Ball State University
Muncie, IN · public · 13,988 undergraduates
Ball State University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Ball State University listed 10 players on the men's tennis roster, in line with the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 8 on the women's, 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9. Ball State University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $18,183 per male athlete and $18,032 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 $11,123 per men's player, in line with the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $11,487 per women's player, 12% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Ball State University, in Muncie, IN, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Mid-American Conference.
Ball State University's men's tennis roster has stayed between 10 and 11 players since 2020, and stood at 10 in 2025. Ball State University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, 11% above the NCAA Division I median of 4.5.
Ball State University's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 7 in 2024 and as high as 12 in 2023, and ended 2025 at 8. Ball State University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, in line with the Mid-American Conference 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 Ball State University fund its athletes?
Ball State University reported 468 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 244 men and 224 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $8,475,741 across all sports ($4,436,554 for men's sports, $4,039,187 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 $369,276 for men's sports and $293,629 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $1,513 and $1,311 per athlete.
What is Ball State University like academically?
Ball State University is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 86% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1160, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $26,146 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $14,940 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 43% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $11,082 for IN residents and $29,630 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
62% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 78% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $51,833, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Ball State University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 16% of degrees, with Education, Communication & Journalism and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (197 degrees)
- Business/Commerce, General (174 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (171 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (169 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (159 degrees)
- Psychology, General (144 degrees)
- Biology, General (137 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (134 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (122 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (107 degrees)
What is Muncie, IN like to live in?
Ball State University sits in Muncie, a small city of about 65,000 people in Delaware County, Indiana.
Household incomes in Muncie, a median of about $43,395, sit far below the Indiana median and likewise far below the national one, 45% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $92,000, 54% below the Indiana median and a typical rent of $867 a month is 15% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 19 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 6% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 19% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.9 times the national share, and the median age of 30 is younger than the country's 39.
26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Indiana average of 29%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Ball State University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Ball State University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Mid-American Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Mid-American Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Ball State University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Ball State University listed 10 players on the men's tennis roster, in line with the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 8 on the women's, 11% below 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 Ball State University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Ball State University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $18,183 per male athlete and $18,032 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 Ball State University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $11,123 per men's player, in line with the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $11,487 per women's player, 12% 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 Ball State University?
- Ball State University is in Muncie, IN, in the Great Lakes region of the United States.
- How much does Ball State University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $26,146 a year, and an average net price of $14,940 after grants and scholarships.