Saint Ambrose University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $127,772 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $119,078 |
How much does Saint Ambrose University spend on women's tennis?
Saint Ambrose University reported $119,078 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #600 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Saint Ambrose University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Saint Ambrose University's athletically related student aid averaged about $3,912 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Saint Ambrose University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Saint Ambrose University reported $56,731 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Saint Ambrose University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Saint Ambrose University reported $127,772 in total men's tennis expenses and $119,078 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in Iowa earn NIL money?
Iowa's college NIL law (Iowa Code chapter 261I, effective July 1, 2021) permits college athletes to earn NIL compensation. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://www.iahsaa.org/handbook/name-image-likeness-guidance/.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Saint Ambrose University women's tennis roster?
Saint Ambrose University listed 17 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 89% above the NAIA median of 9.
Saint Ambrose University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 17 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 | 1 |
| 2021 | 12 | 1 |
| 2022 | 14 | 1 |
| 2023 | 14 | 1 |
| 2024 | 16 | 2 |
| 2025 | 17 | 2 |
How many coaches does Saint Ambrose University women's tennis have?
Saint Ambrose University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 8.5 players per coach, well above the NAIA median of 5, by 70%.
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 Saint Ambrose University spend on women's tennis?
Saint Ambrose University reported $119,078 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 20% below the NAIA median of $148,491.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $1,712 per player in 2025, in line with the NAIA median of $1,900.
Against the national median it is well below the national median of $2,681, by 36%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $164 per female athlete in 2025, well above the NAIA median of $61, by 170%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 75% between 2020 and 2025, from $68,166 to $119,078.
NAIA programs may award athletic scholarships, and NAIA eligibility rules differ from the NCAA’s.
What is Saint Ambrose University like academically?
Saint Ambrose University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 77% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1093.
The full cost of attendance is around $51,141 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $24,691 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 52% of the sticker price on average.
61% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 76% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $59,531, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Saint Ambrose University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 23% of degrees, followed by Health Professions (17%) and Parks, Recreation & Fitness (13%).
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.
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (75 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (69 degrees)
- Psychology, General (45 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (38 degrees)
- Marketing (37 degrees)
- Biology, General (32 degrees)
- Social Work (23 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (23 degrees)
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (19 degrees)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (19 degrees)
What is Davenport, IA like to live in?
Saint Ambrose University sits in Davenport, a mid-sized city of about 101,000 people in Scott County, Iowa.
Household incomes in Davenport, a median of about $64,497, sit below the Iowa median and likewise below the national one, 18% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $162,900, 17% below the Iowa median and rents are typical for the state, about $930 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 19 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 38, with 21% under 18 and 17% aged 65 or over.
What other teams does Saint Ambrose University field?
Saint Ambrose University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NAIA |
|---|---|
| Conference | Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference(Heart of America Athletic Conference in 2026) |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Davenport, IA |
| Enrollment | 1,916 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Saint Ambrose University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Saint Ambrose University fields a NAIA women's tennis team in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference(Heart of America Athletic Conference in 2026) and reported 17 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Saint Ambrose University women's tennis?
- Saint Ambrose University competes in NAIA in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference(Heart of America Athletic Conference in 2026). NAIA programs may award athletic scholarships, and NAIA eligibility rules differ from the NCAA’s.
- How does the Saint Ambrose University women's tennis roster compare with other NAIA programs?
- With 17 players in 2025, Saint Ambrose University is 89% above the NAIA median of 9, based on 99 NAIA programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Saint Ambrose University women's tennis team have?
- 2 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 1 assistant), about 8.5 players per coach, 70% above the NAIA median of 5.
- How much does it cost to attend Saint Ambrose University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $51,141 a year, and an average net price of $24,691 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Saint Ambrose University?
- Saint Ambrose University is in Davenport, IA, in the Plains region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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