Grand View University
Des Moines, IA · private, nonprofit · 1,486 undergraduates
Grand View University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Grand View University listed 10 players on the men's tennis roster, in line with the NAIA median of 11, and 6 on the women's, 33% below the NAIA median of 9. Grand View University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $8,876 per male athlete and $5,642 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 $1,550 per men's player, 11% below the NAIA median of $1,746, and $3,049 per women's player, 60% above the NAIA median of $1,900.
Grand View University, in Des Moines, IA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NAIA as a member of the Heart of America Athletic Conference.
Grand View University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 10 players in 2025, down from 14 in 2020. Grand View University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 3.3 players per coach, well below the NAIA median of 7, by 52%.
Grand View University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 6 players in 2025, down from 12 in 2020. Grand View University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 2 players per coach, well below the NAIA 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 View University fund its athletes?
Grand View University reported 851 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 522 men and 329 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $6,489,542 across all sports ($4,633,302 for men's sports, $1,856,240 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 $26,364 for men's sports and $7,965 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $51 and $24 per athlete.
What is Grand View University like academically?
Grand View University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 99% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $48,522 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $21,774 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 55% of the sticker price on average.
45% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
54% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 70% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $52,824, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Grand View University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 24% of degrees, followed by Health Professions (14%) and Parks, Recreation & Fitness (13%).
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 (56 degrees)
- Business/Commerce, General (36 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (35 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (33 degrees)
- Psychology, General (31 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (25 degrees)
- Marketing (25 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (24 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (23 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (21 degrees)
What is Des Moines, IA like to live in?
Grand View University sits in Des Moines, a mid-sized city of about 212,000 people in Polk County, Iowa.
Household incomes in Des Moines, a median of about $63,966, sit below the Iowa median and likewise below the national one, 19% lower than the country as a whole.
Home values are in step with the rest of Iowa, around $183,700 and a typical rent of $1,054 a month is 11% over the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 20 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The population skews young, with a median age of 35 against 39 nationally and 23% under 18.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Grand View University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Grand View University fields men's tennis (NAIA, Heart of America Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NAIA, Heart of America Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Grand View University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Grand View University listed 10 players on the men's tennis roster, in line with the NAIA median of 11, and 6 on the women's, 33% below the NAIA 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 View University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Grand View University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $8,876 per male athlete and $5,642 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 View University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $1,550 per men's player, 11% below the NAIA median of $1,746, and $3,049 per women's player, 60% above the NAIA median of $1,900. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Grand View University?
- Grand View University is in Des Moines, IA, in the Plains region of the United States.
- How much does Grand View University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $48,522 a year, and an average net price of $21,774 after grants and scholarships.