Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ · public · 22,903 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Northern Arizona University field?
Northern Arizona University, in Flagstaff, AZ, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big Sky Conference.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 10 players against 7, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Northern Arizona University's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 8 in 2023 and as high as 11 in 2020, and ended 2025 at 10. That 2025 roster is 11% above the Big Sky Conference median of 9, and in line with the NCAA Division I median of 10. Northern Arizona University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, 11% above the NCAA Division I median of 4.5.
Northern Arizona University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 7 players in 2025, down from 9 in 2020. That 2025 roster is 22% below the NCAA Division I median of 9, and about the same distance from the Big Sky Conference median. Northern Arizona University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 3.5 players per coach, well below the Big Sky Conference median of 7.5, by 53%.
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 Northern Arizona University fund its athletes?
Northern Arizona University reported 353 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 203 men and 150 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $6,708,768, about $19,039 per male athlete and $18,959 per female athlete across all sports; 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 $175,860 for men's sports and $135,105 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $866 and $901 per athlete.
What is Northern Arizona University like academically?
Northern Arizona University is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 90% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $29,933 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $14,158 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 53% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $13,009 for AZ residents and $29,881 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
61% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 75% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $54,384, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Northern Arizona University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 18% of degrees, with Health Professions, Education and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Biology, General (467 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (462 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (418 degrees)
- Psychology, General (387 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (312 degrees)
- Criminology (245 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (234 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (205 degrees)
- Social Work (162 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (152 degrees)
What is Flagstaff, AZ like to live in?
Northern Arizona University sits in Flagstaff, a small city of about 76,000 people in Coconino County, Arizona.
Household incomes in Flagstaff, a median of about $68,041, sit below the Arizona median and likewise below the national one, 13% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing costs more here than in most of Arizona: a typical home is valued around $503,400, 40% above the state median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,555 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 16 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 9% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 19% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.9 times the national share, and the median age of 26 is younger than the country's 39.
52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Arizona average of 33%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Northern Arizona University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Northern Arizona University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Big Sky Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Big Sky Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Northern Arizona University?
- Northern Arizona University is in Flagstaff, AZ, in the Southwest region of the United States.
- How much does Northern Arizona University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $29,933 a year, and an average net price of $14,158 after grants and scholarships.