Olivet Nazarene University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $225,352 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $148,491 |
How much does Olivet Nazarene University spend on men's tennis?
Olivet Nazarene University reported $225,352 in total men's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #334 of 962 men's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Olivet Nazarene University offer athletic scholarships for men's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Olivet Nazarene University's athletically related student aid averaged about $7,839 per men's athlete across all men's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Olivet Nazarene University spend on recruiting men's athletes?
Olivet Nazarene University reported $22,330 in total recruiting expenses for men's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all men's sports).
How does Olivet Nazarene University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Olivet Nazarene University reported $225,352 in total men's tennis expenses and $148,491 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 Olivet Nazarene University men's tennis roster?
Olivet Nazarene University listed 19 players on its men's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 73% above the NAIA median of 11.
Olivet Nazarene University's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 19 in 2020 and as high as 25 in 2023, and ended 2025 at 19.
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 | 19 | 1 |
| 2021 | 21 | 2 |
| 2022 | 21 | 2 |
| 2023 | 25 | 3 |
| 2024 | 25 | 2 |
| 2025 | 19 | 2 |
How many coaches does Olivet Nazarene University men's tennis have?
Olivet Nazarene University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 9.5 players per coach, well above the NAIA median of 7, by 36%.
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 Olivet Nazarene University spend on men's tennis?
Olivet Nazarene University reported $225,352 in total men's tennis expenses for 2025, 27% above the NAIA median of $178,009.
Day-to-day operating spending on the men's team came to about $1,843 per player in 2025, in line with the NAIA median of $1,746.
Against the national median it is well below the national median of $2,493, by 26%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all men's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $51 per male athlete in 2025, in line with the NAIA median of $51.
Total men's tennis expenses rose 43% between 2020 and 2025, from $157,188 to $225,352.
NAIA programs may award athletic scholarships, and NAIA eligibility rules differ from the NCAA’s.
What is Olivet Nazarene University like academically?
Olivet Nazarene University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 56% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1117, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $51,981 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $20,729 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 60% of the sticker price on average.
61% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 71% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $53,213, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Olivet Nazarene University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 16% 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.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (87 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (59 degrees)
- Engineering, General (51 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (36 degrees)
- Psychology, General (36 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (34 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (29 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (27 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (23 degrees)
- Social Work (23 degrees)
What is Bourbonnais, IL like to live in?
Olivet Nazarene University sits in Bourbonnais, a suburb of about 18,000 people in Kankakee County, Illinois.
Household incomes in Bourbonnais run close to both the Illinois and national medians, around $81,017 a year.
Home values are in step with the rest of Illinois, around $242,600 and rents are typical for the state, about $1,132 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 19 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The population skews young, with a median age of 35 against 39 nationally and 21% under 18.
33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Illinois average of 37%.
What other teams does Olivet Nazarene University field?
Olivet Nazarene University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NAIA |
|---|---|
| Conference | Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference |
| Sport | Men's Tennis |
| Location | Bourbonnais, IL |
| Enrollment | 2,603 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Olivet Nazarene University have a men's tennis team?
- Yes. Olivet Nazarene University fields a NAIA men's tennis team in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference and reported 19 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Olivet Nazarene University men's tennis?
- Olivet Nazarene University competes in NAIA in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference. NAIA programs may award athletic scholarships, and NAIA eligibility rules differ from the NCAA’s.
- How does the Olivet Nazarene University men's tennis roster compare with other NAIA programs?
- With 19 players in 2025, Olivet Nazarene University is 73% above the NAIA median of 11, based on 92 NAIA programs that reported men's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Olivet Nazarene University men's tennis team have?
- 2 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 1 assistant), about 9.5 players per coach, 36% above the NAIA median of 7.
- How much does it cost to attend Olivet Nazarene University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $51,981 a year, and an average net price of $20,729 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Olivet Nazarene University?
- Olivet Nazarene University is in Bourbonnais, IL, in the Great Lakes region, in what the Department of Education classes as a suburban area.
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