Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN · public · 16,301 undergraduates
Middle Tennessee State University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Middle Tennessee State University listed 9 players on the men's tennis roster, 10% below the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 14 on the women's, 56% above the NCAA Division I median of 9. Middle Tennessee State University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $23,880 per male athlete and $25,121 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 $17,873 per men's player, 70% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $10,212 per women's player, in line with the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Middle Tennessee State University, in Murfreesboro, TN, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Conference USA.
Middle Tennessee State University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 9 players in 2025, down from 11 in 2020. Middle Tennessee 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 Conference USA median of 4.8, by 37%.
Middle Tennessee State University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 14 in 2025. Middle Tennessee State University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 4.7 players per coach, 17% above 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 Middle Tennessee State University fund its athletes?
Middle Tennessee State University reported 406 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 262 men and 144 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $9,874,085 across all sports ($6,256,620 for men's sports, $3,617,465 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 $460,355 for men's sports and $176,326 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $1,757 and $1,224 per athlete.
What is Middle Tennessee State University like academically?
Middle Tennessee State University is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 69% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1121, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $24,289 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $13,359 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 45% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $10,266 for TN residents and $31,574 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
54% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 80% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $48,541, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Middle Tennessee State University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 18% of degrees, with Visual & Performing Arts, Multidisciplinary Studies and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (259 degrees)
- Psychology, General (218 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (218 degrees)
- Air Transportation (205 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (150 degrees)
- Biology, General (141 degrees)
- Music (136 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (123 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (106 degrees)
- Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management (106 degrees)
What is Murfreesboro, TN like to live in?
Middle Tennessee State University sits in Murfreesboro, a mid-sized city of about 158,000 people in Rutherford County, Tennessee.
The median household in Murfreesboro earns about $76,241, which is above the Tennessee median ($67,097) but about the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of Tennessee: a typical home is valued around $365,100, 42% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,376 a month is 23% over the state figure.
Commutes average about 27 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive.
It reads as a college town: 12% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.8 times the national share, and the median age of 31 is younger than the country's 39.
41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Tennessee average of 30%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Middle Tennessee State University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Middle Tennessee State University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Conference USA) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Conference USA), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Middle Tennessee State University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Middle Tennessee State University listed 9 players on the men's tennis roster, 10% below the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 14 on the women's, 56% 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 Middle Tennessee State University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Middle Tennessee State University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $23,880 per male athlete and $25,121 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 Middle Tennessee State University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $17,873 per men's player, 70% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $10,212 per women's player, in line with 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 Middle Tennessee State University?
- Middle Tennessee State University is in Murfreesboro, TN, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Middle Tennessee State University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $24,289 a year, and an average net price of $13,359 after grants and scholarships.