Nichols College
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $88,638 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $44,319 |
How much does Nichols College spend on women's tennis?
Nichols College reported $44,319 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #906 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Nichols College offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Nichols 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 Nichols College spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Nichols College reported $31,985 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women'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 women's tennis roster?
Nichols College listed 9 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 10% below the Conference of New England median of 10.
Nichols College's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 9 players in 2025, down from 11 in 2020.
A smaller squad usually means each recruit is closer to the lineup, and one injury or transfer changes the team's season more.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11 | 3 |
| 2021 | 9 | 2 |
| 2022 | 12 | 2 |
| 2023 | 13 | 3 |
| 2024 | 13 | 3 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 |
How many coaches does Nichols College women's tennis have?
Nichols College lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 3 players per coach, well below the Conference of New England median of 5, by 40%.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does Nichols College spend on women's tennis?
Nichols College reported $44,319 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 23% below the NCAA Division III median of $57,912.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $286 per player in 2025, well below the NCAA Division III median of $1,786, by 84%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $167 per female athlete in 2025, well above the Conference of New England median of $65, by 158%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 74% between 2020 and 2025, from $25,457 to $44,319.
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 | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Dudley, MA |
| Enrollment | 1,163 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Nichols College have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Nichols College fields a NCAA Division III women's tennis team in the Conference of New England and reported 9 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Nichols College women'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 women's tennis roster compare with other Conference of New England programs?
- With 9 players in 2025, Nichols College is 10% below the Conference of New England median of 10, based on 7 Conference of New England programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Nichols College women's tennis team have?
- 3 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 2 assistant), about 3 players per coach, 40% below the Conference of New England median of 5.
- 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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