University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA · public · 12,428 undergraduates
University of Louisiana at Lafayette tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, University of Louisiana at Lafayette listed 9 players on the men's tennis roster and 8 on the women's, both below their NCAA Division I medians of 10 and 9. University of Louisiana at Lafayette does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $19,399 per male athlete and $19,558 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 $15,056 per men's player, 43% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $8,462 per women's player, 17% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, in Lafayette, LA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Sun Belt Conference.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 8 in 2021 and as high as 14 in 2024, and ended 2025 at 9. University of Louisiana at Lafayette lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 9 players per coach, well above the Sun Belt Conference median of 4.5, by 100%.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 10 in 2020. University of Louisiana at Lafayette lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, 11% below the Sun Belt Conference median of 4.5.
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 Louisiana at Lafayette fund its athletes?
University of Louisiana at Lafayette reported 435 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 273 men and 162 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $8,464,332 across all sports ($5,295,908 for men's sports, $3,168,424 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 $501,208 for men's sports and $277,933 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $1,836 and $1,716 per athlete.
What is University of Louisiana at Lafayette like academically?
University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 87% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1219, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $24,884 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $13,530 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 46% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $10,418 for LA residents and $24,146 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
42% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
53% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 74% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $47,089, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at University of Louisiana at Lafayette?
No single field dominates: the largest, Liberal Arts & Sciences, is 16% of degrees, with Health Professions, 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.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (383 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (297 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (137 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (137 degrees)
- Psychology, General (121 degrees)
- Biology, General (118 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (98 degrees)
- Computer Science (85 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering (85 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (73 degrees)
What is Lafayette, LA like to live in?
University of Louisiana at Lafayette sits in Lafayette, a mid-sized city of about 122,000 people in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.
The median household in Lafayette earns about $61,454, which is about the Louisiana median ($60,023) but below the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of Louisiana: a typical home is valued around $251,300, 20% above the state median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,065 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 20 minutes against a national average near 27, and nearly everyone drives alone.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 37, with 21% under 18 and 17% aged 65 or over.
41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Louisiana average of 27%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does University of Louisiana at Lafayette have a tennis program?
- Yes. University of Louisiana at Lafayette fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Sun Belt Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Sun Belt Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the University of Louisiana at Lafayette tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, University of Louisiana at Lafayette listed 9 players on the men's tennis roster and 8 on the women's, both below 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 Louisiana at Lafayette give athletic aid for tennis?
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $19,399 per male athlete and $19,558 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 Louisiana at Lafayette spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $15,056 per men's player, 43% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $8,462 per women's player, 17% 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 Louisiana at Lafayette?
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette is in Lafayette, LA, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does University of Louisiana at Lafayette cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $24,884 a year, and an average net price of $13,530 after grants and scholarships.