Lamar University
Beaumont, TX · public · 8,150 undergraduates
Lamar University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Lamar University listed 9 players on the men's tennis roster and 8 on the women's, both below their NCAA Division I medians of 10 and 9. Lamar University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $16,975 per male athlete and $18,989 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 $9,973 per men's player, in line with the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $11,126 per women's player, in line with the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Lamar University, in Beaumont, TX, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Southland Conference.
Lamar University's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 8 in 2021 and as high as 10 in 2022, and ended 2025 at 9. Lamar University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 9 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division I median of 4.5, by 100%.
Lamar University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 9 in 2020. Lamar 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.
How does Lamar University fund its athletes?
Lamar University reported 377 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 232 men and 145 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $6,691,633 across all sports ($3,938,186 for men's sports, $2,753,447 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 $205,707 for men's sports and $79,913 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $887 and $551 per athlete.
What is Lamar University like academically?
Lamar University is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 86% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1061.
The full cost of attendance is around $22,254 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $9,366 after grants and scholarships, in the bottom quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 58% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $8,905 for TX residents and $18,745 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
46% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
37% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 62% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $49,652, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Lamar University?
Multidisciplinary Studies is the largest field at 24% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (16%) and Health Professions (13%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (258 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (169 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (99 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (97 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (86 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering (66 degrees)
- Business/Commerce, General (59 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (56 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (53 degrees)
- Sociology (47 degrees)
What is Beaumont, TX like to live in?
Lamar University sits in Beaumont, a mid-sized city of about 114,000 people in Jefferson County, Texas.
The median household in Beaumont earns about $57,530, which is below the Texas median ($76,292) but far below the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $158,800, 39% below the Texas median and a typical rent of $1,072 a month is 20% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 20 minutes against a national average near 27, and nearly everyone drives alone.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 35, with 25% under 18 and 16% aged 65 or over.
25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Texas average of 33%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Lamar University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Lamar University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Southland Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Southland Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Lamar University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Lamar University listed 9 players on the men's tennis roster and 8 on the women's, both below their NCAA Division I medians of 10 and 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Lamar University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Lamar University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $16,975 per male athlete and $18,989 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 Lamar University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $9,973 per men's player, in line with the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $11,126 per women's player, in line with 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 Lamar University?
- Lamar University is in Beaumont, TX, in the Southwest region of the United States.
- How much does Lamar University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $22,254 a year, and an average net price of $9,366 after grants and scholarships.