Western Illinois University

How big is the Western Illinois University women's tennis roster?

Western Illinois University listed 11 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 22% above the Ohio Valley Conference median of 9.

Western Illinois University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 6 players in 2020 to 11 in 2025.

A larger squad usually means more competition for lineup spots and a deeper bench for a coach to draw on.

How many coaches does Western Illinois University women's tennis have?

Western Illinois University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 11 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division I median of 4, by 175%.

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 Western Illinois University spend on women's tennis?

Western Illinois University reported $316,746 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 41% below the NCAA Division I median of $539,981.

Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $189 per player in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243, by 98%.

Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $326 per female athlete in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $1,044, by 69%.

Total women's tennis expenses rose 167% between 2020 and 2025, from $118,640 to $316,746.

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

What is Western Illinois University like academically?

Western Illinois University is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 71% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

The full cost of attendance is around $28,254 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $12,937 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 54% of the sticker price on average.

45% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 61% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $54,163, among the top quarter of colleges.

What can you study at Western Illinois University?

No single field dominates: the largest, Homeland Security & Law Enforcement, is 17% of degrees, with Business, Management & Marketing, Liberal Arts & Sciences 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.

• Criminal Justice and Corrections (199 degrees)
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (131 degrees)
• Business Administration, Management and Operations (73 degrees)
• Psychology, General (70 degrees)
• Agriculture, General (64 degrees)
• Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (45 degrees)
• Communication and Media Studies (44 degrees)
• Biology, General (42 degrees)
• Accounting and Related Services (37 degrees)
• Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management (30 degrees)

What is Macomb, IL like to live in?

Western Illinois University sits in Macomb, a remote town of about 15,000 people in McDonough County, Illinois.

Household incomes in Macomb, a median of about $39,753, sit far below the Illinois median and likewise far below the national one, 49% lower than the country as a whole.

Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $99,800, 60% below the Illinois median and a typical rent of $733 a month is 40% under the state figure.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 15 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 8% of workers walk.

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 28 is younger than the country's 39.

What other teams does Western Illinois University field?

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