Eastern Florida State College
Melbourne, FL · public · 10,490 undergraduates
Eastern Florida State College tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Eastern Florida State College listed 9 players on the men's tennis roster and 8 on the women's, both in line with their NJCAA medians of 9 and 8. Eastern Florida State College does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $7,597 per male athlete and $8,922 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 $4,314 per men's player, 263% above the NJCAA median of $1,187, and $4,851 per women's player, 200% above the NJCAA median of $1,618.
Eastern Florida State College, in Melbourne, FL, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NJCAA.
Eastern Florida State College's men's tennis roster has stayed between 9 and 10 players since 2020, and stood at 9 in 2025. Eastern Florida State College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 4.5 players per coach, well below the NJCAA median of 6, by 25%.
Eastern Florida State College's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 6 players in 2020 to 8 in 2025. Eastern Florida State College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, 11% below the NJCAA median of 4.5.
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 Eastern Florida State College fund its athletes?
Eastern Florida State College reported 195 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 99 men and 96 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $1,608,632 across all sports ($752,127 for men's sports, $856,505 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 $46,231 for men's sports and $76,236 for women's, tilted toward the women's side, or about $467 and $794 per athlete.
What is Eastern Florida State College like academically?
Eastern Florida State College is a large public college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree.
The full cost of attendance is around $11,966 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $6,440 after grants and scholarships, in the bottom quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 46% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $2,496 for FL residents and $9,739 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
52% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52%.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $37,195, below the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Eastern Florida State College?
Liberal Arts & Sciences dominates: it accounts for 40% of degrees awarded, with Health Professions a distant second at 17%.
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 (445 degrees)
- Information Science/Studies (114 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (57 degrees)
- Public Health (44 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
What is Melbourne, FL like to live in?
Eastern Florida State College sits in Melbourne, a small city of about 86,000 people in Brevard County, Florida.
Household incomes in Melbourne, a median of about $64,504, sit below the Florida median and likewise below the national one, 18% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $272,900, 16% below the Florida median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,411 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 22 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 42, with 18% under 18 and 23% aged 65 or over.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Eastern Florida State College have a tennis program?
- Yes. Eastern Florida State College fields men's tennis (NJCAA) and women's tennis (NJCAA), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Eastern Florida State College tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Eastern Florida State College listed 9 players on the men's tennis roster and 8 on the women's, both in line with their NJCAA medians of 9 and 8. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Eastern Florida State College give athletic aid for tennis?
- Eastern Florida State College does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $7,597 per male athlete and $8,922 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 Eastern Florida State College spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $4,314 per men's player, 263% above the NJCAA median of $1,187, and $4,851 per women's player, 200% above the NJCAA median of $1,618. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Eastern Florida State College?
- Eastern Florida State College is in Melbourne, FL, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Eastern Florida State College cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $11,966 a year, and an average net price of $6,440 after grants and scholarships.