University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Women's Gymnastics
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign fields a women's gymnastics team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, above the median of 20, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,862,350, about the median of $1.9M — $84,652 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's gymnastics programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 20 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (23 of 60 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 995, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,396,796 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $24,322 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
- Roster22 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap20 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,862,350 for the year
- Operating expenses$292,605 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$84,652 division median $85,665
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$6,396,796 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$24,322 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$763,091 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Nilson head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Montana Rall | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Daniel Ungerecht | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Jaclyn Bertrand | 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
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Women's Gymnastics
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,862,350 $84,652 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $6,396,796
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $763,091
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $18,060 in-state · $39,192 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 11 burglaries · 67 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 14 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Women's Gymnastics programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois State University Division I · Independent | 49 | 23 | $649k | 995 | 89% | |
| Greenville University Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 105 | 16 | $122k | — | 95% | |
| Northern Illinois University Division I · Mountain West Conference | 129 | 20 | $703k | 1000 | 70% | |
| Ball State University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 149 | 21 | $821k | 979 | 72% |
Other women's gymnastics programs in the Big Ten Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Los Angeles room for 1 | 19 | $3.5M | $185,119 | 991 | vs | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick 4 over cap | 24 | $3.1M | $130,926 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Michigan 1 over cap | 21 | $3M | $141,322 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Washington room for 3 | 17 | $2.8M | $162,979 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Iowa at cap | 20 | $2.8M | $137,863 | 995 | vs | |
| Michigan State University room for 1 | 19 | $2.2M | $116,752 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln 1 over cap | 21 | $2.1M | $101,539 | 1000 | vs | |
| The Ohio State University at cap | 20 | $2.1M | $103,965 | 1000 | vs | |
| Pennsylvania State University room for 2 | 18 | $2M | $109,492 | 975 | vs | |
| University of Maryland, College Park 3 over cap | 23 | $2M | $85,665 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 2 over cap | 22 | $2M | $88,692 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 2 over cap | 22 | $1.9M | $84,652 | 1000 | vs |
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