Chapman University
Orange, CA · private, nonprofit · 7,478 undergraduates
Chapman University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Chapman University listed 15 players on the men's tennis roster and 15 on the women's, both above their NCAA Division III medians of 12 and 10. Chapman University reported no athletically related student aid in its 2025 filing, as Division III rules require; help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship. Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $1,046 per men's player, 45% below the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $1,230 per women's player, 31% below the NCAA Division III median of $1,786.
Chapman University, in Orange, CA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
Chapman University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 12 players in 2020 to 15 in 2025. Chapman University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 7.5 players per coach, well above the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference median of 4.8, by 55%.
Chapman University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 13 players in 2020 to 15 in 2025. Chapman University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, well above the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference median of 2.6, 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 Chapman University fund its athletes?
Chapman University reported 595 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 343 men and 252 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
It reported no athletically related student aid for that year, which is what to expect from NCAA Division III: any help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship.
Recruiting spending was $14,971 for men's sports and $5,624 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $44 and $22 per athlete.
What is Chapman University like academically?
Chapman University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 65% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1357, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $83,146 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $46,555 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 44% of the sticker price on average.
82% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 92% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $70,070, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Chapman University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 30% of degrees, followed by Visual & Performing Arts (21%) and Psychology (8%).
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 (481 degrees)
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts (211 degrees)
- Psychology, General (138 degrees)
- Public Health (116 degrees)
- Business/Corporate Communications (113 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (104 degrees)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (94 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (75 degrees)
- Education, General (65 degrees)
- Computer Science (52 degrees)
What is Orange, CA like to live in?
Chapman University sits in Orange, a mid-sized city of about 139,000 people in Orange County, California.
The median household in Orange earns about $116,945, which is above the California median ($96,334) but far above the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of California: a typical home is valued around $900,700, 30% above the state median and a typical rent of $2,252 a month is 15% over the state figure.
Commutes average about 26 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive, though 16% work from home.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 37, with 21% under 18 and 15% aged 65 or over.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Chapman University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Chapman University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Chapman University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Chapman University listed 15 players on the men's tennis roster and 15 on the women's, both above their NCAA Division III medians of 12 and 10. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Chapman University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Chapman University reported no athletically related student aid in its 2025 filing, as Division III rules require; help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship. EADA reports aid by gender for the whole athletic department, never per team.
- How much does Chapman University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $1,046 per men's player, 45% below the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $1,230 per women's player, 31% below the NCAA Division III median of $1,786. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Chapman University?
- Chapman University is in Orange, CA, in the Far West region of the United States.
- How much does Chapman University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $83,146 a year, and an average net price of $46,555 after grants and scholarships.