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2023 Top Illinois Men's D2 Soccer Schools

Student athletes have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our Best Colleges for Division II Men's Soccer in Illinois ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

We analyzed 4 colleges and universities across Illinois to determine which were the best for D2 Men's Soccer athletes in Illinois. Instead of depending on subjective information, we focus on objective factors to determine this ranking. These factors include such things as the athletic competitiveness of the school and the school's overall quality. This means that a school must provide students with a great education in addition to having a good sports team if it wants to rank well.

Get more details on our ranking methodology.

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

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Lewis University
Romeoville, Illinois

#16 in Quality in Illinois

$606,305 Team Revenue

$36,530 Avg Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Lewis University to be the best school for D2 Men’s Soccer athletes in Illinois in this year’s ranking. 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 . The D2 Men’s Soccer team at Lewis brought home $606,305 in revenue in a single year. Read More…

2

University of Illinois at Springfield
Springfield, Illinois

#21 in Quality in Illinois

$350,068 Team Revenue

$19,282 Avg Tuition & Fees

The excellent sports programs at University of Illinois at Springfield helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D2 Men’s Soccer athletes in Illinois. University of Illinois at Springfield is a small public school located in Springfield, Illinois that handed out 608 bachelor’s degrees in . The D2 Men’s Soccer team at UIS brought home $350,068 in revenue in a single year. Read full sports report on University of Illinois at Springfield

3

Quincy University
Quincy, Illinois

$531,233 Team Revenue

$31,940 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Quincy University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D2 Men’s Soccer athletes in Illinois list. Located in Quincy, Illinois, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 226 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . On the financial side of things, the D2 Men’s Soccer team at Quincy U made $531,233 in revenue. Read More…

4

McKendree University
Lebanon, Illinois

$479,383 Team Revenue

$33,430 Avg Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on our list means McKendree University is a great place for D2 Men’s Soccer athletes in Illinois working on their bachelor’s degree. Lebanon, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 440 students in . Speaking financially, the D2 Men’s Soccer team at McKendree took home $479,383 in revenue. Read More…

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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.