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2023 Top Illinois Women's D2 Soccer Schools

It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there are so many options available for student athletes. 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 Division II Women's Soccer in Illinois ranking is part of that endeavor.

We analyzed 4 colleges and universities across Illinois to determine which were the best for D2 Women's Soccer 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.

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 D2 Women's Soccer athletes in Illinois

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

McKendree University
Lebanon, Illinois

$487,038 Team Revenue

$33,430 Avg Tuition & Fees

McKendree University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D2 Women’s Soccer athletes in Illinois. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Lebanon, Illinois, and it awarded 440 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Soccer team at McKendree took home $487,038 in revenue. Full McKendree University Sports Report

2

Lewis University
Romeoville, Illinois

#16 in Quality in Illinois

$481,917 Team Revenue

$36,530 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D2 Women’s Soccer athletes in Illinois list. Lewis University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Romeoville, Illinois that handed out 1,124 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Soccer team at Lewis took home $481,917 in revenue. Read full sports report on Lewis University

3

University of Illinois at Springfield
Springfield, Illinois

#21 in Quality in Illinois

$253,204 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 Women’s Soccer athletes in Illinois list. UIS is a public institution located in Springfield, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 608 bachelor’s degrees in . The D2 Women’s Soccer team at UIS brought home $253,204 in revenue in a single year. Full University of Illinois at Springfield Sports Report

4

Quincy University
Quincy, Illinois

$452,181 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 #4 in this year’s ranking. Located in Quincy, Illinois, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 226 bachelor’s degrees in . The D2 Women’s Soccer team at Quincy U brought home $452,181 in revenue in a single year. 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.