Willamette University
Salem, OR · private, nonprofit · 1,592 undergraduates
Willamette University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Willamette University listed 9 players on the men's tennis roster, 25% below the NCAA Division III median of 12, and 11 on the women's, 10% above the NCAA Division III median of 10. Willamette 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 $1,541 per men's player, 20% below the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $859 per women's player, 52% below the NCAA Division III median of $1,786.
Willamette University, in Salem, OR, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the Northwest Conference.
Willamette University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 9 players in 2025, down from 10 in 2020. Willamette University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 9 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division III median of 5.3, by 69%.
Willamette University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 9 players in 2020 to 11 in 2025. Willamette University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 5.5 players per coach, 22% above the Northwest Conference median of 4.5.
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 Willamette University fund its athletes?
Willamette University reported 370 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 209 men and 161 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 $26,884 for men's sports and $33,810 for women's, tilted toward the women's side, or about $129 and $210 per athlete.
What is Willamette University like academically?
Willamette University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 77% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1377, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $67,501 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $25,121 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 63% of the sticker price on average.
71% 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 $56,911, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Willamette University?
Social Sciences is the largest field at 24% of degrees, followed by Multidisciplinary Studies (11%) and Parks, Recreation & Fitness (6%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Economics (40 degrees)
- Psychology, General (33 degrees)
- Biology, General (30 degrees)
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research (28 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (24 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (23 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (19 degrees)
- History (18 degrees)
- English Language and Literature, General (17 degrees)
- Fine and Studio Arts (16 degrees)
What is Four Corners, OR like to live in?
Willamette University sits in Four Corners, a mid-sized city of about 16,000 people in Marion County, Oregon.
Household incomes in Four Corners, a median of about $69,232, sit below the Oregon median and likewise below the national one, 12% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $313,500, 31% below the Oregon median and a typical rent of $1,298 a month is 10% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 24 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 23% under 18 and 16% aged 65 or over.
12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Oregon average of 36%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Willamette University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Willamette 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.
- How many players are on the Willamette University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Willamette University listed 9 players on the men's tennis roster, 25% 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 Willamette University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Willamette 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 Willamette University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $1,541 per men's player, 20% below the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $859 per women's player, 52% 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 Willamette University?
- Willamette University is in Salem, OR, in the Far West region of the United States.
- How much does Willamette University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $67,501 a year, and an average net price of $25,121 after grants and scholarships.