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College football earned $117 million for Illinois schools in 2016

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Greenville College football brought in $4,563 per athlete in revenue in 2016, making it the 23rd highest-grossing football program in the state that year, according to a South Central Reporter analysis of U.S. Department of Education data.

The university’s football program brought in a total of $397,006 in 2016. 

The U.S. Department of Education’s office of postsecondary education collects athletics data annually from all institutions with intercollegiate athletics programs that receive funding through federal financial aid programs. Data for 2016 – the latest year available – includes more than 2,000 schools nationwide.

Illinois' 35 schools with football programs reported $117,163,945 in revenue in 2016.

Illinois college football revenue

SchoolDivisionEnrollmentFootball Total ParticipationFootball RevenueRevenue Per Athlete
Northwestern UniversityNCAA Division I-FBS8,249103$38,681,564$375,549
University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignNCAA Division I-FBS32,126102$35,622,414$349,239
Northern Illinois UniversityNCAA Division I-FBS12,323113$8,035,152$71,108
Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleNCAA Division I-FCS10,509103$4,048,610$39,307
Illinois State UniversityNCAA Division I-FCS17,420114$4,016,804$35,235
Western Illinois UniversityNCAA Division I-FCS7,482105$3,258,851$31,037
Eastern Illinois UniversityNCAA Division I-FCS5,117100$2,704,490$27,045
Trinity International University-IllinoisNAIA Division I63184$1,440,608$17,150
Robert Morris University IllinoisNAIA Division II2,253190$3,157,992$16,621
University of St FrancisNAIA Division II1,32099$1,428,374$14,428
Quincy UniversityNCAA Division II with football1,035115$1,569,700$13,650
Saint Xavier UniversityNAIA Division II2,59980$1,085,254$13,566
Olivet Nazarene UniversityNAIA Division II3,019117$1,442,785$12,331
McKendree UniversityNCAA Division II with football1,820148$1,667,870$11,269
University of ChicagoNCAA Division III with football5,95699$667,320$6,741
Millikin UniversityNCAA Division III with football1,796102$606,674$5,948
Knox CollegeNCAA Division III with football1,32555$326,779$5,941
Concordia University-ChicagoNCAA Division III with football1,35582$448,175$5,466
Wheaton CollegeNCAA Division III with football2,400112$589,030$5,259
Benedictine UniversityNCAA Division III with football2,687105$547,730$5,216
North Central CollegeNCAA Division III with football2,534132$676,125$5,122
Augustana CollegeNCAA Division III with football2,514127$592,355$4,664
Greenville CollegeNCAA Division III with football91387$397,006$4,563
Aurora UniversityNCAA Division III with football3,302111$501,877$4,521
North Park UniversityNCAA Division III with football1,884107$475,315$4,442
Lake Forest CollegeNCAA Division III with football1,50283$364,573$4,392
MacMurray CollegeNCAA Division III with football53182$344,656$4,203
Monmouth CollegeNCAA Division III with football1,12497$396,530$4,088
Elmhurst CollegeNCAA Division III with football2,682124$481,220$3,881
Illinois CollegeNCAA Division III with football949105$398,359$3,794
Rockford UniversityNCAA Division III with football90979$267,005$3,380
Illinois Wesleyan UniversityNCAA Division III with football1,760113$379,453$3,358
College of DuPageNJCAA Division III6,33597$318,223$3,281
Eureka CollegeNCAA Division III with football64472$225,072$3,126
Highland Community CollegeNJCAA Division I82392

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Source: U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education

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