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University of Wisconsin-Madison tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison listed 9 players on the men's tennis roster, 10% below the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 9 on the women's, in line with the NCAA Division I median of 9. University of Wisconsin-Madison does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $29,408 per male athlete and $21,188 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 $14,772 per men's player, 40% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $21,331 per women's player, 108% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
University of Wisconsin-Madison, in Madison, WI, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big Ten Conference.
University of Wisconsin-Madison's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 9 players in 2025, down from 10 in 2020. University of Wisconsin-Madison lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 4.5 players per coach, 17% above the Big Ten Conference median of 3.8.
University of Wisconsin-Madison's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 9 in 2025. University of Wisconsin-Madison lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4.5 players per coach, 17% above the Big Ten Conference median of 3.8.
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 Wisconsin-Madison fund its athletes?
University of Wisconsin-Madison reported 738 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 364 men and 374 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $18,628,785 across all sports ($10,704,429 for men's sports, $7,924,356 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 $1,725,093 for men's sports and $641,352 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $4,739 and $1,715 per athlete.
What is University of Wisconsin-Madison like academically?
University of Wisconsin-Madison is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 45% of applicants, selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1427, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $28,679 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $17,354 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 39% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $11,603 for WI residents and $42,103 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
90% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 96% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $73,792, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at University of Wisconsin-Madison?
No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 16% of degrees, with Biological & Biomedical Sciences, Social Sciences and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (733 degrees)
- Economics (546 degrees)
- Psychology, General (495 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (463 degrees)
- Biology, General (389 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (348 degrees)
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences (293 degrees)
- Marketing (248 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (247 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (244 degrees)
What is Madison, WI like to live in?
University of Wisconsin-Madison sits in Madison, a large city of about 276,000 people in Dane County, Wisconsin.
Household incomes in Madison run close to both the Wisconsin and national medians, around $76,983 a year.
Housing costs more here than in most of Wisconsin: a typical home is valued around $346,900, 40% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,364 a month is 31% over the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 19 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 8% of workers walk and 6% take public transit and 18% work from home.
It reads as a college town: 15% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.3 times the national share, and the median age of 32 is younger than the country's 39.
59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Wisconsin average of 33%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does University of Wisconsin-Madison have a tennis program?
- Yes. University of Wisconsin-Madison fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Big Ten Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Big Ten Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the University of Wisconsin-Madison tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison listed 9 players on the men's tennis roster, 10% below the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 9 on the women's, in line with 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 Wisconsin-Madison give athletic aid for tennis?
- University of Wisconsin-Madison does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $29,408 per male athlete and $21,188 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 Wisconsin-Madison spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $14,772 per men's player, 40% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $21,331 per women's player, 108% above 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 Wisconsin-Madison?
- University of Wisconsin-Madison is in Madison, WI, in the Great Lakes region of the United States.
- How much does University of Wisconsin-Madison cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $28,679 a year, and an average net price of $17,354 after grants and scholarships.