Arizona Christian University
Glendale, AZ · private, nonprofit · 1,165 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Arizona Christian University field?
Arizona Christian University, in Glendale, AZ, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NAIA as a member of the Great Southwest Athletic Conference.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 14 players against 11, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Arizona Christian University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 11 players in 2020 to 14 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well above the NAIA median of 11, by 27%, and about the same distance from the national median. Arizona Christian University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 4.7 players per coach, well below the NAIA median of 7, by 33%.
Arizona Christian University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 10 players in 2020 to 11 in 2025. That 2025 roster is 22% above the NAIA median of 9, and about the same distance from the national median. Arizona Christian University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 3.7 players per coach, well below the NAIA median of 5, by 27%.
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 Arizona Christian University fund its athletes?
Arizona Christian University reported 520 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 322 men and 198 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $10,247,129, about $21,234 per male athlete and $17,220 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 $15,820 for men's sports and $5,100 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $49 and $26 per athlete.
What is Arizona Christian University like academically?
Arizona Christian University is a small private, nonprofit college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree that admits 71% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $54,792 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $32,839 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 40% of the sticker price on average.
40% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 54% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $51,612, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Arizona Christian University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 37% of degrees, followed by Education (13%) and Psychology (13%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (44 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (23 degrees)
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (20 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (15 degrees)
- Biology, General (11 degrees)
- Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (6 degrees)
- Music (5 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (4 degrees)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General (4 degrees)
- Bible/Biblical Studies (4 degrees)
What is Glendale, AZ like to live in?
Arizona Christian University sits in Glendale, a suburb of a large city of about 250,000 people in Maricopa County, Arizona.
The median household in Glendale earns about $70,139, which is about the Arizona median ($76,872) but below the national median ($78,538).
Home values are in step with the rest of Arizona, around $347,000 and rents are typical for the state, about $1,397 a month.
Commutes average about 28 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive.
The population skews young, with a median age of 35 against 39 nationally and 25% under 18.
24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Arizona average of 33%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Arizona Christian University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Arizona Christian University fields men's tennis (NAIA, Great Southwest Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NAIA, Great Southwest Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Arizona Christian University?
- Arizona Christian University is in Glendale, AZ, in the Southwest region of the United States.
- How much does Arizona Christian University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $54,792 a year, and an average net price of $32,839 after grants and scholarships.