Michigan State University
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Michigan State University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Michigan State University listed 9 players on the men's tennis roster, 10% below the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 10 on the women's, 11% above the NCAA Division I median of 9. Michigan State University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $32,684 per male athlete and $25,675 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 $36,673 per men's player, 248% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $26,887 per women's player, 162% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Michigan State University, in East Lansing, MI, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big Ten Conference.
Michigan State University's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 9 in 2020 and as high as 12 in 2021, and ended 2025 at 9. Michigan State University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 3 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division I median of 4.5, by 33%.
Michigan State University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 10 players in 2025, down from 12 in 2020. Michigan State University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 3.3 players per coach, 17% below the NCAA Division I median of 4.
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 Michigan State University fund its athletes?
Michigan State University reported 665 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 344 men and 321 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $19,484,982 across all sports ($11,243,351 for men's sports, $8,241,631 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 $2,158,141 for men's sports and $749,892 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $6,274 and $2,336 per athlete.
What is Michigan State University like academically?
Michigan State University is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 85% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1269, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $32,198 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $19,680 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 39% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $16,458 for MI residents and $43,842 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
81% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 90% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $67,253, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Michigan State University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 17% of degrees, with Biological & Biomedical Sciences, Communication & Journalism and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (552 degrees)
- Biology, General (521 degrees)
- Psychology, General (476 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (441 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (425 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (361 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (312 degrees)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (290 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering (277 degrees)
- Economics (275 degrees)
What is East Lansing, MI like to live in?
Michigan State University sits in East Lansing, a small city of about 45,000 people in Ingham County, Michigan.
Household incomes in East Lansing, a median of about $43,547, sit far below the Michigan median and likewise far below the national one, 45% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing costs more here than in most of Michigan: a typical home is valued around $251,600, 16% above the state median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,122 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 17 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 18% of workers walk and 6% take public transit and 19% work from home.
It reads as a college town: 35% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 5.4 times the national share, and the median age of 21 is younger than the country's 39.
67% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Michigan average of 32%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Michigan State University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Michigan State University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Big Ten Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Big Ten Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Michigan State University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Michigan State University listed 9 players on the men's tennis roster, 10% below the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 10 on the women's, 11% above 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 Michigan State University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Michigan State University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $32,684 per male athlete and $25,675 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 Michigan State University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $36,673 per men's player, 248% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $26,887 per women's player, 162% above 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 Michigan State University?
- Michigan State University is in East Lansing, MI, in the Great Lakes region of the United States.
- How much does Michigan State University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $32,198 a year, and an average net price of $19,680 after grants and scholarships.