Illinois State University
Normal, IL · public · 19,057 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Illinois State University field?
Illinois State University, in Normal, IL, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Summit League and the Missouri Valley Conference[FB 9].
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 9 players against 8, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Illinois State University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 9 players in 2025, down from 11 in 2020. That 2025 roster is 10% below the NCAA Division I median of 10, and about the same distance from the national median. Illinois State University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 4.5 players per coach, in line with the NCAA Division I median of 4.5.
Illinois State University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 8 in 2025. That 2025 roster is 14% above the Missouri Valley Conference[FB 9] median of 7, and 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9. Illinois State University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, well below the Missouri Valley Conference[FB 9] median of 7, by 43%.
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 State University fund its athletes?
Illinois State University reported 471 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 258 men and 213 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $8,126,707, about $16,633 per male athlete and $18,007 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 $118,584 for men's sports and $123,794 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $460 and $581 per athlete.
What is Illinois State University like academically?
Illinois State University is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 88% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1113, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $34,309 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $19,398 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 43% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $16,144 for IL residents and $28,210 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
65% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 81% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $62,117, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Illinois State University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 22% of degrees, followed by Education (18%) and Health Professions (9%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (471 degrees)
- Marketing (243 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (207 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (161 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (156 degrees)
- Psychology, General (149 degrees)
- Special Education and Teaching (147 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (147 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (146 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (141 degrees)
What is Normal, IL like to live in?
Illinois State University sits in Normal, a suburb of about 53,000 people in McLean County, Illinois.
Household incomes in Normal, a median of about $66,350, sit below the Illinois median and likewise below the national one, 16% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $199,900, 20% below the Illinois median and a typical rent of $974 a month is 21% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 17 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 9% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 22% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 3.4 times the national share, and the median age of 25 is younger than the country's 39.
53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Illinois average of 37%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Illinois State University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Illinois State University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Summit League) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Missouri Valley Conference[FB 9]), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Illinois State University?
- Illinois State University is in Normal, IL, in the Great Lakes region of the United States.
- How much does Illinois State University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $34,309 a year, and an average net price of $19,398 after grants and scholarships.