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Pennsylvania 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, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus listed 12 players on the men's tennis roster and 11 on the women's, both above their NCAA Division I medians of 10 and 9. Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $27,048 per male athlete and $26,963 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 $11,386 per men's player, in line with the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $20,256 per women's player, 98% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
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.
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 10 players in 2020 to 12 in 2025. 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. 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 across all sports ($14,065,058 for men's sports, $10,299,943 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 $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.
- How many players are on the Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus listed 12 players on the men's tennis roster and 11 on the women's, both above their NCAA Division I medians of 10 and 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus give athletic aid for tennis?
- Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $27,048 per male athlete and $26,963 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 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $11,386 per men's player, in line with the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $20,256 per women's player, 98% 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 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.