Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Roosevelt University · Athletics
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16
Programs on the site
of the sports Roosevelt sponsors
447
Roster spots
$8.5M
Team budgets
combined, listed programs
$3.9M
Athletic aid
$1.3M women's · $2.6M men's
$25k
Recruiting spend
$14k women's · $11k men's
Every team
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 29 | — | 2 | $599k | $20,657 | — | |
| Baseball | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 55 | — | 1 | $908k | $16,507 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $685k | $42,789 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $648k | $40,506 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Football | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 126 | — | 14 | $2.9M | $22,729 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 6 | — | 1 | $218k | $36,303 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 34 | — | 4 | $495k | $14,556 | — | |
| Softball | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 21 | — | 2 | $568k | $27,055 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $220k | $13,746 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 10 | — | 1 | $211k | $21,128 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 49 | — | 5 | $251k | $5,123 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 36 | — | 5 | $252k | $6,990 | — | |
| Men's Volleyball | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $238k | $14,013 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 16 | — | 3 | $365k | $22,784 | — |
The department
- Athletics directorMichael Cassidy
- Sports informationJosh Walfish
- NicknameLakers
- NCAA member since7/1/2026
- Primary conferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
- Athletics siterooseveltlakers.com ↗
- NCAA directoryRecord ↗
Aid per roster spot
- Women's teams$10,145 $1.3M across 128 spots
- Men's teams$8,026 $2.6M across 319 spots
Averages across every team of that gender. Programs differ enormously — see each team's page for its own budget and roster.
Where it ranks
Among Division II schools; every list Roosevelt University is on.
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