Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, TX · public · 8,034 undergraduates
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi listed 10 players on the men's tennis roster and 9 on the women's, both in line with their NCAA Division I medians of 10 and 9. Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $11,095 per male athlete and $15,016 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 $17,144 per men's player, 63% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $13,573 per women's player, 33% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi, in Corpus Christi, TX, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Southland Conference.
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 9 players in 2020 to 10 in 2025. Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi lists 1 head coach and 3 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 2.5 players per coach, well below the Southland Conference median of 7.5, by 67%.
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 9 in 2025. Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi lists 1 head coach and 3 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 2.3 players per coach, well below the Southland Conference median of 4.3, by 47%.
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 Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi fund its athletes?
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi reported 251 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 100 men and 151 women, with women outnumbering men.
Athletically related student aid came to $3,376,908 across all sports ($1,109,468 for men's sports, $2,267,440 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 $130,318 for men's sports and $207,837 for women's, tilted toward the women's side, or about $1,303 and $1,376 per athlete.
What is Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi like academically?
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 89% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1086.
The full cost of attendance is around $25,210 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $15,225 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 40% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $9,748 for TX residents and $20,794 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
43% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
40% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 58% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $51,865, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 23% of degrees, followed by Health Professions (16%) 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 (263 degrees)
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (199 degrees)
- Biology, General (177 degrees)
- Psychology, General (119 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (102 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (85 degrees)
- Marketing (74 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (67 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (64 degrees)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (63 degrees)
What is Corpus Christi, TX like to live in?
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi sits in Corpus Christi, a large city of about 317,000 people in Nueces County, Texas.
Household incomes in Corpus Christi, a median of about $66,325, sit below the Texas median and likewise below the national one, 16% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $197,100, 24% below the Texas median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,230 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 21 minutes against a national average near 27, and nearly everyone drives alone.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 36, with 24% under 18 and 15% aged 65 or over.
24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Texas average of 33%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi have a tennis program?
- Yes. Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Southland Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Southland Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi listed 10 players on the men's tennis roster and 9 on the women's, both in line with 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 Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi give athletic aid for tennis?
- Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $11,095 per male athlete and $15,016 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 Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $17,144 per men's player, 63% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $13,573 per women's player, 33% 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 Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi?
- Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi is in Corpus Christi, TX, in the Southwest region of the United States.
- How much does Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $25,210 a year, and an average net price of $15,225 after grants and scholarships.