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Ohio State University-Main Campus tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Ohio State University-Main Campus listed 13 players on the men's tennis roster, 30% above the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 10 on the women's, 11% above the NCAA Division I median of 9. Ohio State University-Main Campus does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $30,715 per male athlete and $30,037 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 $45,439 per men's player, 332% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $34,716 per women's player, 239% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Ohio State University-Main Campus, in Columbus, OH, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big Ten Conference.
Ohio State University-Main Campus's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 10 players in 2020 to 13 in 2025. Ohio State University-Main Campus lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 4.3 players per coach, 13% above the Big Ten Conference median of 3.8.
Ohio State University-Main Campus's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 10 in 2025 and as high as 13 in 2022, and ended 2025 at 10. Ohio State University-Main Campus 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 Ohio State University-Main Campus fund its athletes?
Ohio State University-Main Campus reported 956 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 496 men and 460 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $29,051,404 across all sports ($15,234,454 for men's sports, $13,816,950 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 $2,853,829 for men's sports and $1,244,066 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $5,754 and $2,704 per athlete.
What is Ohio State University-Main Campus like academically?
Ohio State University-Main Campus is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 61% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1387, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $30,305 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $17,339 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 43% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $13,244 for OH residents and $40,022 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
88% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 94% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $60,409, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Ohio State University-Main Campus?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 21% of degrees, followed by Engineering (15%) and Health Professions (11%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Finance and Financial Management Services (813 degrees)
- Research and Experimental Psychology (593 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (489 degrees)
- Biology, General (429 degrees)
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (416 degrees)
- Marketing (405 degrees)
- Computer Engineering (404 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (369 degrees)
- Economics (306 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (280 degrees)
What is Columbus, OH like to live in?
Ohio State University-Main Campus sits in Columbus, a large city of about 906,000 people in Delaware County, Ohio.
The median household in Columbus earns about $65,327, which is about the Ohio median ($69,680) but below the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of Ohio: a typical home is valued around $234,500, 18% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,224 a month is 24% over the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 22 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 16% work from home.
The population skews young, with a median age of 33 against 39 nationally and 22% under 18.
38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Ohio average of 31%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Ohio State University-Main Campus have a tennis program?
- Yes. Ohio State University-Main Campus 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 Ohio State University-Main Campus tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Ohio State University-Main Campus listed 13 players on the men's tennis roster, 30% above 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 Ohio State University-Main Campus give athletic aid for tennis?
- Ohio State University-Main Campus does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $30,715 per male athlete and $30,037 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 Ohio State University-Main Campus spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $45,439 per men's player, 332% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $34,716 per women's player, 239% 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 Ohio State University-Main Campus?
- Ohio State University-Main Campus is in Columbus, OH, in the Great Lakes region of the United States.
- How much does Ohio State University-Main Campus cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $30,305 a year, and an average net price of $17,339 after grants and scholarships.