University of California-Davis
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University of California-Davis tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, University of California-Davis listed 9 players on the men's tennis roster, 10% below the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 12 on the women's, 33% above the NCAA Division I median of 9. University of California-Davis does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $16,733 per male athlete and $15,727 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 $10,694 per men's player, in line with the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $6,606 per women's player, 36% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
University of California-Davis, in Davis, CA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big West Conference[FB 5][C 11].
University of California-Davis's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 8 in 2022 and as high as 10 in 2021, and ended 2025 at 9. University of California-Davis lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 4.5 players per coach, in line with the NCAA Division I median of 4.5.
University of California-Davis's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 10 players in 2020 to 12 in 2025. University of California-Davis lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, in line with the NCAA Division I median of 4.
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-Davis fund its athletes?
University of California-Davis reported 681 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 288 men and 393 women, with women outnumbering men.
Athletically related student aid came to $10,999,510 across all sports ($4,818,992 for men's sports, $6,180,518 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 $316,782 for men's sports and $222,353 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $1,100 and $566 per athlete.
What is University of California-Davis like academically?
University of California-Davis is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 42% of applicants, selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $41,238 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $14,741 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 64% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $16,774 for CA residents and $50,974 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
86% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 93% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $80,838, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at University of California-Davis?
No single field dominates: the largest, Biological & Biomedical Sciences, is 19% of degrees, with Social Sciences, 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.
- Research and Experimental Psychology (924 degrees)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (596 degrees)
- Economics (559 degrees)
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences (519 degrees)
- Biology, General (418 degrees)
- Computer Science (402 degrees)
- Animal Sciences (368 degrees)
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (350 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (330 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (293 degrees)
What is Davis, CA like to live in?
University of California-Davis sits in Davis, a suburb of about 67,000 people in Yolo County, California.
The median household in Davis earns about $87,421, which is about the California median ($96,334) but above the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of California: a typical home is valued around $829,000, 19% above the state median and rents are typical for the state, about $2,043 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 23 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 5% take public transit and 23% work from home.
It reads as a college town: 26% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 4.0 times the national share, and the median age of 27 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-Davis have a tennis program?
- Yes. University of California-Davis fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Big West Conference[FB 5][C 11]) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Big West Conference[FB 5][C 11]), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the University of California-Davis tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, University of California-Davis listed 9 players on the men's tennis roster, 10% below the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 12 on the women's, 33% 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 University of California-Davis give athletic aid for tennis?
- University of California-Davis does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $16,733 per male athlete and $15,727 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-Davis spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $10,694 per men's player, in line with the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $6,606 per women's player, 36% below 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-Davis?
- University of California-Davis is in Davis, CA, in the Far West region of the United States.
- How much does University of California-Davis cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $41,238 a year, and an average net price of $14,741 after grants and scholarships.