Louisiana State University-Shreveport
Shreveport, LA · public · 2,153 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Louisiana State University-Shreveport field?
Louisiana State University-Shreveport, in Shreveport, LA, fields one tennis team, women's tennis, competing in NAIA.
The latest Equity in Athletics filing lists 8 on the women's side in 2025.
Louisiana State University-Shreveport's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 6 players in 2020 to 8 in 2025. That 2025 roster is 11% below the NAIA median of 9, and about the same distance from the national median. Louisiana State University-Shreveport 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 NAIA median of 5, by 60%.
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 Louisiana State University-Shreveport fund its athletes?
Louisiana State University-Shreveport reported 128 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 80 men and 48 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $621,174, about $4,263 per male athlete and $5,836 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 $5,454 for men's sports and $2,191 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $68 and $46 per athlete.
What is Louisiana State University-Shreveport like academically?
Louisiana State University-Shreveport is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 51% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1090.
The full cost of attendance is around $19,461 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $7,022 after grants and scholarships, in the bottom quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 64% of the sticker price on average.
38% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 83% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $47,477, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Louisiana State University-Shreveport?
Business, Management & Marketing dominates: it accounts for 46% of degrees awarded, with Liberal Arts & Sciences a distant second at 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 (87 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (53 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (37 degrees)
- Psychology, General (35 degrees)
- Biology, General (31 degrees)
- Marketing (27 degrees)
- Visual and Performing Arts, General (23 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (22 degrees)
- Public Health (22 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (18 degrees)
What is Shreveport, LA like to live in?
Louisiana State University-Shreveport sits in Shreveport, a mid-sized city of about 183,000 people in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
The median household in Shreveport earns about $48,465, which is below the Louisiana median ($60,023) but far below the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $178,100, 15% below the Louisiana median and rents are typical for the state, about $980 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 19 minutes against a national average near 27, and nearly everyone drives alone.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 38, with 24% under 18 and 17% aged 65 or over.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Louisiana State University-Shreveport have a tennis program?
- Yes. Louisiana State University-Shreveport fields women's tennis (NAIA), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Louisiana State University-Shreveport?
- Louisiana State University-Shreveport is in Shreveport, LA, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Louisiana State University-Shreveport cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $19,461 a year, and an average net price of $7,022 after grants and scholarships.