Augustana University
Sioux Falls, SD · private, nonprofit · 1,965 undergraduates
Augustana University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Augustana University listed 10 players on the men's tennis roster, in line with the NCAA Division II median of 10, and 8 on the women's, 11% below the NCAA Division II median of 9. Augustana University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $11,704 per male athlete and $13,930 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 $141 per men's player, 94% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $2,019 per women's player, 23% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,622.
Augustana University, in Sioux Falls, SD, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference and the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin.
Augustana University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 9 players in 2020 to 10 in 2025. Augustana University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 3.3 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division II median of 5.2, by 35%.
Augustana University's women's tennis roster has held at 8 players in every filing since 2020. Augustana University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 2.7 players per coach, well below the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference median of 6, by 56%.
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 Augustana University fund its athletes?
Augustana University reported 566 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 342 men and 224 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $7,123,096 across all sports ($4,002,674 for men's sports, $3,120,422 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 $174,286 for men's sports and $30,494 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $510 and $136 per athlete.
What is Augustana University like academically?
Augustana University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 68% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1195, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $55,159 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $23,894 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 57% of the sticker price on average.
73% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 86% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $59,217, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Augustana University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Biological & Biomedical Sciences, is 15% of degrees, with Business, Management & Marketing, Health Professions and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (80 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (52 degrees)
- Biology, General (49 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (49 degrees)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (27 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (26 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (21 degrees)
- Psychology, General (19 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (18 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (18 degrees)
What is Sioux Falls, SD like to live in?
Augustana University sits in Sioux Falls, a mid-sized city of about 198,000 people in Lincoln County, South Dakota.
Household incomes in Sioux Falls run close to both the South Dakota and national medians, around $74,714 a year.
Housing costs more here than in most of South Dakota: a typical home is valued around $271,400, 15% above the state median and rents are typical for the state, about $993 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 17 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 35, with 25% under 18 and 14% aged 65 or over.
37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the South Dakota average of 31%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Augustana University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Augustana University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Augustana University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Augustana University listed 10 players on the men's tennis roster, in line with the NCAA Division II median of 10, and 8 on the women's, 11% below the NCAA Division II 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 Augustana University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Augustana University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $11,704 per male athlete and $13,930 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 Augustana University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $141 per men's player, 94% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $2,019 per women's player, 23% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,622. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Augustana University?
- Augustana University is in Sioux Falls, SD, in the Plains region of the United States.
- How much does Augustana University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $55,159 a year, and an average net price of $23,894 after grants and scholarships.