North Central College
Naperville, IL · private, nonprofit · 2,428 undergraduates
North Central College tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, North Central College listed 12 players on the men's tennis roster, in line with the NCAA Division III median of 12, and 13 on the women's, 30% above the NCAA Division III median of 10. North Central College reported no athletically related student aid in its 2025 filing, as Division III rules require; help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship. Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $1,963 per men's player, in line with the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $1,593 per women's player, 11% below the NCAA Division III median of $1,786.
North Central College, in Naperville, IL, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference.
North Central College's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 12 in 2025 and as high as 16 in 2023, and ended 2025 at 12. North Central College lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, well below the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference median of 6, by 33%.
North Central College's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 13 players in 2025, down from 16 in 2020. North Central College lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 4.3 players per coach, 13% below the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference median of 5.
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 North Central College fund its athletes?
North Central College reported 741 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 482 men and 259 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 $42,695 for men's sports and $42,695 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $89 and $165 per athlete.
What is North Central College like academically?
North Central College 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%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1213, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $57,219 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $21,044 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 77% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $60,123, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at North Central College?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 25% of degrees, followed by Psychology (12%) and Education (7%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Psychology, General (71 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (47 degrees)
- Marketing (43 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (42 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (37 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (33 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (31 degrees)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (23 degrees)
- Computer Science (19 degrees)
- Design and Applied Arts (18 degrees)
What is Naperville, IL like to live in?
North Central College sits in Naperville, a mid-sized city of about 149,000 people in DuPage County, Illinois.
Household incomes in Naperville, a median of about $150,937, sit far above the Illinois median and likewise far above the national one, 92% higher than the country as a whole.
Housing costs more here than in most of Illinois: a typical home is valued around $509,900, 104% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,852 a month is 51% over the state figure.
Commutes run long, about 31 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 6% take public transit and 27% work from home.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 40, with 25% under 18 and 15% aged 65 or over.
72% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Illinois average of 37%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does North Central College have a tennis program?
- Yes. North Central College fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Upper Midwest Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the North Central College tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, North Central College listed 12 players on the men's tennis roster, in line with the NCAA Division III median of 12, and 13 on the women's, 30% above the NCAA Division III median of 10. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does North Central College give athletic aid for tennis?
- North Central College reported no athletically related student aid in its 2025 filing, as Division III rules require; help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship. EADA reports aid by gender for the whole athletic department, never per team.
- How much does North Central College spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $1,963 per men's player, in line with the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $1,593 per women's player, 11% below the NCAA Division III median of $1,786. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is North Central College?
- North Central College is in Naperville, IL, in the Great Lakes region of the United States.
- How much does North Central College cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $57,219 a year, and an average net price of $21,044 after grants and scholarships.