Oakland City University
Oakland City, IN · private, nonprofit · 499 undergraduates
Oakland City University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Oakland City University listed 27 players on the men's tennis roster and 15 on the women's, both above their NAIA medians of 11 and 9. Oakland City University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $22,176 per male athlete and $21,126 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 $1,897 per men's player, in line with the NAIA median of $1,746, and $2,867 per women's player, 51% above the NAIA median of $1,900.
Oakland City University, in Oakland City, IN, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NAIA as a member of the River States Conference.
Oakland City University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 27 in 2025. Oakland City University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 9 players per coach, well above the River States Conference median of 7, by 29%.
Oakland City University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 6 players in 2020 to 15 in 2025. Oakland City University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, in line with the River States Conference median of 5.
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 Oakland City University fund its athletes?
Oakland City University reported 437 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 300 men and 137 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $9,547,119 across all sports ($6,652,878 for men's sports, $2,894,241 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 $11,350 for men's sports and $8,335 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $38 and $61 per athlete.
What is Oakland City University like academically?
Oakland City University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 83% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $42,441 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $15,210 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 64% of the sticker price on average.
41% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
66% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 78% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $43,283, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Oakland City University?
Liberal Arts & Sciences dominates: it accounts for 42% of degrees awarded, with Business, Management & Marketing a distant second at 30%.
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 (39 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (16 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (10 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (8 degrees)
- Biology, General (7 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (4 degrees)
- Psychology, General (3 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (3 degrees)
- Religion/Religious Studies (3 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (2 degrees)
What is Oakland City, IN like to live in?
Oakland City University sits in Oakland City, a rural area of about 2,635 people in Gibson County, Indiana.
Household incomes in Oakland City, a median of about $48,750, sit far below the Indiana median and likewise far below the national one, 38% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $102,000, 49% below the Indiana median and a typical rent of $883 a month is 13% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 22 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 10% of workers walk.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 39, with 20% under 18 and 20% aged 65 or over.
18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Indiana average of 29%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Oakland City University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Oakland City University fields men's tennis (NAIA, River States Conference) and women's tennis (NAIA, River States Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Oakland City University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Oakland City University listed 27 players on the men's tennis roster and 15 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 Oakland City University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Oakland City University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $22,176 per male athlete and $21,126 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 Oakland City University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $1,897 per men's player, in line with the NAIA median of $1,746, and $2,867 per women's player, 51% above 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 Oakland City University?
- Oakland City University is in Oakland City, IN, in the Great Lakes region of the United States.
- How much does Oakland City University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $42,441 a year, and an average net price of $15,210 after grants and scholarships.