University of Northern Iowa
Investment & Impact
How much does University of Northern Iowa spend on women's tennis?
University of Northern Iowa reported $261,011 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #363 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does University of Northern Iowa offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, University of Northern Iowa's athletically related student aid averaged about $10,603 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does University of Northern Iowa spend on recruiting women's athletes?
University of Northern Iowa reported $87,242 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
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 University of Northern Iowa women's tennis roster?
University of Northern Iowa listed 7 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 22% below the NCAA Division I median of 9.
University of Northern Iowa's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 7 players in 2025, down from 8 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 | 8 | 2 |
| 2021 | 8 | 2 |
| 2022 | 7 | 2 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 |
How many coaches does University of Northern Iowa women's tennis have?
University of Northern Iowa lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 7 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division I median of 4, by 75%.
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 University of Northern Iowa spend on women's tennis?
University of Northern Iowa reported $261,011 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 52% below the NCAA Division I median of $539,981.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $4,680 per player in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243, by 54%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $436 per female athlete in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $1,044, by 58%.
Total women's tennis expenses have stayed close to $261,011 a year since 2020.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
What is University of Northern Iowa like academically?
University of Northern Iowa is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 93% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1122, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $22,278 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $15,901 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 29% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $9,936 for IA residents and $21,712 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
68% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 82% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $55,177, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at University of Northern Iowa?
Education is the largest field at 28% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (20%) and Psychology (5%).
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.
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (372 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (141 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (134 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (125 degrees)
- Psychology, General (111 degrees)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (90 degrees)
- Social Work (73 degrees)
- Biology, General (70 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (64 degrees)
- Marketing (58 degrees)
What is Cedar Falls, IA like to live in?
University of Northern Iowa sits in Cedar Falls, a small city of about 41,000 people in Black Hawk County, Iowa.
Household incomes in Cedar Falls run close to both the Iowa and national medians, around $74,165 a year.
Housing costs more here than in most of Iowa: a typical home is valued around $252,500, 29% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,177 a month is 24% over the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 14 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 7% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 20% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 3.1 times the national share, and the median age of 30 is younger than the country's 39.
49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Iowa average of 31%.
What other teams does University of Northern Iowa field?
This is the only University of Northern Iowa team with a public profile here so far.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division I |
|---|---|
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference[FB 9] |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Cedar Falls, IA |
| Enrollment | 7,529 |
| Type | public |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does University of Northern Iowa have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. University of Northern Iowa fields a NCAA Division I women's tennis team in the Missouri Valley Conference[FB 9] and reported 7 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is University of Northern Iowa women's tennis?
- University of Northern Iowa competes in NCAA Division I in the Missouri Valley Conference[FB 9]. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the University of Northern Iowa women's tennis roster compare with other NCAA Division I programs?
- With 7 players in 2025, University of Northern Iowa is 22% below the NCAA Division I median of 9, based on 305 NCAA Division I programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the University of Northern Iowa women's tennis team have?
- 1 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 0 assistant), about 7 players per coach, 75% above the NCAA Division I median of 4.
- How much does it cost to attend University of Northern Iowa?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $22,278 a year, and an average net price of $15,901 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is University of Northern Iowa?
- University of Northern Iowa is in Cedar Falls, IA, in the Plains region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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