Does Bethany College have a tennis program?

Yes. Bethany College fields men's tennis (NAIA, Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NAIA, Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.

Where is Bethany College?

Bethany College is in Lindsborg, KS, in the Plains region of the United States.

How much does Bethany College cost?

The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $53,738 a year, and an average net price of $27,686 after grants and scholarships.

Bethany College

Lindsborg, KS · private, nonprofit · 569 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Bethany College field?

Bethany College, in Lindsborg, KS, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NAIA as a member of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference.

The men's roster is the larger of the two, 10 players against 8, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.

Bethany College's men's tennis roster has stayed between 9 and 10 players since 2020, and stood at 10 in 2025. That 2025 roster is in line with the NAIA median of 11, and about the same distance from the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference median. Bethany College lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 10 players per coach, well above the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference median of 6.5, by 54%.

Bethany College's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 14 in 2020. That 2025 roster is 11% below the NAIA median of 9, and in line with the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference median of 8. Bethany College lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 8 players per coach, well above the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference median of 4.8, by 68%.

Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.

How does Bethany College fund its athletes?

Bethany College reported 421 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 296 men and 125 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.

Athletically related student aid came to $7,943,878, about $19,035 per male athlete and $18,475 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.

Recruiting spending was $11,302 for men's sports and $9,853 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $38 and $79 per athlete.

What is Bethany College like academically?

Bethany College is a small private, nonprofit college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree that admits 56% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

The full cost of attendance is around $53,738 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $27,686 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 48% of the sticker price on average.

48% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.

36% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 43% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $49,694, above the median of $40,747.

What can you study at Bethany College?

Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 24% of degrees, followed by Parks, Recreation & Fitness (15%) and Homeland Security & Law Enforcement (14%).

The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (26 degrees)
Business Administration, Management and Operations (18 degrees)
Biology, General (15 degrees)
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other (14 degrees)
Finance and Financial Management Services (14 degrees)
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (13 degrees)
Psychology, General (12 degrees)
Criminal Justice and Corrections (6 degrees)
Economics (6 degrees)
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (6 degrees)

What is Lindsborg, KS like to live in?

Bethany College sits in Lindsborg, a rural area of about 3,773 people in McPherson County, Kansas.

The median household in Lindsborg earns about $69,559, which is about the Kansas median ($72,639) but below the national median ($78,538).

Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $178,200, 12% below the Kansas median and rents are typical for the state, about $942 a month.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 16 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 10% of workers walk.

The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 36, with 19% under 18 and 24% aged 65 or over.

45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Kansas average of 35%.

Frequently asked questions

Does Bethany College have a tennis program?: Yes. Bethany College fields men's tennis (NAIA, Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NAIA, Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where is Bethany College?: Bethany College is in Lindsborg, KS, in the Plains region of the United States.
How much does Bethany College cost?: The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $53,738 a year, and an average net price of $27,686 after grants and scholarships.