Sul Ross State University
Alpine, TX · public · 1,396 undergraduates
Sul Ross State University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Sul Ross State University listed 6 players on the men's tennis roster, 40% below the NCAA Division II median of 10, and 10 on the women's, 11% above the NCAA Division II median of 9. Sul Ross State University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $640 per male athlete and $1,609 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 $1,006 per men's player, 58% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $614 per women's player, 77% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,622.
Sul Ross State University, in Alpine, TX, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Lone Star Conference.
Sul Ross State University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 6 players in 2025, down from 7 in 2020. Sul Ross State University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 6 players per coach, 20% above the Lone Star Conference median of 5.
Sul Ross State University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 10 in 2025. Sul Ross State University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 10 players per coach, well above the Lone Star Conference median of 4, by 150%.
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 Sul Ross State University fund its athletes?
Sul Ross State University reported 307 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 220 men and 87 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $280,815 across all sports ($140,830 for men's sports, $139,985 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 $45,442 for men's sports and $17,032 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $207 and $196 per athlete.
What is Sul Ross State University like academically?
Sul Ross State University is a small public university offering graduate degrees that admits 99% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1024.
The full cost of attendance is around $24,529 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $13,286 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 46% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $7,592 for TX residents and $17,672 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
58% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
30% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 45% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $41,871, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Sul Ross State University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 21% of degrees, followed by Homeland Security & Law Enforcement (14%) and Parks, Recreation & Fitness (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 (51 degrees)
- Psychology, General (49 degrees)
- Business/Commerce, General (46 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (41 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (33 degrees)
- Biology, General (23 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (22 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (16 degrees)
- English Language and Literature, General (15 degrees)
- History (15 degrees)
What is Alpine, TX like to live in?
Sul Ross State University sits in Alpine, a remote town of about 6,003 people in Brewster County, Texas.
Household incomes in Alpine, a median of about $54,503, sit far below the Texas median and likewise far below the national one, 31% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $207,700, 20% below the Texas median and a typical rent of $901 a month is 33% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 15 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The population skews older than the country as a whole, a median age of 44 against 39, with 25% aged 65 or over.
42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Texas average of 33%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Sul Ross State University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Sul Ross State University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Lone Star Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Lone Star Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Sul Ross State University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Sul Ross State University listed 6 players on the men's tennis roster, 40% below the NCAA Division II median of 10, and 10 on the women's, 11% above the NCAA Division II 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 Sul Ross State University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Sul Ross State University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $640 per male athlete and $1,609 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 Sul Ross State University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $1,006 per men's player, 58% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $614 per women's player, 77% 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 Sul Ross State University?
- Sul Ross State University is in Alpine, TX, in the Southwest region of the United States.
- How much does Sul Ross State University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $24,529 a year, and an average net price of $13,286 after grants and scholarships.