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Best Illinois Men's Cross Country Programs, Ranked by Academic Score
Athletics and academics don't have to be a tradeoff. Below, we've ranked all 56 Illinois men's Cross Country programs by academic score — a composite of acceptance rate, graduation rate, and long-term earnings that reflects the strength of the underlying school.
The average acceptance rate across Illinois men's Cross Country programs is 80%, with an average graduation rate of 55%, and median earnings around $54,882.
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Programs
56
Avg. Accept. Rate
80%
Avg. Grad Rate
55%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$54,882
Top programs
Showing 10 of 56 programs.
Rank
Program
Accept. Rate
Grad Rate
Earnings (10YR)
1
1. University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Retention
99%
Grad Rate
96%
Earnings (10YR)
$91,885
2
2. William Rainey Harper College
Palatine, IL
Retention
77%
Grad Rate
48%
Earnings (10YR)
$48,071
3
3. Judson University
Elgin, IL
Retention
59%
Grad Rate
60%
Earnings (10YR)
$56,313
4
4. Lewis University
Romeoville, IL
Retention
79%
Grad Rate
67%
Earnings (10YR)
$66,099
5
5. Heartland Community College
Normal, IL
Retention
74%
Grad Rate
54%
Earnings (10YR)
$40,768
6
6. Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL
Retention
86%
Grad Rate
75%
Earnings (10YR)
$82,592
7
7. Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, IL
Retention
80%
Grad Rate
75%
Earnings (10YR)
$70,871
8
8. Waubonsee Community College
Sugar Grove, IL
Retention
70%
Grad Rate
39%
Earnings (10YR)
$44,788
9
9. Sauk Valley Community College
Dixon, IL
Retention
74%
Grad Rate
49%
Earnings (10YR)
$40,458
10
10. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
Retention
95%
Grad Rate
85%
Earnings (10YR)
$81,054
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