Hope College
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $41,959 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $56,377 |
How much does Hope College spend on women's tennis?
Hope College reported $56,377 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #836 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Hope College offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Hope College's athletically related student aid averaged about $0 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Hope College spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Hope College reported $31,591 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Hope College's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Hope College reported $41,959 in total men's tennis expenses and $56,377 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 Hope College women's tennis roster?
Hope College listed 13 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 30% above the NCAA Division III median of 10.
Hope College's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 11 players in 2020 to 13 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 | 11 | 2 |
| 2021 | 11 | 2 |
| 2022 | 11 | 2 |
| 2023 | 11 | 3 |
| 2024 | 14 | 2 |
| 2025 | 13 | 3 |
How many coaches does Hope College women's tennis have?
Hope College lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 4.3 players per coach, well below the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association median of 5.8, by 26%.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does Hope College spend on women's tennis?
Hope College reported $56,377 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, in line with the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association median of $60,779.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $2,540 per player in 2025, well above the NCAA Division III median of $1,786, by 42%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $126 per female athlete in 2025, well above the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association median of $90, by 41%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 60% between 2020 and 2025, from $35,341 to $56,377.
NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
What is Hope College like academically?
Hope College is a mid-sized private, nonprofit college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree that admits 79% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1249, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $55,646 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $27,182 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 51% of the sticker price on average.
80% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 88% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $58,427, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Hope College?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 20% of degrees, followed by Education (12%) and Biological & Biomedical Sciences (9%).
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 (120 degrees)
- Psychology, General (84 degrees)
- Engineering, General (52 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (49 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (44 degrees)
- Biology, General (40 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (40 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (39 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (37 degrees)
- Special Education and Teaching (34 degrees)
What is Holland, MI like to live in?
Hope College sits in Holland, a small city of about 34,000 people in Ottawa County, Michigan.
Household incomes in Holland run close to both the Michigan and national medians, around $72,905 a year.
Home values are in step with the rest of Michigan, around $235,800 and rents are typical for the state, about $1,143 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 17 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 8% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 11% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.7 times the national share, and the median age of 32 is younger than the country's 39.
What other teams does Hope College field?
Hope College also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division III |
|---|---|
| Conference | Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Holland, MI |
| Enrollment | 3,288 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Bachelor's |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Hope College have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Hope College fields a NCAA Division III women's tennis team in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association and reported 13 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Hope College women's tennis?
- Hope College competes in NCAA Division III in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association. NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
- How does the Hope College women's tennis roster compare with other NCAA Division III programs?
- With 13 players in 2025, Hope College is 30% above the NCAA Division III median of 10, based on 313 NCAA Division III programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Hope College women's tennis team have?
- 3 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 2 assistant), about 4.3 players per coach, 26% below the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association median of 5.8.
- How much does it cost to attend Hope College?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $55,646 a year, and an average net price of $27,182 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Hope College?
- Hope College is in Holland, MI, in the Great Lakes region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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