinois State University Acceptance rate: N/A Part-time Enrollment: 128 Average GMAT score: 578 Location: Normal, IL |
| 7 | Bradley University (Foster) Acceptance rate: 0.902 Part-time Enrollment: 99 Average GMAT score: 543 Location: Peoria, IL |
| 8 | Northern Illinois University Acceptance rate: 0.851 Part-time Enrollment: 506 Average GMAT score: 502 Location: De Kalb, IL |
| 9 | University of Illinois–Springfield Acceptance rate: 0.694 Part-time Enrollment: 153 Average GMAT score: 514 Location: Springfield, IL |
| 10 | Illinois Institute of Technology (Stuart) Acceptance rate: 0.857 Part-time Enrollment: 38 Average GMAT score: N/A Location: Chicago, IL |
| 11 | Southern Illinois University–Edwardsville Acceptance rate: 0.674 Part-time Enrollment: 136 Average GMAT score: 497 Location: Edwardsville, IL |
| 12 | Western Illinois University Acceptance rate: 0.938 Part-time Enrollment: 51 Average GMAT score: 547 Location: Macomb, IL |