Iowa State University
Ames, IA · public · 25,367 undergraduates
Iowa State University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Iowa State University listed 8 players on its women's tennis roster, 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9. Iowa State University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $23,442 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 on the women's team ran $27,892 per player in 2025, 172% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Iowa State University, in Ames, IA, fields one tennis team, women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big 12 Conference.
Iowa State University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 10 in 2020. Iowa State University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, in line with the Big 12 Conference median of 3.7.
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 Iowa State University fund its athletes?
Iowa State University reported 460 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 258 men and 202 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $9,856,392 across all sports ($5,121,176 for men's sports, $4,735,216 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 $975,628 for men's sports and $481,556 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $3,782 and $2,384 per athlete.
What is Iowa State University like academically?
Iowa State University is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 89% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1204, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $24,018 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $18,589 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 23% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $10,787 for IA residents and $28,881 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
75% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 88% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $63,386, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Iowa State University?
Engineering is the largest field at 21% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (17%) and Agriculture (11%).
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 (418 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering (406 degrees)
- Marketing (300 degrees)
- Computer Engineering (295 degrees)
- Animal Sciences (241 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (225 degrees)
- Design and Applied Arts (221 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (217 degrees)
- Psychology, General (217 degrees)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (195 degrees)
What is Ames, IA like to live in?
Iowa State University sits in Ames, a small city of about 66,000 people in Story County, Iowa.
Household incomes in Ames, a median of about $60,102, sit below the Iowa median and likewise below the national one, 23% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing costs more here than in most of Iowa: a typical home is valued around $263,800, 35% above the state median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,040 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 16 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 8% of workers walk and 6% take public transit.
It reads as a college town: 29% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 4.4 times the national share, and the median age of 23 is younger than the country's 39.
64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Iowa average of 31%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Iowa State University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Iowa State University fields women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Big 12 Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Iowa State University tennis team?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Iowa State University listed 8 players on its women's tennis roster, 11% below the NCAA Division I 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 Iowa State University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Iowa State University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $23,442 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 Iowa State University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team ran $27,892 per player in 2025, 172% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,243. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Iowa State University?
- Iowa State University is in Ames, IA, in the Plains region of the United States.
- How much does Iowa State University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $24,018 a year, and an average net price of $18,589 after grants and scholarships.