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Best Illinois Men's Football Programs, Ranked by Academic Score
Athletics and academics don't have to be a tradeoff. Below, we've ranked all 33 Illinois men's Football 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 Football programs is 70%, with an average graduation rate of 60%, and median earnings around $59,342.
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Programs
33
Avg. Accept. Rate
70%
Avg. Grad Rate
60%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$59,342
Top programs
Showing 10 of 33 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. University of St Francis
Joliet, IL
Retention
79%
Grad Rate
67%
Earnings (10YR)
$63,926
3
3. Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, IL
Retention
71%
Grad Rate
61%
Earnings (10YR)
$53,213
4
4. Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Retention
98%
Grad Rate
95%
Earnings (10YR)
$89,363
5
5. Judson University
Elgin, IL
Retention
59%
Grad Rate
60%
Earnings (10YR)
$56,313
6
6. Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, IL
Retention
80%
Grad Rate
75%
Earnings (10YR)
$70,871
7
7. McKendree University
Lebanon, IL
Retention
67%
Grad Rate
53%
Earnings (10YR)
$58,572
8
8. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
Retention
95%
Grad Rate
85%
Earnings (10YR)
$81,054
9
9. Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, IL
Retention
90%
Grad Rate
78%
Earnings (10YR)
$61,825
10
10. Saint Xavier University
Chicago, IL
Retention
76%
Grad Rate
57%
Earnings (10YR)
$58,656
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