Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL · public · 11,301 undergraduates
Northern Illinois University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Northern Illinois University listed 11 players on the men's tennis roster and 10 on the women's, both above their NCAA Division I medians of 10 and 9. Northern Illinois University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $16,639 per male athlete and $19,885 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 in 2025 ran $3,930 per men's player, 63% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $7,989 per women's player, 22% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Northern Illinois University, in Dekalb, IL, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Horizon League and the Mid-American Conference[C 7].
Northern Illinois University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 6 players in 2020 to 11 in 2025. Northern Illinois University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 5.5 players per coach, 22% above the NCAA Division I median of 4.5.
Northern Illinois University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 9 players in 2020 to 10 in 2025. Northern Illinois University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division I median of 4, by 25%.
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 Northern Illinois University fund its athletes?
Northern Illinois University reported 445 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 285 men and 160 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $7,923,716 across all sports ($4,742,119 for men's sports, $3,181,597 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 $383,206 for men's sports and $127,849 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $1,345 and $799 per athlete.
What is Northern Illinois University like academically?
Northern Illinois University is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 70% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $28,851 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $13,391 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 54% of the sticker price on average.
47% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
49% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 70% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $57,808, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Northern Illinois University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 18% of degrees, with Health Professions, Education and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Psychology, General (193 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (166 degrees)
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (153 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (149 degrees)
- Computer Science (132 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (127 degrees)
- Marketing (125 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (122 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering (115 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (114 degrees)
What is DeKalb, IL like to live in?
Northern Illinois University sits in DeKalb, a suburb of about 40,000 people in DeKalb County, Illinois.
Household incomes in DeKalb, a median of about $46,564, sit far below the Illinois median and likewise far below the national one, 41% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $202,900, 19% below the Illinois median and a typical rent of $1,030 a month is 16% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 23 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 6% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 22% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 3.3 times the national share, and the median age of 25 is younger than the country's 39.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Northern Illinois University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Northern Illinois University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Horizon League) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Mid-American Conference[C 7]), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Northern Illinois University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Northern Illinois University listed 11 players on the men's tennis roster and 10 on the women's, both above their NCAA Division I medians of 10 and 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Northern Illinois University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Northern Illinois University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $16,639 per male athlete and $19,885 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 Northern Illinois University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $3,930 per men's player, 63% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $7,989 per women's player, 22% 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 Northern Illinois University?
- Northern Illinois University is in Dekalb, IL, in the Great Lakes region of the United States.
- How much does Northern Illinois University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $28,851 a year, and an average net price of $13,391 after grants and scholarships.