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Best Illinois Women'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 84 Illinois women's Basketball programs by operating budget.
The average operating budget across Illinois women's Basketball programs is $143,488, with average recruiting spend around $6,218. 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
84
Avg. Op. Budget
$143,488
Avg. Recruiting
$6,218
Avg. Revenue
$489,373
Top programs
Showing 10 of 84 programs.
Rank
Program
Op. Budget
Recruiting
Revenue
1
1. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
Operating Budget
$1,913,562
Recruiting
$132,187
Revenue
$3,721,634
2
2. Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Operating Budget
$1,606,111
Recruiting
$34,399
Revenue
$1,582,958
3
3. DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Operating Budget
$1,191,014
Recruiting
$31,261
Revenue
$5,013,427
4
4. Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL
Operating Budget
$903,435
Recruiting
$31,196
Revenue
$3,170,245
5
5. University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL
Operating Budget
$629,046
Recruiting
$13,783
Revenue
$2,401,456
6
6. Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL
Operating Budget
$592,667
Recruiting
$9,632
Revenue
$1,852,421
7
7. Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale, IL
Operating Budget
$556,077
Recruiting
$12,553
Revenue
$1,847,274
8
8. Illinois State University
Normal, IL
Operating Budget
$433,461
Recruiting
$15,234
Revenue
$1,941,404
9
9. Bradley University
Peoria, IL
Operating Budget
$297,485
Recruiting
$31,291
Revenue
$1,570,205
10
10. Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL
Operating Budget
$241,950
Recruiting
$9,801
Revenue
$1,155,979
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