Western Michigan University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $422,219 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $443,172 |
How much does Western Michigan University spend on women's tennis?
Western Michigan University reported $443,172 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #206 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Western Michigan University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Western Michigan University's athletically related student aid averaged about $20,116 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Western Michigan University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Western Michigan University reported $147,287 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Western Michigan University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Western Michigan University reported $422,219 in total men's tennis expenses and $443,172 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in Michigan earn NIL money?
Michigan's 2020 NIL law (HB 5217), effective December 31, 2022, allows college athletes to earn NIL compensation. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://www.mhsaa.com/students/name-image-likeness.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Western Michigan University women's tennis roster?
Western Michigan University listed 8 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9.
Western Michigan University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 12 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 | 12 | 2 |
| 2021 | 12 | 2 |
| 2022 | 12 | 2 |
| 2023 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 |
How many coaches does Western Michigan University women's tennis have?
Western Michigan University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, in line with the Mid-American Conference median of 4.
What does Western Michigan University spend on women's tennis?
Western Michigan University reported $443,172 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 18% below the NCAA Division I median of $539,981.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $5,529 per player in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243, by 46%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $938 per female athlete in 2025, 13% below the Mid-American Conference median of $1,083.
Total women's tennis expenses have stayed close to $443,172 a year since 2020.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
What is Western Michigan University like academically?
Western Michigan University is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 85% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $29,237 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $15,273 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 48% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $15,252 for MI residents and $19,034 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
58% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 81% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $53,562, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Western Michigan University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 27% of degrees, followed by Engineering (8%) and Transportation (8%).
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.
- Marketing (277 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (239 degrees)
- Air Transportation (214 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (194 degrees)
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (175 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (172 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (146 degrees)
- Biology, General (143 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (119 degrees)
- Psychology, General (116 degrees)
What is Kalamazoo, MI like to live in?
Western Michigan University sits in Kalamazoo, a small city of about 73,000 people in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
Household incomes in Kalamazoo, a median of about $48,965, sit far below the Michigan median and likewise far below the national one, 38% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $164,500, 24% below the Michigan median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,031 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 18 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 7% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 21% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 3.2 times the national share, and the median age of 27 is younger than the country's 39.
37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Michigan average of 32%.
What other teams does Western Michigan University field?
Western Michigan University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division I |
|---|---|
| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Kalamazoo, MI |
| Enrollment | 12,568 |
| Type | public |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Western Michigan University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Western Michigan University fields a NCAA Division I women's tennis team in the Mid-American Conference and reported 8 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Western Michigan University women's tennis?
- Western Michigan University competes in NCAA Division I in the Mid-American Conference. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the Western Michigan University women's tennis roster compare with other NCAA Division I programs?
- With 8 players in 2025, Western Michigan University is 11% 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 Western Michigan University women's tennis team have?
- 2 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 1 assistant), about 4 players per coach, in line with the Mid-American Conference median of 4.
- How much does it cost to attend Western Michigan University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $29,237 a year, and an average net price of $15,273 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Western Michigan University?
- Western Michigan University is in Kalamazoo, MI, in the Great Lakes region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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