Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre, PA · private, nonprofit · 1,985 undergraduates
Wilkes University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Wilkes University listed 7 players on the men's tennis roster, 42% below the NCAA Division III median of 12, and 11 on the women's, 10% above the NCAA Division III median of 10. Wilkes University 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 $2,347 per men's player, 22% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $1,290 per women's player, 28% below the NCAA Division III median of $1,786.
Wilkes University, in Wilkes-Barre, PA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the Landmark Conference.
Wilkes University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 7 players in 2025, down from 11 in 2020. Wilkes University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 2.3 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division III median of 5.3, by 56%.
Wilkes University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 9 players in 2020 to 11 in 2025. Wilkes 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 Wilkes University fund its athletes?
Wilkes University reported 503 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 339 men and 164 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 $62,175 for men's sports and $31,743 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $183 and $194 per athlete.
What is Wilkes University like academically?
Wilkes University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 91% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1136, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $56,765 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $27,743 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 51% of the sticker price on average.
63% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 72% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $63,454, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Wilkes University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Health Professions, is 18% of degrees, with Business, Management & Marketing, 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.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (134 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (66 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (50 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering (42 degrees)
- Psychology, General (39 degrees)
- Biology, General (32 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (29 degrees)
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (23 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (20 degrees)
- Sociology (19 degrees)
What is Wilkes-Barre, PA like to live in?
Wilkes University sits in Wilkes-Barre, a small city of about 44,000 people in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
Household incomes in Wilkes-Barre, a median of about $47,970, sit far below the Pennsylvania median and likewise far below the national one, 39% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $108,000, 55% below the Pennsylvania median and a typical rent of $939 a month is 19% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 20 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 7% of workers walk.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 35, with 22% under 18 and 16% aged 65 or over.
19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Pennsylvania average of 35%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Wilkes University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Wilkes University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, Landmark Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Landmark Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Wilkes University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Wilkes University listed 7 players on the men's tennis roster, 42% below the NCAA Division III median of 12, and 11 on the women's, 10% above the NCAA Division III median of 10. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Wilkes University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Wilkes University 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 Wilkes University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $2,347 per men's player, 22% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $1,290 per women's player, 28% below 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 Wilkes University?
- Wilkes University is in Wilkes-Barre, PA, in the Mid East region of the United States.
- How much does Wilkes University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $56,765 a year, and an average net price of $27,743 after grants and scholarships.