Northern Illinois University Women's Gymnastics
Northern Illinois University fields a women's gymnastics team in the Mountain West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, about the median of 20, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $703,275, well below the median of $1.9M — $35,163 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's gymnastics programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 20 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 995, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,181,597 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,826 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's gymnastics programs
Where this program sits against its 60 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 20)
The program
- Roster20 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap20 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$703,275 for the year
- Operating expenses$135,702 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$35,163 division median $85,665
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,181,597 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,826 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$127,849 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Nita Teague head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Dawnita "Nita" Teague | Head Coach | not on file |
| Chris Weiss | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Michael Regula | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school gymnastics players14,996 2024-25
- Division I roster spots1,210 60 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 12 8.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's gymnastics recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 50%
Women's Gymnastics
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $703,275 $35,164 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,181,597
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $127,849
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $12,506
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 16 burglaries · 56 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 35 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Northern Illinois 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 Gymnastics programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 62 | 28 | $157k | — | 83% | |
| Illinois State University Division I · Independent | 99 | 23 | $649k | 995 | 89% | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference | 129 | 22 | $1.9M | 1000 | 44% | |
| University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference | 144 | 20 | $2.8M | 995 | 85% | |
| University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 145 | 23 | $302k | — | 87% |
Other women's gymnastics programs in the Mountain West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Davis room for 2 | 18 | $989k | $54,931 | 984 | vs | |
| San Jose State University room for 1 | 19 | $965k | $50,787 | 989 | vs | |
| Northern Illinois University at cap | 20 | $703k | $35,163 | 1000 | vs | |
| U.S. Air Force Academy | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
Every Mountain West Conference women's gymnastics program · Women's Gymnastics budgets ranked