Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion
Marion, IN · private, nonprofit · 1,974 undergraduates
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion listed 13 players on the men's tennis roster, 18% above the NAIA median of 11, and 14 on the women's, 56% above the NAIA median of 9. Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $7,273 per male athlete and $9,147 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 $1,684 per men's player, in line with the NAIA median of $1,746, and $2,555 per women's player, 34% above the NAIA median of $1,900.
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion, in Marion, IN, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NAIA.
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 10 in 2023 and as high as 19 in 2021, and ended 2025 at 13. Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 13 players per coach, well above the NAIA median of 7, by 86%.
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 13 in 2020 and as high as 18 in 2021, and ended 2025 at 14. Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 14 players per coach, well above the NAIA median of 5, by 180%.
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 Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion fund its athletes?
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion reported 541 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 349 men and 192 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $4,294,432 across all sports ($2,538,253 for men's sports, $1,756,179 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 $26,003 for men's sports and $18,427 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $75 and $96 per athlete.
What is Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion like academically?
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 89% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1082.
The full cost of attendance is around $44,776 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $22,866 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 49% of the sticker price on average.
67% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 83% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $59,986, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion?
Health Professions is the largest field at 22% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (14%) and Education (12%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (133 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (52 degrees)
- Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (49 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (47 degrees)
- Psychology, General (39 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (35 degrees)
- Social Work (32 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (24 degrees)
- Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences (22 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (21 degrees)
What is Marion, IN like to live in?
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion sits in Marion, a town well outside any metro area of about 27,000 people in Grant County, Indiana.
Household incomes in Marion, a median of about $43,349, sit far below the Indiana median and likewise far below the national one, 45% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $83,200, 59% below the Indiana median and a typical rent of $760 a month is 25% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 18 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 10% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 13% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.0 times the national share, and the median age of 35 is younger than the country's 39.
17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Indiana average of 29%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion have a tennis program?
- Yes. Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion fields men's tennis (NAIA) and women's tennis (NAIA), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion listed 13 players on the men's tennis roster, 18% above the NAIA median of 11, and 14 on the women's, 56% above 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 Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion give athletic aid for tennis?
- Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $7,273 per male athlete and $9,147 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 Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $1,684 per men's player, in line with the NAIA median of $1,746, and $2,555 per women's player, 34% 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 Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion?
- Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion is in Marion, IN, in the Great Lakes region of the United States.
- How much does Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $44,776 a year, and an average net price of $22,866 after grants and scholarships.
