University of St Thomas
Houston, TX · private, nonprofit · 3,220 undergraduates
University of St Thomas tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, University of St Thomas listed 13 players on the men's tennis roster, in line with the NCAA Division III median of 12, and 9 on the women's, 10% below the NCAA Division III median of 10. University of St Thomas reported no athletically related student aid in its 2025 filing, as Division III rules require; help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship. Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $4,721 per men's player, 146% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $4,721 per women's player, 164% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,786.
University of St Thomas, in Houston, TX, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.
University of St Thomas's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 13 in 2025. University of St Thomas lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 6.5 players per coach, 22% above the NCAA Division III median of 5.3.
University of St Thomas's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 6 players in 2020 to 9 in 2025. University of St Thomas lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4.5 players per coach, 10% below the NCAA Division III median of 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 St Thomas fund its athletes?
University of St Thomas reported 314 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 175 men and 139 women, close to an even split.
It reported no athletically related student aid for that year, which is what to expect from NCAA Division III: any help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship.
Recruiting spending was $7,216 for men's sports and $7,377 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $41 and $53 per athlete.
What is University of St Thomas like academically?
University of St Thomas is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 90% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1090.
The full cost of attendance is around $45,672 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $19,359 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 58% of the sticker price on average.
42% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
69% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 78% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $59,224, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at University of St Thomas?
Health Professions dominates: it accounts for 44% of degrees awarded, with Business, Management & Marketing a distant second at 15%.
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 (198 degrees)
- Psychology, General (61 degrees)
- Biology, General (36 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (30 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (25 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (16 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (15 degrees)
- Marketing (13 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (13 degrees)
- Criminology (13 degrees)
What is Houston, TX like to live in?
University of St Thomas sits in Houston, a large city of about 2.3 million people in Fort Bend County, Texas.
Household incomes in Houston, a median of about $62,894, sit below the Texas median and likewise below the national one, 20% lower than the country as a whole.
Home values are in step with the rest of Texas, around $253,400 and rents are typical for the state, about $1,313 a month.
Commutes average about 27 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive.
The population skews young, with a median age of 34 against 39 nationally and 24% under 18.
Frequently asked questions
- Does University of St Thomas have a tennis program?
- Yes. University of St Thomas fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the University of St Thomas tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, University of St Thomas listed 13 players on the men's tennis roster, in line with the NCAA Division III median of 12, and 9 on the women's, 10% below the NCAA Division III median of 10. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does University of St Thomas give athletic aid for tennis?
- University of St Thomas reported no athletically related student aid in its 2025 filing, as Division III rules require; help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship. EADA reports aid by gender for the whole athletic department, never per team.
- How much does University of St Thomas spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $4,721 per men's player, 146% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $4,721 per women's player, 164% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,786. 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 St Thomas?
- University of St Thomas is in Houston, TX, in the Southwest region of the United States.
- How much does University of St Thomas cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $45,672 a year, and an average net price of $19,359 after grants and scholarships.