Hope International University
Fullerton, CA · private, nonprofit · 564 undergraduates
Hope International University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Hope International University listed 13 players on the men's tennis roster, 18% above the NAIA median of 11, and 9 on the women's, in line with the NAIA median of 9. Hope International University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $14,855 per male athlete and $31,206 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 $3,429 per men's player, 96% above the NAIA median of $1,746, and $5,156 per women's player, 171% above the NAIA median of $1,900.
Hope International University, in Fullerton, CA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NAIA as a member of the Great Southwest Athletic Conference.
Hope International University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 11 players in 2020 to 13 in 2025. Hope International University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 6.5 players per coach, in line with the NAIA median of 7.
Hope International University's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 6 in 2021 and as high as 13 in 2023, and ended 2025 at 9. Hope International University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4.5 players per coach, 10% below the NAIA 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 Hope International University fund its athletes?
Hope International University reported 315 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 190 men and 125 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $6,723,217 across all sports ($2,822,473 for men's sports, $3,900,744 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 $20,000 for men's sports and $25,000 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $105 and $200 per athlete.
What is Hope International University like academically?
Hope International University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 33% of applicants, selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1020.
The full cost of attendance is around $51,784 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $29,310 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 43% of the sticker price on average.
44% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
49% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 52% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $49,697, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Hope International University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 31% of degrees, followed by Psychology (20%) and Parks, Recreation & Fitness (13%).
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 (38 degrees)
- Psychology, General (25 degrees)
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (15 degrees)
- Education, General (14 degrees)
- Theological and Ministerial Studies (14 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (8 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (8 degrees)
- Social Sciences, General (4 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (4 degrees)
- Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology (3 degrees)
What is Fullerton, CA like to live in?
Hope International University sits in Fullerton, a suburb of a large city of about 141,000 people in Orange County, California.
The median household in Fullerton earns about $104,219, which is about 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 $859,600, 24% above the state median and rents are typical for the state, about $2,124 a month.
Commutes run long, about 30 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 36, with 23% under 18 and 15% aged 65 or over.
44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the California average of 37%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Hope International University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Hope International University fields men's tennis (NAIA, Great Southwest Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NAIA, Great Southwest Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Hope International University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Hope International University listed 13 players on the men's tennis roster, 18% above the NAIA median of 11, and 9 on the women's, in line with the NAIA median of 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Hope International University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Hope International University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $14,855 per male athlete and $31,206 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 Hope International University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $3,429 per men's player, 96% above the NAIA median of $1,746, and $5,156 per women's player, 171% above the NAIA median of $1,900. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Hope International University?
- Hope International University is in Fullerton, CA, in the Far West region of the United States.
- How much does Hope International University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $51,784 a year, and an average net price of $29,310 after grants and scholarships.
