Luther College
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $104,199 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $102,325 |
How much does Luther College spend on women's tennis?
Luther College reported $102,325 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #648 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Luther College offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Luther 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 Luther College spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Luther College reported $18,580 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Luther College's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Luther College reported $104,199 in total men's tennis expenses and $102,325 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 Luther College women's tennis roster?
Luther College listed 12 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 20% above the NCAA Division III median of 10.
Luther College's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 12 players in 2025, down from 14 in 2020.
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 | 14 | 6 |
| 2021 | 22 | 4 |
| 2022 | 19 | 3 |
| 2023 | 18 | 3 |
| 2024 | 13 | 3 |
| 2025 | 12 | 3 |
How many coaches does Luther College women's tennis have?
Luther College lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, 20% below the NCAA Division III median of 5.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does Luther College spend on women's tennis?
Luther College reported $102,325 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 77% above the NCAA Division III median of $57,912.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $2,917 per player in 2025, well above the NCAA Division III median of $1,786, by 63%.
Against the national median it is in line with 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 $102 per female athlete in 2025, 15% below the NCAA Division III median of $119.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 64% between 2020 and 2025, from $62,396 to $102,325.
NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
What is Luther College like academically?
Luther College is a small private, nonprofit college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree that admits 72% 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 $65,461 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $23,097 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 65% of the sticker price on average.
71% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 77% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $59,850, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Luther College?
No single field dominates: the largest, Health Professions, is 17% of degrees, with Visual & Performing Arts, Business, Management & Marketing 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.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (40 degrees)
- Music (37 degrees)
- Biology, General (36 degrees)
- Research and Experimental Psychology (30 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (30 degrees)
- English Language and Literature, General (24 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (23 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (22 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (18 degrees)
- Design and Applied Arts (17 degrees)
What is Decorah, IA like to live in?
Luther College sits in Decorah, a remote town of about 7,597 people in Winneshiek County, Iowa.
Household incomes in Decorah, a median of about $62,177, sit below the Iowa median and likewise below the national one, 21% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing costs more here than in most of Iowa: a typical home is valued around $234,600, 20% above the state median and a typical rent of $788 a month is 17% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 12 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 23% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 16% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.4 times the national share, and the median age of 37 is close to the country's 39.
46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Iowa average of 31%.
What other teams does Luther College field?
Luther College also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division III |
|---|---|
| Conference | American Rivers Conference(Midwest Conference in 2026) |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Decorah, IA |
| Enrollment | 1,379 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Bachelor's |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Luther College have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Luther College fields a NCAA Division III women's tennis team in the American Rivers Conference(Midwest Conference in 2026) and reported 12 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Luther College women's tennis?
- Luther College competes in NCAA Division III in the American Rivers Conference(Midwest Conference in 2026). NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
- How does the Luther College women's tennis roster compare with other NCAA Division III programs?
- With 12 players in 2025, Luther College is 20% 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 Luther College women's tennis team have?
- 3 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 2 assistant), about 4 players per coach, 20% below the NCAA Division III median of 5.
- How much does it cost to attend Luther College?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $65,461 a year, and an average net price of $23,097 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Luther College?
- Luther College is in Decorah, IA, in the Plains region, in what the Department of Education classes as a town.
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