Millikin University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $53,556 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $48,883 |
How much does Millikin University spend on women's tennis?
Millikin University reported $48,883 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #876 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Millikin University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Millikin 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 Millikin University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Millikin University reported $16,831 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Millikin University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Millikin University reported $53,556 in total men's tennis expenses and $48,883 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 Millikin University women's tennis roster?
Millikin University listed 5 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 55% below the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin median of 11.
Millikin University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 5 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 | 10 | 2 |
| 2022 | 13 | 2 |
| 2023 | 10 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 |
How many coaches does Millikin University women's tennis have?
Millikin University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, in line with the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin median of 5.5.
What does Millikin University spend on women's tennis?
Millikin University reported $48,883 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 28% below the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin median of $67,487.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $2,484 per player in 2025, well above the NCAA Division III median of $1,786, by 39%.
Against the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin median it is 23% above the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin median of $2,019.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $112 per female athlete in 2025, 23% below the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin median of $146.
Total women's tennis expenses have swung between $45,077 (2024) and $66,095 (2023) without a clear direction.
NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
What is Millikin University like academically?
Millikin University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 67% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1034.
The full cost of attendance is around $57,475 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $21,989 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 62% of the sticker price on average.
55% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 75% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $51,262, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Millikin University?
Visual & Performing Arts is the largest field at 23% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (18%) and Education (15%).
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.
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (63 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (55 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (36 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (34 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (27 degrees)
- Biology, General (26 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (13 degrees)
- Music (13 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (10 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (10 degrees)
What is Decatur, IL like to live in?
Millikin University sits in Decatur, a small city of about 70,000 people in Macon County, Illinois.
Household incomes in Decatur, a median of about $50,809, sit far below the Illinois median and likewise far below the national one, 35% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $97,300, 61% below the Illinois median and a typical rent of $796 a month is 35% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 17 minutes against a national average near 27, and nearly everyone drives alone.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 40, with 21% under 18 and 21% aged 65 or over.
21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Illinois average of 37%.
What other teams does Millikin University field?
Millikin 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 | Decatur, IL |
| Enrollment | 1,382 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Millikin University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Millikin University fields a NCAA Division III women's tennis team in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin and reported 5 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Millikin University women's tennis?
- Millikin 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 Millikin University women's tennis roster compare with other College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin programs?
- With 5 players in 2025, Millikin University is 55% below the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin median of 11, based on 7 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Millikin University women's tennis team have?
- 1 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 0 assistant), about 5 players per coach, in line with the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin median of 5.5.
- How much does it cost to attend Millikin University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $57,475 a year, and an average net price of $21,989 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Millikin University?
- Millikin University is in Decatur, IL, in the Great Lakes region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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