Bradley University
Investment & Impact
How much does Bradley University spend on women's tennis?
Bradley University reported $295,527 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #320 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Bradley University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Bradley University's athletically related student aid averaged about $30,299 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Bradley University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Bradley University reported $128,336 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
Can college athletes in Illinois earn NIL money?
Illinois' Student-Athlete Endorsement Rights Act (SB 2338, effective July 2021) permits college athletes to earn NIL compensation. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://archive.ihsa.org/documents/forms/2025-26/25-26%20School%20Term%201%20Column.pdf.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Bradley University women's tennis roster?
Bradley University listed 8 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9.
Bradley University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 8 in 2025.
A smaller squad usually means each recruit is closer to the lineup, and one injury or transfer changes the team's season more.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 2 |
| 2021 | 9 | 2 |
| 2022 | 9 | 1 |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 |
How many coaches does Bradley University women's tennis have?
Bradley University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 8 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division I median of 4, by 100%.
More players per coach generally means practice time is shared more widely and an assistant or volunteer coach carries more of the day-to-day work.
What does Bradley University spend on women's tennis?
Bradley University reported $295,527 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 45% below the NCAA Division I median of $539,981.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $5,299 per player in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243, by 48%.
Against the national median it is well above the national median of $2,681, by 98%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $1,283 per female athlete in 2025, 23% above the NCAA Division I median of $1,044.
Total women's tennis expenses fell 19% between 2020 and 2025, from $363,631 to $295,527.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
What is Bradley University like academically?
Bradley University 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%.
The full cost of attendance is around $54,730 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $22,719 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 58% of the sticker price on average.
76% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 83% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $66,852, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Bradley University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Engineering, is 17% of degrees, with Health Professions, Business, Management & Marketing and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data; a recruit should ask the coach how practice and travel fit around a specific major’s lab or clinical hours.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (79 degrees)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (65 degrees)
- Psychology, General (64 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering (56 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (53 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (51 degrees)
- Computer Science (48 degrees)
- Marketing (44 degrees)
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (41 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (38 degrees)
What is Peoria, IL like to live in?
Bradley University sits in Peoria, a mid-sized city of about 112,000 people in Peoria County, Illinois.
Household incomes in Peoria, a median of about $58,716, sit far below the Illinois median and likewise far below the national one, 25% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $149,500, 40% below the Illinois median and a typical rent of $951 a month is 22% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 18 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 36, with 24% under 18 and 17% aged 65 or over.
What other teams does Bradley University field?
This is the only Bradley University team with a public profile here so far.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division I |
|---|---|
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Peoria, IL |
| Enrollment | 3,574 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Bradley University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Bradley University fields a NCAA Division I women's tennis team in the Missouri Valley Conference and reported 8 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Bradley University women's tennis?
- Bradley University competes in NCAA Division I in the Missouri Valley Conference. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the Bradley University women's tennis roster compare with other NCAA Division I programs?
- With 8 players in 2025, Bradley University is 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9, based on 305 NCAA Division I programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Bradley University women's tennis team have?
- 1 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 0 assistant), about 8 players per coach, 100% above the NCAA Division I median of 4.
- How much does it cost to attend Bradley University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $54,730 a year, and an average net price of $22,719 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Bradley University?
- Bradley University is in Peoria, IL, in the Great Lakes region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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