College of DuPage awards $37,296 in athletic financial aid to students in 2024
In 2024, College of DuPage, located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, distributed $37,296 in financial aid linked to athletics, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
During 2024, 259 male and 90 female student-athletes competed on one or more sports teams representing College of DuPage. Male athletes received 5.6% more athletically related financial aid than their female counterparts.
The total amount of athletically related financial aid at College of DuPage rose compared to the previous year.
College football is one of the biggest sports in the U.S., with some college teams eclipsing NFL teams in terms of attendance and profit.
College athletics has entered a new era of athlete compensation after a federal settlement allowed schools to directly share revenue with players for the first time. The agreement also requires the NCAA to pay $2.8 billion in back damages over 10 years to athletes who competed from 2016 to the present.
In 2022, after years of legal and legislative pressure, athletes also gained the right to profit from their names, images and likenesses through state laws and an NCAA policy change.
| Institution | Athletically Related Student Aid |
|---|---|
| Northwestern University | $26,071,272 |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | $14,700,395 |
| Illinois State University | $7,919,385 |
| Northern Illinois University | $7,471,846 |
| DePaul University | $7,151,371 |
| McKendree University | $7,135,900 |
| Loyola University Chicago | $6,637,255 |
| University of Illinois Chicago | $5,832,784 |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | $5,784,779 |
| Lewis University | $5,124,901 |