Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO · private, nonprofit · 7,267 undergraduates
Saint Louis University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Saint Louis University listed 8 players on the men's tennis roster and 8 on the women's, both below their NCAA Division I medians of 10 and 9. Saint Louis University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $15,901 per male athlete and $20,312 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 $7,677 per men's player, 27% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $9,477 per women's player, in line with the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Saint Louis University, in Saint Louis, MO, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.
Saint Louis University's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 8 in 2020 and as high as 12 in 2021, and ended 2025 at 8. Saint Louis University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 2.7 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division I median of 4.5, by 41%.
Saint Louis University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 8 in 2025. Saint Louis University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 2.7 players per coach, well below the Atlantic 10 Conference median of 4, by 33%.
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 Louis University fund its athletes?
Saint Louis University reported 354 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 173 men and 181 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $6,427,255 across all sports ($2,750,844 for men's sports, $3,676,411 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 $305,969 for men's sports and $169,603 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $1,769 and $937 per athlete.
What is Saint Louis University like academically?
Saint Louis University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 75% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1317, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $71,932 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $24,398 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 66% of the sticker price on average.
80% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 88% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $70,783, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Saint Louis University?
Health Professions is the largest field at 27% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (17%) and Biological & Biomedical Sciences (9%).
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 (189 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (99 degrees)
- Biology, General (81 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (73 degrees)
- Psychology, General (58 degrees)
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (57 degrees)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (53 degrees)
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences (53 degrees)
- Marketing (51 degrees)
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering (48 degrees)
What is Clayton, MO like to live in?
Saint Louis University sits in Clayton, a large city of about 17,000 people in St. Louis County, Missouri.
Household incomes in Clayton, a median of about $128,898, sit far above the Missouri median and likewise far above the national one, 64% higher than the country as a whole.
Housing costs more here than in most of Missouri: a typical home is valued around $799,200, 271% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,648 a month is 65% over the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 17 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 12% of workers walk and 19% work from home.
The population skews young, with a median age of 29 against 39 nationally and 18% under 18.
84% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Missouri average of 32%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Saint Louis University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Saint Louis University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Atlantic 10 Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Atlantic 10 Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Saint Louis University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Saint Louis University listed 8 players on the men's tennis roster and 8 on the women's, both below 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 Saint Louis University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Saint Louis University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $15,901 per male athlete and $20,312 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 Louis University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $7,677 per men's player, 27% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $9,477 per women's player, in line with 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 Saint Louis University?
- Saint Louis University is in Saint Louis, MO, in the Plains region of the United States.
- How much does Saint Louis University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $71,932 a year, and an average net price of $24,398 after grants and scholarships.