22 NJCAA (Junior College) tennis programs in Illinois: rosters of 6 to 9, all with athletic aid, $647 a player in spending

22, as of the most recent EADA survey. Level Field Combine tracks every NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA tennis program with a public page.

7 at the midpoint; half the programs carry between 6 and 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.

All 22 are at schools that reported athletically related aid for the team's gender. Among those that do, aid works out to about $1,863 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. Two-year programs are a common route into a four-year team; junior-college eligibility rules are their own and worth checking with the coach.

$647 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, 6 spent above it and 15 below. The middle half of programs ran from $315 to $1,473.

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