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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Illinois colleges’ soccer programs field 3,650 students

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Illinois Valley Community College ranked No. 55 for student soccer participation in the state, according to an Illinois Valley Times analysis of college sports participation.

Illinois Valley Community College's soccer program consisted of 37 players in 2016, according to federal athletics data.

The U.S. Department of Education 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.

In all, there are 3,650 students playing on 77 college and university soccer teams in the state.

College soccer participation rankings

RankInstitution NameSoccer Men's Team ParticipationSoccer Women's Team ParticipationSoccer Total Participation
1Robert Morris University Illinois9366159
2McKendree University424385
3Olivet Nazarene University522880
4Illinois Wesleyan University403474
5Judson University492574
6Augustana College423072
7Trinity Christian College343771
8Knox College353368
9North Park University442468
10Eastern Illinois University333265
11Millikin University342862
12University of Illinois at Springfield382462
13Dominican University332659
14Elmhurst College332659
15Monmouth College312859
16University of Chicago302858
17Wheaton College322658
18University of Illinois at Chicago263157
19Western Illinois University282957
20North Central College312556
21Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville292756
22Aurora University322355
23Northwestern University262955
24Loyola University Chicago272754
25Lake Forest College282452
26Lewis University272552
27Northern Illinois University252752
28Quincy University302252
29Trinity International University-Illinois262652
30Benedictine University282351
31Concordia University-Chicago242751
32Triton College321951
33Illinois Institute of Technology292150
34Greenville College212849
35William Rainey Harper College331548
36DePaul University252247
37Saint Xavier University232447
38University of St Francis281947
39Lewis and Clark Community College271946
40Roosevelt University281846
41Southwestern Illinois College252045
42College of DuPage271744
43Blackburn College212243
44Illinois College251843
45Moraine Valley Community College261743
46Morton College232043
47Waubonsee Community College241943
48Parkland College222042
49Rock Valley College222042
50Rockford University251742
51Oakton Community College251641
52Heartland Community College202040
53Bradley University38

38
54Illinois Central College211738
55Illinois Valley Community College241337
56Lincoln College211637
57City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College231336
58Joliet Junior College171936
59South Suburban College201636
60Prairie State College211435
61Eureka College201434
62University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

3434
63College of Lake County181533
64MacMurray College171633
65Lincoln Christian University201232
66Elgin Community College181331
67Illinois State University

2929
68Chicago State University

2525
69McHenry County College23

23
70Moody Bible Institute23

23
71Kankakee Community College22

22
72Carl Sandburg College21

21
73Lincoln Land Community College21

21
74City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College19

19
75Kaskaskia College

1818
76City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College16

16
77City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College16

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

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