Gustavus Adolphus College
Saint Peter, MN · private, nonprofit · 1,878 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Gustavus Adolphus College field?
Gustavus Adolphus College, in Saint Peter, MN, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
The women's roster is the larger of the two, 46 players against 42, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Gustavus Adolphus College's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 22 players in 2020 to 42 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well above the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference median of 12, by 250%, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division III median. Gustavus Adolphus College lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 14 players per coach, well above the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference median of 4.3, by 223%.
Gustavus Adolphus College's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 17 players in 2020 to 46 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well above the NCAA Division III median of 10, by 360%, and about the same distance from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference median. Gustavus Adolphus College lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 15.3 players per coach, well above the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference median of 4, by 283%.
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 Gustavus Adolphus College fund its athletes?
Gustavus Adolphus College reported 859 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 522 men and 337 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 $58,931 for men's sports and $21,101 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $113 and $63 per athlete.
What is Gustavus Adolphus College like academically?
Gustavus Adolphus College is a small private, nonprofit college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree that admits 61% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1290, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $67,613 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $22,900 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 66% of the sticker price on average.
77% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 88% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $65,607, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Gustavus Adolphus College?
No single field dominates: the largest, Biological & Biomedical Sciences, is 11% of degrees, with Business, Management & Marketing, Social Sciences and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Psychology, General (66 degrees)
- Biology, General (52 degrees)
- Business/Commerce, General (43 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (39 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (36 degrees)
- Education, General (31 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (30 degrees)
- English Language and Literature, General (29 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (29 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (25 degrees)
What is Saint Peter, MN like to live in?
Gustavus Adolphus College sits in Saint Peter, a town on the edge of a metro area in Nicollet County, Minnesota.
Household incomes in Nicollet County run close to both the Minnesota and national medians, around $80,362 a year.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $258,500, 15% below the Minnesota median and a typical rent of $931 a month is 25% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 17 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 6% of workers walk.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 38, with 22% under 18 and 17% aged 65 or over.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Gustavus Adolphus College have a tennis program?
- Yes. Gustavus Adolphus College fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Gustavus Adolphus College?
- Gustavus Adolphus College is in Saint Peter, MN, in the Plains region of the United States.
- How much does Gustavus Adolphus College cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $67,613 a year, and an average net price of $22,900 after grants and scholarships.