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From Prairie State Wire
Illinois college football fields 3,544 players
Illinois ranked seventh most popular for college football among the 50 states, according to a Prairie State Wire analysis of college sports participation.
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From Prairie State Wire
Analysis: 2,973 college athletes play baseball in Illinois
Illinois is the fifth most-popular state for college baseball, federal data shows.
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From Higher Education Tribune
585,402 U.S. borrowers in default on student loans
University of Phoenix, Everest University and Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana University had the most students who defaulted on school loans they started repaying in 2014, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
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Analysis: State taxpayers spending $108K per Northeastern Illinois U. graduate
State taxpayers spend $40 million per year subsidizing Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU), but fewer than five percent of its students manage to graduate on time.
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For-profit colleges yield higher graduation rates than several two- and four-year Chicago colleges
For-profit colleges are currently surpassing most community colleges and some state universities in graduation rates and per-pupil spending in Illinois, according to statistics provided by government and educational tracking organizations.