Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI · public · 12,568 undergraduates
Western Michigan University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Western Michigan University listed 11 players on the men's tennis roster, 10% above the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 8 on the women's, 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9. Western Michigan University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $22,381 per male athlete and $20,117 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 $8,027 per men's player, 24% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $5,529 per women's player, 46% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Western Michigan University, in Kalamazoo, MI, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Mid-American Conference.
Western Michigan University's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 8 in 2023 and as high as 11 in 2020, and ended 2025 at 11. Western Michigan University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 5.5 players per coach, 22% above the NCAA Division I median of 4.5.
Western Michigan University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 12 in 2020. Western Michigan University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, in line with the Mid-American Conference median of 4.
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 Western Michigan University fund its athletes?
Western Michigan University reported 390 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 233 men and 157 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $8,373,066 across all sports ($5,214,757 for men's sports, $3,158,309 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 $733,315 for men's sports and $147,287 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $3,147 and $938 per athlete.
What is Western Michigan University like academically?
Western Michigan University is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 85% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $29,237 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $15,273 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 48% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $15,252 for MI residents and $19,034 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
58% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 81% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $53,562, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Western Michigan University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 27% of degrees, followed by Engineering (8%) and Transportation (8%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Marketing (277 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (239 degrees)
- Air Transportation (214 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (194 degrees)
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (175 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (172 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (146 degrees)
- Biology, General (143 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (119 degrees)
- Psychology, General (116 degrees)
What is Kalamazoo, MI like to live in?
Western Michigan University sits in Kalamazoo, a small city of about 73,000 people in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
Household incomes in Kalamazoo, a median of about $48,965, sit far below the Michigan median and likewise far below the national one, 38% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $164,500, 24% below the Michigan median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,031 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 18 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 7% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 21% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 3.2 times the national share, and the median age of 27 is younger than the country's 39.
37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Michigan average of 32%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Western Michigan University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Western Michigan University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Mid-American Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Mid-American Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Western Michigan University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Western Michigan University listed 11 players on the men's tennis roster, 10% above the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 8 on the women's, 11% below the NCAA Division I 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 Western Michigan University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Western Michigan University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $22,381 per male athlete and $20,117 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 Western Michigan University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $8,027 per men's player, 24% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $5,529 per women's player, 46% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Western Michigan University?
- Western Michigan University is in Kalamazoo, MI, in the Great Lakes region of the United States.
- How much does Western Michigan University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $29,237 a year, and an average net price of $15,273 after grants and scholarships.