Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN · public · 7,560 undergraduates
Austin Peay State University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Austin Peay State University listed 10 players on the men's tennis roster and 9 on the women's, both in line with their NCAA Division I medians of 10 and 9. Austin Peay State University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $14,677 per male athlete and $14,779 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 $6,091 per men's player, 42% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $9,761 per women's player, in line with the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Austin Peay State University, in Clarksville, TN, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference[FB 1][C 2].
Austin Peay State University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 10 in 2025. Austin Peay State 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 I median of 4.5, by 26%.
Austin Peay State University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 9 in 2025. Austin Peay State University lists 1 head coach and 3 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 2.3 players per coach, well below the Atlantic Sun Conference[FB 1][C 2] median of 6.8, by 67%.
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 Austin Peay State University fund its athletes?
Austin Peay State University reported 327 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 190 men and 137 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $4,813,273 across all sports ($2,788,565 for men's sports, $2,024,708 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 $367,663 for men's sports and $138,519 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $1,935 and $1,011 per athlete.
What is Austin Peay State University like academically?
Austin Peay State University is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 96% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1088.
The full cost of attendance is around $22,233 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $9,735 after grants and scholarships, in the bottom quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 56% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $9,006 for TN residents and $14,766 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
44% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
40% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 70% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $44,301, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Austin Peay State University?
Liberal Arts & Sciences dominates: it accounts for 42% of degrees awarded, with Health Professions a distant second at 10%.
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 (165 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (162 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (134 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (92 degrees)
- Psychology, General (89 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (88 degrees)
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (78 degrees)
- Biology, General (54 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (53 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (48 degrees)
What is Clarksville, TN like to live in?
Austin Peay State University sits in Clarksville, a mid-sized city of about 172,000 people in Montgomery County, Tennessee.
The median household in Clarksville earns about $66,786, which is about the Tennessee median ($67,097) but below the national median ($78,538).
Home values are in step with the rest of Tennessee, around $236,100 and rents are typical for the state, about $1,215 a month.
Commutes average about 26 minutes, close to the national average, and nearly everyone drives alone.
The population skews young, with a median age of 30 against 39 nationally and 27% under 18.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Austin Peay State University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Austin Peay State University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Atlantic Sun Conference[FB 1][C 2]) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Atlantic Sun Conference[FB 1][C 2]), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Austin Peay State University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Austin Peay State University listed 10 players on the men's tennis roster and 9 on the women's, both in line with their NCAA Division I medians of 10 and 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Austin Peay State University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Austin Peay State University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $14,677 per male athlete and $14,779 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 Austin Peay State University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $6,091 per men's player, 42% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $9,761 per women's player, in line with 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 Austin Peay State University?
- Austin Peay State University is in Clarksville, TN, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Austin Peay State University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $22,233 a year, and an average net price of $9,735 after grants and scholarships.