Drury University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $193,520 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $234,439 |
How much does Drury University spend on women's tennis?
Drury University reported $234,439 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #394 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Drury University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Drury University's athletically related student aid averaged about $11,808 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Drury University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Drury University reported $24,331 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Drury University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Drury University reported $193,520 in total men's tennis expenses and $234,439 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in Missouri earn NIL money?
Missouri's college NIL law (HB 297, 2021, expanded by HB 417 in 2023) allows college athletes to earn NIL compensation and lets schools facilitate deals. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://www.mshsaa.org/activities/Eligibility/EligibilityStandards.aspx.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Drury University women's tennis roster?
Drury University listed 10 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 25% above the Great Lakes Valley Conference median of 8.
Drury University's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 8 in 2024 and as high as 11 in 2023, and ended 2025 at 10.
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 | 10 | 1 |
| 2021 | 10 | 1 |
| 2022 | 10 | 1 |
| 2023 | 11 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 |
How many coaches does Drury University women's tennis have?
Drury University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, well above the Great Lakes Valley Conference median of 4, by 25%.
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 Drury University spend on women's tennis?
Drury University reported $234,439 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 49% above the Great Lakes Valley Conference median of $156,927.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $2,524 per player in 2025, in line with the Great Lakes Valley Conference median of $2,328.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $124 per female athlete in 2025, in line with the NCAA Division II median of $120.
Total women's tennis expenses have swung between $233,778 (2024) and $320,010 (2023) without a clear direction.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
What is Drury University like academically?
Drury University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 58% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1218, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $48,846 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $20,831 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 57% of the sticker price on average.
62% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 79% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $40,694, below the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Drury University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Biological & Biomedical Sciences, is 17% of degrees, with Business, Management & Marketing, Architecture 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.
- Architecture (30 degrees)
- Biology, General (29 degrees)
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (28 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (24 degrees)
- Design and Applied Arts (23 degrees)
- Psychology, General (18 degrees)
- Marketing (18 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (17 degrees)
- Criminology (17 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (15 degrees)
What is Springfield, MO like to live in?
Drury University sits in Springfield, a mid-sized city of about 169,000 people in Greene County, Missouri.
Household incomes in Springfield, a median of about $45,984, sit far below the Missouri median and likewise far below the national one, 41% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $165,200, 23% below the Missouri median and rents are typical for the state, about $920 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 18 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
It reads as a college town: 14% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.1 times the national share, and the median age of 34 is younger than the country's 39.
What other teams does Drury University field?
Drury University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division II |
|---|---|
| Conference | Great Lakes Valley Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Springfield, MO |
| Enrollment | 1,383 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Drury University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Drury University fields a NCAA Division II women's tennis team in the Great Lakes Valley Conference and reported 10 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Drury University women's tennis?
- Drury University competes in NCAA Division II in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the Drury University women's tennis roster compare with other Great Lakes Valley Conference programs?
- With 10 players in 2025, Drury University is 25% above the Great Lakes Valley Conference median of 8, based on 11 Great Lakes Valley Conference programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Drury University women's tennis team have?
- 2 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 1 assistant), about 5 players per coach, 25% above the Great Lakes Valley Conference median of 4.
- How much does it cost to attend Drury University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $48,846 a year, and an average net price of $20,831 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Drury University?
- Drury University is in Springfield, MO, in the Plains region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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