Saint Leo University
Saint Leo, FL · private, nonprofit · 6,721 undergraduates
Saint Leo University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Saint Leo University listed 13 players on the men's tennis roster and 14 on the women's, both above their NCAA Division II medians of 10 and 9. Saint Leo University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $5,164 per male athlete and $6,724 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 $2,911 per men's player, 20% above the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $1,940 per women's player, 26% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,622.
Saint Leo University, in Saint Leo, FL, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Sunshine State Conference.
Saint Leo University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 10 players in 2020 to 13 in 2025. Saint Leo University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 6.5 players per coach, well above the Sunshine State Conference median of 4.5, by 44%.
Saint Leo University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 10 players in 2020 to 14 in 2025. Saint Leo University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 7 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division II median of 5, by 40%.
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 Saint Leo University fund its athletes?
Saint Leo University reported 519 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 266 men and 253 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $3,074,662 across all sports ($1,373,533 for men's sports, $1,701,129 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 $19,360 for men's sports and $16,031 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $73 and $63 per athlete.
What is Saint Leo University like academically?
Saint Leo University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 78% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $45,264 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $21,293 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 53% of the sticker price on average.
45% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 59% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $48,364, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Saint Leo University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 27% of degrees, followed by Homeland Security & Law Enforcement (18%) and Psychology (14%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (240 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (231 degrees)
- Psychology, General (186 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (78 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (64 degrees)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (52 degrees)
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (51 degrees)
- Human Resources Management and Services (45 degrees)
- Computer Science (34 degrees)
- Human Services, General (33 degrees)
What is St. Leo, FL like to live in?
Saint Leo University sits in St. Leo, a town on the edge of a metro area of about 2,523 people in Pasco County, Florida.
The median household in St. Leo earns about $83,603, which is above the Florida median ($71,711) but about the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of Florida: a typical home is valued around $442,900, 36% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,372 a month is 12% under the state figure.
Commutes run long, about 29 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 13% of workers walk and 20% work from home.
It reads as a college town: 30% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 4.6 times the national share, and the median age of 20 is younger than the country's 39.
26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Florida average of 33%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Saint Leo University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Saint Leo University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Sunshine State Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Sunshine State Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Saint Leo University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Saint Leo University listed 13 players on the men's tennis roster and 14 on the women's, both above their NCAA Division II 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 Saint Leo University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Saint Leo University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $5,164 per male athlete and $6,724 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 Saint Leo University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $2,911 per men's player, 20% above the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $1,940 per women's player, 26% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,622. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Saint Leo University?
- Saint Leo University is in Saint Leo, FL, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Saint Leo University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $45,264 a year, and an average net price of $21,293 after grants and scholarships.