by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Tennis at Northern Illinois University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. NIU plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Mid-American Conference.
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The NIU men’s tennis team lists 11 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 36. The NCAA tracked 30 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The NIU women’s tennis team fields 10 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 40. The most recent cohort included 33 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, NIU carries 21 tennis athletes — 11 on the men’s side and 10 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports NIU sponsors, tennis comes in at #9 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 1 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Rene Vidal.
The women’s tennis program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 1 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Eric Burns.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 14 sports, tennis ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The NIU men’s tennis program brought in $379,544 in revenue against $379,544 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $3,930 in operating expense per athlete, or $43,228 per team.
The NIU women’s tennis program generated $542,182 in revenue against $542,182 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $7,989 in operating expense per athlete, or $79,885 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $379,544 to the women’s $542,182 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, tennis ranks #7 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s tennis team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 981 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s tennis team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 992 (980 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. The program kept 99% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 981 and the women 992, with graduation success rates of 100% and 88% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 985, tennis comes in above the pack at 986.
If NIU earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.