McNeese State University
Lake Charles, LA · public · 5,005 undergraduates
McNeese State University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, McNeese State University listed 8 players on its women's tennis roster, 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9. McNeese State University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $11,479 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 $1,489 per player in 2025, 85% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
McNeese State University, in Lake Charles, LA, fields one tennis team, women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Southland Conference.
McNeese State University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 8 in 2025. McNeese 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 Southland Conference median of 4.3.
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 McNeese State University fund its athletes?
McNeese State University reported 372 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 217 men and 155 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $4,456,342 across all sports ($2,677,169 for men's sports, $1,779,173 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 $207,559 for men's sports and $118,963 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $956 and $768 per athlete.
What is McNeese State University like academically?
McNeese State University is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 78% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1087.
The full cost of attendance is around $22,810 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $12,493 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 45% of the sticker price on average.
47% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 68% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $46,453, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at McNeese State University?
Health Professions is the largest field at 20% of degrees, followed by Liberal Arts & Sciences (17%) and Business, Management & Marketing (16%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (134 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (112 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (90 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (70 degrees)
- Biology, General (51 degrees)
- Psychology, General (49 degrees)
- Agriculture, General (40 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering (34 degrees)
- Marketing (34 degrees)
- Engineering, General (32 degrees)
What is Lake Charles, LA like to live in?
McNeese State University sits in Lake Charles, a small city of about 82,000 people in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.
The median household in Lake Charles earns about $56,864, which is about the Louisiana median ($60,023) but far below the national median ($78,538).
Home values are in step with the rest of Louisiana, around $204,000 and rents are typical for the state, about $1,090 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 18 minutes against a national average near 27, and nearly everyone drives alone.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 36, with 22% under 18 and 17% aged 65 or over.
29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Louisiana average of 27%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does McNeese State University have a tennis program?
- Yes. McNeese State University fields 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 McNeese State University tennis team?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, McNeese 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 McNeese State University give athletic aid for tennis?
- McNeese State University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $11,479 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 McNeese State University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team ran $1,489 per player in 2025, 85% below 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 McNeese State University?
- McNeese State University is in Lake Charles, LA, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does McNeese State University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $22,810 a year, and an average net price of $12,493 after grants and scholarships.