Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI · public · 5,955 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Michigan Technological University field?
Michigan Technological University, in Houghton, 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.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 10 players against 9, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Michigan Technological University's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 9 in 2022 and as high as 12 in 2021, and ended 2025 at 10. That 2025 roster is 11% above the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference median of 9, and in line with the NCAA Division II median of 10. Michigan Technological University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 3.3 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division II median of 5.2, by 35%.
Michigan Technological University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 9 players in 2025, down from 10 in 2020. That 2025 roster is in line with the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference median of 9, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division II median. Michigan Technological University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 3 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division II 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 Michigan Technological University fund its athletes?
Michigan Technological University reported 367 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 266 men and 101 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $5,469,957, about $13,912 per male athlete and $17,517 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 $115,446 for men's sports and $35,900 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $434 and $355 per athlete.
What is Michigan Technological University like academically?
Michigan Technological University is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 92% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1258, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $34,152 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $14,182 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 58% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $19,123 for MI residents and $42,988 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
68% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 89% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $78,198, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Michigan Technological University?
Engineering dominates: it accounts for 56% of degrees awarded, with Computer & Information Sciences a distant second at 10%.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Mechanical Engineering (266 degrees)
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (102 degrees)
- Chemical Engineering (88 degrees)
- Computer Science (82 degrees)
- Civil Engineering (77 degrees)
- Computer Engineering (73 degrees)
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering (63 degrees)
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering (44 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (36 degrees)
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (25 degrees)
What is Houghton, MI like to live in?
Michigan Technological University sits in Houghton, a remote town of about 8,341 people in Houghton County, Michigan.
Household incomes in Houghton, a median of about $35,417, sit far below the Michigan median and likewise far below the national one, 55% lower than the country as a whole.
Home values are in step with the rest of Michigan, around $233,700 and a typical rent of $861 a month is 21% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 12 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 29% of workers walk and 9% take public transit.
It reads as a college town: 29% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 4.5 times the national share, and the median age of 22 is younger than the country's 39.
66% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Michigan average of 32%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Michigan Technological University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Michigan Technological University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Michigan Technological University?
- Michigan Technological University is in Houghton, MI, in the Great Lakes region of the United States.
- How much does Michigan Technological University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $34,152 a year, and an average net price of $14,182 after grants and scholarships.