McMurry University
Abilene, TX · private, nonprofit · 1,176 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does McMurry University field?
McMurry University, in Abilene, TX, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference(American Southwest Conference in 2026).
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 9 players against 8, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
McMurry University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 9 players in 2025, down from 13 in 2020. That 2025 roster is well below the NCAA Division III median of 12, by 25%, and 10% below the national median of 10. McMurry 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 III median of 5.3, by 69%.
McMurry University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 13 in 2020. That 2025 roster is 20% below the NCAA Division III median of 10, and about the same distance from the national median. McMurry 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 III 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 McMurry University fund its athletes?
McMurry University reported 480 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 317 men and 163 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
It reported no athletically related student aid for that year, which is what to expect from NCAA Division III: any help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship.
Recruiting spending was $38,460 for men's sports and $14,450 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $121 and $89 per athlete.
What is McMurry University like academically?
McMurry University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 57% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1043.
The full cost of attendance is around $43,778 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $19,581 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 55% of the sticker price on average.
44% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 64% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $48,779, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at McMurry University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Education, is 16% of degrees, with Health Professions, Business, Management & Marketing and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (24 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (20 degrees)
- Business/Commerce, General (19 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (18 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (12 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (12 degrees)
- Biology, General (11 degrees)
- Marketing (7 degrees)
- Sociology (7 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (6 degrees)
What is Abilene, TX like to live in?
McMurry University sits in Abilene, a mid-sized city of about 127,000 people in Taylor County, Texas.
Household incomes in Abilene, a median of about $62,720, sit below the Texas median and likewise below the national one, 20% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $178,900, 31% below the Texas median and a typical rent of $1,106 a month is 17% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 15 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
It reads as a college town: 11% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.7 times the national share, and the median age of 33 is younger than the country's 39.
27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Texas average of 33%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does McMurry University have a tennis program?
- Yes. McMurry University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference(American Southwest Conference in 2026)) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference(American Southwest Conference in 2026)), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is McMurry University?
- McMurry University is in Abilene, TX, in the Southwest region of the United States.
- How much does McMurry University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $43,778 a year, and an average net price of $19,581 after grants and scholarships.