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Best Illinois Men's Basketball Programs, 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 87 Illinois men's Basketball programs by operating budget.
The average operating budget across Illinois men's Basketball programs is $208,202, with average recruiting spend around $9,427. 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
87
Avg. Op. Budget
$208,202
Avg. Recruiting
$9,427
Avg. Revenue
$1,210,936
Top programs
Showing 10 of 87 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
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