Truman State University
Kirksville, MO · public · 2,513 undergraduates
Truman State University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Truman State University listed 10 players on its women's tennis roster, 11% above the NCAA Division II median of 9. Truman State University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $4,119 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 $1,409 per player in 2025, 46% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,622.
Truman State University, in Kirksville, MO, fields one tennis team, women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
Truman State University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 10 in 2025. Truman 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 Great Lakes Valley Conference 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 Truman State University fund its athletes?
Truman State University reported 385 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 228 men and 157 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $1,580,336 across all sports ($933,718 for men's sports, $646,618 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 $40,389 for men's sports and $21,860 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $177 and $139 per athlete.
What is Truman State University like academically?
Truman State University is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 84% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1320, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $25,115 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $12,780 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 49% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $9,838 for MO residents and $18,566 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
69% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 85% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $56,280, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Truman State University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Health Professions, is 15% of degrees, with Business, Management & Marketing, 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.
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (96 degrees)
- Biology, General (79 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (78 degrees)
- Psychology, General (76 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (62 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (50 degrees)
- English Language and Literature, General (48 degrees)
- Public Health (46 degrees)
- Computer Science (40 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (35 degrees)
What is Kirksville, MO like to live in?
Truman State University sits in Kirksville, a remote town of about 17,000 people in Adair County, Missouri.
Household incomes in Kirksville, a median of about $48,063, sit far below the Missouri median and likewise far below the national one, 39% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $145,300, 33% below the Missouri median and a typical rent of $787 a month is 21% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 14 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 5% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 23% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 3.5 times the national share, and the median age of 25 is younger than the country's 39.
38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Missouri average of 32%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Truman State University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Truman State University fields women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Great Lakes Valley Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Truman State University tennis team?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Truman State University listed 10 players on its women's tennis roster, 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 Truman State University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Truman State University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $4,119 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 Truman State University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team ran $1,409 per player in 2025, 46% 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 Truman State University?
- Truman State University is in Kirksville, MO, in the Plains region of the United States.
- How much does Truman State University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $25,115 a year, and an average net price of $12,780 after grants and scholarships.
