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Northwestern University Women's Tennis

Evanston, IL · the Wildcats · Northwestern University overview
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10
Roster
at the D-I cap of 10
$1.6M
Team budget
91st percentile in Division I
$157,866
Per roster spot
median $61,695
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
992
APR
98% of players retained
7%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

Northwestern University fields a women's tennis team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 10 players, above the median of 9, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,578,666, well above the median of $546k — $157,866 per roster spot, top quarter 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 992, about the median of 995, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $13,049,548 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $57,997 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's tennis programs

Where this program sits against its 301 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

#28Team budgetof 301 · Division I#32Spend per playerof 301 · Division I#55Roster sizeof 301 · Division I#157APRof 301 · Division I
Team budget$1.6M
Spend per player$157,866
Roster size10
Coaching staff3
APR992

Team budgets across the division

$47k$4.9M
this programevery Division I women's tennis program

Roster sizes (cap 10)

515
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster10 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap10 at the cap
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,578,666 for the year
  • Operating expenses$207,890 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$157,866 division median $61,695
  • Academic Progress Rate992 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained98% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$13,049,548 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$57,997 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$611,188 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Claire Pollard head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Ellyse HamlinAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Finn PollardOperations Coordinator (Temp)not on file
Hannah McColganAssistant Coachnot on file
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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

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Campus

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9,157undergraduates · 23,203 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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7%admitted · of 51,769 applicants
SAT middle 50%1490 – 1560
ACT middle 50%33 – 35
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
96%

Women's Tennis

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10on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1010
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate992
98% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,578,666 $157,867 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$13,049,548
Recruiting spend, women's
$611,188

Cost

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$23,341net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$91,290
Average net price$23,341
Net price by family income
$0–30k$1,243
$30–48k$3,373
$48–75k$6,485
$75–110k$14,059
$110k and up$48,837
Tuition & fees
$65,997

Campus safety

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0.52violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.52
Property3.72
In residence halls
6 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
2 over 2022–2024

Majors

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16%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Engineering347 · 16%
Social sciences340 · 16%
Communication & journalism310 · 14%
Biological sciences247 · 11%
Computer & information sciences231 · 11%

Research Northwestern 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 divisionAdmissions7% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$23,341 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 9,157Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.52 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

Northwestern UniversityNorth Park University · 5 miDePaul University · 12 miRoosevelt University · 12 miConcordia University Chicago · 12 miUniversity of Illinois Chicago · 12 miIllinois Institute of Technology · 15 miLake Forest College · 16 miElmhurst University · 17 miUniversity of Chicago · 19 miChicago State University · 23 miWheaton College (Illinois) · 25 miNorth Central College · 30 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
North Park University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin511$54k—73%
DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference128$644k99274%
Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference1210$211k—94%
Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference127$45k—93%
University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference128$627k100079%
Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference159$89k—55%
Lake Forest College Division III · Midwest Conference168$66k—59%
Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin1711$20k—76%
University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association1916$289k—5%
Chicago State University Division I · Northeast Conference239$115k93241%
Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin2511$78k—90%
North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin3013$61k—58%

Other women's tennis programs in the Big Ten Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Washington room for 28$1.8M$220,7921000vs
University of Michigan room for 19$1.7M$184,5491000vs
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign room for 28$1.6M$203,5001000vs
The Ohio State University at cap10$1.6M$162,068993vs
University of Southern California 1 over cap11$1.6M$147,174970vs
University of California, Los Angeles room for 28$1.6M$199,179992vs
Northwestern University at cap10$1.6M$157,866992vs
Michigan State University at cap10$1.4M$135,564987vs
University of Iowa room for 28$1.3M$167,404992vs
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities at cap10$1.3M$129,0751000vs
University of Maryland, College Park 1 over cap11$1.3M$114,983992vs
University of Wisconsin-Madison room for 19$1.3M$138,981993vs
Indiana University, Bloomington at cap10$1.2M$122,9461000vs
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick room for 28$1.2M$152,1691000vs
University of Nebraska-Lincoln room for 19$1.2M$131,2611000vs
Purdue University 1 over cap11$1.1M$104,174992vs
University of Oregon room for 37$1M$148,697983vs
Pennsylvania State University 1 over cap11$973k$88,467984vs

Every Big Ten Conference women's tennis program · Women's Tennis budgets ranked