Fresno Pacific University
Fresno, CA · private, nonprofit · 1,544 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Fresno Pacific University field?
Fresno Pacific University, in Fresno, CA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Western Water Polo Association.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 13 players against 8, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Fresno Pacific University's men's tennis roster has grown over 3 years, from 9 players in 2022 to 13 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well above the NCAA Division II median of 10, by 30%, and about the same distance from the national median. Fresno Pacific University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 13 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division II median of 5.2, by 152%.
Fresno Pacific University's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 7 in 2021 and as high as 12 in 2023, and ended 2025 at 8. That 2025 roster is 11% below the NCAA Division II median of 9, and about the same distance from the national median. Fresno Pacific University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, 20% below the NCAA Division II median of 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 Fresno Pacific University fund its athletes?
Fresno Pacific University reported 366 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 214 men and 152 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $3,549,719, about $8,906 per male athlete and $10,814 per female athlete across all sports; 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 $12,467 for men's sports and $19,884 for women's, tilted toward the women's side, or about $58 and $131 per athlete.
What is Fresno Pacific University like academically?
Fresno Pacific University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 64% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $44,249 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $13,630 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 69% of the sticker price on average.
58% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
50% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 72% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $58,896, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Fresno Pacific University?
Liberal Arts & Sciences is the largest field at 26% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (17%) and Family & Consumer Sciences (13%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (109 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (108 degrees)
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (98 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (86 degrees)
- Social Work (81 degrees)
- Psychology, General (34 degrees)
- Criminology (17 degrees)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (10 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (9 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (9 degrees)
What is Fresno, CA like to live in?
Fresno Pacific University sits in Fresno, a large city of about 544,000 people in Fresno County, California.
The median household in Fresno earns about $66,804, which is far below the California median ($96,334) but below the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $348,500, 50% below the California median and a typical rent of $1,324 a month is 32% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 22 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The population skews young, with a median age of 32 against 39 nationally and 28% under 18.
25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the California average of 37%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Fresno Pacific University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Fresno Pacific University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Western Water Polo Association) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Western Water Polo Association), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Fresno Pacific University?
- Fresno Pacific University is in Fresno, CA, in the Far West region of the United States.
- How much does Fresno Pacific University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $44,249 a year, and an average net price of $13,630 after grants and scholarships.