Ottawa University-Surprise
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $370,659 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $308,113 |
How much does Ottawa University-Surprise spend on women's tennis?
Ottawa University-Surprise reported $308,113 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #303 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Ottawa University-Surprise offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Ottawa University-Surprise's athletically related student aid averaged about $10,808 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Ottawa University-Surprise spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Ottawa University-Surprise reported $30,000 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Ottawa University-Surprise's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Ottawa University-Surprise reported $370,659 in total men's tennis expenses and $308,113 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in Arizona earn NIL money?
Arizona's SB 1296 (2021) permits college athletes in the state to earn compensation from their name, image, and likeness. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://aiaonline.org/students/nil.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Ottawa University-Surprise women's tennis roster?
Ottawa University-Surprise listed 9 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, in line with the NAIA median of 9.
Ottawa University-Surprise's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 9 players in 2025, down from 10 in 2020.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10 | 1 |
| 2021 | 7 | 2 |
| 2022 | 7 | 2 |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 |
How many coaches does Ottawa University-Surprise women's tennis have?
Ottawa University-Surprise lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4.5 players per coach, 10% below the NAIA median of 5.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does Ottawa University-Surprise spend on women's tennis?
Ottawa University-Surprise reported $308,113 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 107% above the NAIA median of $148,491.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $2,812 per player in 2025, well above the NAIA median of $1,900, by 48%.
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 $109 per female athlete in 2025, well above the NAIA median of $61, by 79%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 68% between 2020 and 2025, from $183,853 to $308,113.
NAIA programs may award athletic scholarships, and NAIA eligibility rules differ from the NCAA’s.
What is Ottawa University-Surprise like academically?
Ottawa University-Surprise is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 78% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 972.
The full cost of attendance is around $52,170 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $33,393 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 36% of the sticker price on average.
40% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
18% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 50% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $55,552, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Ottawa University-Surprise?
Parks, Recreation & Fitness is the largest field at 32% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (25%) and Psychology (15%).
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 (46 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (23 degrees)
- Psychology, General (13 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (12 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (7 degrees)
- Biology, General (6 degrees)
- Engineering, General (5 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (3 degrees)
- History (2 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (2 degrees)
What is Surprise, AZ like to live in?
Ottawa University-Surprise sits in Surprise, a suburb of a large city of about 150,000 people in Maricopa County, Arizona.
Household incomes in Surprise, a median of about $93,371, sit above the Arizona median and likewise above the national one, 19% higher than the country as a whole.
Housing costs more here than in most of Arizona: a typical home is valued around $396,000, 10% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,917 a month is 34% over the state figure.
Commutes run long, about 30 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 18% work from home.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 42, with 24% under 18 and 22% aged 65 or over.
What other teams does Ottawa University-Surprise field?
Ottawa University-Surprise also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NAIA |
|---|---|
| Conference | Great Southwest Athletic Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Surprise, AZ |
| Enrollment | 836 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Ottawa University-Surprise have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Ottawa University-Surprise fields a NAIA women's tennis team in the Great Southwest Athletic Conference and reported 9 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Ottawa University-Surprise women's tennis?
- Ottawa University-Surprise competes in NAIA in the Great Southwest Athletic Conference. NAIA programs may award athletic scholarships, and NAIA eligibility rules differ from the NCAA’s.
- How does the Ottawa University-Surprise women's tennis roster compare with other NAIA programs?
- With 9 players in 2025, Ottawa University-Surprise is in line with the NAIA median of 9, based on 99 NAIA programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Ottawa University-Surprise women's tennis team have?
- 2 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 1 assistant), about 4.5 players per coach, 10% below the NAIA median of 5.
- How much does it cost to attend Ottawa University-Surprise?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $52,170 a year, and an average net price of $33,393 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Ottawa University-Surprise?
- Ottawa University-Surprise is in Surprise, AZ, in the Southwest region, in what the Department of Education classes as a suburban area.
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