University of Florida
Gainesville, FL · public · 35,629 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does University of Florida field?
University of Florida, in Gainesville, FL, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Southeastern Conference and the Continental Athletic Conference.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 10 players against 8, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
University of Florida's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 10 players in 2025, down from 12 in 2020. That 2025 roster is in line with the NCAA Division I median of 10, and about the same distance from the national median. University of Florida lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 3.3 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division I median of 4.5, by 26%.
University of Florida's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 6 players in 2020 to 8 in 2025. That 2025 roster is 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9, and about the same distance from the national median. University of Florida lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 2.7 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division I median of 4, by 33%.
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 Florida fund its athletes?
University of Florida reported 555 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 308 men and 247 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $16,295,859, about $27,794 per male athlete and $31,317 per female athlete across all sports; 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 $3,380,567 for men's sports and $1,020,232 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $10,976 and $4,130 per athlete.
What is University of Florida like academically?
University of Florida is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 24% of applicants, highly selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1403, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $22,523 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $6,541 after grants and scholarships, in the bottom quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 71% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $6,381 for FL residents and $28,659 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
91% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 98% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $71,588, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at University of Florida?
No single field dominates: the largest, Engineering, is 14% of degrees, with Business, Management & Marketing, Biological & Biomedical Sciences 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 (599 degrees)
- Biology, General (595 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (452 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (397 degrees)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (369 degrees)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (338 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering (309 degrees)
- Economics (277 degrees)
- Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences (251 degrees)
- Public Health (250 degrees)
What is Gainesville, FL like to live in?
University of Florida sits in Gainesville, a mid-sized city of about 144,000 people in Alachua County, Florida.
Household incomes in Gainesville, a median of about $45,611, sit far below the Florida median and likewise far below the national one, 42% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $235,000, 28% below the Florida median and a typical rent of $1,214 a month is 22% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 18 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 5% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 24% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 3.6 times the national share, and the median age of 27 is younger than the country's 39.
52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Florida average of 33%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does University of Florida have a tennis program?
- Yes. University of Florida fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Southeastern Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Continental Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is University of Florida?
- University of Florida is in Gainesville, FL, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does University of Florida cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $22,523 a year, and an average net price of $6,541 after grants and scholarships.