Davenport University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $214,806 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $213,788 |
How much does Davenport University spend on women's tennis?
Davenport University reported $213,788 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #430 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Davenport University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Davenport University's athletically related student aid averaged about $7,247 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Davenport University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Davenport University reported $40,039 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Davenport University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Davenport University reported $214,806 in total men's tennis expenses and $213,788 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in Michigan earn NIL money?
Michigan's 2020 NIL law (HB 5217), effective December 31, 2022, allows college athletes to earn NIL compensation. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://www.mhsaa.com/students/name-image-likeness.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Davenport University women's tennis roster?
Davenport University listed 10 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 11% above the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference median of 9.
Davenport University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 10 in 2025.
A larger squad usually means more competition for lineup spots and a deeper bench for a coach to draw on.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 3 |
| 2021 | 9 | 3 |
| 2022 | 11 | 3 |
| 2023 | 11 | 3 |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 |
How many coaches does Davenport University women's tennis have?
Davenport University lists 1 head coach and 3 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 2.5 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division II median of 5, by 50%.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does Davenport University spend on women's tennis?
Davenport University reported $213,788 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 18% above the NCAA Division II median of $181,331.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $1,725 per player in 2025, well below the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference median of $4,341, by 60%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $127 per female athlete in 2025, in line with the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference median of $141.
Total women's tennis expenses have swung between $119,698 (2021) and $254,322 (2024) without a clear direction.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
What is Davenport University like academically?
Davenport University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 98% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $37,319 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $17,707 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 53% of the sticker price on average.
57% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 82% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $45,099, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Davenport University?
Business, Management & Marketing dominates: it accounts for 48% of degrees awarded, with Health Professions a distant second at 29%.
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.
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (209 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (184 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (101 degrees)
- Marketing (61 degrees)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (59 degrees)
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (57 degrees)
- Computer Science (47 degrees)
- Human Resources Management and Services (34 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (31 degrees)
- Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (30 degrees)
What is Grand Rapids, MI like to live in?
Davenport University sits in Grand Rapids, a suburb of a large city of about 198,000 people in Kent County, Michigan.
The median household in Grand Rapids earns about $65,526, which is about the Michigan median ($71,149) but below the national median ($78,538).
Home values are in step with the rest of Michigan, around $225,500 and rents are typical for the state, about $1,191 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 19 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
It reads as a college town: 10% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.6 times the national share, and the median age of 32 is younger than the country's 39.
40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Michigan average of 32%.
What other teams does Davenport University field?
Davenport University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division II |
|---|---|
| Conference | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Grand Rapids, MI |
| Enrollment | 3,134 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Davenport University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Davenport University fields a NCAA Division II women's tennis team in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and reported 10 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Davenport University women's tennis?
- Davenport University competes in NCAA Division II in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the Davenport University women's tennis roster compare with other Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference programs?
- With 10 players in 2025, Davenport University is 11% above the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference median of 9, based on 5 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Davenport University women's tennis team have?
- 4 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 3 assistant), about 2.5 players per coach, 50% below the NCAA Division II median of 5.
- How much does it cost to attend Davenport University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $37,319 a year, and an average net price of $17,707 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Davenport University?
- Davenport University is in Grand Rapids, MI, in the Great Lakes region, in what the Department of Education classes as a suburban area.
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