Mount Marty University
Yankton, SD · private, nonprofit · 697 undergraduates
Mount Marty University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Mount Marty University listed 22 players on the men's tennis roster and 12 on the women's, both above their NAIA medians of 11 and 9. Mount Marty University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $21,049 per male athlete and $17,386 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 $694 per men's player, 60% below the NAIA median of $1,746, and $1,016 per women's player, 47% below the NAIA median of $1,900.
Mount Marty University, in Yankton, SD, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NAIA as a member of the Great Plains Athletic Conference.
Mount Marty University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 9 players in 2020 to 22 in 2025. Mount Marty University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 22 players per coach, well above the Great Plains Athletic Conference median of 5.8, by 283%.
Mount Marty University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 5 players in 2020 to 12 in 2025. Mount Marty University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 12 players per coach, well above the Great Plains Athletic Conference median of 5, by 140%.
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 Mount Marty University fund its athletes?
Mount Marty University reported 459 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 302 men and 157 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $9,086,197 across all sports ($6,356,650 for men's sports, $2,729,547 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 $28,449 for men's sports and $8,843 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $94 and $56 per athlete.
What is Mount Marty University like academically?
Mount Marty University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 43% of applicants, selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1120, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $48,247 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $22,227 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 54% of the sticker price on average.
52% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 68% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $48,179, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Mount Marty University?
Education is the largest field at 23% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (21%) and Health Professions (20%).
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 (25 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (15 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (12 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (11 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (11 degrees)
- Psychology, General (6 degrees)
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (5 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (5 degrees)
- Social Sciences, General (5 degrees)
- Biology, General (4 degrees)
What is Yankton, SD like to live in?
Mount Marty University sits in Yankton, a remote town of about 16,000 people in Yankton County, South Dakota.
The median household in Yankton earns about $69,071, which is about the South Dakota median ($72,421) but below the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $202,300, 15% below the South Dakota median and a typical rent of $780 a month is 14% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 12 minutes against a national average near 27, and nearly everyone drives alone.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 42, with 20% under 18 and 22% aged 65 or over.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Mount Marty University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Mount Marty University fields men's tennis (NAIA, Great Plains Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NAIA, Great Plains Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Mount Marty University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Mount Marty University listed 22 players on the men's tennis roster and 12 on the women's, both above their NAIA medians of 11 and 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Mount Marty University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Mount Marty University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $21,049 per male athlete and $17,386 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 Mount Marty University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $694 per men's player, 60% below the NAIA median of $1,746, and $1,016 per women's player, 47% 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 Mount Marty University?
- Mount Marty University is in Yankton, SD, in the Plains region of the United States.
- How much does Mount Marty University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $48,247 a year, and an average net price of $22,227 after grants and scholarships.