Santa Monica College
Santa Monica, CA · public · 21,440 undergraduates
Santa Monica College tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Santa Monica College listed 14 players on its women's tennis roster, 75% above the CCCAA median of 8. Santa Monica College reported no athletically related student aid in its 2025 filing; help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship. Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team ran $1,124 per player in 2025, 15% below the CCCAA median of $1,323.
Santa Monica College, in Santa Monica, CA, fields one tennis team, women's tennis, competing in CCCAA.
Santa Monica College's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 10 players in 2020 to 14 in 2025. Santa Monica College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 7 players per coach, well above the CCCAA 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 Santa Monica College fund its athletes?
Santa Monica College reported 372 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 238 men and 134 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
It reported no athletically related student aid for that year, which is what to expect from CCCAA: any help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship.
Recruiting expenses were reported as zero for both men's and women's sports, so outreach to this program will mostly need to come from the recruit's side.
What is Santa Monica College like academically?
Santa Monica College is a large public college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree.
The full cost of attendance is around $11,162 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $2,779 after grants and scholarships, in the bottom quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 75% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $1,156 for CA residents and $10,708 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
36% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $42,193, above the median of $40,747.
What is Santa Monica, CA like to live in?
Santa Monica College sits in Santa Monica, a small city of about 92,000 people in Los Angeles County, California.
The median household in Santa Monica earns about $109,739, which is above the California median ($96,334) but far above the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of California: a typical home is valued around $1,810,200, 160% above the state median and a typical rent of $2,338 a month is 20% over the state figure.
Commutes average about 26 minutes, close to the national average, and driving is common but not universal, though 5% of workers walk and 33% work from home.
The population skews older than the country as a whole, a median age of 43 against 39, with 19% aged 65 or over.
69% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the California average of 37%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Santa Monica College have a tennis program?
- Yes. Santa Monica College fields women's tennis (CCCAA), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Santa Monica College tennis team?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Santa Monica College listed 14 players on its women's tennis roster, 75% above the CCCAA median of 8. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Santa Monica College give athletic aid for tennis?
- Santa Monica College reported no athletically related student aid in its 2025 filing; help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship. EADA reports aid by gender for the whole athletic department, never per team.
- How much does Santa Monica College spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team ran $1,124 per player in 2025, 15% below the CCCAA median of $1,323. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Santa Monica College?
- Santa Monica College is in Santa Monica, CA, in the Far West region of the United States.
- How much does Santa Monica College cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $11,162 a year, and an average net price of $2,779 after grants and scholarships.
