Ferris State University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $231,567 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $221,487 |
How much does Ferris State University spend on women's tennis?
Ferris State University reported $221,487 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #414 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Ferris State University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Ferris State University's athletically related student aid averaged about $8,942 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Ferris State University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Ferris State University reported $15,145 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Ferris State University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Ferris State University reported $231,567 in total men's tennis expenses and $221,487 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 Ferris State University women's tennis roster?
Ferris State University listed 10 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 43% above the independent median of 7.
Ferris State University's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 10 in 2020 and as high as 13 in 2022, 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 | 11 | 1 |
| 2022 | 13 | 1 |
| 2023 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 |
How many coaches does Ferris State University women's tennis have?
Ferris State University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 10 players per coach, well above the independent median of 5, by 100%.
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 Ferris State University spend on women's tennis?
Ferris State University reported $221,487 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 354% above the independent median of $48,765.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $3,022 per player in 2025, well above the independent median of $753, by 301%.
Against the national median it is 13% above the national median of $2,681.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $117 per female athlete in 2025, well above the independent median of $19, by 505%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 68% between 2020 and 2025, from $131,695 to $221,487.
What is Ferris State University like academically?
Ferris State University is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 91% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1012.
The full cost of attendance is around $27,048 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $8,624 after grants and scholarships, in the bottom quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 68% of the sticker price on average.
47% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 78% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $54,735, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Ferris State University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Engineering Technologies, is 18% of degrees, with Business, Management & Marketing, Health Professions 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.
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (249 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (181 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (107 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (106 degrees)
- Design and Applied Arts (101 degrees)
- Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (99 degrees)
- Biology, General (77 degrees)
- Graphic Communications (71 degrees)
- Construction Management (66 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (57 degrees)
What is Big Rapids, MI like to live in?
Ferris State University sits in Big Rapids, a remote town of about 7,847 people in Mecosta County, Michigan.
Household incomes in Big Rapids, a median of about $40,197, sit far below the Michigan median and likewise far below the national one, 49% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $134,200, 38% below the Michigan median and a typical rent of $815 a month is 25% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 15 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 16% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 31% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 4.7 times the national share, and the median age of 23 is younger than the country's 39.
28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Michigan average of 32%.
What other teams does Ferris State University field?
Ferris State University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | Independent |
|---|---|
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Big Rapids, MI |
| Enrollment | 8,106 |
| Type | public |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Ferris State University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Ferris State University fields a independent women's tennis team and reported 10 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Ferris State University women's tennis?
- Ferris State University competes in independent.
- How does the Ferris State University women's tennis roster compare with other independent programs?
- With 10 players in 2025, Ferris State University is 43% above the independent median of 7, based on 14 independent programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Ferris State University women's tennis team have?
- 1 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 0 assistant), about 10 players per coach, 100% above the independent median of 5.
- How much does it cost to attend Ferris State University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $27,048 a year, and an average net price of $8,624 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Ferris State University?
- Ferris State University is in Big Rapids, MI, in the Great Lakes region, in what the Department of Education classes as a town.
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