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2023 Top Illinois Women's D2 Basketball Schools

With all of the options student athletes have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Division II Women'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 Women's Basketball athletes in Illinois. Our ranking methodology focuses a number of different objective factors - such as the overall quality of the school, the school's athletic competitiveness, and the amount of athletic aid per student - to make this determination. Having a great sports team is not enough - the school must also focus on academic excellence.

See what other factors we include in our ranking methodology.

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Top Colleges in Illinois for D2 Women'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

$640,974 Team Revenue

$36,530 Avg Tuition & Fees

Lewis University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D2 Women’s Basketball athletes in Illinois. 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 D2 Women’s Basketball team at Lewis made $640,974 in revenue. Read More…

2

University of Illinois at Springfield
Springfield, Illinois

#21 in Quality in Illinois

$398,320 Team Revenue

$19,282 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend University of Illinois at Springfield. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. UIS is a small public school situated in Springfield, Illinois. It awarded 608 bachelor’s degrees in . The D2 Women’s Basketball team at UIS brought home $398,320 in revenue in a single year. Read More…

3

McKendree University
Lebanon, Illinois

$490,401 Team Revenue

$33,430 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McKendree University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D2 Women’s Basketball athletes in Illinois list. Located in Lebanon, Illinois, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 440 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Basketball team at McKendree took home $490,401 in revenue. Full McKendree University Sports Report

4

Quincy University
Quincy, Illinois

$567,383 Team Revenue

$31,940 Avg Tuition & Fees

The excellent sports programs at Quincy University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D2 Women’s Basketball athletes in Illinois. Located in Quincy, Illinois, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 226 bachelor’s degrees in . The team at Quincy U took home $567,383 in revenue and paid out $552,616 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $14,767 in profit. Full Quincy University Sports Report

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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.