Estimated NIL Spend
$700K
2025–26 est.
Top Sport
Men's Basketball
$500K
Chicago State is a NEC program without football.
Men's basketball receives the primary NIL investment. The Chicago market gives CSU athletes exceptional commercial NIL access. CSU's South Side Chicago community ties drive unique sponsorship opportunities.
Chicago market gives exceptional commercial NIL despite smaller program
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Chicago State ranks #348 nationally in estimated NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) spending for the 2025–26 athletic year, with a combined budget of $700K across all sports. As a FCS program in the NEC, Chicago Statecompetes with the nation's top revenue-sharing and collective-funded programs to attract and retain top recruits, transfer-portal talent, and returning starters.
The Sideline's NIL Tracker compiles Chicago State's reported NIL figures from publicly disclosed contracts, collective funding announcements, athletic department reporting, and cross-referenced industry sources. Numbers reflect estimates of Chicago State's 2026 NIL budget allocations including football, men's basketball, women's basketball, baseball, softball, and Olympic sports where applicable. Men's Basketball represents the largest single-sport allocation at $500K.
NIL spending at Chicago State continues to evolve following the House v. NCAA settlement, which permits direct revenue sharing with student-athletes starting in the 2025–26 academic year. Chicago State's figures include both the school's revenue-share allocation and third-party collective deals from boosters and alumni networks. For broader context, view our complete NIL Tracker rankings or compare Chicago State directly to other programs on the NIL Compare tool.
Chicago State is estimated to spend $700K on NIL in the 2025–26 athletic year, including revenue-sharing allocations and third-party collective deals. This ranks #348 nationally among Division I programs.
Chicago State competes in the NEC at the FCS level.
Men's Basketball is Chicago State's top NIL-funded sport with approximately $500K in estimated 2026 spending.
Chicago State's $700K NIL budget can be compared against every NEC program and all 357 Division I schools on The Sideline's NIL Tracker.
Chicago State's NIL budget combines two sources: the school's direct revenue-share allocation (capped at roughly $20.5M industry-wide following the House settlement) and third-party collective deals funded by boosters, alumni, and corporate sponsors.
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