Bethany College

How big is the Bethany College women's tennis roster?

Bethany College listed 8 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 11% below the NAIA median of 9.

Bethany College's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 14 in 2020.

A smaller squad usually means each recruit is closer to the lineup, and one injury or transfer changes the team's season more.

How many coaches does Bethany College women's tennis have?

Bethany College lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 8 players per coach, well above the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference median of 4.8, by 68%.

More players per coach generally means practice time is shared more widely and an assistant or volunteer coach carries more of the day-to-day work.

What does Bethany College spend on women's tennis?

Bethany College reported $145,341 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, in line with the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference median of $140,876.

Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $1,226 per player in 2025, well below the NAIA median of $1,900, by 35%.

Against the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference median it is in line with the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference median of $1,130.

Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $79 per female athlete in 2025, well above the NAIA median of $61, by 30%.

Total women's tennis expenses have swung between $145,341 (2025) and $244,555 (2023) without a clear direction.

NAIA programs may award athletic scholarships, and NAIA eligibility rules differ from the NCAA’s.

What is Bethany College like academically?

Bethany College is a small private, nonprofit college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree that admits 56% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

The full cost of attendance is around $53,738 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $27,686 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 48% of the sticker price on average.

48% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.

36% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 43% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $49,694, above the median of $40,747.

What can you study at Bethany College?

Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 24% of degrees, followed by Parks, Recreation & Fitness (15%) and Homeland Security & Law Enforcement (14%).

The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data; a recruit should ask the coach how practice and travel fit around a specific major’s lab or clinical hours.

• Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (26 degrees)
• Business Administration, Management and Operations (18 degrees)
• Biology, General (15 degrees)
• Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other (14 degrees)
• Finance and Financial Management Services (14 degrees)
• Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (13 degrees)
• Psychology, General (12 degrees)
• Criminal Justice and Corrections (6 degrees)
• Economics (6 degrees)
• Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (6 degrees)

What is Lindsborg, KS like to live in?

Bethany College sits in Lindsborg, a rural area of about 3,773 people in McPherson County, Kansas.

The median household in Lindsborg earns about $69,559, which is about the Kansas median ($72,639) but below the national median ($78,538).

Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $178,200, 12% below the Kansas median and rents are typical for the state, about $942 a month.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 16 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 10% of workers walk.

The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 36, with 19% under 18 and 24% aged 65 or over.

45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Kansas average of 35%.

What other teams does Bethany College field?

Bethany College also fields one other team with a public profile here.

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