Cornell College
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $89,019 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $32,246 |
How much does Cornell College spend on men's tennis?
Cornell College reported $89,019 in total men's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #597 of 962 men's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Cornell College offer athletic scholarships for men's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Cornell College's athletically related student aid averaged about $0 per men's athlete across all men's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Cornell College spend on recruiting men's athletes?
Cornell College reported $45,533 in total recruiting expenses for men's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all men's sports).
How does Cornell College's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Cornell College reported $89,019 in total men's tennis expenses and $32,246 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in Iowa earn NIL money?
Iowa's college NIL law (Iowa Code chapter 261I, effective July 1, 2021) permits college athletes to earn NIL compensation. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://www.iahsaa.org/handbook/name-image-likeness-guidance/.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Cornell College men's tennis roster?
Cornell College listed 12 players on its men's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, in line with the Midwest Conference median of 12.
Cornell College's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 9 players in 2020 to 12 in 2025.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | 1 |
| 2021 | 9 | 1 |
| 2022 | 10 | 1 |
| 2023 | 10 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 4 |
| 2025 | 12 | 4 |
How many coaches does Cornell College men's tennis have?
Cornell College lists 1 head coach and 3 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 3 players per coach, well below the Midwest Conference median of 5.5, by 45%.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does Cornell College spend on men's tennis?
Cornell College reported $89,019 in total men's tennis expenses for 2025, 44% above the NCAA Division III median of $61,890.
Day-to-day operating spending on the men's team came to about $1,680 per player in 2025, 12% below the NCAA Division III median of $1,918.
Against the Midwest Conference median it is in line with the Midwest Conference median of $1,770.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all men's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $414 per male athlete in 2025, well above the NCAA Division III median of $120, by 244%.
Total men's tennis expenses rose 116% between 2020 and 2025, from $41,238 to $89,019.
NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
What is Cornell College like academically?
Cornell College is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 80% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1234, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $66,249 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $23,634 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 64% of the sticker price on average.
62% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 80% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $53,460, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Cornell College?
No single field dominates: the largest, Biological & Biomedical Sciences, is 15% of degrees, with Business, Management & Marketing, Parks, Recreation & Fitness and others close behind.
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 (22 degrees)
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (20 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (17 degrees)
- Engineering, General (17 degrees)
- Computer Science (16 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (14 degrees)
- Fine and Studio Arts (14 degrees)
- Psychology, General (13 degrees)
- History (13 degrees)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (10 degrees)
What is Mount Vernon, IA like to live in?
Cornell College sits in Mount Vernon, a town on the edge of a metro area of about 4,551 people in Linn County, Iowa.
Household incomes in Mount Vernon, a median of about $106,356, sit far above the Iowa median and likewise far above the national one, 35% higher than the country as a whole.
Housing costs more here than in most of Iowa: a typical home is valued around $256,900, 31% above the state median and a typical rent of $802 a month is 15% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 21 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 11% of workers walk and 21% work from home.
The population skews young, with a median age of 24 against 39 nationally and 26% under 18.
50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Iowa average of 31%.
What other teams does Cornell College field?
Cornell College also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division III |
|---|---|
| Conference | Midwest Conference |
| Sport | Men's Tennis |
| Location | Mount Vernon, IA |
| Enrollment | 1,086 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Cornell College have a men's tennis team?
- Yes. Cornell College fields a NCAA Division III men's tennis team in the Midwest Conference and reported 12 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Cornell College men's tennis?
- Cornell College competes in NCAA Division III in the Midwest Conference. NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
- How does the Cornell College men's tennis roster compare with other Midwest Conference programs?
- With 12 players in 2025, Cornell College is in line with the Midwest Conference median of 12, based on 6 Midwest Conference programs that reported men's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Cornell College men's tennis team have?
- 4 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 3 assistant), about 3 players per coach, 45% below the Midwest Conference median of 5.5.
- How much does it cost to attend Cornell College?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $66,249 a year, and an average net price of $23,634 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Cornell College?
- Cornell College is in Mount Vernon, IA, in the Plains region, in what the Department of Education classes as a town.
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