Does Sam Houston State University have a tennis program?

Yes. Sam Houston State University fields women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Conference USA), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.

Where is Sam Houston State University?

Sam Houston State University is in Huntsville, TX, in the Southwest region of the United States.

How much does Sam Houston State University cost?

The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $25,505 a year, and an average net price of $16,404 after grants and scholarships.

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX · public · 17,743 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Sam Houston State University field?

Sam Houston State University, in Huntsville, TX, fields one tennis team, women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Conference USA.

The latest Equity in Athletics filing lists 7 on the women's side in 2025.

Sam Houston State University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 7 players in 2025, down from 10 in 2020. That 2025 roster is 22% below the NCAA Division I median of 9, and about the same distance from the Conference USA median. Sam Houston State University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 2.3 players per coach, well below the Conference USA median of 4.3, by 46%.

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.

Sam Houston State University Women's TennisNCAA Division I · Conference USA · 7 players (2025)

How does Sam Houston State University fund its athletes?

Sam Houston State University reported 384 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 232 men and 152 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.

Athletically related student aid came to $6,047,788, about $16,512 per male athlete and $14,586 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 $146,374 for men's sports and $105,350 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $631 and $693 per athlete.

What is Sam Houston State University like academically?

Sam Houston State University is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 90% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1041.

The full cost of attendance is around $25,505 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $16,404 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 36% of the sticker price on average.

Tuition is $9,228 for TX residents and $19,068 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.

41% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.

55% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 73% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $54,211, among the top quarter of colleges.

What can you study at Sam Houston State University?

Homeland Security & Law Enforcement is the largest field at 20% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (17%) and Health Professions (10%).

The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Criminal Justice and Corrections (838 degrees)
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (296 degrees)
Business/Commerce, General (263 degrees)
Psychology, General (243 degrees)
Communication and Media Studies (186 degrees)
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (154 degrees)
Biology, General (129 degrees)
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (125 degrees)
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (124 degrees)
Animal Sciences (123 degrees)

What is Huntsville, TX like to live in?

Sam Houston State University sits in Huntsville, a town well outside any metro area of about 47,000 people in Walker County, Texas.

Household incomes in Huntsville, a median of about $45,401, sit far below the Texas median and likewise far below the national one, 42% lower than the country as a whole.

Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $225,800, 13% below the Texas median and a typical rent of $981 a month is 27% under the state figure.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 23 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 6% of workers walk.

It reads as a college town: 18% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.8 times the national share, and the median age of 32 is younger than the country's 39.

25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Texas average of 33%.

Frequently asked questions

Does Sam Houston State University have a tennis program?: Yes. Sam Houston State University fields women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Conference USA), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where is Sam Houston State University?: Sam Houston State University is in Huntsville, TX, in the Southwest region of the United States.
How much does Sam Houston State University cost?: The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $25,505 a year, and an average net price of $16,404 after grants and scholarships.