North Central College
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $62,311 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $60,522 |
How much does North Central College spend on men's tennis?
North Central College reported $62,311 in total men's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #679 of 962 men's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does North Central College offer athletic scholarships for men's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, North Central 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 North Central College spend on recruiting men's athletes?
North Central College reported $42,695 in total recruiting expenses for men's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all men's sports).
How does North Central College's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, North Central College reported $62,311 in total men's tennis expenses and $60,522 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 North Central College men's tennis roster?
North Central College listed 12 players on its men's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, in line with the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin median of 12.
North Central College's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 12 in 2025 and as high as 16 in 2023, and ended 2025 at 12.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 13 | 4 |
| 2021 | 14 | 4 |
| 2022 | 15 | 3 |
| 2023 | 16 | 3 |
| 2024 | 15 | 3 |
| 2025 | 12 | 3 |
How many coaches does North Central College men's tennis have?
North Central College lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, well below the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin median of 8.3, by 52%.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does North Central College spend on men's tennis?
North Central College reported $62,311 in total men's tennis expenses for 2025, 35% above the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin median of $46,176.
Day-to-day operating spending on the men's team came to about $1,963 per player in 2025, in line with the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin median of $1,861.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all men's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $89 per male athlete in 2025, well below the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin median of $155, by 43%.
Total men's tennis expenses rose 25% between 2020 and 2025, from $49,878 to $62,311.
NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
What is North Central College like academically?
North Central College is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 77% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1213, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $57,219 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $21,044 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 77% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $60,123, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at North Central College?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 25% of degrees, followed by Psychology (12%) and Education (7%).
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.
- Psychology, General (71 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (47 degrees)
- Marketing (43 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (42 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (37 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (33 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (31 degrees)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (23 degrees)
- Computer Science (19 degrees)
- Design and Applied Arts (18 degrees)
What is Naperville, IL like to live in?
North Central College sits in Naperville, a mid-sized city of about 149,000 people in DuPage County, Illinois.
Household incomes in Naperville, a median of about $150,937, sit far above the Illinois median and likewise far above the national one, 92% higher than the country as a whole.
Housing costs more here than in most of Illinois: a typical home is valued around $509,900, 104% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,852 a month is 51% over the state figure.
Commutes run long, about 31 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 6% take public transit and 27% work from home.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 40, with 25% under 18 and 15% aged 65 or over.
72% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Illinois average of 37%.
What other teams does North Central College field?
North Central College also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division III |
|---|---|
| Conference | College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin |
| Sport | Men's Tennis |
| Location | Naperville, IL |
| Enrollment | 2,428 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does North Central College have a men's tennis team?
- Yes. North Central College fields a NCAA Division III men'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 North Central College men's tennis?
- North Central College 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 North Central College men's tennis roster compare with other College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin programs?
- With 12 players in 2025, North Central College is in line with the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin median of 12, based on 6 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin programs that reported men's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the North Central College men's tennis team have?
- 3 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 2 assistant), about 4 players per coach, 52% below the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin median of 8.3.
- How much does it cost to attend North Central College?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $57,219 a year, and an average net price of $21,044 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is North Central College?
- North Central College is in Naperville, IL, in the Great Lakes region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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