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Best D1 Men's Basketball Programs in Illinois, Ranked by Academic Score
Athletics and academics don't have to be a tradeoff. Below, we've ranked all 13 D1 men's Basketball programs in Illinois by academic score — a composite of retention rate, graduation rate, and long-term earnings that reflects the strength of the underlying school.
The average retention rate across D1 men's Basketball programs in Illinois is 76%, with an average graduation rate of 67%, and median earnings around $63,452.
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Programs
13
Avg. Retention
76%
Avg. Grad Rate
67%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$63,452
Top programs
Showing 13 of 13 programs.
Rank
Program
Retention
Grad Rate
Earnings (10YR)
1
1. Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Retention
97%
Grad Rate
96%
Earnings (10YR)
$89,363
2
2. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
Retention
94%
Grad Rate
87%
Earnings (10YR)
$81,054
3
3. Bradley University
Peoria, IL
Retention
84%
Grad Rate
77%
Earnings (10YR)
$66,852
4
4. Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL
Retention
84%
Grad Rate
72%
Earnings (10YR)
$71,530
5
5. DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Retention
87%
Grad Rate
68%
Earnings (10YR)
$68,751
6
6. Illinois State University
Normal, IL
Retention
81%
Grad Rate
71%
Earnings (10YR)
$62,117
7
7. University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL
Retention
78%
Grad Rate
71%
Earnings (10YR)
$68,740
8
8. Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL
Retention
72%
Grad Rate
58%
Earnings (10YR)
$56,346
9
9. Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL
Retention
70%
Grad Rate
62%
Earnings (10YR)
$57,808
10
10. Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL
Retention
70%
Grad Rate
57%
Earnings (10YR)
$51,989
11
11. Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale, IL
Retention
69%
Grad Rate
56%
Earnings (10YR)
$53,390
12
12. Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL
Retention
59%
Grad Rate
57%
Earnings (10YR)
$54,163
13
13. Chicago State University
Chicago, IL
Retention
47%
Grad Rate
33%
Earnings (10YR)
$42,778
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