Northern Illinois University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $379,544 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $542,182 |
How much does Northern Illinois University spend on women's tennis?
Northern Illinois University reported $542,182 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #158 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Northern Illinois University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Northern Illinois University's athletically related student aid averaged about $19,884 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Northern Illinois University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Northern Illinois University reported $127,849 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Northern Illinois University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Northern Illinois University reported $379,544 in total men's tennis expenses and $542,182 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 Northern Illinois University women's tennis roster?
Northern Illinois University listed 10 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 11% above the NCAA Division I median of 9.
Northern Illinois University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 9 players in 2020 to 10 in 2025.
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 | 9 | 2 |
| 2021 | 11 | 2 |
| 2022 | 11 | 2 |
| 2023 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 |
How many coaches does Northern Illinois University women's tennis have?
Northern Illinois University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division I median of 4, by 25%.
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 Northern Illinois University spend on women's tennis?
Northern Illinois University reported $542,182 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, in line with the NCAA Division I median of $539,981.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $7,989 per player in 2025, 22% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Against the national median it is well above the national median of $2,681, by 198%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $799 per female athlete in 2025, 23% below the NCAA Division I median of $1,044.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 25% between 2020 and 2025, from $432,568 to $542,182.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
What is Northern Illinois University like academically?
Northern Illinois University is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 70% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $28,851 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $13,391 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 54% of the sticker price on average.
47% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
49% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 70% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $57,808, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Northern Illinois University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 18% of degrees, with Health Professions, Education 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.
- Psychology, General (193 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (166 degrees)
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (153 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (149 degrees)
- Computer Science (132 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (127 degrees)
- Marketing (125 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (122 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering (115 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (114 degrees)
What is DeKalb, IL like to live in?
Northern Illinois University sits in DeKalb, a suburb of about 40,000 people in DeKalb County, Illinois.
Household incomes in DeKalb, a median of about $46,564, sit far below the Illinois median and likewise far below the national one, 41% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $202,900, 19% below the Illinois median and a typical rent of $1,030 a month is 16% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 23 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 6% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 22% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 3.3 times the national share, and the median age of 25 is younger than the country's 39.
What other teams does Northern Illinois University field?
Northern Illinois University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division I |
|---|---|
| Conference | Mid-American Conference[C 7] |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Dekalb, IL |
| Enrollment | 11,301 |
| Type | public |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Northern Illinois University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Northern Illinois University fields a NCAA Division I women's tennis team in the Mid-American Conference[C 7] and reported 10 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Northern Illinois University women's tennis?
- Northern Illinois University competes in NCAA Division I in the Mid-American Conference[C 7]. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the Northern Illinois University women's tennis roster compare with other NCAA Division I programs?
- With 10 players in 2025, Northern Illinois University is 11% above the NCAA Division I median of 9, based on 305 NCAA Division I programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Northern Illinois University women's tennis team have?
- 2 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 1 assistant), about 5 players per coach, 25% above the NCAA Division I median of 4.
- How much does it cost to attend Northern Illinois University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $28,851 a year, and an average net price of $13,391 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Northern Illinois University?
- Northern Illinois University is in Dekalb, IL, in the Great Lakes region, in what the Department of Education classes as a suburban area.
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