Shawnee State University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $48,326 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $49,807 |
How much does Shawnee State University spend on women's tennis?
Shawnee State University reported $49,807 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #871 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Shawnee State University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Shawnee State University's athletically related student aid averaged about $4,804 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Shawnee State University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Shawnee State University reported $0 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Shawnee State University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Shawnee State University reported $48,326 in total men's tennis expenses and $49,807 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 Shawnee State University women's tennis roster?
Shawnee State University listed 6 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 33% below the NAIA median of 9.
Shawnee State University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 6 players in 2025, down from 10 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 | 10 | 1 |
| 2021 | 12 | 2 |
| 2022 | 12 | 1 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 |
How many coaches does Shawnee State University women's tennis have?
Shawnee State University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 6 players per coach, 20% above the River States 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 Shawnee State University spend on women's tennis?
Shawnee State University reported $49,807 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 66% below the NAIA median of $148,491.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $2,965 per player in 2025, well above the NAIA median of $1,900, by 56%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 110% between 2020 and 2025, from $23,747 to $49,807.
NAIA programs may award athletic scholarships, and NAIA eligibility rules differ from the NCAA’s.
What is Shawnee State University like academically?
Shawnee State University is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees.
The full cost of attendance is around $21,974 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $14,381 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 35% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $10,626 for OH residents and $17,358 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
48% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 72% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $39,596, below the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Shawnee State University?
Health Professions is the largest field at 35% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (13%) and Education (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.
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (65 degrees)
- Biology, General (33 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (30 degrees)
- Fine and Studio Arts (29 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (22 degrees)
- Special Education and Teaching (22 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (21 degrees)
- Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (18 degrees)
- Psychology, General (18 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (18 degrees)
What is Portsmouth, OH like to live in?
Shawnee State University sits in Portsmouth, a town well outside any metro area of about 18,000 people in Scioto County, Ohio.
Household incomes in Portsmouth, a median of about $35,319, sit far below the Ohio median and likewise far below the national one, 55% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $95,000, 52% below the Ohio median and a typical rent of $758 a month is 23% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 20 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 37, with 21% under 18 and 19% aged 65 or over.
18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Ohio average of 31%.
What other teams does Shawnee State University field?
Shawnee State University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NAIA |
|---|---|
| Conference | River States Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Portsmouth, OH |
| Enrollment | 2,247 |
| Type | public |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Shawnee State University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Shawnee State University fields a NAIA women's tennis team in the River States Conference and reported 6 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Shawnee State University women's tennis?
- Shawnee State University competes in NAIA in the River States Conference. NAIA programs may award athletic scholarships, and NAIA eligibility rules differ from the NCAA’s.
- How does the Shawnee State University women's tennis roster compare with other NAIA programs?
- With 6 players in 2025, Shawnee State University is 33% below the NAIA median of 9, based on 99 NAIA programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Shawnee State University women's tennis team have?
- 1 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 0 assistant), about 6 players per coach, 20% above the River States Conference median of 5.
- How much does it cost to attend Shawnee State University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $21,974 a year, and an average net price of $14,381 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Shawnee State University?
- Shawnee State University is in Portsmouth, OH, in the Great Lakes region, in what the Department of Education classes as a town.
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