Lakeland University

Plymouth, WI · private, nonprofit · 1,212 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Lakeland University field?

Lakeland University, in Plymouth, WI, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference.

The women's roster is the larger of the two, 7 players against 6, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.

Lakeland University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 6 players in 2025, down from 8 in 2020. That 2025 roster is well below the NCAA Division III median of 12, by 50%, and about the same distance from the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference median. Lakeland University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 6 players per coach, well above the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference median of 4.3, by 41%.

Lakeland University's women'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 III median of 10, by 30%, and 22% below the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference median of 9. Lakeland University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 7 players per coach, well above the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference median of 4.5, by 56%.

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 Lakeland University fund its athletes?

Lakeland University reported 374 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 261 men and 113 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.

Athletically related student aid came to $17,000, about $0 per male athlete and $150 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 $28,228 for men's sports and $16,758 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $108 and $148 per athlete.

What is Lakeland University like academically?

Lakeland University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 86% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

The full cost of attendance is around $48,840 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $24,212 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 50% of the sticker price on average.

42% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 63% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $55,961, among the top quarter of colleges.

What can you study at Lakeland University?

Business, Management & Marketing dominates: it accounts for 48% of degrees awarded, with Computer & Information Sciences a distant second at 12%.

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

  • Business Administration, Management and Operations (166 degrees)
  • Accounting and Related Services (88 degrees)
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General (42 degrees)
  • Psychology, General (31 degrees)
  • Marketing (20 degrees)
  • Management Information Systems and Services (17 degrees)
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (16 degrees)
  • Criminology (15 degrees)
  • Design and Applied Arts (13 degrees)
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (10 degrees)

What is Plymouth, WI like to live in?

Lakeland University sits in Plymouth, a rural area near a metro of about 8,913 people in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.

Household incomes in Plymouth, a median of about $67,784, sit below the Wisconsin median and likewise below the national one, 14% lower than the country as a whole.

Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $194,900, 21% below the Wisconsin median and a typical rent of $865 a month is 17% under the state figure.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 17 minutes against a national average near 27, and nearly everyone drives alone.

The population skews older than the country as a whole, a median age of 44 against 39, with 22% aged 65 or over.

22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Wisconsin average of 33%.

Frequently asked questions

Does Lakeland University have a tennis program?
Yes. Lakeland University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where is Lakeland University?
Lakeland University is in Plymouth, WI, in the Great Lakes region of the United States.
How much does Lakeland University cost?
The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $48,840 a year, and an average net price of $24,212 after grants and scholarships.