Southwest Baptist University

How big is the Southwest Baptist University men's tennis roster?

Southwest Baptist University listed 10 players on its men's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 11% above the Independent median of 9.

Southwest Baptist University's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 9 in 2023 and as high as 11 in 2021, and ended 2025 at 10.

A larger squad usually means more competition for lineup spots and a deeper bench for a coach to draw on.

How many coaches does Southwest Baptist University men's tennis have?

Southwest Baptist University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, in line with the NCAA Division II median of 5.2.

What does Southwest Baptist University spend on men's tennis?

Southwest Baptist University reported $197,628 in total men's tennis expenses for 2025, 83% above the Independent median of $107,905.

Day-to-day operating spending on the men's team came to about $1,763 per player in 2025, well above the Independent median of $1,383, by 27%.

Against the NCAA Division II median it is well below the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, by 27%.

Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all men's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $103 per male athlete in 2025, well above the Independent median of $54, by 93%.

Total men's tennis expenses have swung between $158,502 (2023) and $219,784 (2021) without a clear direction.

Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.

What is Southwest Baptist University like academically?

Southwest Baptist University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 68% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1088.

The full cost of attendance is around $40,301 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $21,677 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 46% of the sticker price on average.

55% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 65% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $43,112, above the median of $40,747.

What can you study at Southwest Baptist University?

Health Professions dominates: it accounts for 43% of degrees awarded, with Education a distant second at 12%.

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 (63 degrees)
• Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (28 degrees)
• Psychology, General (26 degrees)
• Business Administration, Management and Operations (25 degrees)
• Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (22 degrees)
• Theological and Ministerial Studies (20 degrees)
• Biology, General (20 degrees)
• Computer Science (18 degrees)
• Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (15 degrees)
• Social Work (12 degrees)

What is Bolivar, MO like to live in?

Southwest Baptist University sits in Bolivar, a town well outside any metro area of about 11,000 people in Polk County, Missouri.

Household incomes in Bolivar, a median of about $44,603, sit far below the Missouri median and likewise far below the national one, 43% lower than the country as a whole.

Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $188,700, 12% below the Missouri median and a typical rent of $833 a month is 16% under the state figure.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 23 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 7% of workers walk.

It reads as a college town: 15% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.2 times the national share, and the median age of 33 is younger than the country's 39.

26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Missouri average of 32%.

What other teams does Southwest Baptist University field?

Southwest Baptist University also fields one other team with a public profile here.

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