Abilene Christian University
Abilene, TX · private, nonprofit · 3,195 undergraduates
Abilene Christian University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Abilene Christian University listed 10 players on the men's tennis roster, in line with the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 8 on the women's, 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9. Abilene Christian University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $32,917 per male athlete and $34,514 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $9,515 per men's player, in line with the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $2,045 per women's player, 80% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
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].
Abilene Christian University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 10 players in 2025, down from 12 in 2020. 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. 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 across all sports ($6,550,454 for men's sports, $4,348,728 for women's); 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.
- How many players are on the Abilene Christian University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Abilene Christian University listed 10 players on the men's tennis roster, in line with the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 8 on the women's, 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Abilene Christian University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Abilene Christian University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $32,917 per male athlete and $34,514 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. EADA reports aid by gender for the whole athletic department, never per team.
- How much does Abilene Christian University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $9,515 per men's player, in line with the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $2,045 per women's player, 80% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- 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.