The college, including the Graduate School of Business, moved to its current Chicago location in the DePaul Center, 1 E. Jackson Blvd., in 1993.

Commerce established the Center for Market Analysis and Planning through a $1 million gift from the Charles H. Kellstadt Trust in 1982.

In 1983, DePaul was awarded a $1 million gift from the Dr. Scholl Foundation to establish an endowed chair in its College of Commerce and Department of Finance.

[6] In 2007, the MacArthur Foundation awarded the center a grant of $3.5 million to launch a multi-faceted program to save affordable rental housing in the Chicago region.

As part of the core curriculum, all students participate in the Driehaus Cup: a fast-paced pitch competition judged by industry experts with thousands of dollars in scholarship money at stake.

[13] In October 2023, the Mid-American Business Deans' Association honored the Driehaus Cup with its curricular innovation award.

[20] The center offers custom-built programs for organizations who want to develop their talent, cultivate a driven workforce and tackle business challenges.

[21] Driehaus has 17 specialized centers and institutes that conduct research, host symposia and partner with local, national and international organizations to address issues within various fields.

[23] The highly selective list was compiled by Poets&Quants, a leading publication covering graduate business education.

[25] In 2024, Intelligent.com, a data-driven higher education journalism website, ranked the master's in business analytics program at Kellstadt among the nine best in the nation.