Auburn University
Auburn, AL · public · 26,816 undergraduates
Auburn University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Auburn University listed 8 players on the men's tennis roster, 20% below the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 10 on the women's, 11% above the NCAA Division I median of 9. Auburn University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $36,938 per male athlete and $30,825 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 $36,796 per men's player, 250% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $36,963 per women's player, 261% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Auburn University, in Auburn, AL, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Southeastern Conference.
Auburn University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 9 in 2020. Auburn University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 2.7 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division I median of 4.5, by 41%.
Auburn University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 10 in 2025. Auburn University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 3.3 players per coach, 17% below the NCAA Division I median of 4.
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 Auburn University fund its athletes?
Auburn University reported 555 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 282 men and 273 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $18,831,651 across all sports ($10,416,469 for men's sports, $8,415,182 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 $3,179,194 for men's sports and $1,230,599 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $11,274 and $4,508 per athlete.
What is Auburn University like academically?
Auburn University is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 46% of applicants, selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1345, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $34,919 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $24,323 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 30% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $12,890 for AL residents and $34,922 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
82% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 95% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $65,337, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Auburn University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 26% of degrees, followed by Engineering (16%) and Biological & Biomedical Sciences (10%).
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 (545 degrees)
- Biology, General (315 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (313 degrees)
- Marketing (250 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering (238 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (215 degrees)
- Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences (202 degrees)
- Psychology, General (159 degrees)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (145 degrees)
- Architectural Engineering (138 degrees)
What is Auburn, AL like to live in?
Auburn University sits in Auburn, a small city of about 79,000 people in Lee County, Alabama.
The median household in Auburn earns about $56,123, which is about the Alabama median ($62,027) but far below the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of Alabama: a typical home is valued around $342,400, 75% above the state median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,034 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 19 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 5% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 20% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 3.1 times the national share, and the median age of 26 is younger than the country's 39.
63% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Alabama average of 28%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Auburn University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Auburn University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Southeastern Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Southeastern Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Auburn University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Auburn University listed 8 players on the men's tennis roster, 20% below the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 10 on the women's, 11% above 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 Auburn University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Auburn University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $36,938 per male athlete and $30,825 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 Auburn University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $36,796 per men's player, 250% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $36,963 per women's player, 261% above 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 Auburn University?
- Auburn University is in Auburn, AL, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Auburn University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $34,919 a year, and an average net price of $24,323 after grants and scholarships.