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Best Illinois Women's Swimming & Diving Programs, Ranked by Academic Score
Athletics and academics don't have to be a tradeoff. Below, we've ranked all 11 Illinois women's Swimming & Diving 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 women's Swimming & Diving programs is 85%, with an average graduation rate of 78%, and median earnings around $69,504.
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Programs
11
Avg. Retention
85%
Avg. Grad Rate
78%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$69,504
Top programs
Showing 11 of 11 programs.
Rank
Program
Retention
Grad Rate
Earnings (10YR)
1
1. University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Retention
99%
Grad Rate
96%
Earnings (10YR)
$91,885
2
2. Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Retention
97%
Grad Rate
96%
Earnings (10YR)
$89,363
3
3. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
Retention
94%
Grad Rate
87%
Earnings (10YR)
$81,054
4
4. Wheaton College
Wheaton, IL
Retention
94%
Grad Rate
87%
Earnings (10YR)
$63,756
5
5. Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, IL
Retention
85%
Grad Rate
83%
Earnings (10YR)
$70,871
6
6. Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, IL
Retention
86%
Grad Rate
76%
Earnings (10YR)
$61,825
7
7. Augustana College
Rock Island, IL
Retention
83%
Grad Rate
77%
Earnings (10YR)
$62,971
8
8. University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL
Retention
78%
Grad Rate
71%
Earnings (10YR)
$68,740
9
9. Illinois State University
Normal, IL
Retention
81%
Grad Rate
71%
Earnings (10YR)
$62,117
10
10. McKendree University
Lebanon, IL
Retention
68%
Grad Rate
56%
Earnings (10YR)
$58,572
11
11. Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale, IL
Retention
69%
Grad Rate
56%
Earnings (10YR)
$53,390
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