Wilmington University
New Castle, DE · private, nonprofit · 7,906 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Wilmington University field?
Wilmington University, in New Castle, DE, fields one tennis team, women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference.
The latest Equity in Athletics filing lists 7 on the women's side in 2025.
Wilmington University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 7 players in 2025, down from 8 in 2020. That 2025 roster is well below the Ohio Athletic Conference median of 11, by 33%, and 22% below the NCAA Division II median of 9. Wilmington University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 2.3 players per coach, well below the Ohio Athletic Conference median of 6, by 61%.
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 Wilmington University fund its athletes?
Wilmington University reported 314 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 183 men and 131 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $1,425,786, about $3,759 per male athlete and $5,632 per female athlete across all sports; 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 $16,672 for men's sports and $11,850 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $91 and $90 per athlete.
What is Wilmington University like academically?
Wilmington University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees.
The full cost of attendance is around $19,644 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $15,644 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 20% of the sticker price on average.
20% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 61% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $53,844, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Wilmington University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 25% of degrees, followed by Computer & Information Sciences (24%) and Health Professions (15%).
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 (239 degrees)
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (156 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (150 degrees)
- Social Sciences, General (136 degrees)
- Human Resources Management and Services (115 degrees)
- Psychology, General (108 degrees)
- Computer Science (101 degrees)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (101 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (88 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (87 degrees)
What is New Castle, DE like to live in?
Wilmington University sits in New Castle, a suburb of a large city of about 5,519 people in New Castle County, Delaware.
Household incomes in New Castle, a median of about $92,565, sit above the Delaware median and likewise above the national one, 18% higher than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $262,100, 20% below the Delaware median and a typical rent of $1,675 a month is 25% over the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 22 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 19% work from home.
The population skews older than the country as a whole, a median age of 46 against 39, with 22% aged 65 or over.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Wilmington University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Wilmington University fields women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Ohio Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Wilmington University?
- Wilmington University is in New Castle, DE, in the Mid East region of the United States.
- How much does Wilmington University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $19,644 a year, and an average net price of $15,644 after grants and scholarships.