Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI · public · 12,351 undergraduates
Oakland University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Oakland University listed 8 players on its women's tennis roster, 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9. Oakland University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $54,952 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 $5,852 per player in 2025, 43% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Oakland University, in Rochester Hills, MI, fields one tennis team, women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Horizon League.
Oakland University's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 6 in 2021 and as high as 9 in 2023, and ended 2025 at 8. Oakland 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 Horizon League median of 3.5, by 129%.
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 Oakland University fund its athletes?
Oakland University reported 95 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 40 men and 55 women, with women outnumbering men.
Athletically related student aid came to $5,106,020 across all sports ($2,083,639 for men's sports, $3,022,381 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 $126,894 for men's sports and $79,624 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $3,172 and $1,448 per athlete.
What is Oakland University like academically?
Oakland University is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 88% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1120, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $25,182 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $9,120 after grants and scholarships, in the bottom quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 64% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $15,262 for MI residents and $23,188 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
58% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 78% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $58,612, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Oakland University?
Health Professions is the largest field at 24% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (18%) and Engineering (8%).
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 (520 degrees)
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (246 degrees)
- Psychology, General (198 degrees)
- Human Resources Management and Services (183 degrees)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (176 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering (173 degrees)
- Biology, General (165 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (133 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (130 degrees)
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (128 degrees)
What is Rochester Hills, MI like to live in?
Oakland University sits in Rochester Hills, a suburb of a large city of about 76,000 people in Oakland County, Michigan.
Household incomes in Rochester Hills, a median of about $119,054, sit far above the Michigan median and likewise far above the national one, 52% higher than the country as a whole.
Housing costs more here than in most of Michigan: a typical home is valued around $377,400, 73% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,606 a month is 48% over the state figure.
Commutes average about 24 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive, though 20% work from home.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 41, with 22% under 18 and 18% aged 65 or over.
61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Michigan average of 32%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Oakland University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Oakland University fields women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Horizon League), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Oakland University tennis team?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Oakland 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 Oakland University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Oakland University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $54,952 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 Oakland University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team ran $5,852 per player in 2025, 43% 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 Oakland University?
- Oakland University is in Rochester Hills, MI, in the Great Lakes region of the United States.
- How much does Oakland University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $25,182 a year, and an average net price of $9,120 after grants and scholarships.
