University of Montevallo
Montevallo, AL · public · 2,151 undergraduates
University of Montevallo tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, University of Montevallo listed 15 players on the men's tennis roster, 50% above the NCAA Division II median of 10, and 9 on the women's, in line with the NCAA Division II median of 9. University of Montevallo does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $4,742 per male athlete and $7,330 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 $3,721 per men's player, 54% above the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $5,510 per women's player, 110% above the NCAA Division II median of $2,622.
University of Montevallo, in Montevallo, AL, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Gulf South Conference.
University of Montevallo's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 13 in 2023 and as high as 19 in 2021, and ended 2025 at 15. University of Montevallo lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 15 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division II median of 5.2, by 190%.
University of Montevallo's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 9 in 2025. University of Montevallo lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 9 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division II median of 5, by 80%.
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 Montevallo fund its athletes?
University of Montevallo reported 531 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 313 men and 218 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $3,082,080 across all sports ($1,484,124 for men's sports, $1,597,956 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 $30,645 for men's sports and $40,088 for women's, tilted toward the women's side, or about $98 and $184 per athlete.
What is University of Montevallo like academically?
University of Montevallo is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 54% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $27,398 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $17,683 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 35% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $13,948 for AL residents and $26,968 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
54% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 73% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $42,957, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at University of Montevallo?
No single field dominates: the largest, Visual & Performing Arts, is 19% of degrees, with Business, Management & Marketing, Education and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (45 degrees)
- Fine and Studio Arts (40 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (38 degrees)
- Psychology, General (32 degrees)
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (26 degrees)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (21 degrees)
- Marketing (21 degrees)
- English Language and Literature, General (17 degrees)
- Social Work (17 degrees)
- Biology, General (16 degrees)
What is Montevallo, AL like to live in?
University of Montevallo sits in Montevallo, a town on the edge of a metro area of about 7,429 people in Shelby County, Alabama.
The median household in Montevallo earns about $54,665, which is below the Alabama median ($62,027) but far below the national median ($78,538).
Home values are in step with the rest of Alabama, around $210,400 and rents are typical for the state, about $906 a month.
Commutes average about 28 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive, though 8% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 18% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.8 times the national share, and the median age of 26 is younger than the country's 39.
31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Alabama average of 28%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does University of Montevallo have a tennis program?
- Yes. University of Montevallo fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Gulf South Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Gulf South Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the University of Montevallo tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, University of Montevallo listed 15 players on the men's tennis roster, 50% above the NCAA Division II median of 10, and 9 on the women's, in line with the NCAA Division II 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 Montevallo give athletic aid for tennis?
- University of Montevallo does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $4,742 per male athlete and $7,330 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 Montevallo spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $3,721 per men's player, 54% above the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $5,510 per women's player, 110% above the NCAA Division II median of $2,622. 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 Montevallo?
- University of Montevallo is in Montevallo, AL, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does University of Montevallo cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $27,398 a year, and an average net price of $17,683 after grants and scholarships.