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Best Illinois Men's Basketball Programs, Ranked by Academic Score
Athletics and academics don't have to be a tradeoff. Below, we've ranked all 87 Illinois men's Basketball programs 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 Illinois men's Basketball programs is 71%, with an average graduation rate of 50%, and median earnings around $49,950.
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Programs
87
Avg. Retention
71%
Avg. Grad Rate
50%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$49,950
Top programs
Showing 10 of 87 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 Chicago
Chicago, IL
Retention
99%
Grad Rate
96%
Earnings (10YR)
$91,885
3
3. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
Retention
94%
Grad Rate
87%
Earnings (10YR)
$81,054
4
4. Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL
Retention
87%
Grad Rate
75%
Earnings (10YR)
$82,592
5
5. Wheaton College
Wheaton, IL
Retention
94%
Grad Rate
87%
Earnings (10YR)
$63,756
6
6. Bradley University
Peoria, IL
Retention
84%
Grad Rate
77%
Earnings (10YR)
$66,852
7
7. Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, IL
Retention
85%
Grad Rate
83%
Earnings (10YR)
$70,871
8
8. Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, IL
Retention
86%
Grad Rate
76%
Earnings (10YR)
$61,825
9
9. Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL
Retention
84%
Grad Rate
72%
Earnings (10YR)
$71,530
10
10. DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Retention
87%
Grad Rate
68%
Earnings (10YR)
$68,751
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