University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Mayaguez, PR · public · 9,539 undergraduates
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez listed 5 players on the men's tennis roster and 5 on the women's, both below their NCAA Division II medians of 10 and 9. University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $3,203 per male athlete and $3,545 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 $244 per men's player, 90% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $244 per women's player, 91% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,622.
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, in Mayaguez, PR, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Independent.
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 5 players in 2025, down from 6 in 2020. University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, in line with the NCAA Division II median of 5.2.
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 5 players in 2025, down from 7 in 2020. University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, well above the Independent median of 4, by 25%.
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 Puerto Rico-Mayaguez fund its athletes?
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez reported 255 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 139 men and 116 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $856,412 across all sports ($445,212 for men's sports, $411,200 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 $500 for men's sports and $490 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $4 and $4 per athlete.
What is University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez like academically?
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 57% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $21,637 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $17,936 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 17% of the sticker price on average.
65% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
49% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 87% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $48,992, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez?
Engineering is the largest field at 39% of degrees, followed by Biological & Biomedical Sciences (15%) and Agriculture (12%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Biology, General (177 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering (141 degrees)
- Animal Sciences (128 degrees)
- Computer Engineering (111 degrees)
- Psychology, General (111 degrees)
- Microbiological Sciences and Immunology (104 degrees)
- Industrial Engineering (97 degrees)
- Chemical Engineering (93 degrees)
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (77 degrees)
- Civil Engineering (62 degrees)
What is Mayaguez, PR like to live in?
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez sits in Mayaguez, a small city in Mayagüez Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Household incomes in Mayagüez Municipio, a median of about $17,963, sit far below the Puerto Rico median and likewise far below the national one, 77% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $107,900, 13% below the Puerto Rico median and a typical rent of $456 a month is 19% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 22 minutes against a national average near 27, and nearly everyone drives alone.
It reads as a college town: 12% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.8 times the national share, and the median age of 43 is older than the country's 39.
Frequently asked questions
- Does University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez have a tennis program?
- Yes. University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Independent) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Independent), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez listed 5 players on the men's tennis roster and 5 on the women's, both below their NCAA Division II 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 Puerto Rico-Mayaguez give athletic aid for tennis?
- University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $3,203 per male athlete and $3,545 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 Puerto Rico-Mayaguez spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $244 per men's player, 90% below the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $244 per women's player, 91% below 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 Puerto Rico-Mayaguez?
- University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is in Mayaguez, PR, in the Outlying Areas region of the United States.
- How much does University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $21,637 a year, and an average net price of $17,936 after grants and scholarships.