California State University-Sacramento
Sacramento, CA · public · 28,350 undergraduates
California State University-Sacramento tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, California State University-Sacramento listed 9 players on the men's tennis roster and 8 on the women's, both below their NCAA Division I medians of 10 and 9. California State University-Sacramento does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $12,737 per male athlete and $16,183 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 $9,863 per men's player, in line with the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $12,910 per women's player, 26% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
California State University-Sacramento, in Sacramento, CA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big Sky Conference and the Big Sky Conference[C 4].
California State University-Sacramento's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 9 players in 2025, down from 10 in 2020. California State University-Sacramento lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 4.5 players per coach, 10% below the Big Sky Conference median of 5.
California State University-Sacramento's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 8 in 2020 and as high as 11 in 2023, and ended 2025 at 8. California State University-Sacramento lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, well below the Big Sky Conference median of 7.5, by 47%.
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 California State University-Sacramento fund its athletes?
California State University-Sacramento reported 514 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 307 men and 207 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $7,259,926 across all sports ($3,910,125 for men's sports, $3,349,801 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 $147,357 for men's sports and $144,604 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $480 and $699 per athlete.
What is California State University-Sacramento like academically?
California State University-Sacramento is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 94% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $22,945 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $9,338 after grants and scholarships, in the bottom quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 59% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $8,018 for CA residents and $20,618 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
49% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
56% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 82% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $64,876, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at California State University-Sacramento?
No single field dominates: the largest, Health Professions, is 14% of degrees, with Business, Management & Marketing, Social 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 (935 degrees)
- Psychology, General (607 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (568 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (448 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (436 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (301 degrees)
- Computer Science (300 degrees)
- Biology, General (294 degrees)
- Sociology (273 degrees)
- Social Work (196 degrees)
What is Sacramento, CA like to live in?
California State University-Sacramento sits in Sacramento, a large city of about 525,000 people in Sacramento County, California.
The median household in Sacramento earns about $83,753, which is below the California median ($96,334) but about the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $484,600, 30% below the California median and a typical rent of $1,694 a month is 13% under the state figure.
Commutes average about 26 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive, though 18% work from home.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 36, with 22% under 18 and 14% aged 65 or over.
Frequently asked questions
- Does California State University-Sacramento have a tennis program?
- Yes. California State University-Sacramento fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Big Sky Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Big Sky Conference[C 4]), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the California State University-Sacramento tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, California State University-Sacramento listed 9 players on the men's tennis roster and 8 on the women's, both below 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 California State University-Sacramento give athletic aid for tennis?
- California State University-Sacramento does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $12,737 per male athlete and $16,183 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 California State University-Sacramento spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $9,863 per men's player, in line with the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $12,910 per women's player, 26% 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 California State University-Sacramento?
- California State University-Sacramento is in Sacramento, CA, in the Far West region of the United States.
- How much does California State University-Sacramento cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $22,945 a year, and an average net price of $9,338 after grants and scholarships.