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Best Illinois Men's Football 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 33 Illinois men's Football programs by operating budget.
The average operating budget across Illinois men's Football programs is $583,793. 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
33
Avg. Op. Budget
$583,793
Avg. Revenue
$5,908,206
Top programs
Showing 10 of 33 programs.
Rank
Program
Op. Budget
Revenue
1
1. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
Operating Budget
$5,179,547
Revenue
$68,645,674
2
2. Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Operating Budget
$4,687,158
Revenue
$74,048,991
3
3. Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL
Operating Budget
$2,613,848
Revenue
$9,254,076
4
4. Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale, IL
Operating Budget
$1,091,595
Revenue
$4,906,751
5
5. Illinois State University
Normal, IL
Operating Budget
$907,480
Revenue
$5,123,265
6
6. Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL
Operating Budget
$630,723
Revenue
$4,464,282
7
7. North Central College
Naperville, IL
Operating Budget
$276,895
Revenue
$1,223,549
8
8. College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, IL
Operating Budget
$240,040
Revenue
$540,873
9
9. Roosevelt University
Chicago, IL
Operating Budget
$236,764
Revenue
$2,491,005
10
10. Augustana College
Rock Island, IL
Operating Budget
$228,200
Revenue
$694,800
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