Northwood University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $176,441 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $221,316 |
How much does Northwood University spend on women's tennis?
Northwood University reported $221,316 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #415 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Northwood University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Northwood University's athletically related student aid averaged about $9,416 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Northwood University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Northwood University reported $9,319 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Northwood University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Northwood University reported $176,441 in total men's tennis expenses and $221,316 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 Northwood University women's tennis roster?
Northwood University listed 8 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 11% below the Great Midwest Athletic Conference median of 9.
Northwood University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 8 in 2025.
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 | 7 | 1 |
| 2021 | 7 | 1 |
| 2022 | 9 | 1 |
| 2023 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 |
How many coaches does Northwood University women's tennis have?
Northwood University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, well below the Great Midwest Athletic Conference median of 5.5, by 27%.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does Northwood University spend on women's tennis?
Northwood University reported $221,316 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 27% above the Great Midwest Athletic Conference median of $173,755.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $2,160 per player in 2025, 18% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,622.
Against the Great Midwest Athletic Conference median it is in line with the Great Midwest Athletic Conference median of $2,085.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $55 per female athlete in 2025, well below the NCAA Division II median of $120, by 54%.
Total women's tennis expenses fell 11% between 2020 and 2025, from $248,431 to $221,316.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
What is Northwood University like academically?
Northwood University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 65% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $48,780 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $27,232 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 44% of the sticker price on average.
63% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 79% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $63,075, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Northwood University?
Business, Management & Marketing dominates: it accounts for 86% of degrees awarded, with Computer & Information Sciences a distant second at 6%.
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 (321 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (96 degrees)
- Marketing (55 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (44 degrees)
- Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations (38 degrees)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (19 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (18 degrees)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (15 degrees)
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (12 degrees)
- Information Science/Studies (11 degrees)
What is Midland, MI like to live in?
Northwood University sits in Midland, a small city of about 42,000 people in Midland County, Michigan.
Household incomes in Midland run close to both the Michigan and national medians, around $74,906 a year.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $192,400, 12% below the Michigan median and rents are typical for the state, about $990 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 21 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 39, with 22% under 18 and 20% aged 65 or over.
46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Michigan average of 32%.
What other teams does Northwood University field?
Northwood University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division II |
|---|---|
| Conference | Great Midwest Athletic Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Midland, MI |
| Enrollment | 1,974 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Northwood University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Northwood University fields a NCAA Division II women's tennis team in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference and reported 8 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Northwood University women's tennis?
- Northwood University competes in NCAA Division II in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the Northwood University women's tennis roster compare with other Great Midwest Athletic Conference programs?
- With 8 players in 2025, Northwood University is 11% below the Great Midwest Athletic Conference median of 9, based on 8 Great Midwest Athletic Conference programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Northwood University women's tennis team have?
- 2 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 1 assistant), about 4 players per coach, 27% below the Great Midwest Athletic Conference median of 5.5.
- How much does it cost to attend Northwood University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $48,780 a year, and an average net price of $27,232 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Northwood University?
- Northwood University is in Midland, MI, in the Great Lakes region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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