Roosevelt University
Chicago, IL · private, nonprofit · 2,849 undergraduates
Roosevelt University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Roosevelt University listed 16 players on the men's tennis roster, 60% above the NCAA Division II median of 10, and 10 on the women's, 11% above the NCAA Division II median of 9. Roosevelt University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $8,829 per male athlete and $12,137 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 $1,778 per men's player, 27% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $2,286 per women's player, 13% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,622.
Roosevelt University, in Chicago, IL, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
Roosevelt University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 9 players in 2020 to 16 in 2025. Roosevelt University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 16 players per coach, well above the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference median of 3.3, by 380%.
Roosevelt University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 9 players in 2020 to 10 in 2025. Roosevelt University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 10 players per coach, well above the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference median of 3, by 233%.
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 Roosevelt University fund its athletes?
Roosevelt University reported 397 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 290 men and 107 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $3,859,138 across all sports ($2,560,454 for men's sports, $1,298,684 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 $10,630 for men's sports and $14,253 for women's, tilted toward the women's side, or about $37 and $133 per athlete.
What is Roosevelt University like academically?
Roosevelt University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 97% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1011.
The full cost of attendance is around $35,332 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $20,194 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 43% of the sticker price on average.
51% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
35% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 62% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $48,712, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Roosevelt University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 23% of degrees, followed by Health Professions (16%) and Visual & Performing Arts (13%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Psychology, General (64 degrees)
- Business/Commerce, General (48 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (46 degrees)
- Biology, General (43 degrees)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (40 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (37 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (36 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (31 degrees)
- Hospitality Administration/Management (27 degrees)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (27 degrees)
What is Chicago, IL like to live in?
Roosevelt University sits in Chicago, a large city of about 2.7 million people in Cook County, Illinois.
Household incomes in Chicago run close to both the Illinois and national medians, around $75,134 a year.
Housing costs more here than in most of Illinois: a typical home is valued around $315,200, 26% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,380 a month is 12% over the state figure.
Commutes run long, about 34 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 6% of workers walk and 19% take public transit and 18% work from home.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 36, with 20% under 18 and 14% aged 65 or over.
43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Illinois average of 37%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Roosevelt University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Roosevelt University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Great Lakes Valley Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Roosevelt University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Roosevelt University listed 16 players on the men's tennis roster, 60% above the NCAA Division II median of 10, and 10 on the women's, 11% above the NCAA Division II median of 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Roosevelt University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Roosevelt University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $8,829 per male athlete and $12,137 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 Roosevelt University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $1,778 per men's player, 27% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $2,286 per women's player, 13% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,622. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Roosevelt University?
- Roosevelt University is in Chicago, IL, in the Great Lakes region of the United States.
- How much does Roosevelt University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $35,332 a year, and an average net price of $20,194 after grants and scholarships.