Northwood University
Midland, MI · private, nonprofit · 1,974 undergraduates
Northwood University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Northwood University listed 9 players on the men's tennis roster and 8 on the women's, both below their NCAA Division II medians of 10 and 9. Northwood University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $8,325 per male athlete and $9,416 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 $2,351 per men's player, in line with the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $2,160 per women's player, 18% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,622.
Northwood University, in Midland, MI, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference.
Northwood University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 9 in 2025. Northwood University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 4.5 players per coach, well below the Great Midwest Athletic Conference median of 6.5, by 31%.
Northwood University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 8 in 2025. Northwood University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, well below the Great Midwest Athletic Conference median of 5.5, by 27%.
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 Northwood University fund its athletes?
Northwood University reported 520 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 350 men and 170 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $4,514,469 across all sports ($2,913,716 for men's sports, $1,600,753 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 $46,527 for men's sports and $9,319 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $133 and $55 per athlete.
What is Northwood University like academically?
Northwood University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 65% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $48,780 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $27,232 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 44% of the sticker price on average.
63% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 79% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $63,075, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Northwood University?
Business, Management & Marketing dominates: it accounts for 86% of degrees awarded, with Computer & Information Sciences a distant second at 6%.
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 (321 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (96 degrees)
- Marketing (55 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (44 degrees)
- Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations (38 degrees)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (19 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (18 degrees)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (15 degrees)
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (12 degrees)
- Information Science/Studies (11 degrees)
What is Midland, MI like to live in?
Northwood University sits in Midland, a small city of about 42,000 people in Midland County, Michigan.
Household incomes in Midland run close to both the Michigan and national medians, around $74,906 a year.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $192,400, 12% below the Michigan median and rents are typical for the state, about $990 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 21 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 39, with 22% under 18 and 20% aged 65 or over.
46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Michigan average of 32%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Northwood University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Northwood University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Great Midwest Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Great Midwest Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Northwood University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Northwood University listed 9 players on the men's tennis roster and 8 on the women's, both below their NCAA Division II medians of 10 and 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Northwood University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Northwood University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $8,325 per male athlete and $9,416 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 Northwood University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $2,351 per men's player, in line with the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $2,160 per women's player, 18% 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 Northwood University?
- Northwood University is in Midland, MI, in the Great Lakes region of the United States.
- How much does Northwood University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $48,780 a year, and an average net price of $27,232 after grants and scholarships.