Whitworth University
Spokane, WA · private, nonprofit · 1,858 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Whitworth University field?
Whitworth University, in Spokane, WA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the Northwest Conference.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 13 players against 11, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Whitworth University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 11 players in 2020 to 13 in 2025. That 2025 roster is in line with the NCAA Division III median of 12, and about the same distance from the Northwest Conference median. Whitworth University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 6.5 players per coach, 22% above the NCAA Division III median of 5.3.
Whitworth University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 10 players in 2020 to 11 in 2025. That 2025 roster is 10% above the Northwest Conference median of 10, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division III median. Whitworth University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 3.7 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division III median of 5, by 27%.
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 Whitworth University fund its athletes?
Whitworth University reported 530 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 331 men and 199 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 $44,779 for men's sports and $11,307 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $135 and $57 per athlete.
What is Whitworth University like academically?
Whitworth University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 90% 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 $68,516 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $26,534 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 61% of the sticker price on average.
71% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 78% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $58,561, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Whitworth University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 13% of degrees, with Education, Social 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.
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (61 degrees)
- Psychology, General (57 degrees)
- Biological and Physical Sciences (55 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (39 degrees)
- Sociology (34 degrees)
- Chemistry (32 degrees)
- Computer Science (28 degrees)
- Economics (27 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (27 degrees)
- Biology, General (27 degrees)
What is Spokane, WA like to live in?
Whitworth University sits in Spokane, a suburb of a large city of about 229,000 people in Spokane County, Washington.
The median household in Spokane earns about $65,745, 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 $326,200, 37% below the Washington median and a typical rent of $1,141 a month is 32% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 21 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 37, with 20% under 18 and 16% aged 65 or over.
33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Washington average of 39%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Whitworth University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Whitworth University 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.
- Where is Whitworth University?
- Whitworth University is in Spokane, WA, in the Far West region of the United States.
- How much does Whitworth University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $68,516 a year, and an average net price of $26,534 after grants and scholarships.