Bradley University
Peoria, IL · private, nonprofit · 3,574 undergraduates
Bradley University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Bradley University listed 8 players on its women's tennis roster, 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9. Bradley University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $30,299 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team ran $5,299 per player in 2025, 48% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Bradley University, in Peoria, IL, fields one tennis team, women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.
Bradley University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 8 in 2025. Bradley University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 8 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division I median of 4, by 100%.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does Bradley University fund its athletes?
Bradley University reported 212 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 112 men and 100 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $5,339,827 across all sports ($2,309,911 for men's sports, $3,029,916 for women's); tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.
Recruiting spending was $157,209 for men's sports and $128,336 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $1,404 and $1,283 per athlete.
What is Bradley University like academically?
Bradley University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 77% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $54,730 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $22,719 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 58% of the sticker price on average.
76% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 83% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $66,852, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Bradley University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Engineering, is 17% of degrees, with Health Professions, Business, Management & Marketing and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (79 degrees)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (65 degrees)
- Psychology, General (64 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering (56 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (53 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (51 degrees)
- Computer Science (48 degrees)
- Marketing (44 degrees)
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (41 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (38 degrees)
What is Peoria, IL like to live in?
Bradley University sits in Peoria, a mid-sized city of about 112,000 people in Peoria County, Illinois.
Household incomes in Peoria, a median of about $58,716, sit far below the Illinois median and likewise far below the national one, 25% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $149,500, 40% below the Illinois median and a typical rent of $951 a month is 22% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 18 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 36, with 24% under 18 and 17% aged 65 or over.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Bradley University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Bradley University fields women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Missouri Valley Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Bradley University tennis team?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Bradley University listed 8 players on its women's tennis roster, 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Bradley University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Bradley University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $30,299 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. EADA reports aid by gender for the whole athletic department, never per team.
- How much does Bradley University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team ran $5,299 per player in 2025, 48% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Bradley University?
- Bradley University is in Peoria, IL, in the Great Lakes region of the United States.
- How much does Bradley University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $54,730 a year, and an average net price of $22,719 after grants and scholarships.