Southwestern Illinois College
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $105,936 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $131,061 |
How much does Southwestern Illinois College spend on men's tennis?
Southwestern Illinois College reported $105,936 in total men's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #540 of 962 men's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Southwestern Illinois College offer athletic scholarships for men's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Southwestern Illinois College's athletically related student aid averaged about $5,589 per men's athlete across all men's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Southwestern Illinois College spend on recruiting men's athletes?
Southwestern Illinois College reported $1,228 in total recruiting expenses for men's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all men's sports).
How does Southwestern Illinois College's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Southwestern Illinois College reported $105,936 in total men's tennis expenses and $131,061 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 Southwestern Illinois College men's tennis roster?
Southwestern Illinois College listed 10 players on its men's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 11% above the NJCAA median of 9.
Southwestern Illinois College's men's tennis roster has grown over a year, from 8 players in 2024 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 |
How many coaches does Southwestern Illinois College men's tennis have?
Southwestern Illinois College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, 17% below the NJCAA median of 6.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does Southwestern Illinois College spend on men's tennis?
Southwestern Illinois College reported $105,936 in total men's tennis expenses for 2025, 67% above the NJCAA median of $63,466.
Day-to-day operating spending on the men's team came to about $1,483 per player in 2025, 25% above the NJCAA median of $1,187.
Against the national median it is well below the national median of $2,493, by 41%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all men's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $11 per male athlete in 2025, well below the NJCAA median of $21, by 48%.
Total men's tennis expenses rose 96% between 2024 and 2025, from $53,985 to $105,936.
Two-year programs are a common route into a four-year team; junior-college eligibility rules are their own and worth checking with the coach.
What is Southwestern Illinois College like academically?
Southwestern Illinois College is a mid-sized public two-year college.
The full cost of attendance is around $16,249 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $10,427 after grants and scholarships, in the bottom quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 36% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $3,960 for IL residents and $6,720 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $36,884, below the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Southwestern Illinois College?
Liberal Arts & Sciences is the largest field at 25% of degrees, followed by Health Professions (23%) and Homeland Security & Law Enforcement (16%).
The associate'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.
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (440 degrees)
- Biological and Physical Sciences (116 degrees)
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (97 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (67 degrees)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (52 degrees)
- Precision Metal Working (30 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (25 degrees)
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (25 degrees)
- Legal Support Services (20 degrees)
- American Sign Language (17 degrees)
What is Belleville, IL like to live in?
Southwestern Illinois College sits in Belleville, a suburb of a large city of about 42,000 people in St. Clair County, Illinois.
The median household in Belleville earns about $60,529, which is far below the Illinois median ($81,702) but below the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $131,000, 48% below the Illinois median and a typical rent of $947 a month is 23% under the state figure.
Commutes average about 26 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 38, with 23% under 18 and 16% aged 65 or over.
28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Illinois average of 37%.
What other teams does Southwestern Illinois College field?
Southwestern Illinois College also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NJCAA |
|---|---|
| Sport | Men's Tennis |
| Location | Belleville, IL |
| Enrollment | 5,675 |
| Type | public |
| Highest degree | Associate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Southwestern Illinois College have a men's tennis team?
- Yes. Southwestern Illinois College fields a NJCAA men's tennis team and reported 10 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Southwestern Illinois College men's tennis?
- Southwestern Illinois College competes in NJCAA. Two-year programs are a common route into a four-year team; junior-college eligibility rules are their own and worth checking with the coach.
- How does the Southwestern Illinois College men's tennis roster compare with other NJCAA programs?
- With 10 players in 2025, Southwestern Illinois College is 11% above the NJCAA median of 9, based on 49 NJCAA programs that reported men's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Southwestern Illinois College men's tennis team have?
- 2 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 1 assistant), about 5 players per coach, 17% below the NJCAA median of 6.
- How much does it cost to attend Southwestern Illinois College?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $16,249 a year, and an average net price of $10,427 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Southwestern Illinois College?
- Southwestern Illinois College is in Belleville, IL, in the Great Lakes region, in what the Department of Education classes as a suburban area.
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