Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX · private, nonprofit · 7,277 undergraduates
Southern Methodist University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Southern Methodist University listed 15 players on the men's tennis roster, 50% above the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 8 on the women's, 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9. Southern Methodist University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $60,817 per male athlete and $61,213 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 $35,005 per men's player, 233% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $30,824 per women's player, 201% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Southern Methodist University, in Dallas, TX, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Southern Methodist University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 15 players in 2025, down from 18 in 2020. Southern Methodist University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, 15% above the Atlantic Coast Conference median of 4.3.
Southern Methodist University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 12 in 2020. Southern Methodist 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 NCAA Division I 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 Southern Methodist University fund its athletes?
Southern Methodist University reported 428 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 231 men and 197 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $26,107,776 across all sports ($14,048,800 for men's sports, $12,058,976 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 $2,392,459 for men's sports and $665,811 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $10,357 and $3,380 per athlete.
What is Southern Methodist University like academically?
Southern Methodist University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 63% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1428, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $85,606 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $40,892 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 52% of the sticker price on average.
84% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 91% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $78,354, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Southern Methodist University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 28% of degrees, followed by Social Sciences (13%) and Communication & Journalism (9%).
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 (290 degrees)
- Economics (160 degrees)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (120 degrees)
- Psychology, General (103 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (97 degrees)
- Computer Science (90 degrees)
- Biology, General (89 degrees)
- Mathematics (82 degrees)
- Marketing (81 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (75 degrees)
What is University Park, TX like to live in?
Southern Methodist University sits in University Park, a suburb of a large city of about 25,000 people in Dallas County, Texas.
Household incomes in University Park, a median of about $250,001, sit far above the Texas median and likewise far above the national one, 218% higher than the country as a whole.
Housing costs more here than in most of Texas: a typical home is valued around $1,766,700, 578% above the state median and a typical rent of $2,940 a month is 120% over the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 19 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 7% of workers walk and 21% work from home.
It reads as a college town: 10% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.6 times the national share, and the median age of 33 is younger than the country's 39.
90% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Texas average of 33%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Southern Methodist University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Southern Methodist University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Atlantic Coast Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Atlantic Coast Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Southern Methodist University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Southern Methodist University listed 15 players on the men's tennis roster, 50% above the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 8 on the women's, 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Southern Methodist University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Southern Methodist University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $60,817 per male athlete and $61,213 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 Southern Methodist University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $35,005 per men's player, 233% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $30,824 per women's player, 201% 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 Southern Methodist University?
- Southern Methodist University is in Dallas, TX, in the Southwest region of the United States.
- How much does Southern Methodist University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $85,606 a year, and an average net price of $40,892 after grants and scholarships.