DePaul University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $643,298 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $643,644 |
How much does DePaul University spend on women's tennis?
DePaul University reported $643,644 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #124 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does DePaul University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, DePaul University's athletically related student aid averaged about $35,768 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does DePaul University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
DePaul University reported $179,305 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does DePaul University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, DePaul University reported $643,298 in total men's tennis expenses and $643,644 in total women's tennis expenses.
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 DePaul University women's tennis roster?
DePaul University listed 8 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 11% below the Big East Conference median of 9.
DePaul University's women's tennis roster has stayed between 8 and 9 players since 2020, and stood at 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 | 8 | 2 |
| 2021 | 9 | 3 |
| 2022 | 9 | 2 |
| 2023 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 8 | 3 |
How many coaches does DePaul University women's tennis have?
DePaul University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 2.7 players per coach, well below the Big East Conference median of 4, by 33%.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does DePaul University spend on women's tennis?
DePaul University reported $643,644 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 29% above the Big East Conference median of $497,211.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $12,356 per player in 2025, well above the Big East Conference median of $8,405, by 47%.
Against the NCAA Division I median it is 21% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $1,458 per female athlete in 2025, well above the NCAA Division I median of $1,044, by 40%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 11% between 2020 and 2025, from $577,429 to $643,644.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
What is DePaul University like academically?
DePaul University is a large private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 76% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1262, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $63,052 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $30,902 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 51% of the sticker price on average.
68% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 86% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $68,751, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at DePaul University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 30% of degrees, followed by Visual & Performing Arts (16%) and Computer & Information Sciences (11%).
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.
- Finance and Financial Management Services (247 degrees)
- Marketing (177 degrees)
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts (176 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (172 degrees)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (168 degrees)
- Psychology, General (166 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (154 degrees)
- Computer Programming (138 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (126 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (122 degrees)
What is Chicago, IL like to live in?
DePaul 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%.
What other teams does DePaul University field?
DePaul University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division I |
|---|---|
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Chicago, IL |
| Enrollment | 14,090 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does DePaul University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. DePaul University fields a NCAA Division I women's tennis team in the Big East Conference and reported 8 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is DePaul University women's tennis?
- DePaul University competes in NCAA Division I in the Big East Conference. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the DePaul University women's tennis roster compare with other Big East Conference programs?
- With 8 players in 2025, DePaul University is 11% below the Big East Conference median of 9, based on 5 Big East Conference programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the DePaul University women's tennis team have?
- 3 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 2 assistant), about 2.7 players per coach, 33% below the Big East Conference median of 4.
- How much does it cost to attend DePaul University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $63,052 a year, and an average net price of $30,902 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is DePaul University?
- DePaul University is in Chicago, IL, in the Great Lakes region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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