Whitman College
Walla Walla, WA · private, nonprofit · 1,531 undergraduates
Whitman College tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Whitman College listed 16 players on the men's tennis roster and 13 on the women's, both above their NCAA Division III medians of 12 and 10. Whitman College 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 $8,618 per men's player, 349% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $6,268 per women's player, 251% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,786.
Whitman College, in Walla Walla, WA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the Northwest Conference.
Whitman College's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 13 in 2021 and as high as 18 in 2024, and ended 2025 at 16. Whitman College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant 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%.
Whitman College's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 11 players in 2020 to 13 in 2025. Whitman College lists 1 head coach and 4 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 2.6 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division III median of 5, by 48%.
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 Whitman College fund its athletes?
Whitman College reported 274 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 142 men and 132 women, close to an even split.
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 $31,588 for men's sports and $30,013 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $222 and $227 per athlete.
What is Whitman College like academically?
Whitman College is a small private, nonprofit college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree that admits 38% of applicants, selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1410, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $78,092 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $33,313 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 57% of the sticker price on average.
81% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 87% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $67,589, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Whitman College?
Social Sciences is the largest field at 25% of degrees, followed by Biological & Biomedical Sciences (19%) and Psychology (12%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Research and Experimental Psychology (34 degrees)
- Biology, General (33 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (32 degrees)
- Economics (22 degrees)
- English Language and Literature, General (21 degrees)
- History (21 degrees)
- Sociology (19 degrees)
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (17 degrees)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (16 degrees)
- Philosophy (15 degrees)
What is Walla Walla, WA like to live in?
Whitman College sits in Walla Walla, a small city of about 34,000 people in Walla Walla County, Washington.
The median household in Walla Walla earns about $65,493, which is far below the Washington median ($94,952) but below the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $356,600, 31% below the Washington median and a typical rent of $1,176 a month is 30% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 13 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 8% of workers walk.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 38, with 19% under 18 and 19% aged 65 or over.
29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Washington average of 39%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Whitman College have a tennis program?
- Yes. Whitman College fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, Northwest Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Northwest Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Whitman College tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Whitman College listed 16 players on the men's tennis roster and 13 on the women's, both above their NCAA Division III medians of 12 and 10. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Whitman College give athletic aid for tennis?
- Whitman College 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 Whitman College spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $8,618 per men's player, 349% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $6,268 per women's player, 251% above 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 Whitman College?
- Whitman College is in Walla Walla, WA, in the Far West region of the United States.
- How much does Whitman College cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $78,092 a year, and an average net price of $33,313 after grants and scholarships.