Abilene Christian University
Abilene, TX · private, nonprofit · 3,195 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Abilene Christian University field?
Abilene Christian University, in Abilene, TX, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference and the Western Athletic Conference[FB 1][C 1].
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 10 players against 8, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Abilene Christian University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 10 players in 2025, down from 12 in 2020. That 2025 roster is in line with the NCAA Division I median of 10, and about the same distance from the national median. Abilene Christian University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 10 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division I median of 4.5, by 122%.
Abilene Christian University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 9 in 2020. That 2025 roster is 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9, and about the same distance from the national median. Abilene Christian University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 8 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division I median of 4, by 100%.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does Abilene Christian University fund its athletes?
Abilene Christian University reported 325 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 199 men and 126 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $10,899,182, about $32,917 per male athlete and $34,514 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.
Recruiting spending was $160,656 for men's sports and $125,816 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $807 and $999 per athlete.
What is Abilene Christian University like academically?
Abilene Christian University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 66% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1194, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $59,256 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $26,182 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 56% of the sticker price on average.
59% 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 $55,736, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Abilene Christian University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 15% of degrees, with Health Professions, 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.
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (52 degrees)
- Psychology, General (48 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (48 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (39 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (39 degrees)
- Marketing (28 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (27 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (23 degrees)
- Biology, General (23 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (19 degrees)
What is Abilene, TX like to live in?
Abilene Christian University sits in Abilene, a mid-sized city of about 127,000 people in Taylor County, Texas.
Household incomes in Abilene, a median of about $62,720, sit below the Texas median and likewise below the national one, 20% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $178,900, 31% below the Texas median and a typical rent of $1,106 a month is 17% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 15 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
It reads as a college town: 11% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.7 times the national share, and the median age of 33 is younger than the country's 39.
27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Texas average of 33%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Abilene Christian University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Abilene Christian University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Atlantic Sun Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Western Athletic Conference[FB 1][C 1]), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Abilene Christian University?
- Abilene Christian University is in Abilene, TX, in the Southwest region of the United States.
- How much does Abilene Christian University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $59,256 a year, and an average net price of $26,182 after grants and scholarships.