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Best D3 Men's Cross Country Programs in Illinois, Ranked by Resources

Not every program invests equally in its athletes. Below, we've ranked all 11 D3 men's Cross Country programs in Illinois by investment score — a composite built from aid per athlete, operating budget, recruiting spend, coaching staff, and head coach salary relative to its peers.

Average aid across D3 men's Cross Country programs in Illinois is $1,230 per athlete, with an average operating budget of $11,245, and rosters of about 15 athletes. Programs near the top tend to combine larger budgets with stronger per-athlete support.

Use this ranking to find programs that back their athletes with real resources, then read our guide on how to compare scholarship offers.

Programs
11
Avg. Aid/Athlete
$1,230
Avg. Op. Budget
$11,245

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Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$29,622
Recruiting
$4,018
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$14,931
Recruiting
$3,941
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$11,868
Recruiting
$1,610
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$12,761
Recruiting
$1,891
5. Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, IL
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$9,732
Recruiting
$1,431
6. Knox College
Galesburg, IL
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$20,150
Recruiting
$476
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$13,664
Recruiting
$881
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$2,767
Recruiting
$1,081
9. Blackburn College
Carlinville, IL
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$1,468
Recruiting
$690
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$3,538
Recruiting
$580
Aid/Athlete
$1,230
Op. Budget
$3,197
Recruiting
$166

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