Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
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Which tennis teams does Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus field?
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, in University Park, PA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big Ten Conference.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 12 players against 11, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 10 players in 2020 to 12 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well above the Big Ten Conference median of 10, by 26%, and 20% above the NCAA Division I median of 10. Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 6 players per coach, well above the Big Ten Conference median of 3.8, by 57%.
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 9 players in 2020 to 11 in 2025. That 2025 roster is 22% above the NCAA Division I median of 9, and about the same distance from the Big Ten Conference median. Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 5.5 players per coach, well above the Big Ten Conference median of 3.8, by 43%.
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 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus fund its athletes?
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus reported 902 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 520 men and 382 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $24,365,001, about $27,048 per male athlete and $26,963 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 $3,707,691 for men's sports and $857,977 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $7,130 and $2,246 per athlete.
What is Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus like academically?
Pennsylvania 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 1337, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $39,694 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $32,875 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 17% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $20,644 for PA residents and $41,790 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
86% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 93% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $63,435, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus?
No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 19% of degrees, with Engineering, Computer & Information Sciences and others close behind.
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 (449 degrees)
- Information Science/Studies (448 degrees)
- Psychology, General (427 degrees)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (395 degrees)
- Economics (369 degrees)
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other (338 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering (311 degrees)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (293 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (271 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (262 degrees)
What is State College, PA like to live in?
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus sits in State College, a small city of about 41,000 people in Centre County, Pennsylvania.
Household incomes in State College, a median of about $47,132, sit far below the Pennsylvania median and likewise far below the national one, 40% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing costs more here than in most of Pennsylvania: a typical home is valued around $414,400, 72% above the state median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,229 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 27% of workers walk and 8% take public transit.
It reads as a college town: 37% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 5.7 times the national share, and the median age of 21 is younger than the country's 39.
71% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Pennsylvania average of 35%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus have a tennis program?
- Yes. Pennsylvania 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.
- Where is Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus?
- Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus is in University Park, PA, in the Mid East region of the United States.
- How much does Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $39,694 a year, and an average net price of $32,875 after grants and scholarships.