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2023 Top Illinois Men's D2 Basketball Schools

Student athletes have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Division II Men's Basketball in Illinois ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

We analyzed 4 colleges and universities across Illinois to determine which were the best for D2 Men's Basketball athletes in Illinois. To come up with this ranking, we look at a number of factors that are all objective measurements. These factors include the school's overall quality as determined by our Best Colleges ranking and the athletic competitiveness of the school. Thus, in order to rank well, the school must offer a quality education in addition to having a great sports team.

Learn more about our ranking methodology.

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Top Colleges in Illinois for D2 Men's Basketball athletes in Illinois

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Lewis University
Romeoville, Illinois

#16 in Quality in Illinois

$685,664 Team Revenue

$36,530 Avg Tuition & Fees

Lewis University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D2 Men’s Basketball athletes in Illinois. Lewis is a private not-for-profit institution located in Romeoville, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,124 bachelor’s degrees in . On the financial side of things, the D2 Men’s Basketball team at Lewis made $685,664 in revenue. Read More…

2

Quincy University
Quincy, Illinois

$637,883 Team Revenue

$31,940 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Quincy University. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. Located in Quincy, Illinois, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 226 bachelor’s degrees in . On the financial side of things, the D2 Men’s Basketball team at Quincy U made $637,883 in revenue. Read full sports report on Quincy University

3

University of Illinois at Springfield
Springfield, Illinois

#21 in Quality in Illinois

$476,457 Team Revenue

$19,282 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Springfield. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D2 Men’s Basketball athletes in Illinois list. This small public school is located in Springfield, Illinois, and it awarded 608 bachelor’s degrees in . The D2 Men’s Basketball team at UIS brought home $476,457 in revenue in a single year. Full University of Illinois at Springfield Sports Report

4

McKendree University
Lebanon, Illinois

$456,233 Team Revenue

$33,430 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend McKendree University. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. McKendree is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lebanon, Illinois. It awarded 440 bachelor’s degrees in . The D2 Men’s Basketball team at McKendree brought home $456,233 in revenue in a single year. Read full sports report on McKendree University

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 4 schools only.

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Revenue and expense information comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics Data Analysis (EADA) website.
• The academic progress rate (APR) of each team was made available by the NCAA.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.