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 women's tennis?
North Central College reported $60,522 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #814 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does North Central College offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, North Central College'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 North Central College spend on recruiting women's athletes?
North Central College reported $42,695 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women'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 women's tennis roster?
North Central College listed 13 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 30% above the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference median of 10.
North Central College's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 13 players in 2025, down from 16 in 2020.
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 | 16 | 4 |
| 2021 | 18 | 4 |
| 2022 | 14 | 6 |
| 2023 | 14 | 4 |
| 2024 | 13 | 3 |
| 2025 | 13 | 3 |
How many coaches does North Central College women's tennis have?
North Central College lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 4.3 players per coach, 13% below the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference median of 5.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does North Central College spend on women's tennis?
North Central College reported $60,522 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 58% above the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference median of $38,418.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $1,593 per player in 2025, well below the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference median of $2,293, by 31%.
Against the NCAA Division III median it is 11% below 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 $165 per female athlete in 2025, well above the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference median of $78, by 111%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 17% between 2020 and 2025, from $51,608 to $60,522.
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 | Upper Midwest Athletic Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Naperville, IL |
| Enrollment | 2,428 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does North Central College have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. North Central College fields a NCAA Division III women's tennis team in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference and reported 13 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is North Central College women's tennis?
- North Central College competes in NCAA Division III in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference. NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
- How does the North Central College women's tennis roster compare with other Upper Midwest Athletic Conference programs?
- With 13 players in 2025, North Central College is 30% above the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference median of 10, based on 7 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the North Central College women's tennis team have?
- 3 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 2 assistant), about 4.3 players per coach, 13% below the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference median of 5.
- 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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