Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
Illinois State University Women's Tennis
Normal, IL · the Redbirds · Illinois State University overview
8
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 10
$471k
Team budget
43rd percentile in Division I
$58,869
Per roster spot
median $61,695
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
964
APR
93% of players retained
89%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Illinois State University fields a women's tennis team in the Missouri Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 8 players, below the median of 9, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $470,953, below the median of $546k — $58,869 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's tennis programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 10 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 964, about the median of 995, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,835,397 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,049 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's tennis programs
Where this program sits against its 301 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#173Team budgetof 301 · Division I#158Spend per playerof 301 · Division I#164Roster sizeof 301 · Division I#279APRof 301 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 10)
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The program
- Roster8 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap10 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$470,953 for the year
- Operating expenses$86,218 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$58,869 division median $61,695
- Academic Progress Rate964 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,835,397 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,049 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$123,794 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Maja Kovacek head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Liisa Vehvilainen | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school tennis players204,721 2024-25
- Division I roster spots2,689 301 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 76 1.3% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →18,450undergraduates · 20,989 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →89%admitted · of 20,884 applicants
SAT middle 50%1010 – 1230
ACT middle 50%22 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 66%
Women's Tennis
Full picture →8on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 108
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate964
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $470,953 $58,869 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,835,397
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $123,794
Cost
Full picture →$20,871net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $14,121 in-state · $23,479 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.87violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 43 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Illinois State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Women's Tennis program8 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions89% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,871 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 18,450Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.87 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Women's Tennis programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 1 | 12 | $90k | — | 45% | |
| Bradley University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 35 | 8 | $296k | 991 | 77% | |
| Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 46 | 5 | $49k | — | 54% | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference | 49 | 8 | $1.6M | 1000 | 44% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 63 | 6 | $104k | — | 84% | |
| Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference | 85 | 9 | $38k | — | 75% | |
| Western Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 89 | 11 | $317k | 1000 | 75% | |
| Monmouth College (Illinois) Division III · Midwest Conference | 91 | 9 | $26k | — | 87% | |
| North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 98 | 13 | $61k | — | 58% | |
| Northern Illinois University Division I · Horizon League | 99 | 10 | $542k | 980 | 70% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 105 | 11 | $78k | — | 90% | |
| Augustana College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 106 | 15 | $67k | — | 68% |
Other women's tennis programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Illinois Chicago room for 2 | 8 | $627k | $78,381 | 1000 | vs | |
| Illinois State University room for 2 | 8 | $471k | $58,869 | 964 | vs | |
| Belmont University room for 4 | 6 | $407k | $67,787 | 1000 | vs | |
| Murray State University 3 over cap | 13 | $365k | $28,082 | 1000 | vs | |
| Drake University room for 3 | 7 | $314k | $44,830 | 982 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University room for 3 | 7 | $304k | $43,476 | 1000 | vs | |
| Bradley University room for 2 | 8 | $296k | $36,940 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Northern Iowa room for 3 | 7 | $261k | $37,287 | 1000 | vs |
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