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Best Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Programs, Ranked by Affordability
A big scholarship means less if the sticker price is even bigger. Below, we've ranked all 14 Big Ten Conference men's Basketball programs by affordability score — a composite that weighs net price and aid together to show how realistic the total cost picture looks.
The average net price across Big Ten Conference men's Basketball programs is $19,293, with average aid of $35,109 per athlete.
Use this ranking to find programs where the cost picture adds up, then read our guide on stacking athletic, academic, and need-based aid.
Programs
14
Avg. Net Price
$19,293
Avg. Aid/Athlete
$35,109
Top programs
Showing 14 of 14 programs.
Rank
Program
Net Price
Aid/Athlete
Grad Rate
1
1. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
Net Price
$15,201
Aid/Athlete
$34,437
Grad Rate
87%
2
2. Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN
Net Price
$13,945
Aid/Athlete
$27,642
Grad Rate
78%
3
3. University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
Net Price
$17,424
Aid/Athlete
$26,935
Grad Rate
67%
4
4. Indiana University-Bloomington
Bloomington, IN
Net Price
$15,342
Aid/Athlete
$33,159
Grad Rate
81%
5
5. Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus, OH
Net Price
$18,292
Aid/Athlete
$29,507
Grad Rate
81%
6
6. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN
Net Price
$17,139
Aid/Athlete
$34,919
Grad Rate
83%
7
7. University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
Net Price
$16,928
Aid/Athlete
$30,891
Grad Rate
89%
8
8. Rutgers University-New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ
Net Price
$23,519
Aid/Athlete
$42,309
Grad Rate
84%
9
9. Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Net Price
$20,751
Aid/Athlete
$36,603
Grad Rate
83%
10
10. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
Net Price
$14,832
Aid/Athlete
$41,935
Grad Rate
94%
11
11. University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Net Price
$21,398
Aid/Athlete
$27,861
Grad Rate
72%
12
12. University of Maryland-College Park
College Park, MD
Net Price
$15,590
Aid/Athlete
$36,663
Grad Rate
84%
13
13. Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park, PA
Net Price
$32,598
Aid/Athlete
$31,155
Grad Rate
85%
14
14. Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Net Price
$27,143
Aid/Athlete
$57,510
Grad Rate
96%
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