Otterbein University
Westerville, OH · private, nonprofit · 2,157 undergraduates
Otterbein University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Otterbein University listed 8 players on the men's tennis roster, 33% below the NCAA Division III median of 12, and 10 on the women's, in line with the NCAA Division III median of 10. Otterbein University reported no athletically related student aid in its 2025 filing, as Division III rules require; help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship. Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $1,621 per men's player, 15% below the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $1,597 per women's player, 11% below the NCAA Division III median of $1,786.
Otterbein University, in Westerville, OH, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference.
Otterbein University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 11 in 2020. Otterbein University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 8 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division III median of 5.3, by 50%.
Otterbein University's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 8 in 2023 and as high as 11 in 2020, and ended 2025 at 10. Otterbein University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 10 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division III median of 5, by 100%.
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 Otterbein University fund its athletes?
Otterbein University reported 522 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 331 men and 191 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
It reported no athletically related student aid for that year, which is what to expect from NCAA Division III: any help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship.
Recruiting spending was $30,754 for men's sports and $15,863 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $93 and $83 per athlete.
What is Otterbein University like academically?
Otterbein University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 85% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1220, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $48,321 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $19,237 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 60% of the sticker price on average.
68% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 80% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $53,313, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Otterbein University?
Health Professions is the largest field at 21% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (12%) and Biological & Biomedical Sciences (9%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (59 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (28 degrees)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (26 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (26 degrees)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (25 degrees)
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (25 degrees)
- Psychology, General (23 degrees)
- Biology, General (21 degrees)
- Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management (20 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (20 degrees)
What is Westerville, OH like to live in?
Otterbein University sits in Westerville, a suburb of a large city of about 39,000 people in Delaware County, Ohio.
Household incomes in Westerville, a median of about $107,054, sit far above the Ohio median and likewise far above the national one, 36% higher than the country as a whole.
Housing costs more here than in most of Ohio: a typical home is valued around $343,200, 72% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,409 a month is 43% over the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 20 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 25% work from home.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 41, with 23% under 18 and 21% aged 65 or over.
58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Ohio average of 31%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Otterbein University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Otterbein University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, Ohio Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Ohio Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Otterbein University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Otterbein University listed 8 players on the men's tennis roster, 33% below the NCAA Division III median of 12, and 10 on the women's, in line with the NCAA Division III median of 10. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Otterbein University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Otterbein University reported no athletically related student aid in its 2025 filing, as Division III rules require; help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship. EADA reports aid by gender for the whole athletic department, never per team.
- How much does Otterbein University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $1,621 per men's player, 15% below the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $1,597 per women's player, 11% below the NCAA Division III median of $1,786. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Otterbein University?
- Otterbein University is in Westerville, OH, in the Great Lakes region of the United States.
- How much does Otterbein University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $48,321 a year, and an average net price of $19,237 after grants and scholarships.