University of Northwestern-St Paul
Saint Paul, MN · private, nonprofit · 1,442 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does University of Northwestern-St Paul field?
University of Northwestern-St Paul, in Saint Paul, MN, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference.
Both rosters carried the same number of players, 9, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
University of Northwestern-St Paul's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 9 players in 2025, down from 10 in 2020. That 2025 roster is well below the NCAA Division III median of 12, by 25%, and 10% below the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference median of 10. University of Northwestern-St Paul lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 4.5 players per coach, well below the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference median of 6, by 25%.
University of Northwestern-St Paul's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 9 players in 2025, down from 10 in 2020. That 2025 roster is 10% below the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference median of 10, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division III median. University of Northwestern-St Paul lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4.5 players per coach, 10% below the Upper Midwest Athletic 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 University of Northwestern-St Paul fund its athletes?
University of Northwestern-St Paul reported 339 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 220 men and 119 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 $23,567 for men's sports and $18,989 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $107 and $160 per athlete.
What is University of Northwestern-St Paul like academically?
University of Northwestern-St Paul is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 93% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1173, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $51,325 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $27,705 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 46% of the sticker price on average.
68% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 83% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $50,755, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at University of Northwestern-St Paul?
No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 14% of degrees, with Health Professions, Liberal Arts & Sciences and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Bible/Biblical Studies (192 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (84 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (34 degrees)
- Psychology, General (32 degrees)
- Engineering, General (26 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (22 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (21 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (20 degrees)
- Theological and Ministerial Studies (20 degrees)
- Marketing (19 degrees)
What is West St. Paul, MN like to live in?
University of Northwestern-St Paul sits in West St. Paul, a suburb of a large city of about 21,000 people in Dakota County, Minnesota.
The median household in West St. Paul earns about $70,738, which is below the Minnesota median ($87,556) but about the national median ($78,538).
Home values are in step with the rest of Minnesota, around $281,800 and rents are typical for the state, about $1,195 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 23 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 39, with 19% under 18 and 21% aged 65 or over.
Frequently asked questions
- Does University of Northwestern-St Paul have a tennis program?
- Yes. University of Northwestern-St Paul fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, Upper Midwest Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Upper Midwest Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is University of Northwestern-St Paul?
- University of Northwestern-St Paul is in Saint Paul, MN, in the Plains region of the United States.
- How much does University of Northwestern-St Paul cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $51,325 a year, and an average net price of $27,705 after grants and scholarships.