Wheaton College
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $65,748 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $78,376 |
How much does Wheaton College spend on women's tennis?
Wheaton College reported $78,376 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #736 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Wheaton College offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Wheaton College's athletically related student aid averaged about $0 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Wheaton College spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Wheaton College reported $34,613 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Wheaton College's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Wheaton College reported $65,748 in total men's tennis expenses and $78,376 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 Wheaton College women's tennis roster?
Wheaton College listed 11 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 10% above the NCAA Division III median of 10.
Wheaton College's women's tennis roster has stayed between 10 and 12 players since 2020, and stood at 11 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 | 11 | 3 |
| 2021 | 12 | 3 |
| 2022 | 10 | 4 |
| 2023 | 10 | 4 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 |
| 2025 | 11 | 5 |
How many coaches does Wheaton College women's tennis have?
Wheaton College lists 1 head coach and 4 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 2.2 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division III median of 5, by 56%.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does Wheaton College spend on women's tennis?
Wheaton College reported $78,376 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 35% above the NCAA Division III median of $57,912.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $3,447 per player in 2025, well above the NCAA Division III median of $1,786, by 93%.
Against the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference median it is 12% above the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference median of $3,085.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $256 per female athlete in 2025, well above the NCAA Division III median of $119, by 115%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 21% between 2020 and 2025, from $64,558 to $78,376.
NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
What is Wheaton College like academically?
Wheaton College is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 87% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1380, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $59,263 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $26,975 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 54% of the sticker price on average.
85% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 93% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $63,756, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Wheaton College?
No single field dominates: the largest, Social Sciences, is 16% of degrees, with Biological & Biomedical Sciences, Business, Management & Marketing 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.
- Business/Managerial Economics (81 degrees)
- English Language and Literature, General (47 degrees)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (44 degrees)
- Psychology, General (42 degrees)
- Economics (40 degrees)
- Biology, General (39 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (35 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (33 degrees)
- Music (30 degrees)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (24 degrees)
What is Wheaton, IL like to live in?
Wheaton College sits in Wheaton, a suburb of a large city of about 53,000 people in DuPage County, Illinois.
Household incomes in Wheaton, a median of about $119,566, sit far above the Illinois median and likewise far above the national one, 52% higher than the country as a whole.
Housing costs more here than in most of Illinois: a typical home is valued around $447,700, 79% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,731 a month is 41% over the state figure.
Commutes average about 26 minutes, close to the national average, and driving is common but not universal, though 24% work from home.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 38, with 22% under 18 and 17% aged 65 or over.
64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Illinois average of 37%.
What other teams does Wheaton College field?
Wheaton College also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division III |
|---|---|
| Conference | New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Wheaton, IL |
| Enrollment | 2,121 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Wheaton College have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Wheaton College fields a NCAA Division III women's tennis team in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference and reported 11 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Wheaton College women's tennis?
- Wheaton College competes in NCAA Division III in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference. NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
- How does the Wheaton College women's tennis roster compare with other NCAA Division III programs?
- With 11 players in 2025, Wheaton College is 10% above the NCAA Division III median of 10, based on 313 NCAA Division III programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Wheaton College women's tennis team have?
- 5 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 4 assistant), about 2.2 players per coach, 56% below the NCAA Division III median of 5.
- How much does it cost to attend Wheaton College?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $59,263 a year, and an average net price of $26,975 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Wheaton College?
- Wheaton College is in Wheaton, IL, in the Great Lakes region, in what the Department of Education classes as a suburban area.
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