Wilkes University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $49,820 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $50,650 |
How much does Wilkes University spend on women's tennis?
Wilkes University reported $50,650 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #866 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Wilkes University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Wilkes University'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 Wilkes University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Wilkes University reported $31,743 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Wilkes University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Wilkes University reported $49,820 in total men's tennis expenses and $50,650 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in Pennsylvania earn NIL money?
Pennsylvania's Act 26 of 2021 allows college athletes to earn NIL compensation. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://www.piaa.org/news/details.aspx?ID=4102.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Wilkes University women's tennis roster?
Wilkes University listed 11 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 10% above the NCAA Division III median of 10.
Wilkes University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 9 players in 2020 to 11 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 | 9 | 2 |
| 2021 | 9 | 2 |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 |
How many coaches does Wilkes University women's tennis have?
Wilkes University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 3.7 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division III median of 5, by 27%.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does Wilkes University spend on women's tennis?
Wilkes University reported $50,650 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 13% below the Landmark Conference median of $58,062.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $1,290 per player in 2025, well below the NCAA Division III median of $1,786, by 28%.
Against the Landmark Conference median it is in line with the Landmark Conference median of $1,400.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $194 per female athlete in 2025, well above the NCAA Division III median of $119, by 62%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 51% between 2020 and 2025, from $33,636 to $50,650.
NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
What is Wilkes University like academically?
Wilkes University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 91% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1136, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $56,765 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $27,743 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 51% of the sticker price on average.
63% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 72% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $63,454, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Wilkes University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Health Professions, is 18% of degrees, with Business, Management & Marketing, Liberal Arts & Sciences 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.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (134 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (66 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (50 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering (42 degrees)
- Psychology, General (39 degrees)
- Biology, General (32 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (29 degrees)
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (23 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (20 degrees)
- Sociology (19 degrees)
What is Wilkes-Barre, PA like to live in?
Wilkes University sits in Wilkes-Barre, a small city of about 44,000 people in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
Household incomes in Wilkes-Barre, a median of about $47,970, sit far below the Pennsylvania median and likewise far below the national one, 39% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $108,000, 55% below the Pennsylvania median and a typical rent of $939 a month is 19% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 20 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 7% of workers walk.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 35, with 22% under 18 and 16% aged 65 or over.
19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Pennsylvania average of 35%.
What other teams does Wilkes University field?
Wilkes University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division III |
|---|---|
| Conference | Landmark Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Wilkes-Barre, PA |
| Enrollment | 1,985 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Wilkes University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Wilkes University fields a NCAA Division III women's tennis team in the Landmark Conference and reported 11 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Wilkes University women's tennis?
- Wilkes University competes in NCAA Division III in the Landmark Conference. NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
- How does the Wilkes University women's tennis roster compare with other NCAA Division III programs?
- With 11 players in 2025, Wilkes University is 10% 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 Wilkes University women's tennis team have?
- 3 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 2 assistant), about 3.7 players per coach, 27% below the NCAA Division III median of 5.
- How much does it cost to attend Wilkes University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $56,765 a year, and an average net price of $27,743 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Wilkes University?
- Wilkes University is in Wilkes-Barre, PA, in the Mid East region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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