Newman University
Wichita, KS · private, nonprofit · 851 undergraduates
Newman University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Newman University listed 16 players on the men's tennis roster, 60% above the NCAA Division II median of 10, and 9 on the women's, in line with the NCAA Division II median of 9. Newman University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $9,565 per male athlete and $10,934 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 $1,835 per men's player, 24% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $2,061 per women's player, 21% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,622.
Newman University, in Wichita, KS, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.
Newman University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 10 players in 2020 to 16 in 2025. Newman University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 16 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division II median of 5.2, by 210%.
Newman University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 9 in 2025. Newman University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 9 players per coach, well above the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association median of 4.5, by 100%.
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 Newman University fund its athletes?
Newman University reported 354 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 192 men and 162 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $3,607,858 across all sports ($1,836,551 for men's sports, $1,771,307 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 $13,110 for men's sports and $17,004 for women's, tilted toward the women's side, or about $68 and $105 per athlete.
What is Newman University like academically?
Newman 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 $46,489 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $19,971 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 57% of the sticker price on average.
53% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 69% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $55,041, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Newman University?
Health Professions is the largest field at 26% of degrees, followed by Education (22%) and Business, Management & Marketing (20%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (62 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (42 degrees)
- Biology, General (19 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (17 degrees)
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (16 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (12 degrees)
- Psychology, General (9 degrees)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (8 degrees)
- Philosophy (8 degrees)
- Data Analytics (7 degrees)
What is Wichita, KS like to live in?
Newman University sits in Wichita, a large city of about 396,000 people in Sedgwick County, Kansas.
Household incomes in Wichita, a median of about $63,072, sit below the Kansas median and likewise below the national one, 20% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $179,500, 12% below the Kansas median and rents are typical for the state, about $960 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 19 minutes against a national average near 27, and nearly everyone drives alone.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 36, with 25% under 18 and 15% aged 65 or over.
31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Kansas average of 35%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Newman University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Newman University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Newman University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Newman University listed 16 players on the men's tennis roster, 60% above the NCAA Division II median of 10, and 9 on the women's, in line with the NCAA Division II 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 Newman University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Newman University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $9,565 per male athlete and $10,934 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 Newman University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $1,835 per men's player, 24% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $2,061 per women's player, 21% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,622. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Newman University?
- Newman University is in Wichita, KS, in the Plains region of the United States.
- How much does Newman University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $46,489 a year, and an average net price of $19,971 after grants and scholarships.