Does Grinnell College have a tennis program?

Yes. Grinnell College fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, Midwest Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Midwest Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.

Where is Grinnell College?

Grinnell College is in Grinnell, IA, in the Plains region of the United States.

How much does Grinnell College cost?

The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $83,440 a year, and an average net price of $17,648 after grants and scholarships.

Grinnell College

Grinnell, IA · private, nonprofit · 1,729 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Grinnell College field?

Grinnell College, in Grinnell, IA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the Midwest Conference.

The women's roster is the larger of the two, 19 players against 16, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.

Grinnell College's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 13 in 2021 and as high as 18 in 2023, and ended 2025 at 16. That 2025 roster is well above the Midwest Conference median of 12, by 33%, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division III median. Grinnell College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 8 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division III median of 5.3, by 50%.

Grinnell College's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 10 players in 2020 to 19 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well above the Midwest Conference median of 9, by 111%, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division III median. Grinnell College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 9.5 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division III median of 5, by 90%.

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 Grinnell College fund its athletes?

Grinnell College reported 434 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 251 men and 183 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.

It reported no athletically related student aid for that year, which is what to expect from NCAA Division III: any help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship.

Recruiting spending was $37,890 for men's sports and $22,971 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $151 and $126 per athlete.

What is Grinnell College like academically?

Grinnell College is a small private, nonprofit college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree that admits 15% of applicants, highly selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1486, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.

The full cost of attendance is around $83,440 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $17,648 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 79% of the sticker price on average.

88% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 93% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $62,830, among the top quarter of colleges.

What can you study at Grinnell College?

Social Sciences is the largest field at 26% of degrees, followed by Biological & Biomedical Sciences (16%) and Computer & Information Sciences (14%).

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

Computer Science (56 degrees)
Mathematics (48 degrees)
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (48 degrees)
Economics (46 degrees)
Biology, General (40 degrees)
Political Science and Government (38 degrees)
Research and Experimental Psychology (33 degrees)
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (30 degrees)
English Language and Literature, General (30 degrees)
Fine and Studio Arts (26 degrees)

What is Grinnell, IA like to live in?

Grinnell College sits in Grinnell, a remote town of about 9,527 people in Poweshiek County, Iowa.

Household incomes in Grinnell, a median of about $64,426, sit below the Iowa median and likewise below the national one, 18% lower than the country as a whole.

Home values are in step with the rest of Iowa, around $191,700 and rents are typical for the state, about $876 a month.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 14 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 20% of workers walk.

It reads as a college town: 10% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.5 times the national share, and the median age of 38 is close to the country's 39.

41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Iowa average of 31%.

Frequently asked questions

Does Grinnell College have a tennis program?: Yes. Grinnell College fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, Midwest Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Midwest Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where is Grinnell College?: Grinnell College is in Grinnell, IA, in the Plains region of the United States.
How much does Grinnell College cost?: The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $83,440 a year, and an average net price of $17,648 after grants and scholarships.