Division I · Big Ten Conference
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Athletics
Champaign, IL · City · Public · Research university · the Fighting Illini · Website ↗
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18
Programs on the site
of the sports University sponsors
571
Roster spots
$106M
Team budgets
combined, listed programs
$15M
Athletic aid
$6.4M women's · $8.6M men's
$3.6M
Recruiting spend
$763k women's · $2.8M men's
Every team
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big Ten Conference | 27 | room 1 | 4 | $2.8M | $103,645 | 1000 | |
| Baseball | Big Ten Conference | 35 | 1 over | 6 | $3.8M | $107,573 | 995 | |
| Men's Basketball | Big Ten Conference | 14 | room 1 | 6 | $21M | $1,468,997 | 948 | |
| Women's Basketball | Big Ten Conference | 26 | 11 over | 6 | $7.3M | $279,170 | 995 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Big Ten Conference | — | — | 4 | — | — | 992 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big Ten Conference | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Football | Big Ten Conference | 119 | 14 over | 1 | $48M | $403,373 | 970 | |
| Men's Golf | Big Ten Conference | 7 | room 2 | 3 | $2.2M | $318,552 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Big Ten Conference | 9 | at cap | 2 | $1.1M | $126,185 | 1000 | |
| Women's Gymnastics | Big Ten Conference | 22 | 2 over | 4 | $1.9M | $84,652 | 1000 | |
| Softball | Big Ten Conference | 27 | 2 over | 5 | $2.4M | $87,934 | 994 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Big Ten Conference | 36 | 6 over | 1 | $2M | $54,218 | 993 | |
| Men's Tennis | Big Ten Conference | 8 | room 2 | 3 | $1.6M | $204,296 | 988 | |
| Women's Tennis | Big Ten Conference | 8 | room 2 | 3 | $1.6M | $203,500 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Big Ten Conference | 89 | 44 over | 1 | $2.9M | $32,203 | 983 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Big Ten Conference | 89 | 44 over | 1 | $3.5M | $38,919 | 980 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Big Ten Conference | 19 | 1 over | 5 | $2.8M | $145,720 | 994 | |
| Men's Wrestling | Big Ten Conference | 36 | 6 over | 1 | $2.1M | $57,817 | 981 |
The department
- Athletics directorJosh Whitman
- Sports informationDerrick Burson
- NicknameFighting Illini
- NCAA member since9/1/1914
- Primary conferenceBig Ten Conference
- Athletics sitefightingillini.com ↗
- NCAA directoryRecord ↗
Aid per roster spot
- Women's teams$24,322 $6.4M across 263 spots
- Men's teams$27,966 $8.6M across 308 spots
Averages across every team of that gender. Programs differ enormously — see each team's page for its own budget and roster.
Where it ranks
#8HC pay, women'sof 360 · Division I#14Per athleteof 360 · Division I#18Coaching depthof 360 · Division I#22Recruiting spendof 360 · Division I#28Department spendingof 360 · Division I#28HC pay, men'sof 360 · Division I#30Department revenueof 360 · Division I#30Assistant pay, men'sof 360 · Division I
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