College tennis programs · Illinois
86 college tennis programs in Illinois: rosters of 7 to 11, 57 with athletic aid, $1,957 a player in spending
Every college tennis program in Illinois, in one list: NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA and junior college, not only the programs you have already heard of. The numbers beside each one come from the federal Equity in Athletics (EADA) survey and the College Scorecard: roster size, whether the school awards athletic aid, net price and admission rate. Each program links to its own page with the coaches, roster, spending and academics behind it.
For parents: this is the list to start from. Most athletes who could play in college are never seen because nobody knew the program existed. Seeing every option in a state, with real numbers beside each one, turns “where could my athlete play?” into a short list you can actually work.
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Rosters vary: the middle half of these 86 programs carry anywhere from 7 to 11 players. A smaller squad puts a recruit closer to the lineup; a larger one means more competition for spots and a deeper bench. 57 of the 86 are at schools that reported athletic aid for the team's gender, about $8,184 per athlete at the median across all sports; the other 29 reported none. Day-to-day operating spending on the team ran $1,957 per player at the median in 2025; 33 of the 86 programs with a comparable division median spent above it, 40 below and 13 in line with it. The spread is wide: the middle half of programs spent from $1,033 to $3,783 per player.
Programs
| School | Team | Division | City | Roster | Spend / player | Net price | Admission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augustana College | Men's tennis | NCAA Division III | Rock Island | 16 | $2,232 | $22,736 | 63% |
| Augustana College | Women's tennis | NCAA Division III | Rock Island | 15 | $2,203 | $22,736 | 63% |
| Bradley University | Women's tennis | NCAA Division I | Peoria | 8 | $5,299 | $22,719 | 77% |
| Chicago State University | Women's tennis | NCAA Division I | Chicago | 9 | $3,277 | $12,335 | 43% |
| Chicago State University | Men's tennis | NCAA Division I | Chicago | 8 | $3,528 | $12,335 | 43% |
| College of DuPage | Women's tennis | NJCAA (Junior College) | Glen Ellyn | 5 | $1,556 | $7,401 | — |
| College of DuPage | Men's tennis | NJCAA (Junior College) | Glen Ellyn | 7 | $1,501 | $7,401 | — |
| College of Lake County | Men's tennis | NJCAA (Junior College) | Grayslake | 11 | $2,379 | $7,607 | — |
| College of Lake County | Women's tennis | NJCAA (Junior College) | Grayslake | 6 | $1,443 | $7,607 | — |
| Concordia University-Chicago | Men's tennis | NCAA Division III | River Forest | 11 | $1,119 | $18,436 | 93% |
| Concordia University-Chicago | Women's tennis | NCAA Division III | River Forest | 7 | $2,003 | $18,436 | 93% |
| DePaul University | Women's tennis | NCAA Division I | Chicago | 8 | $12,356 | $30,902 | 76% |
| DePaul University | Men's tennis | NCAA Division I | Chicago | 9 | $13,688 | $30,902 | 76% |
| Eastern Illinois University | Men's tennis | NCAA Division I | Charleston | 10 | $4,210 | $12,786 | 65% |
| Eastern Illinois University | Women's tennis | NCAA Division I | Charleston | 8 | $3,803 | $12,786 | 65% |
| Elgin Community College | Men's tennis | NJCAA (Junior College) | Elgin | 6 | $567 | $6,026 | — |
| Elgin Community College | Women's tennis | NJCAA (Junior College) | Elgin | 7 | $2,526 | $6,026 | — |
| Elmhurst University | Men's tennis | NCAA Division III | Elmhurst | 11 | $537 | $24,185 | 74% |
| Elmhurst University | Women's tennis | NCAA Division III | Elmhurst | 11 | $443 | $24,185 | 74% |
| Greenville University | Men's tennis | NCAA Division III | Greenville | 9 | $2,013 | $19,533 | 98% |
| Greenville University | Women's tennis | NCAA Division III | Greenville | 10 | $2,996 | $19,533 | 98% |
| Illinois College | Women's tennis | NCAA Division III | Jacksonville | 9 | $704 | $18,298 | 78% |
| Illinois College | Men's tennis | NCAA Division III | Jacksonville | 11 | $814 | $18,298 | 78% |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Women's tennis | NCAA Division III | Chicago | 9 | $4,018 | $18,425 | 55% |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Men's tennis | NCAA Division III | Chicago | 8 | $5,383 | $18,425 | 55% |
| Illinois State University | Men's tennis | NCAA Division I | Normal | 9 | $12,354 | $19,398 | 88% |
| Illinois State University | Women's tennis | NCAA Division I | Normal | 8 | $10,777 | $19,398 | 88% |
| Illinois Valley Community College | Women's tennis | NJCAA (Junior College) | Oglesby | 8 | $727 | $2,232 | — |
| Illinois Valley Community College | Men's tennis | NJCAA (Junior College) | Oglesby | 9 | $511 | $2,232 | — |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | Women's tennis | NCAA Division III | Bloomington | 12 | $1,699 | $28,199 | 39% |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | Men's tennis | NCAA Division III | Bloomington | 11 | $1,951 | $28,199 | 39% |
| Judson University | Women's tennis | NAIA | Elgin | 6 | $548 | $18,558 | 48% |
| Judson University | Men's tennis | NAIA | Elgin | 10 | $548 | $18,558 | 48% |
| Kaskaskia College | Men's tennis | NJCAA (Junior College) | Centralia | 8 | $103 | $6,477 | — |
| Kaskaskia College | Women's tennis | NJCAA (Junior College) | Centralia | 9 | $110 | $6,477 | — |
| Lake Forest College | Men's tennis | NCAA Division III | Lake Forest | 11 | $1,860 | $28,673 | 57% |
| Lake Forest College | Women's tennis | NCAA Division III | Lake Forest | 8 | $2,037 | $28,673 | 57% |
| Lewis University | Women's tennis | NCAA Division II | Romeoville | 7 | $3,669 | $17,028 | 71% |
| Lewis University | Men's tennis | NCAA Division II | Romeoville | 9 | $3,110 | $17,028 | 71% |
| McHenry County College | Men's tennis | NJCAA (Junior College) | Crystal Lake | 7 | $189 | $7,042 | — |
| McHenry County College | Women's tennis | NJCAA (Junior College) | Crystal Lake | 7 | $312 | $7,042 | — |
| McKendree University | Men's tennis | NCAA Division II | Lebanon | 18 | $1,663 | $24,717 | 72% |
| McKendree University | Women's tennis | NCAA Division II | Lebanon | 8 | $4,082 | $24,717 | 72% |
| Millikin University | Women's tennis | NCAA Division III | Decatur | 5 | $2,484 | $21,989 | 67% |
| Millikin University | Men's tennis | NCAA Division III | Decatur | 8 | $2,204 | $21,989 | 67% |
| Monmouth College | Men's tennis | NCAA Division III | Monmouth | 7 | $1,211 | $17,133 | 91% |
| Monmouth College | Women's tennis | NCAA Division III | Monmouth | 9 | $629 | $17,133 | 91% |
| Moraine Valley Community College | Men's tennis | NJCAA (Junior College) | Palos Hills | 12 | $297 | $2,829 | — |
| Moraine Valley Community College | Women's tennis | NJCAA (Junior College) | Palos Hills | 10 | $523 | $2,829 | — |
| North Central College | Men's tennis | NCAA Division III | Naperville | 12 | $1,963 | $21,044 | 77% |
| North Central College | Women's tennis | NCAA Division III | Naperville | 13 | $1,593 | $21,044 | 77% |
| North Park University | Women's tennis | NCAA Division III | Chicago | 11 | $2,739 | $16,948 | 69% |
| Northern Illinois University | Women's tennis | NCAA Division I | Dekalb | 10 | $7,989 | $13,391 | 70% |
| Northern Illinois University | Men's tennis | NCAA Division I | Dekalb | 11 | $3,930 | $13,391 | 70% |
| Northwestern University | Women's tennis | NCAA Division I | Evanston | 10 | $20,789 | $29,167 | 8% |
| Northwestern University | Men's tennis | NCAA Division I | Evanston | 11 | $20,336 | $29,167 | 8% |
| Oakton College | Men's tennis | NJCAA (Junior College) | Des Plaines | 7 | $325 | $5,183 | — |
| Olivet Nazarene University | Men's tennis | NAIA | Bourbonnais | 19 | $1,843 | $20,729 | 56% |
| Olivet Nazarene University | Women's tennis | NAIA | Bourbonnais | 10 | $1,843 | $20,729 | 56% |
| Prairie State College | Men's tennis | NJCAA (Junior College) | Chicago Heights | 6 | $1,379 | $4,738 | — |
| Principia College | Men's tennis | NCAA Division III | Elsah | 7 | $3,486 | — | — |
| Principia College | Women's tennis | NCAA Division III | Elsah | 6 | $1,799 | — | — |
| Quincy University | Men's tennis | NCAA Division II | Quincy | 6 | $3,622 | $20,359 | 51% |
| Quincy University | Women's tennis | NCAA Division II | Quincy | 6 | $3,942 | $20,359 | 51% |
| Roosevelt University | Men's tennis | NCAA Division II | Chicago | 16 | $1,778 | $20,194 | 97% |
| Roosevelt University | Women's tennis | NCAA Division II | Chicago | 10 | $2,286 | $20,194 | 97% |
| Sauk Valley Community College | Men's tennis | NJCAA (Junior College) | Dixon | 7 | $460 | $8,493 | — |
| Sauk Valley Community College | Women's tennis | NJCAA (Junior College) | Dixon | 7 | $766 | $8,493 | — |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Women's tennis | NCAA Division I | Edwardsville | 9 | $5,322 | $14,889 | 98% |
| Southwestern Illinois College | Women's tennis | NJCAA (Junior College) | Belleville | 9 | $1,836 | $10,427 | — |
| Southwestern Illinois College | Men's tennis | NJCAA (Junior College) | Belleville | 10 | $1,483 | $10,427 | — |
| University of Chicago | Women's tennis | NCAA Division III | Chicago | 16 | $8,540 | $14,860 | 4% |
| University of Chicago | Men's tennis | NCAA Division III | Chicago | 19 | $7,106 | $14,860 | 4% |
| University of Illinois Chicago | Men's tennis | NCAA Division I | Chicago | 10 | $9,140 | $10,974 | 77% |
| University of Illinois Chicago | Women's tennis | NCAA Division I | Chicago | 8 | $10,243 | $10,974 | 77% |
| University of Illinois Springfield | Women's tennis | NCAA Division II | Springfield | 6 | $1,397 | $9,833 | 86% |
| University of Illinois Springfield | Men's tennis | NCAA Division II | Springfield | 6 | $1,330 | $9,833 | 86% |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Women's tennis | NCAA Division I | Champaign | 8 | $34,889 | $14,355 | 42% |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Men's tennis | NCAA Division I | Champaign | 8 | $31,517 | $14,355 | 42% |
| University of St Francis | Women's tennis | NAIA | Joliet | 8 | $1,887 | $13,006 | 65% |
| University of St Francis | Men's tennis | NAIA | Joliet | 5 | $1,863 | $13,006 | 65% |
| Waubonsee Community College | Women's tennis | NJCAA (Junior College) | Sugar Grove | 4 | $1,004 | $11,442 | — |
| Waubonsee Community College | Men's tennis | NJCAA (Junior College) | Sugar Grove | 4 | $189 | $11,442 | — |
| Western Illinois University | Women's tennis | NCAA Division I | Macomb | 11 | $189 | $12,937 | 71% |
| Wheaton College | Women's tennis | NCAA Division III | Wheaton | 11 | $3,447 | $26,975 | 87% |
| Wheaton College | Men's tennis | NCAA Division III | Wheaton | 10 | $3,723 | $26,975 | 87% |
Every Illinois recruiting page
- NCAA Division I college tennis, Illinois · Men's teams (8) · Women's teams (11)
- Illinois NCAA Division II tennis programs · Men's teams (5) · Women's teams (5)
- 29 NCAA Division III tennis programs in Illinois · Men's teams (14) · Women's teams (15)
- 6 NAIA tennis programs in Illinois · Men's teams (3) · Women's teams (3)
- Illinois NJCAA (Junior College) tennis programs · Men's teams (12) · Women's teams (10)
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Frequently asked
How many college tennis programs are there in Illinois?
86, across NCAA D3, NCAA D1, NJCAA, NAIA, NCAA D2, as of the most recent EADA survey. Level Field Combine tracks every NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA tennis program with a public page.
How many players does a college tennis program in Illinois carry?
9 at the midpoint; half the programs carry between 7 and 11. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
Which college tennis programs in Illinois give athletic aid?
57 of the 86 are at schools that reported athletically related aid for the team's gender; 29 reported none. Among those that do, aid works out to about $8,184 per athlete at the median. EADA reports aid by gender for the whole athletic department, not per team, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach.
How much do college tennis programs in Illinois spend per player?
$1,957 per player at the median in 2025, counting day-to-day operating costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses (not coaching salaries or aid). Against each program's own division median, 33 spent above it and 40 below. The middle half of programs ran from $1,033 to $3,783.
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Data sources: EADA (U.S. Dept of Education, 2023-24) for participation and athletic aid; College Scorecard for cost and admissions; Level Field Combine directory (IL). Every state’s college tennis programs · College tennis programs by state and division