Northwestern University

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

Northwestern University listed 10 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 11% above the NCAA Division I median of 9.

Northwestern University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 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.

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

Northwestern University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 3.3 players per coach, well below the Great Plains Athletic Conference median of 5, by 33%.

Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.

What does Northwestern University spend on women's tennis?

Northwestern University reported $1,578,666 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 1266% above the Great Plains Athletic Conference median of $115,551.

Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $20,789 per player in 2025, well above the Great Plains Athletic Conference median of $1,413, by 1372%.

Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $2,387 per female athlete in 2025, well above the Great Plains Athletic Conference median of $71, by 3274%.

Total women's tennis expenses rose 48% between 2020 and 2025, from $1,070,145 to $1,578,666.

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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