Ottawa University-Ottawa
Ottawa, KS · private, nonprofit · 870 undergraduates
Ottawa University-Ottawa tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Ottawa University-Ottawa listed 11 players on the men's tennis roster, in line with the NAIA median of 11, and 6 on the women's, 33% below the NAIA median of 9. Ottawa University-Ottawa does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $11,860 per male athlete and $10,891 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 $1,027 per men's player, 41% below the NAIA median of $1,746, and $1,448 per women's player, 24% below the NAIA median of $1,900.
Ottawa University-Ottawa, in Ottawa, KS, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NAIA.
Ottawa University-Ottawa's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 11 in 2025. Ottawa University-Ottawa lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 5.5 players per coach, 21% below the NAIA median of 7.
Ottawa University-Ottawa's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 3 in 2023 and as high as 8 in 2022, and ended 2025 at 6. Ottawa University-Ottawa lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 3 players per coach, well below the NAIA median of 5, by 40%.
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 Ottawa University-Ottawa fund its athletes?
Ottawa University-Ottawa reported 858 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 540 men and 318 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $9,867,827 across all sports ($6,404,407 for men's sports, $3,463,420 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 $29,472 for men's sports and $18,755 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $55 and $59 per athlete.
What is Ottawa University-Ottawa like academically?
Ottawa University-Ottawa 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%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1000.
The full cost of attendance is around $51,856 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $27,963 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 46% of the sticker price on average.
28% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 58% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $55,552, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Ottawa University-Ottawa?
Parks, Recreation & Fitness is the largest field at 33% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (27%) and Psychology (13%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (27 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (22 degrees)
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (14 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (10 degrees)
- Biology, General (7 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (6 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (5 degrees)
- Business/Managerial Economics (5 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (4 degrees)
- Marketing (4 degrees)
What is Ottawa, KS like to live in?
Ottawa University-Ottawa sits in Ottawa, a town well outside any metro area of about 13,000 people in Franklin County, Kansas.
Household incomes in Ottawa, a median of about $64,655, sit below the Kansas median and likewise below the national one, 18% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $165,700, 19% below the Kansas median and rents are typical for the state, about $949 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 22 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 37, with 24% under 18 and 15% aged 65 or over.
28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Kansas average of 35%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Ottawa University-Ottawa have a tennis program?
- Yes. Ottawa University-Ottawa fields men's tennis (NAIA) and women's tennis (NAIA), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Ottawa University-Ottawa tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Ottawa University-Ottawa listed 11 players on the men's tennis roster, in line with the NAIA median of 11, and 6 on the women's, 33% below the NAIA 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 Ottawa University-Ottawa give athletic aid for tennis?
- Ottawa University-Ottawa does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $11,860 per male athlete and $10,891 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 Ottawa University-Ottawa spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $1,027 per men's player, 41% below the NAIA median of $1,746, and $1,448 per women's player, 24% below 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 Ottawa University-Ottawa?
- Ottawa University-Ottawa is in Ottawa, KS, in the Plains region of the United States.
- How much does Ottawa University-Ottawa cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $51,856 a year, and an average net price of $27,963 after grants and scholarships.