Lourdes University
Sylvania, OH · private, nonprofit · 543 undergraduates
Lourdes University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Lourdes University listed 4 players on the men's tennis roster, 64% below the NAIA median of 11, and 7 on the women's, 22% below the NAIA median of 9. Lourdes University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $9,783 per male athlete and $8,058 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 $344 per men's player, 80% below the NAIA median of $1,746, and $263 per women's player, 86% below the NAIA median of $1,900.
Lourdes University, in Sylvania, OH, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NAIA as a member of the Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference.
Lourdes University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 1 players in 2020 to 4 in 2025. Lourdes University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, well below the NAIA median of 7, by 43%.
Lourdes University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 6 players in 2020 to 7 in 2025. Lourdes 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 NAIA median of 5, by 40%.
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 Lourdes University fund its athletes?
Lourdes University reported 323 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 156 men and 167 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $2,871,767 across all sports ($1,526,162 for men's sports, $1,345,605 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 $14,305 for men's sports and $18,635 for women's, tilted toward the women's side, or about $92 and $112 per athlete.
What is Lourdes University like academically?
Lourdes University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 74% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $45,378 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $23,206 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 49% of the sticker price on average.
32% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 87% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $48,150, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Lourdes University?
Health Professions is the largest field at 27% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (18%) and Parks, Recreation & Fitness (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 (68 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (26 degrees)
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (16 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (13 degrees)
- Marketing (12 degrees)
- Social Work (10 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (9 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (7 degrees)
- Biology, General (7 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (7 degrees)
What is Sylvania, OH like to live in?
Lourdes University sits in Sylvania, a suburb of a large city of about 19,000 people in Lucas County, Ohio.
The median household in Sylvania earns about $95,610, which is far above the Ohio median ($69,680) but above the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of Ohio: a typical home is valued around $233,700, 17% above the state median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,019 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 23 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 40, with 25% under 18 and 21% aged 65 or over.
51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Ohio average of 31%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Lourdes University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Lourdes University fields men's tennis (NAIA, Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NAIA, Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Lourdes University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Lourdes University listed 4 players on the men's tennis roster, 64% below the NAIA median of 11, and 7 on the women's, 22% below 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 Lourdes University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Lourdes University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $9,783 per male athlete and $8,058 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 Lourdes University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $344 per men's player, 80% below the NAIA median of $1,746, and $263 per women's player, 86% below 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 Lourdes University?
- Lourdes University is in Sylvania, OH, in the Great Lakes region of the United States.
- How much does Lourdes University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $45,378 a year, and an average net price of $23,206 after grants and scholarships.
