College Rankings - Best Pro Sports Teams in Illinois

Some "college towns" are in metropolitan areas where you can catch a professional sports match down the street. Here are the best schools to feature nearby professional sports teams.

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1
DePaul University
Chicago, IL
$27,343
9.00 / 10
2
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL
$24,424
8.74 / 10
3
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL
$30,656
8.43 / 10
4
Roosevelt University
Chicago, IL
$25,000
8.31 / 10
5
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL
$21,284
8.17 / 10
6
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
$41,853
8.17 / 10
7
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
$38,463
7.97 / 10
8
Concordia University Chicago
River Forest, IL
$25,456
7.95 / 10
9
Saint Xavier University
Chicago, IL
$27,060
7.86 / 10
10
North Central College
Naperville, IL
$26,916
7.72 / 10
11
Art Inst. of Chicago
Chicago, IL
$37,560
7.66 / 10
12
Chicago State University
Chicago, IL
$15,662
7.64 / 10
13
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL
$36,504
7.59 / 10
14
North Park University
Chicago, IL
$21,050
7.59 / 10
15
Elmhurst College
Elmhurst, IL
$28,600
7.57 / 10
16
Wheaton College - Illinois
Wheaton, IL
$26,520
7.52 / 10
17
Illinois
Champaign, IL
$26,670
7.36 / 10
18
Southern Illinois Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL
$18,810
7.33 / 10
19
Trinity Christian College
Palos Heights, IL
$22,572
7.26 / 10
20
National Louis University
Chicago, IL
$18,895
7.26 / 10
21
Judson University
Elgin, IL
$26,110
7.21 / 10
22
Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, IL
$27,590
7.21 / 10
23
McKendree University
Lebanon, IL
$22,070
7.17 / 10
24
S Illinois Carbondale
Carbondale, IL
$19,868
7.12 / 10
25
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago, IL
$10,526
7.10 / 10