Rockford University volleyball brought in $6,878 per athlete in revenue in 2016, making it among the highest-grossing volleyball programs in Illinois that year, according to a Rockford Sun analysis of U.S. Department of Education data.
The university’s volleyball program brought in a total of $61,906 in 2016.
The agency's 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.
Illinois' 83 schools with volleyball programs reported $21,171,274 in revenue in 2016.
Illinois college volleyball revenue
| School | Division | Total Undergraduates | Volleyball Total Participation | Volleyball Total Revenue | Revenue per Athlete |
| DePaul University | NCAA Division I without football | 13,126 | 16 | $1,100,105 | $68,757 |
| Northern Illinois University | NCAA Division I-FBS | 12,323 | 15 | $930,240 | $62,016 |
| Illinois State University | NCAA Division I-FCS | 17,420 | 14 | $814,553 | $58,182 |
| University of Illinois at Chicago | NCAA Division I without football | 16,408 | 17 | $795,600 | $46,800 |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | NCAA Division I-FBS | 32,126 | 20 | $929,007 | $46,450 |
| Loyola University Chicago | NCAA Division I without football | 10,261 | 36 | $1,615,446 | $44,874 |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | NCAA Division I-FCS | 10,509 | 17 | $714,433 | $42,025 |
| Bradley University | NCAA Division I without football | 4,278 | 18 | $667,081 | $37,060 |
| Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville | NCAA Division I without football | 9,883 | 16 | $554,086 | $34,630 |
| Eastern Illinois University | NCAA Division I-FCS | 5,117 | 15 | $510,251 | $34,017 |
| Western Illinois University | NCAA Division I-FCS | 7,482 | 19 | $639,991 | $33,684 |
| Lewis University | NCAA Division II without football | 3,741 | 38 | $951,531 | $25,040 |
| Chicago State University | NCAA Division I without football | 1,464 | 15 | $330,504 | $22,034 |
| Governors State University | NAIA Division II | 1,923 | 11 | $234,942 | $21,358 |
| University of St Francis | NAIA Division II | 1,320 | 16 | $317,189 | $19,824 |
| University of Chicago | NCAA Division III with football | 5,956 | 12 | $213,573 | $17,798 |
| University of Illinois at Springfield | NCAA Division II without football | 1,896 | 18 | $305,209 | $16,956 |
| Southwestern Illinois College | NJCAA Division I | 3,860 | 10 | $150,872 | $15,087 |
| Olivet Nazarene University | NAIA Division II | 3,019 | 30 | $442,247 | $14,742 |
| McKendree University | NCAA Division II with football | 1,820 | 46 | $636,328 | $13,833 |
| Trinity International University-Illinois | NAIA Division I | 631 | 13 | $175,376 | $13,490 |
| John A Logan College | NJCAA Division I | 1,899 | 12 | $159,643 | $13,304 |
| Kankakee Community College | NJCAA Division II | 1,064 | 14 | $171,476 | $12,248 |
| Lincoln College | NJCAA Division III | 727 | 14 | $170,548 | $12,182 |
| Lake Land College | NJCAA Division I | 2,261 | 13 | $155,191 | $11,938 |
| Saint Xavier University | NAIA Division II | 2,599 | 31 | $354,791 | $11,445 |
| Judson University | NAIA Division I | 786 | 16 | $182,872 | $11,430 |
| Parkland College | NJCAA Division II | 2,978 | 18 | $198,474 | $11,026 |
| Illinois Central College | NJCAA Division II | 3,082 | 14 | $153,126 | $10,938 |
| Quincy University | NCAA Division II with football | 1,035 | 45 | $478,401 | $10,631 |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | NCAA Division III without football | 2,709 | 22 | $233,042 | $10,593 |
| Trinity Christian College | NAIA Division II | 903 | 34 | $358,638 | $10,548 |
| College of Lake County | NJCAA Division II | 3,808 | 9 | $92,461 | $10,273 |
| Elmhurst College | NCAA Division III with football | 2,682 | 21 | $200,811 | $9,562 |
| Robert Morris University Illinois | NAIA Division II | 2,253 | 62 | $589,172 | $9,503 |
| South Suburban College | NJCAA Division II | 1,328 | 14 | $129,951 | $9,282 |
| Kaskaskia College | NJCAA Division I | 1,233 | 13 | $114,510 | $8,808 |
| Lincoln Land Community College | NJCAA Division II | 2,269 | 16 | $140,597 | $8,787 |
| Roosevelt University | NAIA Division II | 2,250 | 18 | $155,022 | $8,612 |
| Lincoln Christian University | NAIA Division II | 357 | 13 | $110,671 | $8,513 |
| Wheaton College | NCAA Division III with football | 2,400 | 15 | $125,863 | $8,391 |
| Lewis and Clark Community College | NJCAA Division I | 1,731 | 10 | $83,552 | $8,355 |
| Concordia University-Chicago | NCAA Division III with football | 1,355 | 15 | $123,864 | $8,258 |
| Knox College | NCAA Division III with football | 1,325 | 11 | $89,272 | $8,116 |
| Rend Lake College | NJCAA Division I | 1,135 | 12 | $93,834 | $7,820 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College | NJCAA Division I | 2,420 | 9 | $69,113 | $7,679 |
| Rockford University | NCAA Division III with football | 909 | 9 | $61,906 | $6,878 |
| Frontier Community College | NJCAA Division I | 257 | 14 | $95,727 | $6,838 |
| Greenville College | NCAA Division III with football | 913 | 32 | $210,734 | $6,585 |
| Morton College | NJCAA Division II | 1,253 | 12 | $78,841 | $6,570 |
| College of DuPage | NJCAA Division III | 6,335 | 8 | $51,530 | $6,441 |
| Sauk Valley Community College | NJCAA Division I | 792 | 12 | $74,267 | $6,189 |
| Black Hawk College | NJCAA Division II | 1,909 | 12 | $70,152 | $5,846 |
| Millikin University | NCAA Division III with football | 1,796 | 33 | $192,303 | $5,827 |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | NCAA Division III with football | 1,760 | 24 | $139,460 | $5,811 |
| McHenry County College | NJCAA Division II | 1,944 | 10 | $57,980 | $5,798 |
| Augustana College | NCAA Division III with football | 2,514 | 30 | $171,281 | $5,709 |
| North Park University | NCAA Division III with football | 1,884 | 20 | $112,597 | $5,630 |
| Illinois College | NCAA Division III with football | 949 | 22 | $123,774 | $5,626 |
| Aurora University | NCAA Division III with football | 3,302 | 24 | $133,997 | $5,583 |
| Benedictine University | NCAA Division III with football | 2,687 | 77 | $425,976 | $5,532 |
| Lake Forest College | NCAA Division III with football | 1,502 | 15 | $80,591 | $5,373 |
| Dominican University | NCAA Division III without football | 2,101 | 44 | $223,767 | $5,086 |
| Waubonsee Community College | NJCAA Division II | 3,101 | 13 | $65,880 | $5,068 |
| Illinois Valley Community College | NJCAA Division II | 1,256 | 10 | $48,968 | $4,897 |
| Oakton Community College | NJCAA Division II | 2,596 | 11 | $53,079 | $4,825 |
| Blackburn College | NCAA Division III without football | 569 | 14 | $65,239 | $4,660 |
| North Central College | NCAA Division III with football | 2,534 | 54 | $241,315 | $4,469 |
| Carl Sandburg College | NJCAA Division II | 929 | 17 | $74,816 | $4,401 |
| Monmouth College | NCAA Division III with football | 1,124 | 17 | $71,452 | $4,203 |
| Lincoln Trail College | NJCAA Division I | 386 | 14 | $53,146 | $3,796 |
| Triton College | Other | 3,107 | 12 | $42,658 | $3,555 |
| Prairie State College | NJCAA Division II | 1,400 | 8 | $27,722 | $3,465 |
| Elgin Community College | NJCAA Division III | 3,008 | 8 | $27,356 | $3,420 |
| Moraine Valley Community College | NJCAA Division II | 6,186 | 13 | $43,549 | $3,350 |
| Moody Bible Institute | NCCAA Division II | 2,275 | 10 | $32,754 | $3,275 |
| Joliet Junior College | NJCAA Division III | 4,988 | 9 | $29,058 | $3,229 |
| William Rainey Harper College | NJCAA Division III | 4,331 | 15 | $37,004 | $2,467 |
| Rock Valley College | NJCAA Division III | 2,999 | 13 | $29,995 | $2,307 |
| Northwestern University | NCAA Division I-FBS | 8,249 | 19 | $43,716 | $2,301 |
| MacMurray College | NCAA Division III with football | 531 | 21 | $44,906 | $2,138 |
| Eureka College | NCAA Division III with football | 644 | 21 | $41,852 | $1,993 |
| Highland Community College | NJCAA Division I | 823 | 15 | $28,467 | $1,898 |
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