Purdue University Northwest
Hammond, IN · public · 5,671 undergraduates
Purdue University Northwest tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Purdue University Northwest 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. Purdue University Northwest does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $3,374 per male athlete and $5,348 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 $4,027 per men's player, 66% above the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $3,403 per women's player, 30% above the NCAA Division II median of $2,622.
Purdue University Northwest, in Hammond, IN, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
Purdue University Northwest's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 9 players in 2025, down from 10 in 2020. Purdue University Northwest lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 4.5 players per coach, well above the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference median of 3.3, by 35%.
Purdue University Northwest's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 7 in 2021 and as high as 9 in 2024, and ended 2025 at 8. Purdue University Northwest lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, well above the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference median of 3, by 33%.
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 Purdue University Northwest fund its athletes?
Purdue University Northwest reported 304 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 175 men and 129 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $1,280,364 across all sports ($590,411 for men's sports, $689,953 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 $12,631 for men's sports and $15,862 for women's, tilted toward the women's side, or about $72 and $123 per athlete.
What is Purdue University Northwest like academically?
Purdue University Northwest is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 72% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1024.
The full cost of attendance is around $15,571 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $6,079 after grants and scholarships, in the bottom quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 61% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $8,675 for IN residents and $16,094 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
43% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 66% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $48,318, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Purdue University Northwest?
Health Professions is the largest field at 31% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (16%) and Engineering (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 (603 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (59 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (57 degrees)
- Biology, General (53 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (53 degrees)
- Human Resources Management and Services (51 degrees)
- Marketing (49 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (48 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering (48 degrees)
- Psychology, General (47 degrees)
What is Hammond, IN like to live in?
Purdue University Northwest sits in Hammond, a suburb of a large city of about 77,000 people in Lake County, Indiana.
The median household in Hammond earns about $53,950, which is below the Indiana median ($70,051) but far below the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $141,700, 30% below the Indiana median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,089 a month.
Commutes average about 25 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 37, with 23% under 18 and 13% aged 65 or over.
15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Indiana average of 29%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Purdue University Northwest have a tennis program?
- Yes. Purdue University Northwest fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Purdue University Northwest tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Purdue University Northwest 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 Purdue University Northwest give athletic aid for tennis?
- Purdue University Northwest does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $3,374 per male athlete and $5,348 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 Purdue University Northwest spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $4,027 per men's player, 66% above the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $3,403 per women's player, 30% above 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 Purdue University Northwest?
- Purdue University Northwest is in Hammond, IN, in the Great Lakes region of the United States.
- How much does Purdue University Northwest cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $15,571 a year, and an average net price of $6,079 after grants and scholarships.