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.

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.

Bradley University

Peoria, IL · private, nonprofit · 3,574 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Bradley University field?

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.

The latest Equity in Athletics filing lists 8 on the women's side in 2025.

Bradley University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 8 in 2025. That 2025 roster is 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9, and about the same distance from the national median. 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.

Bradley University Women's TennisNCAA Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · 8 players (2025)

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, about $20,624 per male athlete and $30,299 per female athlete across all sports; 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.
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.