Illinois Wesleyan University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $36,924 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $89,853 |
How much does Illinois Wesleyan University spend on women's tennis?
Illinois Wesleyan University reported $89,853 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #683 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Illinois Wesleyan University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Illinois Wesleyan University's athletically related student aid averaged about $0 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Illinois Wesleyan University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Illinois Wesleyan University reported $43,428 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Illinois Wesleyan University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Illinois Wesleyan University reported $36,924 in total men's tennis expenses and $89,853 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 Wesleyan University women's tennis roster?
Illinois Wesleyan University listed 12 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 20% above the NCAA Division III median of 10.
Illinois Wesleyan University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 12 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 | 8 | 2 |
| 2021 | 9 | 3 |
| 2022 | 6 | 3 |
| 2023 | 9 | 4 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 |
How many coaches does Illinois Wesleyan University women's tennis have?
Illinois Wesleyan University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 6 players per coach, 20% above the NCAA Division III median of 5.
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 Wesleyan University spend on women's tennis?
Illinois Wesleyan University reported $89,853 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 55% above the NCAA Division III median of $57,912.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $1,699 per player in 2025, 16% below the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin median of $2,019.
Against the NCAA Division III median it is in line with the NCAA Division III median of $1,786.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $211 per female athlete in 2025, well above the NCAA Division III median of $119, by 76%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 252% between 2020 and 2025, from $25,560 to $89,853.
NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
What is Illinois Wesleyan University like academically?
Illinois Wesleyan University is a small private, nonprofit college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree that admits 39% of applicants, selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1275, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $70,700 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $28,199 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 60% of the sticker price on average.
75% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 80% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $70,871, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Illinois Wesleyan University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 23% of degrees, followed by Visual & Performing Arts (11%) and Health Professions (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.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (53 degrees)
- Business/Commerce, General (37 degrees)
- Psychology, General (31 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (29 degrees)
- Biology, General (26 degrees)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (23 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (20 degrees)
- Physics (15 degrees)
- Marketing (13 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (13 degrees)
What is Bloomington, IL like to live in?
Illinois Wesleyan University sits in Bloomington, a small city of about 79,000 people in McLean County, Illinois.
Household incomes in Bloomington run close to both the Illinois and national medians, around $75,449 a year.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $198,800, 21% below the Illinois median and a typical rent of $1,004 a month is 18% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 17 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 18% work from home.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 36, with 23% under 18 and 14% aged 65 or over.
49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Illinois average of 37%.
What other teams does Illinois Wesleyan University field?
Illinois Wesleyan University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division III |
|---|---|
| Conference | College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Bloomington, IL |
| Enrollment | 1,582 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Bachelor's |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Illinois Wesleyan University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Illinois Wesleyan University fields a NCAA Division III women's tennis team in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin and reported 12 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Illinois Wesleyan University women's tennis?
- Illinois Wesleyan University competes in NCAA Division III in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin. NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
- How does the Illinois Wesleyan University women's tennis roster compare with other NCAA Division III programs?
- With 12 players in 2025, Illinois Wesleyan University is 20% above the NCAA Division III median of 10, based on 313 NCAA Division III programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Illinois Wesleyan University women's tennis team have?
- 2 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 1 assistant), about 6 players per coach, 20% above the NCAA Division III median of 5.
- How much does it cost to attend Illinois Wesleyan University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $70,700 a year, and an average net price of $28,199 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Illinois Wesleyan University?
- Illinois Wesleyan University is in Bloomington, IL, in the Great Lakes region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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