Alabama State University
Montgomery, AL · public · 3,477 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Alabama State University field?
Alabama State University, in Montgomery, 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, 7 players against 6, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Alabama State University's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 7 in 2020 and as high as 9 in 2022, and ended 2025 at 7. That 2025 roster is well below the NCAA Division I median of 10, by 30%, and in line with the Southwestern Athletic Conference median of 7. Alabama State University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 7 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division I median of 4.5, by 56%.
Alabama State University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 6 players in 2025, down from 8 in 2020. That 2025 roster is well below the NCAA Division I median of 9, by 33%, and 14% below the Southwestern Athletic Conference median of 7. Alabama State University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 3 players per coach, well below the Southwestern Athletic Conference median of 4.5, by 33%.
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 State University fund its athletes?
Alabama State University reported 285 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 212 men and 73 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $3,510,153, about $9,240 per male athlete and $21,250 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 $63,542 for men's sports and $58,757 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $300 and $805 per athlete.
What is Alabama State University like academically?
Alabama State University is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 98% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 976.
The full cost of attendance is around $23,586 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $20,435 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 13% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $11,248 for AL residents and $19,576 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
71% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
30% 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 $34,502, below the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Alabama State University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Homeland Security & Law Enforcement, is 12% of degrees, with Business, Management & Marketing, Biological & Biomedical 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.
- Biology, General (60 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (47 degrees)
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (46 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (29 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (28 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (26 degrees)
- Psychology, General (25 degrees)
- Information Science/Studies (23 degrees)
- Social Work (21 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (19 degrees)
What is Montgomery, AL like to live in?
Alabama State University sits in Montgomery, a mid-sized city of about 198,000 people in Montgomery County, Alabama.
The median household in Montgomery earns about $55,687, which is below the Alabama median ($62,027) but far below the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $148,500, 24% below the Alabama median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,059 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 21 minutes against a national average near 27, and nearly everyone drives alone.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 36, with 24% under 18 and 16% aged 65 or over.
34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Alabama average of 28%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Alabama State University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Alabama State University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Southwestern Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Southwestern Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Alabama State University?
- Alabama State University is in Montgomery, AL, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Alabama State University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $23,586 a year, and an average net price of $20,435 after grants and scholarships.