Division I · Horizon League
Northern Illinois University Women's Tennis
DeKalb, IL · the Huskies · Northern Illinois University overview
10
Roster
at the D-I cap of 10
$542k
Team budget
50th percentile in Division I
$54,218
Per roster spot
median $61,695
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
980
APR
99% of players retained
70%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Northern Illinois University fields a women's tennis team in the Horizon League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 10 players, above the median of 9, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $542,182, about the median of $546k — $54,218 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's tennis programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 10 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 980, 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 tennis programs
Where this program sits against its 301 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#150Team budgetof 301 · Division I#178Spend per playerof 301 · Division I#55Roster sizeof 301 · Division I#255APRof 301 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 10)
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The program
- Roster10 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap10 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$542,182 for the year
- Operating expenses$79,885 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$54,218 division median $61,695
- Academic Progress Rate980 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible97% 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Burns head coach | Head 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
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's tennis 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 →11,358undergraduates · 15,504 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →70%admitted · of 24,177 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 50%
Women's Tennis
Full picture →10on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1010
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate980
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $542,182 $54,218 per roster spot · upper half 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 →$13,533net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $12,506
Campus safety
Full picture →2.42violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 16 burglaries · 56 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 35 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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 Tennis program10 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions70% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,533 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 11,358Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.42 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 34 | 13 | $61k | — | 58% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 35 | 11 | $78k | — | 90% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 42 | 11 | $20k | — | 76% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 49 | 7 | $45k | — | 93% | |
| Lake Forest College Division III · Midwest Conference | 53 | 8 | $66k | — | 59% | |
| North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 54 | 11 | $54k | — | 73% | |
| Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 56 | 10 | $1.6M | 992 | 7% | |
| University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 58 | 8 | $627k | 1000 | 79% | |
| DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 59 | 8 | $644k | 992 | 74% | |
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 59 | 10 | $211k | — | 94% | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 59 | 9 | $89k | — | 55% | |
| University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association | 61 | 16 | $289k | — | 5% |
Other women's tennis programs in the Horizon League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois University at cap | 10 | $542k | $54,218 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee room for 2 | 8 | $493k | $61,602 | 1000 | vs | |
| Youngstown State University at cap | 10 | $387k | $38,720 | 973 | vs | |
| Oakland University room for 2 | 8 | $365k | $45,569 | 992 | vs | |
| Cleveland State University room for 3 | 7 | $355k | $50,674 | 974 | vs | |
| Indiana University Indianapolis room for 3 | 7 | $322k | $46,036 | 1000 | vs | |
| Northern Kentucky University room for 4 | 6 | $276k | $45,977 | 1000 | vs |
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