Grand Valley State University

How big is the Grand Valley State University men's tennis roster?

Grand Valley State University listed 9 players on its men's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 10% below the NCAA Division II median of 10.

Grand Valley State University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 9 players in 2025, down from 12 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 Grand Valley State University men's tennis have?

Grand Valley State University lists 1 head coach and 4 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 1.8 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division II median of 5.2, by 65%.

Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.

What does Grand Valley State University spend on men's tennis?

Grand Valley State University reported $321,663 in total men's tennis expenses for 2025, 65% above the NCAA Division II median of $195,289.

Day-to-day operating spending on the men's team came to about $6,450 per player in 2025, well above the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, by 166%.

Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all men's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $215 per male athlete in 2025, well above the NCAA Division II median of $112, by 93%.

Total men's tennis expenses rose 24% between 2020 and 2025, from $260,002 to $321,663.

Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.

What is Grand Valley State University like academically?

Grand Valley State University is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 83% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1074.

The full cost of attendance is around $28,367 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $16,317 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 42% of the sticker price on average.

Tuition is $15,140 for MI residents and $21,548 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.

67% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 76% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $56,118, among the top quarter of colleges.

What can you study at Grand Valley State University?

Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 23% of degrees, followed by Health Professions (14%) and Biological & Biomedical Sciences (8%).

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.

• Biology, General (335 degrees)
• Psychology, General (334 degrees)
• Marketing (325 degrees)
• Education, General (276 degrees)
• Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (267 degrees)
• Finance and Financial Management Services (260 degrees)
• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (247 degrees)
• Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (215 degrees)
• Accounting and Related Services (179 degrees)
• Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (157 degrees)

What is Allendale, MI like to live in?

Grand Valley State University sits in Allendale, a town on the edge of a metro area of about 26,000 people in Ottawa County, Michigan.

The median household in Allendale earns about $68,449, which is about the Michigan median ($71,149) but below the national median ($78,538).

Housing costs more here than in most of Michigan: a typical home is valued around $287,600, 32% above the state median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,081 a month.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 21 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 9% of workers walk.

It reads as a college town: 33% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 5.1 times the national share, and the median age of 21 is younger than the country's 39.

43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Michigan average of 32%.

What other teams does Grand Valley State University field?

Grand Valley State University also fields one other team with a public profile here.

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