Morningside University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $148,606 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $143,606 |
How much does Morningside University spend on women's tennis?
Morningside University reported $143,606 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #563 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Morningside University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Morningside University's athletically related student aid averaged about $4,915 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Morningside University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Morningside University reported $7,853 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Morningside University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Morningside University reported $148,606 in total men's tennis expenses and $143,606 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 Morningside University women's tennis roster?
Morningside University listed 17 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 89% above the NAIA median of 9.
Morningside University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 10 players in 2020 to 17 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 | 10 | 2 |
| 2021 | 10 | 2 |
| 2022 | 12 | 2 |
| 2023 | 14 | 3 |
| 2024 | 13 | 2 |
| 2025 | 17 | 3 |
How many coaches does Morningside University women's tennis have?
Morningside University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 5.7 players per coach, 13% above the NAIA median of 5.
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 Morningside University spend on women's tennis?
Morningside University reported $143,606 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, in line with the NAIA median of $148,491.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $1,274 per player in 2025, well below the NAIA median of $1,900, by 33%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $33 per female athlete in 2025, well below the NAIA median of $61, by 46%.
Total women's tennis expenses fell 17% between 2020 and 2025, from $172,097 to $143,606.
NAIA programs may award athletic scholarships, and NAIA eligibility rules differ from the NCAA’s.
What is Morningside University like academically?
Morningside University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 71% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $52,577 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $31,320 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 40% of the sticker price on average.
50% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 74% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $55,494, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Morningside University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 28% of degrees, followed by Education (26%) and Health Professions (12%).
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 (64 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (29 degrees)
- Biology, General (28 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (21 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (17 degrees)
- Special Education and Teaching (14 degrees)
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (12 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (11 degrees)
- Marketing (10 degrees)
- Computer Programming (9 degrees)
What is Sioux City, IA like to live in?
Morningside University sits in Sioux City, a small city of about 86,000 people in Woodbury County, Iowa.
Household incomes in Sioux City, a median of about $65,473, sit below the Iowa median and likewise below the national one, 17% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $162,600, 17% below the Iowa median and rents are typical for the state, about $936 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 17 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 35, with 26% under 18 and 15% aged 65 or over.
22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Iowa average of 31%.
What other teams does Morningside University field?
Morningside University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NAIA |
|---|---|
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Sioux City, IA |
| Enrollment | 1,163 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Morningside University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Morningside University fields a NAIA women's tennis team and reported 17 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Morningside University women's tennis?
- Morningside University competes in NAIA. NAIA programs may award athletic scholarships, and NAIA eligibility rules differ from the NCAA’s.
- How does the Morningside University women's tennis roster compare with other NAIA programs?
- With 17 players in 2025, Morningside University is 89% above the NAIA median of 9, based on 99 NAIA programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Morningside University women's tennis team have?
- 3 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 2 assistant), about 5.7 players per coach, 13% above the NAIA median of 5.
- How much does it cost to attend Morningside University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $52,577 a year, and an average net price of $31,320 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Morningside University?
- Morningside University is in Sioux City, IA, in the Plains region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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