2023 Top Illinois Men's Baseball Schools
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Colleges
$35,809
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When it comes to choosing a college, student athletes have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Men's Baseball in Illinois ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
After analyzing 34 schools in Illinois, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Men's Baseball athletes in Illinois. Our ranking is based on several objective factors, including the school's overall quality and the athletic competitiveness of the school. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another. So, even if a school has a great team, it won't place well if it is also considered a low quality college or university.
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Top Colleges in Illinois for Men's Baseball athletes in Illinois
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Northwestern University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for Men’s Baseball athletes in Illinois. Northwestern University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 2,688 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Baseball team at Northwestern took home $98,178 in revenue. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 99%. Northwestern also took the #1 spot in our overall quality rankings.
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A rank of #2 on our list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for Men’s Baseball athletes in Illinois working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Champaign, Illinois, the large public school handed out 9,150 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Baseball team at UIUC made $434,986 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 995 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. UIUC also made our overall quality list, coming in at #3.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Baseball athletes in Illinois list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, the large public school handed out 5,250 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Baseball team at UIC brought home $1,110,734 in revenue in a single year. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 993.
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A rank of #4 on our list means Bradley University is a great place for Men’s Baseball athletes in Illinois working on their bachelor’s degree. Bradley University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Peoria, Illinois that handed out 1,190 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Baseball team at Bradley took home $1,305,485 in revenue. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. On top of its placing in this ranking, Bradley also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #5 on our list means University of Chicago is a great place for Men’s Baseball athletes in Illinois working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Chicago, Illinois, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2,425 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Baseball team at UChicago took home $227,680 in revenue.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. UChicago also took the #2 spot in our overall quality rankings.
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With a ranking of #6, Augustana College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Baseball in Illinois ranking. Located in Rock Island, Illinois, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 755 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Baseball team at Augustana made $370,547 in revenue.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Augustana also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Wheaton College Illinois did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Baseball in Illinois ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Wheaton, Illinois, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 648 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Baseball team at Wheaton College Illinois took home $262,554 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Wheaton College Illinois not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #4 on our overall quality list.
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Illinois State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Colleges for Men’s Baseball in Illinois list. Illinois State is a large public school situated in Normal, Illinois. It awarded 4,495 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Baseball team at Illinois State brought home $1,219,272 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 997, signifying that team members care about their grades.
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Illinois Wesleyan University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Baseball in Illinois ranking. Located in Bloomington, Illinois, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 404 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Baseball team at Illinois Wesleyan made $171,872 in revenue.
In addition to its great ranking here, Illinois Wesleyan is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Baseball in Illinois ranking. Carbondale, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 2,016 students in .
The Men’s Baseball team at SIUC brought home $783,772 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 991, signifying that team members care about their grades.
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North Central College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Baseball in Illinois ranking, coming in at #11. North Central is a private not-for-profit institution located in Naperville, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 653 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at North Central took home $551,737 in revenue and paid out $406,158 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $145,579 in profit.
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Northern Illinois University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Baseball in Illinois ranking, coming in at #12. NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 2,844 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The Men’s Baseball team at NIU brought home $808,694 in revenue in a single year. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 975.
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Knox College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Baseball in Illinois ranking. Knox is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Galesburg, Illinois. It awarded 332 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Baseball team at Knox made $134,302 in revenue.
Knox also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Eastern Illinois University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Colleges for Men’s Baseball in Illinois list. EIU is a medium-sized public school situated in Charleston, Illinois. It awarded 1,132 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Baseball team at EIU made $735,069 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 970.
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University of Illinois at Springfield came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Baseball in Illinois ranking. This small public school is located in Springfield, Illinois, and it awarded 608 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Baseball team at UIS brought home $509,776 in revenue in a single year.
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Elmhurst University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Baseball in Illinois ranking, coming in at #16. Elmhurst, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 831 students in .
The team at Elmhurst took home $175,324 in revenue and paid out $166,184 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $9,140 in profit.
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Western Illinois University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Baseball in Illinois ranking, coming in at #17. Macomb, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,237 students in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Baseball team at WIU made $508,734 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 970.
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Lewis University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Colleges for Men’s Baseball in Illinois list. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Romeoville, Illinois, and it awarded 1,124 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Baseball team at Lewis made $536,241 in revenue.
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Millikin University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Baseball in Illinois ranking. Millikin University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Decatur, Illinois that handed out 414 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Baseball team at Millikin brought home $252,765 in revenue in a single year.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Dominican University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Baseball in Illinois ranking, coming in at #20. River Forest, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 525 students in .
The Men’s Baseball team at Dominican U brought home $231,771 in revenue in a single year.
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Concordia University, Chicago came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Baseball in Illinois ranking. River Forest, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 329 students in .
The team at Concordia University, Chicago took home $358,498 in revenue and paid out $356,024 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $2,474.
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Monmouth College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Baseball in Illinois ranking, coming in at #22. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Monmouth, Illinois, and it awarded 189 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Baseball team at Monmouth brought home $108,799 in revenue in a single year.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Benedictine University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Colleges for Men’s Baseball in Illinois list. Benedictine U is located in Lisle, Illinois and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 686 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The Men’s Baseball team at Benedictine U made $1,095,316 in revenue, while incurring $1,005,625 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $89,691, which isn’t bad at all.
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Greenville University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Baseball in Illinois ranking. Located in Greenville, Illinois, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 205 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The Men’s Baseball team at Greenville made $137,039 in revenue, while incurring $127,691 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $9,348.
Full Greenville University Sports Report
With a ranking of #25, Aurora University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Baseball in Illinois ranking. Aurora is located in Aurora, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 1,249 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Baseball team at Aurora made $280,887 in revenue.
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