Texas State University
San Marcos, TX · public · 36,177 undergraduates
Texas State University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Texas State University listed 10 players on its women's tennis roster, 11% above the NCAA Division I median of 9. Texas State University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $21,543 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 on the women's team ran $9,777 per player in 2025, in line with the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Texas State University, in San Marcos, TX, fields one tennis team, women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Sun Belt Conference[C 3].
Texas State University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 10 in 2025. Texas State University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division I median of 4, by 25%.
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 State University fund its athletes?
Texas State University reported 383 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 226 men and 157 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $8,120,203 across all sports ($4,737,885 for men's sports, $3,382,318 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 $854,093 for men's sports and $163,581 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $3,779 and $1,042 per athlete.
What is Texas State University like academically?
Texas State University is a large 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 1103, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $28,073 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $16,805 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 40% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $11,450 for TX residents and $22,930 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
55% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 80% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $56,906, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Texas State University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 16% of degrees, with Communication & Journalism, Psychology and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Psychology, General (523 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (414 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (411 degrees)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (386 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (351 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (339 degrees)
- Marketing (295 degrees)
- Computer Science (241 degrees)
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (217 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (210 degrees)
What is San Marcos, TX like to live in?
Texas State University sits in San Marcos, a small city of about 69,000 people in Hays County, Texas.
Household incomes in San Marcos, a median of about $51,030, sit far below the Texas median and likewise far below the national one, 35% lower than the country as a whole.
Home values are in step with the rest of Texas, around $269,700 and rents are typical for the state, about $1,299 a month.
Commutes average about 24 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive.
It reads as a college town: 27% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 4.1 times the national share, and the median age of 26 is younger than the country's 39.
37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Texas average of 33%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Texas State University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Texas State University fields women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Sun Belt Conference[C 3]), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Texas State University tennis team?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Texas State University listed 10 players on its women's tennis roster, 11% above 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 Texas State University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Texas State University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $21,543 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 State University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team ran $9,777 per player in 2025, in line with 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 State University?
- Texas State University is in San Marcos, TX, in the Southwest region of the United States.
- How much does Texas State University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $28,073 a year, and an average net price of $16,805 after grants and scholarships.
