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2023 Top Illinois Men's Ice Hockey 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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Colleges for Men's Ice Hockey in Illinois ranking is part of that endeavor.

After analyzing 2 schools in Illinois, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Men's Ice Hockey 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.

Find out more about our ranking methodology.

Customizing Your List

We know that one set of rankings doesn't always help you determine the best school for you, so we've created the ability to narrow your list by location as well as alternative rankings that prioritize different factors such as those of importance to online students or returning adults or those who value diversity and value for your money.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you're torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Top Colleges in Illinois for Men's Ice Hockey athletes in Illinois

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, Illinois

#13 in Quality in Illinois

$179,630 Team Revenue

$52,902 Avg Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Lake Forest College to be the best school for Men’s Ice Hockey athletes in Illinois in this year’s ranking. Lake Forest, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 466 students in . The Men’s Ice Hockey team at Lake Forest brought home $179,630 in revenue in a single year. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Read full sports report on Lake Forest College

2

Aurora University
Aurora, Illinois

$311,707 Team Revenue

$27,420 Avg Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Aurora University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Aurora, Illinois, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1,249 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the Men’s Ice Hockey team at Aurora took home $311,707 in revenue. Full Aurora 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 2 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.