Alabama A & M University
Normal, AL · public · 6,124 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Alabama A & M University field?
Alabama A & M University, in Normal, AL, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 9 players against 8, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Alabama A & M University's men's tennis roster has stayed between 8 and 9 players since 2020, and stood at 9 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well above the Southwestern Athletic Conference median of 7, by 29%, and 10% below the NCAA Division I median of 10. Alabama A & M University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 4.5 players per coach, well below the Southwestern Athletic Conference median of 6, by 25%.
Alabama A & M University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 9 in 2020. That 2025 roster is 14% above the Southwestern Athletic Conference median of 7, and 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9. Alabama A & M University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, 11% below the Southwestern Athletic Conference median of 4.5.
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 Alabama A & M University fund its athletes?
Alabama A & M University reported 498 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 294 men and 204 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $4,550,865, about $9,033 per male athlete and $9,289 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 $64,002 for men's sports and $52,365 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $218 and $257 per athlete.
What is Alabama A & M University like academically?
Alabama A & M University is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 58% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 938.
The full cost of attendance is around $27,153 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $17,621 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 35% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $10,024 for AL residents and $18,634 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
63% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
24% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 70% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $40,628, below the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Alabama A & M University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 17% of degrees, with Biological & Biomedical Sciences, Engineering and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Biology, General (84 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (46 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (43 degrees)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (41 degrees)
- Psychology, General (38 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering (30 degrees)
- Social Work (22 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (19 degrees)
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (18 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (17 degrees)
What is Huntsville, AL like to live in?
Alabama A & M University sits in Huntsville, a mid-sized city of about 219,000 people in Madison County, Alabama.
The median household in Huntsville earns about $70,778, which is above the Alabama median ($62,027) but about the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of Alabama: a typical home is valued around $263,100, 35% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,078 a month is 12% over the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 19 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 36, with 20% under 18 and 17% aged 65 or over.
46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Alabama average of 28%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Alabama A & M University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Alabama A & M University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Southwestern Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Alabama A & M University?
- Alabama A & M University is in Normal, AL, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Alabama A & M University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $27,153 a year, and an average net price of $17,621 after grants and scholarships.