Lewis University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $193,025 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $206,895 |
How much does Lewis University spend on women's tennis?
Lewis University reported $206,895 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #433 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Lewis University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Lewis University's athletically related student aid averaged about $14,162 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Lewis University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Lewis University reported $19,177 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Lewis University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Lewis University reported $193,025 in total men's tennis expenses and $206,895 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 Lewis University women's tennis roster?
Lewis University listed 7 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 22% below the NCAA Division II median of 9.
Lewis University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 7 players in 2025, down from 8 in 2020.
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 | 1 |
| 2022 | 11 | 2 |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 |
How many coaches does Lewis University women's tennis have?
Lewis University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 7 players per coach, well above the Great Lakes Valley Conference median of 4, by 75%.
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 Lewis University spend on women's tennis?
Lewis University reported $206,895 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 32% above the Great Lakes Valley Conference median of $156,927.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $3,669 per player in 2025, well above the Great Lakes Valley Conference median of $2,328, by 58%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $88 per female athlete in 2025, well below the Great Lakes Valley Conference median of $124, by 29%.
Total women's tennis expenses have swung between $182,243 (2021) and $241,056 (2024) without a clear direction.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
What is Lewis University like academically?
Lewis University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 71% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1096.
The full cost of attendance is around $47,313 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $17,028 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 64% of the sticker price on average.
67% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 79% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $66,099, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Lewis University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 17% of degrees, with Computer & Information Sciences, Transportation 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.
- Computer Science (114 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (113 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (111 degrees)
- Air Transportation (104 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (99 degrees)
- Psychology, General (69 degrees)
- Biology, General (64 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (61 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (38 degrees)
- Special Education and Teaching (37 degrees)
What is Romeoville, IL like to live in?
Lewis University sits in Romeoville, a suburb of a large city of about 41,000 people in Will County, Illinois.
The median household in Romeoville earns about $100,022, which is above the Illinois median ($81,702) but far above the national median ($78,538).
Home values are in step with the rest of Illinois, around $245,200 and a typical rent of $1,892 a month is 54% over the state figure.
Commutes run long, about 32 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 22% under 18 and 12% aged 65 or over.
23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Illinois average of 37%.
What other teams does Lewis University field?
Lewis University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division II |
|---|---|
| Conference | Great Lakes Valley Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Romeoville, IL |
| Enrollment | 4,015 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Lewis University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Lewis University fields a NCAA Division II women's tennis team in the Great Lakes Valley Conference and reported 7 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Lewis University women's tennis?
- Lewis University competes in NCAA Division II in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the Lewis University women's tennis roster compare with other NCAA Division II programs?
- With 7 players in 2025, Lewis University is 22% below the NCAA Division II median of 9, based on 196 NCAA Division II programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Lewis University women's tennis team have?
- 1 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 0 assistant), about 7 players per coach, 75% above the Great Lakes Valley Conference median of 4.
- How much does it cost to attend Lewis University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $47,313 a year, and an average net price of $17,028 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Lewis University?
- Lewis University is in Romeoville, IL, in the Great Lakes region, in what the Department of Education classes as a suburban area.
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