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University of California-Berkeley tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, University of California-Berkeley listed 12 players on the men's tennis roster and 10 on the women's, both above their NCAA Division I medians of 10 and 9. University of California-Berkeley does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $22,789 per male athlete and $28,658 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 $18,326 per men's player, 74% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $32,816 per women's player, 220% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
University of California-Berkeley, in Berkeley, CA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
University of California-Berkeley's men's tennis roster has stayed between 10 and 12 players since 2020, and stood at 12 in 2025. University of California-Berkeley lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 4.5.
University of California-Berkeley's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 8 in 2023 and as high as 11 in 2020, and ended 2025 at 10. University of California-Berkeley lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, well above the Atlantic Coast Conference median of 3.3, by 50%.
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 University of California-Berkeley fund its athletes?
University of California-Berkeley reported 918 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 540 men and 378 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $23,138,879 across all sports ($12,306,273 for men's sports, $10,832,606 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 $2,681,244 for men's sports and $1,185,047 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $4,965 and $3,135 per athlete.
What is University of California-Berkeley like academically?
University of California-Berkeley is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 11% of applicants, highly selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $45,619 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $13,481 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 70% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $16,347 for CA residents and $50,547 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
93% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 97% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $92,446, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at University of California-Berkeley?
No single field dominates: the largest, Computer & Information Sciences, is 17% of degrees, with Social Sciences, Engineering and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Computer Science (848 degrees)
- Economics (799 degrees)
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences (767 degrees)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (669 degrees)
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (528 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (464 degrees)
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research (430 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (409 degrees)
- Research and Experimental Psychology (344 degrees)
- Sociology (283 degrees)
What is Berkeley, CA like to live in?
University of California-Berkeley sits in Berkeley, a mid-sized city of about 120,000 people in Alameda County, California.
The median household in Berkeley earns about $108,558, which is above the California median ($96,334) but far above the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of California: a typical home is valued around $1,351,100, 94% above the state median and rents are typical for the state, about $2,127 a month.
Commutes run long, about 30 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 14% of workers walk and 16% take public transit and 33% work from home.
It reads as a college town: 16% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.5 times the national share, and the median age of 33 is younger than the country's 39.
75% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the California average of 37%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does University of California-Berkeley have a tennis program?
- Yes. University of California-Berkeley 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 University of California-Berkeley tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, University of California-Berkeley listed 12 players on the men's tennis roster and 10 on the women's, both above 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 University of California-Berkeley give athletic aid for tennis?
- University of California-Berkeley does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $22,789 per male athlete and $28,658 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 University of California-Berkeley spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $18,326 per men's player, 74% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $32,816 per women's player, 220% 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 University of California-Berkeley?
- University of California-Berkeley is in Berkeley, CA, in the Far West region of the United States.
- How much does University of California-Berkeley cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $45,619 a year, and an average net price of $13,481 after grants and scholarships.