University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $1,634,371 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $1,628,007 |
How much does University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign spend on women's tennis?
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign reported $1,628,007 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #22 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's athletically related student aid averaged about $31,667 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign spend on recruiting women's athletes?
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign reported $763,091 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign reported $1,634,371 in total men's tennis expenses and $1,628,007 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 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign women's tennis roster?
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign listed 8 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 16% below the Big Ten Conference median of 10.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 10 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.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10 | 2 |
| 2021 | 9 | 2 |
| 2022 | 8 | 2 |
| 2023 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 |
| 2025 | 8 | 3 |
How many coaches does University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign women's tennis have?
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 2.7 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division I median of 4, by 33%.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign spend on women's tennis?
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign reported $1,628,007 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 201% above the NCAA Division I median of $539,981.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $34,889 per player in 2025, well above the NCAA Division I median of $10,243, by 241%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $3,778 per female athlete in 2025, well above the NCAA Division I median of $1,044, by 262%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 51% between 2020 and 2025, from $1,075,848 to $1,628,007.
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.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division I |
|---|---|
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Champaign, IL |
| Enrollment | 36,258 |
| Type | public |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign fields a NCAA Division I women's tennis team in the Big Ten Conference and reported 8 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign women's tennis?
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign competes in NCAA Division I in the Big Ten Conference. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign women's tennis roster compare with other Big Ten Conference programs?
- With 8 players in 2025, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is 16% below the Big Ten Conference median of 10, based on 16 Big Ten Conference programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign women's tennis team have?
- 3 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 2 assistant), about 2.7 players per coach, 33% below the NCAA Division I median of 4.
- How much does it cost to attend University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $33,642 a year, and an average net price of $14,355 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign?
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is in Champaign, IL, in the Great Lakes region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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