Nichols College
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $88,638 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $44,319 |
How much does Nichols College spend on men's tennis?
Nichols College reported $88,638 in total men's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #598 of 962 men's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Nichols College offer athletic scholarships for men's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Nichols 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 Nichols College spend on recruiting men's athletes?
Nichols College reported $33,828 in total recruiting expenses for men's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all men's sports).
How does Nichols College's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Nichols College reported $88,638 in total men's tennis expenses and $44,319 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in Massachusetts earn NIL money?
Massachusetts enacted college NIL protections in January 2021 as part of a broader economic development law allowing college athletes to be paid for their name, image, and likeness. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://www.miaa.net/sites/default/files/2025-06/miaa-handbook-25-27.pdf.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Nichols College men's tennis roster?
Nichols College listed 13 players on its men's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, in line with the Conference of New England median of 12.
Nichols College's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 13 players in 2025, down from 16 in 2020.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 16 | 3 |
| 2021 | 13 | 2 |
| 2022 | 17 | 2 |
| 2023 | 12 | 4 |
| 2024 | 14 | 3 |
| 2025 | 13 | 3 |
How many coaches does Nichols College men's tennis have?
Nichols College lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 4.3 players per coach, 19% below the NCAA Division III median of 5.3.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does Nichols College spend on men's tennis?
Nichols College reported $88,638 in total men's tennis expenses for 2025, 65% above the Conference of New England median of $53,778.
Day-to-day operating spending on the men's team came to about $264 per player in 2025, well below the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, by 86%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all men's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $93 per male athlete in 2025, well above the Conference of New England median of $67, by 38%.
Total men's tennis expenses rose 40% between 2020 and 2025, from $63,293 to $88,638.
NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
What is Nichols College like academically?
Nichols College is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 81% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1140, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $58,310 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $33,036 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 43% of the sticker price on average.
63% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 72% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $58,063, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Nichols College?
Business, Management & Marketing dominates: it accounts for 66% of degrees awarded, with Parks, Recreation & Fitness a distant second at 11%.
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/Commerce, General (70 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (51 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (36 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (32 degrees)
- Marketing (30 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (23 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (20 degrees)
- Psychology, General (18 degrees)
- Human Resources Management and Services (7 degrees)
- Business/Managerial Economics (7 degrees)
What is Dudley, MA like to live in?
Nichols College sits in Dudley, a suburb of a large city in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
The median household in Worcester County earns about $93,561, which is about the Massachusetts median ($101,341) but above the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $390,700, 26% below the Massachusetts median and a typical rent of $1,347 a month is 20% under the state figure.
Commutes run long, about 30 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 40, with 21% under 18 and 17% aged 65 or over.
39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Massachusetts average of 47%.
What other teams does Nichols College field?
Nichols College also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division III |
|---|---|
| Conference | Conference of New England |
| Sport | Men's Tennis |
| Location | Dudley, MA |
| Enrollment | 1,163 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Nichols College have a men's tennis team?
- Yes. Nichols College fields a NCAA Division III men's tennis team in the Conference of New England and reported 13 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Nichols College men's tennis?
- Nichols College competes in NCAA Division III in the Conference of New England. NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
- How does the Nichols College men's tennis roster compare with other Conference of New England programs?
- With 13 players in 2025, Nichols College is in line with the Conference of New England median of 12, based on 10 Conference of New England programs that reported men's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Nichols College men's tennis team have?
- 3 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 2 assistant), about 4.3 players per coach, 19% below the NCAA Division III median of 5.3.
- How much does it cost to attend Nichols College?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $58,310 a year, and an average net price of $33,036 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Nichols College?
- Nichols College is in Dudley, MA, in the New England region, in what the Department of Education classes as a suburban area.
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