Roosevelt University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $219,946 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $211,286 |
How much does Roosevelt University spend on women's tennis?
Roosevelt University reported $211,286 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #432 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Roosevelt University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Roosevelt University's athletically related student aid averaged about $12,137 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Roosevelt University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Roosevelt University reported $14,253 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Roosevelt University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Roosevelt University reported $219,946 in total men's tennis expenses and $211,286 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 Roosevelt University women's tennis roster?
Roosevelt University listed 10 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 25% above the Great Lakes Valley Conference median of 8.
Roosevelt 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 | 10 | 1 |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 |
How many coaches does Roosevelt University women's tennis have?
Roosevelt University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 10 players per coach, well above the Great Lakes Valley Conference median of 4, by 150%.
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 Roosevelt University spend on women's tennis?
Roosevelt University reported $211,286 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 35% above the Great Lakes Valley Conference median of $156,927.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $2,286 per player in 2025, 13% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,622.
Against the Great Lakes Valley Conference median it is in line with the Great Lakes Valley Conference median of $2,328.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $133 per female athlete in 2025, 11% above the NCAA Division II median of $120.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 233% between 2020 and 2025, from $63,534 to $211,286.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
What is Roosevelt University like academically?
Roosevelt University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 97% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1011.
The full cost of attendance is around $35,332 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $20,194 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 43% of the sticker price on average.
51% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
35% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 62% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $48,712, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Roosevelt University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 23% of degrees, followed by Health Professions (16%) and Visual & Performing Arts (13%).
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 (64 degrees)
- Business/Commerce, General (48 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (46 degrees)
- Biology, General (43 degrees)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (40 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (37 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (36 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (31 degrees)
- Hospitality Administration/Management (27 degrees)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (27 degrees)
What is Chicago, IL like to live in?
Roosevelt University sits in Chicago, a large city of about 2.7 million people in Cook County, Illinois.
Household incomes in Chicago run close to both the Illinois and national medians, around $75,134 a year.
Housing costs more here than in most of Illinois: a typical home is valued around $315,200, 26% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,380 a month is 12% over the state figure.
Commutes run long, about 34 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 6% of workers walk and 19% take public transit and 18% work from home.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 36, with 20% under 18 and 14% aged 65 or over.
43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Illinois average of 37%.
What other teams does Roosevelt University field?
Roosevelt University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division II |
|---|---|
| Conference | Great Lakes Valley Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Chicago, IL |
| Enrollment | 2,849 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Roosevelt University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Roosevelt University fields a NCAA Division II women's tennis team in the Great Lakes Valley Conference and reported 10 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Roosevelt University women's tennis?
- Roosevelt University competes in NCAA Division II in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the Roosevelt University women's tennis roster compare with other Great Lakes Valley Conference programs?
- With 10 players in 2025, Roosevelt University is 25% above the Great Lakes Valley Conference median of 8, based on 11 Great Lakes Valley Conference programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Roosevelt University women's tennis team have?
- 1 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 0 assistant), about 10 players per coach, 150% above the Great Lakes Valley Conference median of 4.
- How much does it cost to attend Roosevelt University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $35,332 a year, and an average net price of $20,194 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Roosevelt University?
- Roosevelt University is in Chicago, IL, in the Great Lakes region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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