Rhode Island College
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $59,276 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $57,912 |
How much does Rhode Island College spend on women's tennis?
Rhode Island College reported $57,912 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #831 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Rhode Island College offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island College spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Rhode Island College reported $2,686 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Rhode Island College's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Rhode Island College reported $59,276 in total men's tennis expenses and $57,912 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in Rhode Island earn NIL money?
Rhode Island has no state college NIL law; proposed bills (e.g., H5082) repeatedly stalled, leaving college NIL governed by NCAA policy. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://riil.org/resources/Inside%20the%20RIIL/High%20School%20Rules%20&%20Regulations.pdf.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Rhode Island College women's tennis roster?
Rhode Island College listed 12 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 33% above the Little East Conference median of 9.
Rhode Island College's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 12 in 2025.
A larger squad usually means more competition for lineup spots and a deeper bench for a coach to draw on.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 2 |
| 2021 | 12 | 2 |
| 2022 | 11 | 2 |
| 2023 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 |
How many coaches does Rhode Island College women's tennis have?
Rhode Island College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 6 players per coach, 20% above the Little East Conference median of 5.
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 Rhode Island College spend on women's tennis?
Rhode Island College reported $57,912 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 26% above the Little East Conference median of $46,128.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $622 per player in 2025, well below the Little East Conference median of $1,973, by 68%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $17 per female athlete in 2025, well below the NCAA Division III median of $119, by 86%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 37% between 2020 and 2025, from $42,406 to $57,912.
NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
What is Rhode Island College like academically?
Rhode Island College is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 92% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 990.
The full cost of attendance is around $17,454 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $9,478 after grants and scholarships, in the bottom quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 46% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $11,300 for RI residents and $27,299 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
42% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
48% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 73% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $56,318, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Rhode Island College?
Health Professions is the largest field at 23% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (19%) and Public Administration & Social Service (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.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (151 degrees)
- Psychology, General (144 degrees)
- Social Work (101 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (61 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (61 degrees)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (61 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (58 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (55 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (50 degrees)
- Computer Science (44 degrees)
What is Providence, RI like to live in?
Rhode Island College sits in Providence, a suburb of a large city of about 190,000 people in Providence County, Rhode Island.
Household incomes in Providence, a median of about $66,772, sit below the Rhode Island median and likewise below the national one, 15% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $322,800, 12% below the Rhode Island median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,333 a month.
Commutes average about 25 minutes, close to the national average, and driving is common but not universal, though 7% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 11% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.7 times the national share, and the median age of 33 is younger than the country's 39.
What other teams does Rhode Island College field?
Rhode Island College also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division III |
|---|---|
| Conference | Little East Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Providence, RI |
| Enrollment | 5,049 |
| Type | public |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Rhode Island College have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Rhode Island College fields a NCAA Division III women's tennis team in the Little East Conference and reported 12 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Rhode Island College women's tennis?
- Rhode Island College competes in NCAA Division III in the Little East Conference. NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
- How does the Rhode Island College women's tennis roster compare with other Little East Conference programs?
- With 12 players in 2025, Rhode Island College is 33% above the Little East Conference median of 9, based on 7 Little East Conference programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Rhode Island College women's tennis team have?
- 2 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 1 assistant), about 6 players per coach, 20% above the Little East Conference median of 5.
- How much does it cost to attend Rhode Island College?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $17,454 a year, and an average net price of $9,478 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Rhode Island College?
- Rhode Island College is in Providence, RI, in the New England region, in what the Department of Education classes as a suburban area.
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