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Who Is in the Big Ten?

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The Big Ten Conference is a bit of a misnomer since it’s actually made up of 14 universities from across the midwestern and eastern United States. Each university has a football team that competes in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Below is a brief overview of each university.

The Big Ten List

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Indiana University

Student population: 43,064

Percentage of students accepted: 80%

In-state tuition per year: $11,790

Location: Bloomington, Ind.

 

University of Maryland

Student population: 40,521

Percentage of students accepted: 52%

In-state tuition per year: $10,955

Location: College Par, Md.

 

University of Michigan

Student population: 47,907

Percentage of students accepted: 26%

In-state tuition per year: $17,193

Location: Ann Arbor, Mich.

 

Michigan State University

Student population: 49,695

Percentage of students accepted: 76%

In-state tuition per year: $16,665

Location: East Lansing, Mich.

 

Ohio State University

Student population: 61,369

Percentage of students accepted: 54%

In-state tuition per year: $11,936

Location: Columbus, Ohio

 

Pennsylvania State University

Student population: 46,810

Percentage of students accepted: 76%

In-state tuition per year: $18,454

Location: State College, Penn.

 

Rutgers University

Student population: 50,411

Percentage of students accepted: 67%

In-state tuition per year: $15,804

Location: New Brunswick, N.J.

 

University of Illinois

Student population: 52,697

Percentage of students accepted: 63%

In-state tuition per year: $17,634

Location: Urbana-Champaign, Ill.

 

University of Iowa

Student population: 31,317

Percentage of students accepted: 84%

In-state tuition per year: $10,353

Location: Iowa City, Iowa

 

University of Minnesota

Student population: 52,017

Percentage of students accepted: 70%

In-state tuition per year: $15,254

Location: Twin Cities, Minn.

 

University of Nebraska

Student population: 25,104

Percentage of students accepted: 78%

Tuition per year: $9,590

Location: Lincoln, Neb.

 

Northwestern University

Student population: 22,603

Percentage of students accepted: 9%

Tuition per year: $60,768

Location: Evanston, Ill.

 

Purdue University

Student population: 46,655

Percentage of students accepted: 67%

Tuition per year: $9,992

Location: West Lafayette, Ind.

 

University of Wisconsin

Student population: 44,640

Percentage of students accepted: 57%

Tuition per year: $10,720

Location: Madison, Wisc.

 

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