Ottawa University-Surprise
Surprise, AZ · private, nonprofit · 836 undergraduates
Ottawa University-Surprise tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Ottawa University-Surprise listed 14 players on the men's tennis roster, 27% above the NAIA median of 11, and 9 on the women's, in line with the NAIA median of 9. Ottawa University-Surprise does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $12,329 per male athlete and $10,808 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 $1,879 per men's player, in line with the NAIA median of $1,746, and $2,812 per women's player, 48% above the NAIA median of $1,900.
Ottawa University-Surprise, in Surprise, AZ, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NAIA as a member of the Great Southwest Athletic Conference.
Ottawa University-Surprise's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 10 players in 2020 to 14 in 2025. Ottawa University-Surprise lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 7 players per coach, in line with the NAIA median of 7.
Ottawa University-Surprise's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 9 players in 2025, down from 10 in 2020. Ottawa University-Surprise lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4.5 players per coach, 10% below the NAIA 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 Ottawa University-Surprise fund its athletes?
Ottawa University-Surprise reported 777 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 502 men and 275 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $9,161,588 across all sports ($6,189,289 for men's sports, $2,972,299 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 $34,000 for men's sports and $30,000 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $68 and $109 per athlete.
What is Ottawa University-Surprise like academically?
Ottawa University-Surprise is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 78% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 972.
The full cost of attendance is around $52,170 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $33,393 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 36% of the sticker price on average.
40% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
18% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 50% 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-Surprise?
Parks, Recreation & Fitness is the largest field at 32% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (25%) and Psychology (15%).
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 (46 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (23 degrees)
- Psychology, General (13 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (12 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (7 degrees)
- Biology, General (6 degrees)
- Engineering, General (5 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (3 degrees)
- History (2 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (2 degrees)
What is Surprise, AZ like to live in?
Ottawa University-Surprise sits in Surprise, a suburb of a large city of about 150,000 people in Maricopa County, Arizona.
Household incomes in Surprise, a median of about $93,371, sit above the Arizona median and likewise above the national one, 19% higher than the country as a whole.
Housing costs more here than in most of Arizona: a typical home is valued around $396,000, 10% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,917 a month is 34% over the state figure.
Commutes run long, about 30 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 18% work from home.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 42, with 24% under 18 and 22% aged 65 or over.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Ottawa University-Surprise have a tennis program?
- Yes. Ottawa University-Surprise fields men's tennis (NAIA, Great Southwest Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NAIA, Great Southwest Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Ottawa University-Surprise tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Ottawa University-Surprise listed 14 players on the men's tennis roster, 27% above the NAIA median of 11, and 9 on the women's, in line with 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-Surprise give athletic aid for tennis?
- Ottawa University-Surprise does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $12,329 per male athlete and $10,808 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-Surprise spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $1,879 per men's player, in line with the NAIA median of $1,746, and $2,812 per women's player, 48% 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 Ottawa University-Surprise?
- Ottawa University-Surprise is in Surprise, AZ, in the Southwest region of the United States.
- How much does Ottawa University-Surprise cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $52,170 a year, and an average net price of $33,393 after grants and scholarships.