Does Illinois College have a tennis program?

Yes. Illinois College fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, Big Ten Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Midwest Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.

Where is Illinois College?

Illinois College is in Jacksonville, IL, in the Great Lakes region of the United States.

How much does Illinois College cost?

The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $48,955 a year, and an average net price of $18,298 after grants and scholarships.

Illinois College

Jacksonville, IL · private, nonprofit · 930 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Illinois College field?

Illinois College, in Jacksonville, IL, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the Big Ten Conference and the Midwest Conference.

The men's roster is the larger of the two, 11 players against 9, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.

Illinois College's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 11 in 2025. That 2025 roster is 16% above the Big Ten Conference median of 10, and in line with the NCAA Division III median of 12. Illinois College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 5.5 players per coach, well above the Big Ten Conference median of 3.8, by 43%.

Illinois College's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 8 in 2022 and as high as 10 in 2021, and ended 2025 at 9. That 2025 roster is 10% below the NCAA Division III median of 10, and in line with the Big Ten Conference median of 10. Illinois College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4.5 players per coach, 17% above the Big Ten Conference median of 3.8.

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 Illinois College fund its athletes?

Illinois College reported 420 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 286 men and 134 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.

It reported no athletically related student aid for that year, which is what to expect from NCAA Division III: any help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship.

Recruiting spending was $64,476 for men's sports and $39,294 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $225 and $293 per athlete.

What is Illinois College like academically?

Illinois College is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 78% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1064.

The full cost of attendance is around $48,955 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $18,298 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 63% of the sticker price on average.

64% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 71% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $52,575, among the top quarter of colleges.

What can you study at Illinois College?

Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 23% of degrees, followed by Biological & Biomedical Sciences (18%) and Health Professions (14%).

The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Business Administration, Management and Operations (52 degrees)
Biology, General (29 degrees)
Psychology, General (22 degrees)
Agricultural Business and Management (20 degrees)
Accounting and Related Services (20 degrees)
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (16 degrees)
Finance and Financial Management Services (15 degrees)
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (15 degrees)
Economics (14 degrees)
Criminology (13 degrees)

What is Jacksonville, IL like to live in?

Illinois College sits in Jacksonville, a town well outside any metro area of about 17,000 people in Morgan County, Illinois.

Household incomes in Jacksonville, a median of about $62,615, sit below the Illinois median and likewise below the national one, 20% lower than the country as a whole.

Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $128,300, 49% below the Illinois median and a typical rent of $703 a month is 43% under the state figure.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 16 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.

The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 38, with 17% under 18 and 19% aged 65 or over.

24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Illinois average of 37%.

Frequently asked questions

Does Illinois College have a tennis program?: Yes. Illinois College fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, Big Ten Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Midwest Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where is Illinois College?: Illinois College is in Jacksonville, IL, in the Great Lakes region of the United States.
How much does Illinois College cost?: The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $48,955 a year, and an average net price of $18,298 after grants and scholarships.