McKendree University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $247,133 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $283,194 |
How much does McKendree University spend on women's tennis?
McKendree University reported $283,194 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #334 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does McKendree University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, McKendree University's athletically related student aid averaged about $8,183 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does McKendree University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
McKendree University reported $100,877 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does McKendree University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, McKendree University reported $247,133 in total men's tennis expenses and $283,194 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 McKendree University women's tennis roster?
McKendree University listed 8 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 11% below the NCAA Division II median of 9.
McKendree University's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 8 in 2020 and as high as 10 in 2024, and ended 2025 at 8.
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 | 3 |
| 2021 | 8 | 3 |
| 2022 | 9 | 1 |
| 2023 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 |
How many coaches does McKendree University women's tennis have?
McKendree University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, 20% below the NCAA Division II median of 5.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does McKendree University spend on women's tennis?
McKendree University reported $283,194 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 74% above the Independent median of $162,632.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $4,082 per player in 2025, well above the NCAA Division II median of $2,622, by 56%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $252 per female athlete in 2025, well above the Independent median of $45, by 460%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 83% between 2020 and 2025, from $154,351 to $283,194.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
What is McKendree University like academically?
McKendree University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 72% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $48,845 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $24,717 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 49% of the sticker price on average.
53% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 67% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $58,572, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at McKendree University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 33% of degrees, followed by Health Professions (20%) and Parks, Recreation & Fitness (10%).
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 (69 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (58 degrees)
- Psychology, General (35 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (30 degrees)
- Marketing (21 degrees)
- Sociology (19 degrees)
- Biopsychology (19 degrees)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (16 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (14 degrees)
- Human Resources Management and Services (13 degrees)
What is Lebanon, IL like to live in?
McKendree University sits in Lebanon, a suburb of a large city of about 4,431 people in St. Clair County, Illinois.
Household incomes in Lebanon run close to both the Illinois and national medians, around $84,766 a year.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $146,600, 41% below the Illinois median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,125 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 21 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 24% work from home.
It reads as a college town: 26% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 4.0 times the national share, and the median age of 33 is younger than the country's 39.
What other teams does McKendree University field?
McKendree University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division II |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Lebanon, IL |
| Enrollment | 1,752 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does McKendree University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. McKendree University fields a NCAA Division II women's tennis team in the Independent and reported 8 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is McKendree University women's tennis?
- McKendree University competes in NCAA Division II in the Independent. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the McKendree University women's tennis roster compare with other NCAA Division II programs?
- With 8 players in 2025, McKendree University is 11% 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 McKendree University women's tennis team have?
- 2 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 1 assistant), about 4 players per coach, 20% below the NCAA Division II median of 5.
- How much does it cost to attend McKendree University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $48,845 a year, and an average net price of $24,717 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is McKendree University?
- McKendree University is in Lebanon, IL, in the Great Lakes region, in what the Department of Education classes as a suburban area.
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