Sterling College

How big is the Sterling College men's tennis roster?

Sterling College listed 14 players on its men's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 40% above the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference median of 10.

Sterling College's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 10 players in 2020 to 14 in 2025.

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

How many coaches does Sterling College men's tennis have?

Sterling College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 7 players per coach, in line with the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference median of 6.5.

What does Sterling College spend on men's tennis?

Sterling College reported $328,055 in total men's tennis expenses for 2025, 84% above the NAIA median of $178,009.

Day-to-day operating spending on the men's team came to about $838 per player in 2025, well below the NAIA median of $1,746, by 52%.

Against the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference median it is 16% below the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference median of $999.

Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all men's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $27 per male athlete in 2025, well below the NAIA median of $51, by 48%.

Total men's tennis expenses rose 259% between 2020 and 2025, from $91,496 to $328,055.

NAIA programs may award athletic scholarships, and NAIA eligibility rules differ from the NCAA’s.

What is Sterling College like academically?

Sterling College is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 48% of applicants, selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

The full cost of attendance is around $47,185 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $22,371 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 53% of the sticker price on average.

41% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 50% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $45,846, above the median of $40,747.

What can you study at Sterling College?

Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 20% of degrees, followed by Education (14%) and Parks, Recreation & Fitness (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.

• Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other (18 degrees)
• Business Administration, Management and Operations (16 degrees)
• Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (13 degrees)
• Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (12 degrees)
• Psychology, General (10 degrees)
• Criminal Justice and Corrections (9 degrees)
• Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (7 degrees)
• Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (7 degrees)
• Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (6 degrees)
• Biology, General (5 degrees)

What is Sterling, KS like to live in?

Sterling College sits in Sterling, a rural area of about 2,396 people in Rice County, Kansas.

Household incomes in Sterling, a median of about $51,304, sit far below the Kansas median and likewise far below the national one, 35% lower than the country as a whole.

Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $130,200, 36% below the Kansas median and a typical rent of $618 a month is 40% under the state figure.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 22 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 16% of workers walk.

It reads as a college town: 13% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.1 times the national share, and the median age of 28 is younger than the country's 39.

What other teams does Sterling College field?

Sterling College also fields one other team with a public profile here.

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