University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN · public · 31,855 undergraduates
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities listed 10 players on its women's tennis roster, 11% above the NCAA Division I median of 9. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $30,677 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 on the women's team ran $22,611 per player in 2025, 121% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, in Minneapolis, MN, fields one tennis team, women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big Ten Conference.
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 9 players in 2020 to 10 in 2025. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 3.3 players per coach, 17% 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 Minnesota-Twin Cities fund its athletes?
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities reported 607 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 305 men and 302 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $19,021,913 across all sports ($9,757,332 for men's sports, $9,264,581 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 $2,540,224 for men's sports and $747,584 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $8,329 and $2,475 per athlete.
What is University of Minnesota-Twin Cities like academically?
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 80% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1362, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $30,061 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $16,778 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 44% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $17,214 for MN residents and $38,362 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
85% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 91% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $69,020, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities?
No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 13% of degrees, with Biological & Biomedical Sciences, Computer & Information 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.
- Computer Science (533 degrees)
- Psychology, General (523 degrees)
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (477 degrees)
- Biology, General (340 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (328 degrees)
- Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences (287 degrees)
- Economics (281 degrees)
- Marketing (210 degrees)
- Education, Other (203 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (203 degrees)
What is Columbia Heights, MN like to live in?
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities sits in Columbia Heights, a large city of about 22,000 people in Anoka County, Minnesota.
The median household in Columbia Heights earns about $74,688, which is below the Minnesota median ($87,556) but about the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $259,900, 15% below the Minnesota median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,278 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 24 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 18% work from home.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 37, with 21% under 18 and 15% aged 65 or over.
33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Minnesota average of 39%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does University of Minnesota-Twin Cities have a tennis program?
- Yes. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities fields women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Big Ten Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities tennis team?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities listed 10 players on its women's tennis roster, 11% 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 Minnesota-Twin Cities give athletic aid for tennis?
- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $30,677 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 Minnesota-Twin Cities spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team ran $22,611 per player in 2025, 121% 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 Minnesota-Twin Cities?
- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities is in Minneapolis, MN, in the Plains region of the United States.
- How much does University of Minnesota-Twin Cities cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $30,061 a year, and an average net price of $16,778 after grants and scholarships.
