Men’s Soccer Colleges in Illinois

Illinois has 41 NCAA men’s soccer programmes across 14 conferences — 10 in Division I, 5 in Division II and 26 in Division III.

The median squad carries 34 players. 1 of these programmes carries 25 or fewer, which is where a place is usually easier to win. 15 have won 60% or more of their matches across the seasons on record.

Squad figures are from the 2025 season as published by each programme. Win percentages cover 2023–2025, which are complete seasons — the season in progress is not counted until it ends.


Augustana (IL)	III	College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin	Rock Island	50	0.2783 seasons
Aurora	III	Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference	Aurora	37	0.7023 seasons
Benedictine (IL)	III	Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference	Lisle	34	0.3733 seasons
Blackburn	III	St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Carlinville	43	0.2503 seasons
Bradley	I	Missouri Valley Conference	Peoria	28	0.3803 seasons
Chicago St.	I	NEC	Chicago	31	0.2353 seasons
Concordia Chicago	III	Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference	River Forest	26	0.1111 of 3
DePaul	I	Big East Conference	Chicago	27	0.3783 seasons
Dominican (IL)	III	Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference	River Forest	41	0.6313 seasons
Eastern Ill.	I	Ohio Valley Conference	Charleston	32	0.2983 seasons
Elmhurst	III	College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin	Elmhurst	38	0.3863 seasons
Eureka	III	St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Eureka	58	0.3423 seasons
Greenville	III	St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Greenville	60	0.5753 seasons
Ill. Springfield	II	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Springfield	33	0.5093 seasons
Ill. Wesleyan	III	College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin	Bloomington	37	0.6163 seasons
Illinois Col.	III	Midwest Conference	Jacksonville	35	0.6673 seasons
Illinois Tech	III	Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference	Chicago	36	0.5333 seasons
Knox	III	Midwest Conference	Galesburg	37	0.5203 seasons
Lake Forest	III	Midwest Conference	Lake Forest	34	0.5002 of 3
Lewis	II	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Romeoville	35	0.6273 seasons
Loyola Chicago	I	Atlantic 10 Conference	Chicago	28	0.5113 seasons
McKendree	II	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Lebanon	35	0.7153 seasons
Millikin	III	College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin	Decatur	30	0.4803 seasons
Monmouth (IL)	III	Midwest Conference	Monmouth	25	0.2663 seasons
N.C. Wesleyan	III	College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin	Bloomington	53	0.5713 seasons
NIU	I	Mid-American Conference	DeKalb	28	0.4203 seasons
North Central (IL)	III	College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin	Naperville	36	0.7003 seasons
North Park	III	College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin	Chicago	56	0.6553 seasons
Northwestern	I	Big Ten Conference	Evanston	29	0.5983 seasons
Principia	III	St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Elsah	27	0.3883 seasons
Quincy	II	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Quincy	44	0.4233 seasons
Randolph-Macon	III	College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin	Rock Island	42	0.5293 seasons
Rockford	III	Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference	Rockford	28	0.2363 seasons
Roosevelt	II	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Chicago	33	0.6672 of 3
SIUE	I	Ohio Valley Conference	Edwardsville	28	0.6443 seasons
UChicago	III	University Athletic Association	Chicago	31	0.6383 seasons
UIC	I	Missouri Valley Conference	Chicago	28	0.6762 of 3
Va. Wesleyan	III	College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin	Bloomington	31	0.7163 seasons
Western Ill.	I	Ohio Valley Conference	Macomb	31	0.3163 seasons
Wheaton (IL)	III	College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin	Wheaton	34	0.6573 seasons
Wheaton (MA)	III	College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin	Wheaton	34	0.6583 seasons

By division in Illinois

Division III awards no athletic scholarships, which is not the same as no money — most of its players receive academic or need-based aid.

10 Division I programmes
5 Division II programmes
26 Division III programmes

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