Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY · public · 8,246 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Northern Kentucky University field?
Northern Kentucky University, in Highland Heights, KY, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Horizon League.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 7 players against 6, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Northern Kentucky University's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 7 in 2020 and as high as 9 in 2021, and ended 2025 at 7. That 2025 roster is well below the Horizon League median of 10, by 30%, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division I median. Northern Kentucky University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 2.3 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division I median of 4.5, by 48%.
Northern Kentucky University's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 6 in 2020 and as high as 9 in 2021, and ended 2025 at 6. That 2025 roster is well below the NCAA Division I median of 9, by 33%, and 14% below the Horizon League median of 7. Northern Kentucky University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 2 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division I median of 4, by 50%.
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 Northern Kentucky University fund its athletes?
Northern Kentucky University reported 388 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 162 men and 226 women, with women outnumbering men.
Athletically related student aid came to $3,281,933, about $7,433 per male athlete and $9,194 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 $90,616 for men's sports and $79,921 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $559 and $354 per athlete.
What is Northern Kentucky University like academically?
Northern Kentucky University is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 68% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1087.
The full cost of attendance is around $19,725 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $8,191 after grants and scholarships, in the bottom quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 58% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $11,088 for KY residents and $21,912 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
52% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 76% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $50,220, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Northern Kentucky University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 23% of degrees, followed by Health Professions (19%) and Computer & Information Sciences (7%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (409 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (274 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (125 degrees)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (114 degrees)
- Psychology, General (101 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (82 degrees)
- Social Work (80 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (63 degrees)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (62 degrees)
- Human Resources Management and Services (61 degrees)
What is Highland Heights, KY like to live in?
Northern Kentucky University sits in Highland Heights, a suburb of a large city of about 6,531 people in Campbell County, Kentucky.
The median household in Highland Heights earns about $52,437, which is below the Kentucky median ($62,417) but far below the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $148,600, 23% below the Kentucky median and a typical rent of $1,101 a month is 18% over the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 18 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 7% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 19% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.9 times the national share, and the median age of 30 is younger than the country's 39.
40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Kentucky average of 27%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Northern Kentucky University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Northern Kentucky University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Horizon League) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Horizon League), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Northern Kentucky University?
- Northern Kentucky University is in Highland Heights, KY, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Northern Kentucky University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $19,725 a year, and an average net price of $8,191 after grants and scholarships.