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Best Illinois Men's Wrestling Programs, Ranked by Academic Score
Athletics and academics don't have to be a tradeoff. Below, we've ranked all 18 Illinois men's Wrestling 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 Wrestling programs is 78%, with an average graduation rate of 64%, and median earnings around $61,087.
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Programs
18
Avg. Retention
78%
Avg. Grad Rate
64%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$61,087
Top programs
Showing 10 of 18 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. Augustana College
Rock Island, IL
Retention
83%
Grad Rate
77%
Earnings (10YR)
$62,971
7
7. North Central College
Naperville, IL
Retention
82%
Grad Rate
69%
Earnings (10YR)
$60,123
8
8. Elmhurst University
Elmhurst, IL
Retention
76%
Grad Rate
69%
Earnings (10YR)
$61,462
9
9. Aurora University
Aurora, IL
Retention
78%
Grad Rate
67%
Earnings (10YR)
$58,709
10
10. Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL
Retention
70%
Grad Rate
62%
Earnings (10YR)
$57,808
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