Where is Northeastern State University?

Northeastern State University is in Tahlequah, OK, in the Southwest region of the United States.

How much does Northeastern State University cost?

The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $21,551 a year, and an average net price of $12,710 after grants and scholarships.

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, OK · public · 4,772 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Northeastern State University field?

Northeastern State University, in Tahlequah, OK, fields one tennis team, women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.

The latest Equity in Athletics filing lists 8 on the women's side in 2025.

Northeastern State University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 9 in 2020. That 2025 roster is 11% below the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association median of 9, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division II median. Northeastern State University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 8 players per coach, well above the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association median of 4.5, by 78%.

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.

Northeastern State University Women's TennisNCAA Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association · 8 players (2025)

How does Northeastern State University fund its athletes?

Northeastern State University reported 314 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 231 men and 83 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.

Athletically related student aid came to $2,339,047, about $7,078 per male athlete and $8,483 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 $35,463 for men's sports and $17,783 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $154 and $214 per athlete.

What is Northeastern State University like academically?

Northeastern State University is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 100% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1049.

The full cost of attendance is around $21,551 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $12,710 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 41% of the sticker price on average.

Tuition is $7,810 for OK residents and $17,290 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.

45% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.

35% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 61% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $45,379, above the median of $40,747.

What can you study at Northeastern State University?

No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 17% of degrees, with Psychology, Education and others close behind.

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

Research and Experimental Psychology (149 degrees)
Business Administration, Management and Operations (97 degrees)
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (97 degrees)
Criminal Justice and Corrections (86 degrees)
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (81 degrees)
Accounting and Related Services (75 degrees)
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (73 degrees)
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (60 degrees)
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences (60 degrees)
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (48 degrees)

What is Tahlequah, OK like to live in?

Northeastern State University sits in Tahlequah, a remote town of about 17,000 people in Cherokee County, Oklahoma.

The median household in Tahlequah earns about $48,515, which is below the Oklahoma median ($63,603) but far below the national median ($78,538).

Home values are in step with the rest of Oklahoma, around $182,800 and a typical rent of $794 a month is 19% under the state figure.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 19 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 6% of workers walk.

It reads as a college town: 16% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.4 times the national share, and the median age of 31 is younger than the country's 39.

35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Oklahoma average of 28%.

Frequently asked questions

Does Northeastern State University have a tennis program?: Yes. Northeastern State University fields women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where is Northeastern State University?: Northeastern State University is in Tahlequah, OK, in the Southwest region of the United States.
How much does Northeastern State University cost?: The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $21,551 a year, and an average net price of $12,710 after grants and scholarships.