Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI · public · 18,854 undergraduates
Grand Valley State University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Grand Valley State University listed 9 players on the men's tennis roster, 10% below the NCAA Division II median of 10, and 10 on the women's, 11% above the NCAA Division II median of 9. Grand Valley State University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $7,806 per male athlete and $9,347 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 $6,450 per men's player, 166% above the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $6,547 per women's player, 150% above the NCAA Division II median of $2,622.
Grand Valley State University, in Allendale, MI, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
Grand Valley State University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 9 players in 2025, down from 12 in 2020. Grand Valley State University lists 1 head coach and 4 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 1.8 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division II median of 5.2, by 65%.
Grand Valley State University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 6 players in 2020 to 10 in 2025. Grand Valley State University lists 1 head coach and 4 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 2 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division II median of 5, by 60%.
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 Grand Valley State University fund its athletes?
Grand Valley State University reported 681 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 405 men and 276 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $5,741,273 across all sports ($3,161,388 for men's sports, $2,579,885 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 $86,980 for men's sports and $58,448 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $215 and $212 per athlete.
What is Grand Valley State University like academically?
Grand Valley State University is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 83% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1074.
The full cost of attendance is around $28,367 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $16,317 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 42% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $15,140 for MI residents and $21,548 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
67% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 76% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $56,118, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Grand Valley State University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 23% of degrees, followed by Health Professions (14%) and Biological & Biomedical Sciences (8%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Biology, General (335 degrees)
- Psychology, General (334 degrees)
- Marketing (325 degrees)
- Education, General (276 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (267 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (260 degrees)
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (247 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (215 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (179 degrees)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (157 degrees)
What is Allendale, MI like to live in?
Grand Valley State University sits in Allendale, a town on the edge of a metro area of about 26,000 people in Ottawa County, Michigan.
The median household in Allendale earns about $68,449, which is about the Michigan median ($71,149) but below the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of Michigan: a typical home is valued around $287,600, 32% above the state median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,081 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 21 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 9% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 33% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 5.1 times the national share, and the median age of 21 is younger than the country's 39.
43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Michigan average of 32%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Grand Valley State University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Grand Valley State University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Grand Valley State University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Grand Valley State University listed 9 players on the men's tennis roster, 10% below the NCAA Division II median of 10, and 10 on the women's, 11% above the NCAA Division II median of 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Grand Valley State University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Grand Valley State University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $7,806 per male athlete and $9,347 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 Grand Valley State University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $6,450 per men's player, 166% above the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $6,547 per women's player, 150% above the NCAA Division II median of $2,622. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Grand Valley State University?
- Grand Valley State University is in Allendale, MI, in the Great Lakes region of the United States.
- How much does Grand Valley State University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $28,367 a year, and an average net price of $16,317 after grants and scholarships.