Baylor University
Waco, TX · private, nonprofit · 14,785 undergraduates
Baylor University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Baylor University listed 14 players on the men's tennis roster and 13 on the women's, both above their NCAA Division I medians of 10 and 9. Baylor University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $46,472 per male athlete and $28,539 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 $38,249 per men's player, 263% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $21,772 per women's player, 113% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Baylor University, in Waco, TX, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big 12 Conference.
Baylor University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 12 players in 2020 to 14 in 2025. Baylor University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 4.7 players per coach, 17% above the Big 12 Conference median of 4.
Baylor University's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 10 in 2022 and as high as 14 in 2021, and ended 2025 at 13. Baylor University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 4.3 players per coach, 18% above the Big 12 Conference median of 3.7.
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 Baylor University fund its athletes?
Baylor University reported 555 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 241 men and 314 women, with women outnumbering men.
Athletically related student aid came to $20,161,069 across all sports ($11,199,854 for men's sports, $8,961,215 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 $2,563,417 for men's sports and $922,992 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $10,637 and $2,939 per athlete.
What is Baylor University like academically?
Baylor University is a large private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 51% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1329, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $74,226 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $41,104 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 45% of the sticker price on average.
80% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 91% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $65,793, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Baylor University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 26% of degrees, followed by Health Professions (20%) 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.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (317 degrees)
- Biology, General (246 degrees)
- Marketing (188 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (181 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (176 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (157 degrees)
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (155 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (148 degrees)
- Management Information Systems and Services (134 degrees)
- Psychology, General (128 degrees)
What is Waco, TX like to live in?
Baylor University sits in Waco, a mid-sized city of about 142,000 people in McLennan County, Texas.
Household incomes in Waco, a median of about $51,468, sit far below the Texas median and likewise far below the national one, 34% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $199,600, 23% below the Texas median and a typical rent of $1,098 a month is 18% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 18 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
It reads as a college town: 14% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.1 times the national share, and the median age of 29 is younger than the country's 39.
29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Texas average of 33%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Baylor University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Baylor University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Big 12 Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Big 12 Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Baylor University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Baylor University listed 14 players on the men's tennis roster and 13 on the women's, both above 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 Baylor University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Baylor University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $46,472 per male athlete and $28,539 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 Baylor University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $38,249 per men's player, 263% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $21,772 per women's player, 113% 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 Baylor University?
- Baylor University is in Waco, TX, in the Southwest region of the United States.
- How much does Baylor University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $74,226 a year, and an average net price of $41,104 after grants and scholarships.