Illinois College
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $40,568 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $38,388 |
How much does Illinois College spend on men's tennis?
Illinois College reported $40,568 in total men's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #781 of 962 men's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Illinois College offer athletic scholarships for men's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Illinois College's athletically related student aid averaged about $0 per men's athlete across all men's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Illinois College spend on recruiting men's athletes?
Illinois College reported $64,476 in total recruiting expenses for men's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all men's sports).
How does Illinois College's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Illinois College reported $40,568 in total men's tennis expenses and $38,388 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 Illinois College men's tennis roster?
Illinois College listed 11 players on its men's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 16% above the Big Ten Conference median of 10.
Illinois College's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 11 in 2025.
A larger squad usually means more competition for lineup spots and a deeper bench for a coach to draw on.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 2 |
| 2021 | 9 | 1 |
| 2022 | 8 | 2 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 |
How many coaches does Illinois College men's tennis have?
Illinois College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 5.5 players per coach, well above the Big Ten Conference median of 3.8, by 43%.
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 Illinois College spend on men's tennis?
Illinois College reported $40,568 in total men's tennis expenses for 2025, 97% below the Big Ten Conference median of $1,207,205.
Day-to-day operating spending on the men's team came to about $814 per player in 2025, well below the Big Ten Conference median of $28,218, by 97%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all men's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $225 per male athlete in 2025, well below the Big Ten Conference median of $7,184, by 97%.
Total men's tennis expenses rose 70% between 2020 and 2025, from $23,822 to $40,568.
NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
What is Illinois College like academically?
Illinois College is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 78% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1064.
The full cost of attendance is around $48,955 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $18,298 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 71% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $52,575, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Illinois College?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 23% of degrees, followed by Biological & Biomedical Sciences (18%) and Health Professions (14%).
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.
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (52 degrees)
- Biology, General (29 degrees)
- Psychology, General (22 degrees)
- Agricultural Business and Management (20 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (20 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (16 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (15 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (15 degrees)
- Economics (14 degrees)
- Criminology (13 degrees)
What is Jacksonville, IL like to live in?
Illinois College sits in Jacksonville, a town well outside any metro area of about 17,000 people in Morgan County, Illinois.
Household incomes in Jacksonville, a median of about $62,615, sit below the Illinois median and likewise below the national one, 20% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $128,300, 49% below the Illinois median and a typical rent of $703 a month is 43% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 16 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 38, with 17% under 18 and 19% aged 65 or over.
24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Illinois average of 37%.
What other teams does Illinois College field?
Illinois College also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division III |
|---|---|
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Sport | Men's Tennis |
| Location | Jacksonville, IL |
| Enrollment | 930 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Illinois College have a men's tennis team?
- Yes. Illinois College fields a NCAA Division III men's tennis team in the Big Ten Conference and reported 11 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Illinois College men's tennis?
- Illinois College competes in NCAA Division III in the Big Ten Conference. NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
- How does the Illinois College men's tennis roster compare with other Big Ten Conference programs?
- With 11 players in 2025, Illinois College is 16% above the Big Ten Conference median of 10, based on 12 Big Ten Conference programs that reported men's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Illinois College men's tennis team have?
- 2 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 1 assistant), about 5.5 players per coach, 43% above the Big Ten Conference median of 3.8.
- How much does it cost to attend Illinois College?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $48,955 a year, and an average net price of $18,298 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Illinois College?
- Illinois College is in Jacksonville, IL, in the Great Lakes region, in what the Department of Education classes as a town.
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