Marion Military Institute
Marion, AL · public · 329 undergraduates
Marion Military Institute tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Marion Military Institute listed 8 players on the men's tennis roster, 11% below the NJCAA median of 9, and 7 on the women's, in line with the NJCAA median of 8. Marion Military Institute does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $9,483 per male athlete and $9,158 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 $1,051 per men's player, 11% below the NJCAA median of $1,187, and $1,051 per women's player, 35% below the NJCAA median of $1,618.
Marion Military Institute, in Marion, AL, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NJCAA.
Marion Military Institute's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 9 in 2020. Marion Military Institute lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 8 players per coach, well above the NJCAA median of 6, by 33%.
Marion Military Institute's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 6 players in 2020 to 7 in 2025. Marion Military Institute lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 7 players per coach, well above the NJCAA median of 4.5, by 56%.
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 Marion Military Institute fund its athletes?
Marion Military Institute reported 104 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 61 men and 43 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $972,287 across all sports ($578,478 for men's sports, $393,809 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 $9,321 for men's sports and $5,930 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $153 and $138 per athlete.
What is Marion Military Institute like academically?
Marion Military Institute is a small public two-year college that admits 97% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1068.
The full cost of attendance is around $18,743 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $8,627 after grants and scholarships, in the bottom quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 54% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $9,538 for AL residents and $15,538 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
54% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $59,644, among the top quarter of colleges.
What is Marion, AL like to live in?
Marion Military Institute sits in Marion, a rural area of about 2,994 people in Perry County, Alabama.
Household incomes in Marion, a median of about $38,221, sit far below the Alabama median and likewise far below the national one, 51% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $108,300, 44% below the Alabama median and a typical rent of $533 a month is 45% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 20 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 8% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 15% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.3 times the national share, and the median age of 24 is younger than the country's 39.
18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Alabama average of 28%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Marion Military Institute have a tennis program?
- Yes. Marion Military Institute fields men's tennis (NJCAA) and women's tennis (NJCAA), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Marion Military Institute tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Marion Military Institute listed 8 players on the men's tennis roster, 11% below the NJCAA median of 9, and 7 on the women's, in line with the NJCAA median of 8. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Marion Military Institute give athletic aid for tennis?
- Marion Military Institute does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $9,483 per male athlete and $9,158 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 Marion Military Institute spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $1,051 per men's player, 11% below the NJCAA median of $1,187, and $1,051 per women's player, 35% below the NJCAA median of $1,618. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Marion Military Institute?
- Marion Military Institute is in Marion, AL, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Marion Military Institute cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $18,743 a year, and an average net price of $8,627 after grants and scholarships.