Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI · public · 8,106 undergraduates
Ferris State University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Ferris State University listed 10 players on the men's tennis roster and 10 on the women's, both above their independent medians of 7 and 7. Ferris State University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $7,315 per male athlete and $8,942 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $3,478 per men's player, 397% above the independent median of $699, and $3,022 per women's player, 301% above the independent median of $753.
Ferris State University, in Big Rapids, MI, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in independent.
Ferris State University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 9 players in 2020 to 10 in 2025. Ferris State University 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 independent median of 5.3, by 90%.
Ferris State University's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 10 in 2020 and as high as 13 in 2022, and ended 2025 at 10. Ferris State University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 10 players per coach, well above the independent median of 5, by 100%.
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 Ferris State University fund its athletes?
Ferris State University reported 388 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 259 men and 129 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $3,048,065 across all sports ($1,894,527 for men's sports, $1,153,538 for women's); 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 $39,057 for men's sports and $15,145 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $151 and $117 per athlete.
What is Ferris State University like academically?
Ferris State University is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 91% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1012.
The full cost of attendance is around $27,048 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $8,624 after grants and scholarships, in the bottom quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 68% of the sticker price on average.
47% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 78% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $54,735, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Ferris State University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Engineering Technologies, is 18% of degrees, with Business, Management & Marketing, Health Professions and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (249 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (181 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (107 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (106 degrees)
- Design and Applied Arts (101 degrees)
- Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (99 degrees)
- Biology, General (77 degrees)
- Graphic Communications (71 degrees)
- Construction Management (66 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (57 degrees)
What is Big Rapids, MI like to live in?
Ferris State University sits in Big Rapids, a remote town of about 7,847 people in Mecosta County, Michigan.
Household incomes in Big Rapids, a median of about $40,197, sit far below the Michigan median and likewise far below the national one, 49% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $134,200, 38% below the Michigan median and a typical rent of $815 a month is 25% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 15 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 16% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 31% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 4.7 times the national share, and the median age of 23 is younger than the country's 39.
28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Michigan average of 32%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Ferris State University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Ferris State University fields men's tennis (independent) and women's tennis (independent), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Ferris State University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Ferris State University listed 10 players on the men's tennis roster and 10 on the women's, both above their independent medians of 7 and 7. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Ferris State University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Ferris State University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $7,315 per male athlete and $8,942 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. EADA reports aid by gender for the whole athletic department, never per team.
- How much does Ferris State University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $3,478 per men's player, 397% above the independent median of $699, and $3,022 per women's player, 301% above the independent median of $753. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Ferris State University?
- Ferris State University is in Big Rapids, MI, in the Great Lakes region of the United States.
- How much does Ferris State University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $27,048 a year, and an average net price of $8,624 after grants and scholarships.