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Considering a degree in Sports?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Sports majors who live in Illinois.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Sports degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Illinois.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of college paid after factoring in financial aid.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitworth University | 6700 | 45700 | 0.8527 | 1,867 | 1211 | 0.8978 | |
| 2 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 12500 | 28100 | 0.5551 | 8,553 | 1045 | 0.8688 | |
| 3 | Albion College | 12700 | 75400 | 0.8321 | 1,308 | 1065 | 0.807 | |
| 4 | Denison University | 13400 | 69300 | 0.8059 | 2,394 | 1412 | 0.1739 | |
| 5 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | 13600 | 34600 | 0.6076 | 8,945 | 1099 | 0.975 | |
| 6 | Northern Illinois University | 14300 | 28800 | 0.5048 | 11,348 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 7 | Waynesburg University | 16600 | 45000 | 0.6305 | 1,030 | 1093 | 0.8982 | |
| 8 | Ferris State University | 17000 | 31000 | 0.4523 | 8,991 | 1015 | 0.9139 | |
| 9 | Vermont State University | 17300 | 26900 | 0.3562 | 4,108 | 960 | 0.8167 | |
| 10 | Simpson College | 18600 | 60500 | 0.6923 | 1,235 | 1430 | 0.8622 | |
| 10 | University of Mary | 18600 | 32600 | 0.428 | 2,821 | 1175 | 0.753 | |
| 12 | Bethel University | 19800 | 54500 | 0.6363 | 1,065 | 1030 | 0.9766 | |
| 13 | State University of New York at Cortland | 20500 | 27700 | 0.2597 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 14 | Husson University | 20600 | 42900 | 0.5203 | 2,763 | 1174 | 0.8095 | |
| 15 | East Carolina University | 20800 | 23800 | 0.1258 | 21,445 | 1160 | 0.8921 | |
| 16 | University of Sioux Falls | 21200 | 40100 | 0.4712 | 1,241 | 1135 | 0.8289 | |
| 17 | Culver-Stockton College | 21300 | 50600 | 0.5789 | 861 | 1025 | 0.991 | |
| 18 | Louisiana Christian University | 21500 | 26000 | 0.1733 | 763 | 1065 | 0.7719 | |
| 18 | Piedmont University | 21500 | 47200 | 0.5445 | 1,159 | 1130 | 0.9328 | |
| 20 | Lake Erie College | 22000 | 62000 | 0.6453 | 941 | 1075 | 0.7036 | |
| 21 | Newman University | 22200 | 54000 | 0.5893 | 2,529 | 1069 | 0.7398 | |
| 21 | Upper Iowa University | 22200 | 41700 | 0.467 | 3,054 | 1035 | 0.9646 | |
| 23 | Oklahoma City University | 22800 | 64400 | 0.6461 | 1,514 | 1174 | 0.7702 | |
| 24 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 23200 | 34500 | 0.3279 | 65,450 | 1203 | 0.8989 | |
| 24 | Robert Morris University | 23200 | 58000 | 0.6011 | 4,325 | 1145 | 0.8989 | |
| 26 | York College of Pennsylvania | 23400 | 45800 | 0.4895 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 27 | Bradley University | 24100 | 49900 | 0.5161 | 3,596 | 1223 | 0.7676 | |
| 28 | University of Saint Mary | 24600 | 53700 | 0.5416 | 1,027 | 1040 | 0.8663 | |
| 29 | Franklin College | 24900 | 61800 | 0.5962 | 931 | 1150 | 0.698 | |
| 30 | Point Park University | 25300 | 57000 | 0.5564 | 2,337 | 1140 | 0.9691 | |
| 31 | Tiffin University | 25600 | 48000 | 0.4671 | 2,842 | 980 | 0.8005 | |
| 32 | Western Kentucky University | 25900 | 41800 | 0.3803 | 14,151 | 970 | 0.9387 | |
| 33 | Briar Cliff University | 26000 | 74200 | 0.6494 | 766 | 1050 | 0.5834 | |
| 34 | Ottawa University-Ottawa | 26100 | 64700 | 0.5969 | 870 | 985 | 0.8296 | |
| 34 | University of Evansville | 26100 | 64700 | 0.5966 | 1,742 | 1174 | 0.776 | |
| 36 | Earlham College | 26300 | 75800 | 0.6528 | 696 | 1233 | 0.7311 | |
| 37 | St Bonaventure University | 26600 | 61200 | 0.5653 | 2,042 | 1189 | 0.8165 | |
| 38 | Wingate University | 26700 | 65000 | 0.5891 | 2,673 | 1100 | 0.9113 | |
| 39 | Rowan University | 27400 | 41300 | 0.3369 | 16,100 | 1219 | 0.7766 | |
| 40 | Florida Southern College | 27700 | 63200 | 0.5614 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 41 | Mississippi College | 27800 | 45100 | 0.3834 | 2,883 | 1110 | 0.2911 | |
| 41 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 27800 | 31100 | 0.1056 | 19,701 | 1214 | 0.8749 | |
| 43 | Concordia University-Saint Paul | 28300 | 46000 | 0.3849 | 3,424 | 1209 | 0.7887 | |
| 44 | Webster University | 28500 | 54700 | 0.4792 | 2,322 | 1109 | 0.8623 | |
| 45 | Lewis-Clark State College | 29000 | 40000 | 0.275 | 3,793 | 980 | 0.8769 | |
| 46 | Manhattanville University | 29200 | 68500 | 0.5737 | 1,466 | 1160 | 0.8734 | |
| 47 | Montclair State University | 29400 | 36300 | 0.1902 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 48 | Methodist University | 29700 | 65800 | 0.5484 | 1,467 | 1185 | 0.7514 | |
| 49 | Southwestern College | 30000 | 64400 | 0.5342 | 938 | 1025 | 0.7555 | |
| 50 | Palm Beach Atlantic University | 30700 | 69000 | 0.5544 | 3,312 | 1094 | 0.8199 | |
| 51 | McPherson College | 30900 | 51400 | 0.3987 | 876 | 1075 | 0.7676 | |
| 52 | Rider University | 31400 | 60600 | 0.4816 | 3,145 | 1233 | 0.7864 | |
| 53 | Ithaca College | 32000 | 72500 | 0.5585 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 54 | Lipscomb University | 32500 | 57800 | 0.4371 | 3,336 | 1260 | 0.6773 | |
| 55 | University of Rhode Island | 32900 | 46400 | 0.2907 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 56 | Warner University | 33500 | 41000 | 0.183 | 803 | 931 | 0.4281 | |
| 57 | Franklin Pierce University | 33600 | 68300 | 0.5077 | 997 | 1174 | 0.9347 | |
| 58 | John Carroll University | 33700 | 73100 | 0.5393 | 2,339 | 1292 | 0.809 | |
| 59 | LeTourneau University | 33900 | 54800 | 0.3817 | 3,187 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 59 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 33900 | 41000 | 0.1742 | 22,364 | 1159 | 0.7504 | |
| 61 | Ottawa University-Surprise | 34100 | 67500 | 0.4951 | 837 | 995 | 0.7815 | |
| 62 | Sacred Heart University | 34600 | 67500 | 0.4877 | 7,204 | 950 | 0.6536 | |
| 63 | Seton Hill University | 35200 | 65000 | 0.4584 | 1,501 | 1134 | 0.7953 | |
| 64 | Siena College | 35900 | 65100 | 0.4486 | 3,467 | 1254 | 0.6902 | |
| 65 | DePaul University | 37800 | 66000 | 0.4275 | 14,188 | 1254 | 0.7589 | |
| 66 | Long Island University | 38800 | 60000 | 0.3535 | 12,072 | 1229 | 0.8616 | |
| 66 | Pacific University | 38800 | 74900 | 0.4816 | 1,589 | 1106 | 0.8956 | |
| 68 | Cumberland University | 39200 | 47500 | 0.1745 | 2,745 | 1055 | 0.6733 | |
| 69 | Young Harris College | 40600 | 43600 | 0.0687 | 1,451 | 1059 | 0.6264 | |
| 70 | Butler University | 41200 | 67900 | 0.3934 | 4,489 | 1279 | 0.8508 | |
| 71 | Susquehanna University | 42000 | 76800 | 0.4533 | 2,246 | 1204 | 0.8143 | |
| 72 | University of Mount Olive | 42100 | 50400 | 0.1643 | 1,944 | 1075 | 0.7575 | |
| 73 | Shenandoah University | 43100 | 56600 | 0.2385 | 2,641 | 1124 | 0.7695 | |
| 74 | Campbell University | 44000 | 68700 | 0.3604 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.8718 | |
| 75 | Ashland University | 44900 | 56400 | 0.204 | 2,977 | 1125 | 0.764 | |
| 76 | Duquesne University | 45200 | 70500 | 0.3586 | 5,371 | 1274 | 0.8356 | |
| 77 | High Point University | 45400 | 72900 | 0.3771 | 5,135 | 1263 | 0.7531 | |
| 78 | Fairfield University | 46000 | 84300 | 0.4542 | 5,391 | 1350 | 0.3329 | |
| 79 | University of Massachusetts-Boston | 46700 | 57500 | 0.1878 | 12,138 | 1189 | 0.8378 | |
| 80 | University of Iowa | 50900 | 53200 | 0.0429 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 81 | Emerson College | 54600 | 82600 | 0.339 | 3,908 | 1359 | 0.5131 | |
| 82 | Miami University-Oxford | 57400 | 57400 | 0 | 16,816 | 1299 | 0.754 | |
| 83 | Clemson University | 61400 | 63700 | 0.0358 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.