Northwestern University

How big is the Northwestern University men's tennis roster?

Northwestern University listed 11 players on its men's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 10% above the NCAA Division I median of 10.

Northwestern University's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 10 in 2024 and as high as 13 in 2021, and ended 2025 at 11.

A larger squad usually means more competition for lineup spots and a deeper bench for a coach to draw on.

How many coaches does Northwestern University men's tennis have?

Northwestern University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 5.5 players per coach, 22% above the NCAA Division I median of 4.5.

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 Northwestern University spend on men's tennis?

Northwestern University reported $1,101,289 in total men's tennis expenses for 2025, 624% above the Great Plains Athletic Conference median of $152,092.

Day-to-day operating spending on the men's team came to about $20,336 per player in 2025, well above the Great Plains Athletic Conference median of $1,349, by 1408%.

Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all men's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $7,114 per male athlete in 2025, well above the Great Plains Athletic Conference median of $83, by 8463%.

Total men's tennis expenses rose 29% between 2020 and 2025, from $852,942 to $1,101,289.

Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.

What is Northwestern University like academically?

Northwestern University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 8% of applicants, highly selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1533, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.

The full cost of attendance is around $91,250 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $29,167 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 68% of the sticker price on average.

95% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 98% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $89,363, among the top quarter of colleges.

What can you study at Northwestern University?

No single field dominates: the largest, Engineering, is 15% of degrees, with Social Sciences, Communication & Journalism 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.

• Economics (335 degrees)
• Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (253 degrees)
• Psychology, General (153 degrees)
• Biology, General (150 degrees)
• Political Science and Government (110 degrees)
• Neurobiology and Neurosciences (103 degrees)
• Computer Science (102 degrees)
• Communication and Media Studies (90 degrees)
• Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (90 degrees)
• Music (86 degrees)

What is Evanston, IL like to live in?

Northwestern University sits in Evanston, a small city of about 77,000 people in Cook County, Illinois.

Household incomes in Evanston, a median of about $95,766, sit above the Illinois median and likewise above the national one, 22% higher than the country as a whole.

Housing costs more here than in most of Illinois: a typical home is valued around $472,300, 89% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,698 a month is 38% over the state figure.

Commutes average about 29 minutes, close to the national average, and driving is common but not universal, though 11% of workers walk and 13% take public transit and 26% work from home.

It reads as a college town: 10% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.5 times the national share, and the median age of 38 is close to the country's 39.

70% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Illinois average of 37%.

What other teams does Northwestern University field?

Northwestern University also fields one other team with a public profile here.

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