University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA · public · 4,638 undergraduates
University of New Orleans tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, University of New Orleans listed 9 players on the men's tennis roster, 10% below the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 6 on the women's, 33% below the NCAA Division I median of 9. University of New Orleans does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $9,918 per male athlete and $15,903 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 $5,376 per men's player, 49% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $7,563 per women's player, 26% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
University of New Orleans, in New Orleans, LA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Southland Conference.
University of New Orleans's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 9 in 2025. University of New Orleans 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 NCAA Division I median of 4.5, by 100%.
University of New Orleans's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 6 players in 2025, down from 9 in 2020. University of New Orleans lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 3 players per coach, well below the Southland Conference median of 4.3, by 29%.
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 New Orleans fund its athletes?
University of New Orleans reported 168 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 99 men and 69 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $2,079,166 across all sports ($981,860 for men's sports, $1,097,306 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 $45,000 for men's sports and $45,000 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $455 and $652 per athlete.
What is University of New Orleans like academically?
University of New Orleans is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 74% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1052.
The full cost of attendance is around $23,431 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $12,384 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 47% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $9,172 for LA residents and $14,008 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
38% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 67% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $47,872, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at University of New Orleans?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 24% of degrees, followed by Engineering (15%) and Multidisciplinary Studies (12%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Biology, General (107 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (99 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (80 degrees)
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (80 degrees)
- Psychology, General (75 degrees)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (68 degrees)
- Computer Science (55 degrees)
- Marketing (46 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering (40 degrees)
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (38 degrees)
What is Jefferson, LA like to live in?
University of New Orleans sits in Jefferson, a large city of about 9,984 people in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.
The median household in Jefferson earns about $56,875, which is about the Louisiana median ($60,023) but far below the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of Louisiana: a typical home is valued around $238,000, 14% above the state median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,104 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 20 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The population skews older than the country as a whole, a median age of 45 against 39, with 21% aged 65 or over.
35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Louisiana average of 27%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does University of New Orleans have a tennis program?
- Yes. University of New Orleans fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Southland Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Southland Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the University of New Orleans tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, University of New Orleans listed 9 players on the men's tennis roster, 10% below the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 6 on the women's, 33% 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 New Orleans give athletic aid for tennis?
- University of New Orleans does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $9,918 per male athlete and $15,903 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 New Orleans spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $5,376 per men's player, 49% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $7,563 per women's player, 26% 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 New Orleans?
- University of New Orleans is in New Orleans, LA, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does University of New Orleans cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $23,431 a year, and an average net price of $12,384 after grants and scholarships.