Ave Maria University
Ave Maria, FL · private, nonprofit · 1,298 undergraduates
Ave Maria University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Ave Maria University listed 14 players on the men's tennis roster and 19 on the women's, both above their NAIA medians of 11 and 9. Ave Maria University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $7,975 per male athlete and $7,618 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 $1,953 per men's player, 12% above the NAIA median of $1,746, and $919 per women's player, 52% below the NAIA median of $1,900.
Ave Maria University, in Ave Maria, FL, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NAIA as a member of the Sun Conference.
Ave Maria University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 14 players in 2025, down from 20 in 2020. Ave Maria University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 14 players per coach, well above the NAIA median of 7, by 100%.
Ave Maria University's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 18 in 2020 and as high as 32 in 2022, and ended 2025 at 19. Ave Maria University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 9.5 players per coach, well above the NAIA median of 5, by 90%.
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 Ave Maria University fund its athletes?
Ave Maria University reported 701 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 404 men and 297 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $5,484,595 across all sports ($3,221,915 for men's sports, $2,262,680 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 $14,252 for men's sports and $12,644 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $35 and $43 per athlete.
What is Ave Maria University like academically?
Ave Maria University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 41% of applicants, selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $46,129 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $24,860 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 46% of the sticker price on average.
54% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 79% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $49,520, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Ave Maria University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 19% of degrees, with Health Professions, 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.
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (27 degrees)
- Psychology, General (25 degrees)
- Theological and Ministerial Studies (25 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (22 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (18 degrees)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (16 degrees)
- Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences (14 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (14 degrees)
- Biology, General (11 degrees)
- Philosophy (11 degrees)
What is Ave Maria, FL like to live in?
Ave Maria University sits in Ave Maria, a rural area of about 6,826 people in Collier County, Florida.
The median household in Ave Maria earns about $95,179, which is far above the Florida median ($71,711) but above the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of Florida: a typical home is valued around $405,600, 25% above the state median and a typical rent of $2,552 a month is 63% over the state figure.
Commutes run long, about 38 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 8% of workers walk and 23% work from home.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 39, with 17% under 18 and 22% aged 65 or over.
44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Florida average of 33%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Ave Maria University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Ave Maria University fields men's tennis (NAIA, Sun Conference) and women's tennis (NAIA, Sun Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Ave Maria University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Ave Maria University listed 14 players on the men's tennis roster and 19 on the women's, both above their NAIA medians of 11 and 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Ave Maria University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Ave Maria University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $7,975 per male athlete and $7,618 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 Ave Maria University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $1,953 per men's player, 12% above the NAIA median of $1,746, and $919 per women's player, 52% below the NAIA median of $1,900. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Ave Maria University?
- Ave Maria University is in Ave Maria, FL, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Ave Maria University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $46,129 a year, and an average net price of $24,860 after grants and scholarships.