Does Grambling State University have a tennis program?

Yes. Grambling State University fields women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Southwestern Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.

Where is Grambling State University?

Grambling State University is in Grambling, LA, in the Southeast region of the United States.

How much does Grambling State University cost?

The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $25,367 a year, and an average net price of $19,809 after grants and scholarships.

Grambling State University

Grambling, LA · public · 4,164 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Grambling State University field?

Grambling State University, in Grambling, LA, fields one tennis team, women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

The latest Equity in Athletics filing lists 8 on the women's side in 2025.

Grambling State University's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 5 in 2024 and as high as 9 in 2022, and ended 2025 at 8. That 2025 roster is 14% above the Southwestern Athletic Conference median of 7, and 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9. Grambling State University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 8 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division I median of 4, by 100%.

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.

Grambling State University Women's TennisNCAA Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conference · 8 players (2025)

How does Grambling State University fund its athletes?

Grambling State University reported 400 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 250 men and 150 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.

Athletically related student aid came to $3,950,097, about $9,542 per male athlete and $10,431 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 $41,119 for men's sports and $26,527 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $164 and $177 per athlete.

What is Grambling State University like academically?

Grambling State University is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 45% of applicants, selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 943.

The full cost of attendance is around $25,367 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $19,809 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 22% of the sticker price on average.

Tuition is $7,683 for LA residents and $16,706 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.

75% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.

36% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 66% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $41,109, above the median of $40,747.

What can you study at Grambling State University?

No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 16% of degrees, with Homeland Security & Law Enforcement, Biological & Biomedical 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.

Criminal Justice and Corrections (145 degrees)
Biology, General (78 degrees)
Business Administration, Management and Operations (49 degrees)
Communication and Media Studies (38 degrees)
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies (37 degrees)
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (35 degrees)
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (30 degrees)
Psychology, General (29 degrees)
Social Work (28 degrees)
Marketing (26 degrees)

What is Grambling, LA like to live in?

Grambling State University sits in Grambling, a town well outside any metro area of about 5,302 people in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana.

Household incomes in Grambling, a median of about $17,670, sit far below the Louisiana median and likewise far below the national one, 78% lower than the country as a whole.

Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $176,000, 16% below the Louisiana median and a typical rent of $518 a month is 50% under the state figure.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 20 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 5% of workers walk and 25% work from home.

It reads as a college town: 23% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 3.5 times the national share, and the median age of 21 is younger than the country's 39.

32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Louisiana average of 27%.

Frequently asked questions

Does Grambling State University have a tennis program?: Yes. Grambling State University fields women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Southwestern Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where is Grambling State University?: Grambling State University is in Grambling, LA, in the Southeast region of the United States.
How much does Grambling State University cost?: The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $25,367 a year, and an average net price of $19,809 after grants and scholarships.