University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

How big is the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign men's tennis roster?

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign listed 8 players on its men's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 20% below the NCAA Division I median of 10.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 11 in 2020.

A smaller squad usually means each recruit is closer to the lineup, and one injury or transfer changes the team's season more.

How many coaches does University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign men's tennis have?

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 2.7 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division I median of 4.5, by 41%.

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

What does University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign spend on men's tennis?

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign reported $1,634,371 in total men's tennis expenses for 2025, 275% above the NCAA Division I median of $435,301.

Day-to-day operating spending on the men's team came to about $31,517 per player in 2025, well above the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, by 199%.

Against the Big Ten Conference median it is 12% above the Big Ten Conference median of $28,218.

Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all men's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $10,111 per male athlete in 2025, well above the NCAA Division I median of $1,534, by 559%.

Total men's tennis expenses rose 55% between 2020 and 2025, from $1,056,718 to $1,634,371.

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

What is University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign like academically?

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 42% of applicants, selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1440, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.

The full cost of attendance is around $33,642 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $14,355 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 57% of the sticker price on average.

Tuition is $16,004 for IL residents and $35,124 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.

85% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 95% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $81,054, among the top quarter of colleges.

What can you study at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign?

Engineering is the largest field at 22% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (10%) and Computer & Information Sciences (8%).

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.

• Research and Experimental Psychology (557 degrees)
• Economics (387 degrees)
• Accounting and Related Services (353 degrees)
• Statistics (333 degrees)
• Computer Engineering (318 degrees)
• Communication and Media Studies (315 degrees)
• Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences (303 degrees)
• Finance and Financial Management Services (301 degrees)
• Computer Science (292 degrees)
• Mechanical Engineering (265 degrees)

What is Champaign, IL like to live in?

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign sits in Champaign, a small city of about 89,000 people in Champaign County, Illinois.

Household incomes in Champaign, a median of about $57,544, sit far below the Illinois median and likewise far below the national one, 27% lower than the country as a whole.

Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $199,700, 20% below the Illinois median and a typical rent of $1,103 a month is 10% under the state figure.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 15 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 9% of workers walk and 5% take public transit.

It reads as a college town: 21% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 3.2 times the national share, and the median age of 27 is younger than the country's 39.

54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Illinois average of 37%.

What other teams does University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign field?

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign also fields one other team with a public profile here.

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