St Olaf College
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $57,226 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $54,206 |
How much does St Olaf College spend on women's tennis?
St Olaf College reported $54,206 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #849 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does St Olaf College offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, St Olaf 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 St Olaf College spend on recruiting women's athletes?
St Olaf College reported $23,647 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does St Olaf College's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, St Olaf College reported $57,226 in total men's tennis expenses and $54,206 in total women's tennis expenses.
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the St Olaf College women's tennis roster?
St Olaf College listed 12 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 20% above the NCAA Division III median of 10.
St Olaf College's women's tennis roster has stayed between 10 and 12 players since 2020, and stood at 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 | 12 | 3 |
| 2021 | 11 | 3 |
| 2022 | 11 | 4 |
| 2023 | 10 | 4 |
| 2024 | 11 | 4 |
| 2025 | 12 | 4 |
How many coaches does St Olaf College women's tennis have?
St Olaf College lists 1 head coach and 3 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 3 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division III median of 5, by 40%.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does St Olaf College spend on women's tennis?
St Olaf College reported $54,206 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 38% below the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference median of $87,251.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $1,432 per player in 2025, well below the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference median of $2,229, by 36%.
Against the NCAA Division III median it is 20% below the NCAA Division III median of $1,786.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $97 per female athlete in 2025, 19% below the NCAA Division III median of $119.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 98% between 2020 and 2025, from $27,346 to $54,206.
NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
What is St Olaf College like academically?
St Olaf College is a mid-sized private, nonprofit college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree that admits 48% of applicants, selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1380, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $71,843 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $23,874 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 67% of the sticker price on average.
84% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 92% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $65,543, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at St Olaf College?
No single field dominates: the largest, Social Sciences, is 17% of degrees, with Biological & Biomedical Sciences, Visual & Performing Arts and others close behind.
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.
- Biology, General (111 degrees)
- Economics (80 degrees)
- Mathematics (75 degrees)
- Research and Experimental Psychology (75 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (67 degrees)
- English Language and Literature, General (50 degrees)
- Music (47 degrees)
- Fine and Studio Arts (39 degrees)
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (32 degrees)
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research (31 degrees)
What is Northfield, MN like to live in?
St Olaf College sits in Northfield, a town well outside any metro area of about 21,000 people in Rice County, Minnesota.
The median household in Northfield earns about $92,000, which is about the Minnesota median ($87,556) but above the national median ($78,538).
Home values are in step with the rest of Minnesota, around $305,300 and a typical rent of $1,036 a month is 16% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 19 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 17% of workers walk and 20% work from home.
It reads as a college town: 16% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.4 times the national share, and the median age of 28 is younger than the country's 39.
52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Minnesota average of 39%.
What other teams does St Olaf College field?
St Olaf College also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division III |
|---|---|
| Conference | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Northfield, MN |
| Enrollment | 3,093 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Bachelor's |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does St Olaf College have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. St Olaf College fields a NCAA Division III women's tennis team in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and reported 12 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is St Olaf College women's tennis?
- St Olaf College competes in NCAA Division III in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
- How does the St Olaf College women's tennis roster compare with other NCAA Division III programs?
- With 12 players in 2025, St Olaf College is 20% above the NCAA Division III median of 10, based on 313 NCAA Division III programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the St Olaf College women's tennis team have?
- 4 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 3 assistant), about 3 players per coach, 40% below the NCAA Division III median of 5.
- How much does it cost to attend St Olaf College?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $71,843 a year, and an average net price of $23,874 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is St Olaf College?
- St Olaf College is in Northfield, MN, in the Plains region, in what the Department of Education classes as a town.
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