Grinnell College
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $99,214 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $97,266 |
How much does Grinnell College spend on men's tennis?
Grinnell College reported $99,214 in total men's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #559 of 962 men's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Grinnell College offer athletic scholarships for men's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Grinnell 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 Grinnell College spend on recruiting men's athletes?
Grinnell College reported $37,890 in total recruiting expenses for men's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all men's sports).
How does Grinnell College's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Grinnell College reported $99,214 in total men's tennis expenses and $97,266 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 Grinnell College men's tennis roster?
Grinnell College listed 16 players on its men's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 33% above the Midwest Conference median of 12.
Grinnell College's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 13 in 2021 and as high as 18 in 2023, and ended 2025 at 16.
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 | 17 | 2 |
| 2021 | 13 | 2 |
| 2022 | 17 | 2 |
| 2023 | 18 | 2 |
| 2024 | 18 | 2 |
| 2025 | 16 | 2 |
How many coaches does Grinnell College men's tennis have?
Grinnell College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 8 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division III median of 5.3, by 50%.
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 Grinnell College spend on men's tennis?
Grinnell College reported $99,214 in total men's tennis expenses for 2025, 60% above the NCAA Division III median of $61,890.
Day-to-day operating spending on the men's team came to about $2,125 per player in 2025, 20% above 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 $151 per male athlete in 2025, well above the NCAA Division III median of $120, by 26%.
Total men's tennis expenses rose 63% between 2020 and 2025, from $60,712 to $99,214.
NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
What is Grinnell College like academically?
Grinnell College is a small private, nonprofit college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree that admits 15% of applicants, highly selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1486, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $83,440 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $17,648 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 79% of the sticker price on average.
88% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 93% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $62,830, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Grinnell College?
Social Sciences is the largest field at 26% of degrees, followed by Biological & Biomedical Sciences (16%) and Computer & Information Sciences (14%).
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.
- Computer Science (56 degrees)
- Mathematics (48 degrees)
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (48 degrees)
- Economics (46 degrees)
- Biology, General (40 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (38 degrees)
- Research and Experimental Psychology (33 degrees)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (30 degrees)
- English Language and Literature, General (30 degrees)
- Fine and Studio Arts (26 degrees)
What is Grinnell, IA like to live in?
Grinnell College sits in Grinnell, a remote town of about 9,527 people in Poweshiek County, Iowa.
Household incomes in Grinnell, a median of about $64,426, sit below the Iowa median and likewise below the national one, 18% lower than the country as a whole.
Home values are in step with the rest of Iowa, around $191,700 and rents are typical for the state, about $876 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 14 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 20% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 10% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.5 times the national share, and the median age of 38 is close to the country's 39.
41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Iowa average of 31%.
What other teams does Grinnell College field?
Grinnell 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 | Grinnell, IA |
| Enrollment | 1,729 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Bachelor's |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Grinnell College have a men's tennis team?
- Yes. Grinnell College fields a NCAA Division III men's tennis team in the Midwest Conference and reported 16 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Grinnell College men's tennis?
- Grinnell 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 Grinnell College men's tennis roster compare with other Midwest Conference programs?
- With 16 players in 2025, Grinnell College is 33% above the Midwest Conference median of 12, based on 6 Midwest Conference programs that reported men's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Grinnell College men's tennis team have?
- 2 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 1 assistant), about 8 players per coach, 50% above the NCAA Division III median of 5.3.
- How much does it cost to attend Grinnell College?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $83,440 a year, and an average net price of $17,648 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Grinnell College?
- Grinnell College is in Grinnell, IA, in the Plains region, in what the Department of Education classes as a town.
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