Lake Superior State University
Sault Ste Marie, MI · public · 1,325 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Lake Superior State University field?
Lake Superior State University, in Sault Ste Marie, 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 and the Central Collegiate Hockey Association.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 7 players against 6, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Lake Superior State University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 7 players in 2025, down from 9 in 2020. That 2025 roster is well below the NCAA Division II median of 10, by 30%, and about the same distance from the national median. Lake Superior State University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 7 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division II median of 5.2, by 35%.
Lake Superior State University's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 6 in 2020 and as high as 10 in 2022, and ended 2025 at 6. That 2025 roster is well below the NCAA Division II median of 9, by 33%, and about the same distance from the national median. Lake Superior State University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 6 players per coach, 20% above the NCAA Division II median of 5.
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 Lake Superior State University fund its athletes?
Lake Superior State University reported 164 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 90 men and 74 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $2,077,237, about $13,105 per male athlete and $12,132 per female athlete across all sports; 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 $38,605 for men's sports and $19,519 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $429 and $264 per athlete.
What is Lake Superior State University like academically?
Lake Superior State University is a small public college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree.
The full cost of attendance is around $27,154 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $12,822 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 53% of the sticker price on average.
51% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 79% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $49,045, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Lake Superior State University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Homeland Security & Law Enforcement, is 15% of degrees, with Liberal Arts & Sciences, Health Professions and others close behind.
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 (40 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (38 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (26 degrees)
- Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management (26 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering (21 degrees)
- Chemistry (17 degrees)
- Biology, General (16 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (15 degrees)
- Fire Protection (14 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (14 degrees)
What is Sault Ste. Marie, MI like to live in?
Lake Superior State University sits in Sault Ste. Marie, a remote town of about 13,000 people in Chippewa County, Michigan.
The median household in Sault Ste. Marie earns about $55,031, which is below the Michigan median ($71,149) but far below the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $127,300, 41% below the Michigan median and a typical rent of $787 a month is 27% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 14 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 7% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 12% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.8 times the national share, and the median age of 35 is close to the country's 39.
24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Michigan average of 32%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Lake Superior State University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Lake Superior State University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Central Collegiate Hockey Association), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Lake Superior State University?
- Lake Superior State University is in Sault Ste Marie, MI, in the Great Lakes region of the United States.
- How much does Lake Superior State University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $27,154 a year, and an average net price of $12,822 after grants and scholarships.