Rockhurst University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $258,025 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $270,989 |
How much does Rockhurst University spend on women's tennis?
Rockhurst University reported $270,989 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #353 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Rockhurst University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Rockhurst University's athletically related student aid averaged about $9,595 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Rockhurst University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Rockhurst University reported $20,224 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Rockhurst University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Rockhurst University reported $258,025 in total men's tennis expenses and $270,989 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in Missouri earn NIL money?
Missouri's college NIL law (HB 297, 2021, expanded by HB 417 in 2023) allows college athletes to earn NIL compensation and lets schools facilitate deals. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://www.mshsaa.org/activities/Eligibility/EligibilityStandards.aspx.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Rockhurst University women's tennis roster?
Rockhurst University listed 8 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 11% below the NCAA Division II median of 9.
Rockhurst University's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 7 in 2021 and as high as 10 in 2022, and ended 2025 at 8.
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 | 8 | 1 |
| 2021 | 7 | 2 |
| 2022 | 10 | 2 |
| 2023 | 10 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 |
| 2025 | 8 | 3 |
How many coaches does Rockhurst University women's tennis have?
Rockhurst University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 2.7 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division II median of 5, by 47%.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does Rockhurst University spend on women's tennis?
Rockhurst University reported $270,989 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 73% above the Great Lakes Valley Conference median of $156,927.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $5,091 per player in 2025, well above the Great Lakes Valley Conference median of $2,328, by 119%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $80 per female athlete in 2025, well below the Great Lakes Valley Conference median of $124, by 36%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 67% between 2020 and 2025, from $162,554 to $270,989.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
What is Rockhurst University like academically?
Rockhurst University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 70% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1120, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $59,898 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $25,884 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 57% of the sticker price on average.
75% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 79% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $67,102, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Rockhurst University?
Health Professions is the largest field at 37% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (17%) and Biological & Biomedical Sciences (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 (252 degrees)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (65 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (57 degrees)
- Biology, General (39 degrees)
- Psychology, General (33 degrees)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (19 degrees)
- Physics (19 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (15 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (13 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (12 degrees)
What is Kansas City, MO like to live in?
Rockhurst University sits in Kansas City, a large city of about 508,000 people in Clay County, Missouri.
The median household in Kansas City earns about $67,449, which is about the Missouri median ($68,920) but below the national median ($78,538).
Home values are in step with the rest of Missouri, around $227,000 and a typical rent of $1,186 a month is 19% over the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 22 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 36, with 23% under 18 and 14% aged 65 or over.
38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Missouri average of 32%.
What other teams does Rockhurst University field?
Rockhurst University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division II |
|---|---|
| Conference | Great Lakes Valley Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Kansas City, MO |
| Enrollment | 1,580 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Rockhurst University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Rockhurst University fields a NCAA Division II women's tennis team in the Great Lakes Valley Conference and reported 8 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Rockhurst University women's tennis?
- Rockhurst University competes in NCAA Division II in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the Rockhurst University women's tennis roster compare with other NCAA Division II programs?
- With 8 players in 2025, Rockhurst University is 11% below the NCAA Division II median of 9, based on 196 NCAA Division II programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Rockhurst University women's tennis team have?
- 3 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 2 assistant), about 2.7 players per coach, 47% below the NCAA Division II median of 5.
- How much does it cost to attend Rockhurst University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $59,898 a year, and an average net price of $25,884 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Rockhurst University?
- Rockhurst University is in Kansas City, MO, in the Plains region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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