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Best D1 Men's Basketball Programs in Illinois, Ranked by Operating Budget
A program's operating budget shows how much it spends to run the team day to day — from travel and equipment to coaching staff. Below, we've ranked all 13 D1 men's Basketball programs in Illinois by operating budget.
The average operating budget across D1 men's Basketball programs in Illinois is $1,103,506, with average recruiting spend around $48,181. Programs with larger budgets don't always offer more aid, but they tend to signal a higher level of institutional commitment.
Use this ranking to compare program spending, then read our guide on stacking athletic, academic, and need-based aid.
Programs
13
Avg. Op. Budget
$1,103,506
Avg. Recruiting
$48,181
Avg. Revenue
$6,836,774
Top programs
Showing 13 of 13 programs.
Rank
Program
Op. Budget
Recruiting
Revenue
1
1. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
Operating Budget
$3,589,723
Recruiting
$174,075
Revenue
$36,200,666
2
2. Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Operating Budget
$2,574,954
Recruiting
$98,185
Revenue
$14,463,120
3
3. DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Operating Budget
$2,009,023
Recruiting
$116,322
Revenue
$10,841,947
4
4. Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL
Operating Budget
$1,419,726
Recruiting
$51,762
Revenue
$5,913,461
5
5. University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL
Operating Budget
$1,043,323
Recruiting
$36,434
Revenue
$3,754,504
6
6. Bradley University
Peoria, IL
Operating Budget
$787,467
Recruiting
$23,107
Revenue
$4,240,034
7
7. Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale, IL
Operating Budget
$733,147
Recruiting
$17,911
Revenue
$3,179,047
8
8. Illinois State University
Normal, IL
Operating Budget
$685,924
Recruiting
$13,333
Revenue
$2,761,031
9
9. Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL
Operating Budget
$651,143
Recruiting
$21,033
Revenue
$2,546,866
10
10. Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL
Operating Budget
$307,748
Recruiting
$8,762
Revenue
$1,269,512
11
11. Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL
Operating Budget
$263,038
Recruiting
$9,787
Revenue
$1,343,629
12
12. Chicago State University
Chicago, IL
Operating Budget
$182,680
Recruiting
N/A
Revenue
$891,563
13
13. Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL
Operating Budget
$97,677
Recruiting
$7,464
Revenue
$1,472,686
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