2,037 colleges. 27,288 programs.
Every college in the country that fields a team, by sport, state and division, with roster sizes and athletic aid dollars. Straight from the U.S. Department of Education's Equity in Athletics report, updated every year.
93 colleges in Illinois
ClearD1 FBS
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, Illinois
17 programs10,019 students
D1 FBS
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois
19 programs8,948 students
NJCAA
Oakton College
Des Plaines, Illinois
10 programs2,002 students
NAIA
Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, Illinois
17 programs2,517 students
NJCAA
Parkland College
Champaign, Illinois
9 programs1,735 students
NJCAA
Prairie State College
Chicago Heights, Illinois
8 programs882 students
D3
Principia College
Elsah, Illinois
15 programs336 students
D2
Quincy University
Quincy, Illinois
25 programs989 students
NJCAA
Rend Lake College
Ina, Illinois
9 programs869 students
NJCAA
Rock Valley College
Rockford, Illinois
11 programs1,979 students
D3
Rockford University
Rockford, Illinois
14 programs930 students
D2
Roosevelt University
Chicago, Illinois
14 programs2,516 students
NAIA
Saint Xavier University
Chicago, Illinois
20 programs2,940 students
NJCAA
Sauk Valley Community College
Dixon, Illinois
14 programs627 students
NJCAA
Shawnee Community College
Ullin, Illinois
5 programs430 students
NJCAA
South Suburban College
South Holland, Illinois
7 programs780 students
NJCAA
Southeastern Illinois College
Harrisburg, Illinois
4 programs483 students
D1
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, Illinois
12 programs7,454 students
D1 FCS
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale, Illinois
13 programs7,347 students
NJCAA
Southwestern Illinois College
Belleville, Illinois
11 programs2,704 students
NJCAA
Spoon River College
Canton, Illinois
6 programs426 students
NAIA
Trinity Christian College
Palos Heights, Illinois
16 programs756 students
Other
Triton College
River Grove, Illinois
10 programs2,502 students
D3
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
16 programs7,562 students
D1
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
14 programs20,187 students
D2
University of Illinois Springfield
Springfield, Illinois
13 programs1,609 students
D1 FBS
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, Illinois
17 programs35,619 students
NAIA
University of St Francis
Joliet, Illinois
16 programs1,070 students
NJCAA
Wabash Valley College
Mount Carmel, Illinois
6 programs437 students
NJCAA
Waubonsee Community College
Sugar Grove, Illinois
13 programs2,350 students
D1 FCS
Western Illinois University
Macomb, Illinois
13 programs3,736 students
D3
Wheaton College
Wheaton, Illinois
17 programs2,089 students
NJCAA
William Rainey Harper College
Palatine, Illinois
12 programs3,919 students
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis, 2024-25 reporting year, and the IPEDS institution directory. Participant counts are rostered athletes as reported by each school. Cheer and dance are not federal reporting sports and do not appear here.