University of California-Riverside
Riverside, CA · public · 22,593 undergraduates
University of California-Riverside tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, University of California-Riverside listed 10 players on the men's tennis roster, in line with the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 7 on the women's, 22% below the NCAA Division I median of 9. University of California-Riverside does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $11,516 per male athlete and $17,022 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 $3,772 per men's player, 64% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $4,905 per women's player, 52% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
University of California-Riverside, in Riverside, 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.
University of California-Riverside's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 7 in 2023 and as high as 10 in 2020, and ended 2025 at 10. University of California-Riverside lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, 15% above the Big West Conference median of 4.3.
University of California-Riverside's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 7 players in 2025, down from 10 in 2020. University of California-Riverside lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 3.5 players per coach, 13% below 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-Riverside fund its athletes?
University of California-Riverside reported 308 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 154 men and 154 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $4,394,745 across all sports ($1,773,392 for men's sports, $2,621,353 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 $74,224 for men's sports and $61,989 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $482 and $403 per athlete.
What is University of California-Riverside like academically?
University of California-Riverside is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 76% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $38,942 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $14,304 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 63% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $15,606 for CA residents and $49,806 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
47% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
76% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 88% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $67,699, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at University of California-Riverside?
No single field dominates: the largest, Biological & Biomedical Sciences, is 17% of degrees, with Social Sciences, Business, Management & Marketing 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 (795 degrees)
- Biology, General (639 degrees)
- Research and Experimental Psychology (578 degrees)
- Sociology (340 degrees)
- Economics (331 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (291 degrees)
- Computer Science (212 degrees)
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts (206 degrees)
- Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education (192 degrees)
- Mathematics (185 degrees)
What is Riverside, CA like to live in?
University of California-Riverside sits in Riverside, a large city of about 316,000 people in Riverside County, California.
The median household in Riverside earns about $88,575, which is about the California median ($96,334) but above the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $542,100, 22% below the California median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,812 a month.
Commutes run long, about 32 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The population skews young, with a median age of 33 against 39 nationally and 23% under 18.
26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the California average of 37%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does University of California-Riverside have a tennis program?
- Yes. University of California-Riverside fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Big West Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Big West Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the University of California-Riverside tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, University of California-Riverside listed 10 players on the men's tennis roster, in line with the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 7 on the women's, 22% below 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-Riverside give athletic aid for tennis?
- University of California-Riverside does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $11,516 per male athlete and $17,022 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-Riverside spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $3,772 per men's player, 64% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $4,905 per women's player, 52% 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-Riverside?
- University of California-Riverside is in Riverside, CA, in the Far West region of the United States.
- How much does University of California-Riverside cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $38,942 a year, and an average net price of $14,304 after grants and scholarships.