Here we dig into Tennis at University of Northwestern-St Paul, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Northwestern competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of Upper Midwest Athletic Conference.
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The Northwestern men’s tennis team fields 9 student athletes.
The Northwestern women’s tennis team fields 9 players.
Between the two teams, Northwestern carries 18 tennis athletes — 9 on the men’s side and 9 on the women’s.
Among the 12 varsity sports Northwestern sponsors, tennis comes in at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Matt Swigart.
The women’s tennis program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Matt Swigart.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 12 sports, tennis ranks #8 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Northwestern men’s tennis program reported $42,731 in revenue against $42,731 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $2,530 in operating expense per athlete, or $22,768 per team.
The Northwestern women’s tennis program brought in $43,083 in revenue against $43,083 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $2,569 in operating expense per athlete, or $23,120 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $42,731 to the women’s $43,083 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, tennis sits #7 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Northwestern earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.