Otterbein University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $25,156 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $28,029 |
How much does Otterbein University spend on men's tennis?
Otterbein University reported $25,156 in total men's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #864 of 962 men's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Otterbein University offer athletic scholarships for men's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Otterbein University'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 Otterbein University spend on recruiting men's athletes?
Otterbein University reported $30,754 in total recruiting expenses for men's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all men's sports).
How does Otterbein University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Otterbein University reported $25,156 in total men's tennis expenses and $28,029 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in Ohio earn NIL money?
Ohio college NIL has been permitted since Governor DeWine's 2021 executive order, expanded by a 2024 order allowing schools to pay athletes directly, with codifying legislation advancing in the legislature. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://www.ohsaa.org/Eligibility/NIL-Resource-Center.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Otterbein University men's tennis roster?
Otterbein University listed 8 players on its men's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 33% below the NCAA Division III median of 12.
Otterbein University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 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 | 2 |
| 2021 | 11 | 2 |
| 2022 | 10 | 2 |
| 2023 | 12 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 |
How many coaches does Otterbein University men's tennis have?
Otterbein University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 8 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division III median of 5.3, by 50%.
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 Otterbein University spend on men's tennis?
Otterbein University reported $25,156 in total men's tennis expenses for 2025, 59% below the NCAA Division III median of $61,890.
Day-to-day operating spending on the men's team came to about $1,621 per player in 2025, 15% below the NCAA Division III median of $1,918.
Against the Ohio Athletic Conference median it is in line with the Ohio Athletic Conference median of $1,501.
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 below the Ohio Athletic Conference median of $137, by 32%.
Total men's tennis expenses rose 22% between 2020 and 2025, from $20,562 to $25,156.
NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
What is Otterbein University like academically?
Otterbein University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 85% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1220, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $48,321 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $19,237 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 60% of the sticker price on average.
68% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 80% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $53,313, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Otterbein University?
Health Professions is the largest field at 21% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (12%) and Biological & Biomedical Sciences (9%).
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.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (59 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (28 degrees)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (26 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (26 degrees)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (25 degrees)
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (25 degrees)
- Psychology, General (23 degrees)
- Biology, General (21 degrees)
- Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management (20 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (20 degrees)
What is Westerville, OH like to live in?
Otterbein University sits in Westerville, a suburb of a large city of about 39,000 people in Delaware County, Ohio.
Household incomes in Westerville, a median of about $107,054, sit far above the Ohio median and likewise far above the national one, 36% higher than the country as a whole.
Housing costs more here than in most of Ohio: a typical home is valued around $343,200, 72% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,409 a month is 43% over the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 20 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 25% work from home.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 41, with 23% under 18 and 21% aged 65 or over.
58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Ohio average of 31%.
What other teams does Otterbein University field?
Otterbein University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division III |
|---|---|
| Conference | Ohio Athletic Conference |
| Sport | Men's Tennis |
| Location | Westerville, OH |
| Enrollment | 2,157 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Otterbein University have a men's tennis team?
- Yes. Otterbein University fields a NCAA Division III men's tennis team in the Ohio Athletic Conference and reported 8 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Otterbein University men's tennis?
- Otterbein University competes in NCAA Division III in the Ohio Athletic Conference. NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
- How does the Otterbein University men's tennis roster compare with other NCAA Division III programs?
- With 8 players in 2025, Otterbein University is 33% below the NCAA Division III median of 12, based on 287 NCAA Division III programs that reported men's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Otterbein University men's tennis team have?
- 1 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 0 assistant), about 8 players per coach, 50% above the NCAA Division III median of 5.3.
- How much does it cost to attend Otterbein University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $48,321 a year, and an average net price of $19,237 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Otterbein University?
- Otterbein University is in Westerville, OH, in the Great Lakes region, in what the Department of Education classes as a suburban area.
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