University of the Incarnate Word
San Antonio, TX · private, nonprofit · 4,440 undergraduates
University of the Incarnate Word tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, University of the Incarnate Word listed 12 players on the men's tennis roster and 10 on the women's, both above their NCAA Division I medians of 10 and 9. University of the Incarnate Word does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $20,872 per male athlete and $25,883 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 $5,740 per men's player, 45% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $5,876 per women's player, 43% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
University of the Incarnate Word, in San Antonio, TX, 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 the Incarnate Word's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 12 in 2020 and as high as 16 in 2021, and ended 2025 at 12. University of the Incarnate Word lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 12 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division I median of 4.5, by 167%.
University of the Incarnate Word's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 10 in 2025. University of the Incarnate Word lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 10 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division I median of 4, by 150%.
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 the Incarnate Word fund its athletes?
University of the Incarnate Word reported 568 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 364 men and 204 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $12,877,306 across all sports ($7,597,245 for men's sports, $5,280,061 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 $143,036 for men's sports and $68,742 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $393 and $337 per athlete.
What is University of the Incarnate Word like academically?
University of the Incarnate Word is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 98% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $48,681 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $22,775 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 53% of the sticker price on average.
45% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
51% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 71% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $56,733, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at University of the Incarnate Word?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 28% of degrees, followed by Health Professions (25%) and Biological & Biomedical Sciences (9%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (152 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (118 degrees)
- Psychology, General (104 degrees)
- Biology, General (71 degrees)
- Human Resources Management and Services (52 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (41 degrees)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (40 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (40 degrees)
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (37 degrees)
- Marketing (21 degrees)
What is San Antonio, TX like to live in?
University of the Incarnate Word sits in San Antonio, a large city of about 1.5 million people in Bexar County, Texas.
Household incomes in San Antonio, a median of about $62,917, sit below the Texas median and likewise below the national one, 20% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $219,700, 16% below the Texas median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,258 a month.
Commutes average about 25 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive.
The population skews young, with a median age of 35 against 39 nationally and 24% under 18.
29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Texas average of 33%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does University of the Incarnate Word have a tennis program?
- Yes. University of the Incarnate Word 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 the Incarnate Word tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, University of the Incarnate Word listed 12 players on the men's tennis roster and 10 on the women's, both above their NCAA Division I 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 the Incarnate Word give athletic aid for tennis?
- University of the Incarnate Word does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $20,872 per male athlete and $25,883 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 the Incarnate Word spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $5,740 per men's player, 45% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $5,876 per women's player, 43% 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 the Incarnate Word?
- University of the Incarnate Word is in San Antonio, TX, in the Southwest region of the United States.
- How much does University of the Incarnate Word cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $48,681 a year, and an average net price of $22,775 after grants and scholarships.