Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN · private, nonprofit · 7,208 undergraduates
Vanderbilt University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Vanderbilt University listed 16 players on the men's tennis roster, 60% above the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 9 on the women's, in line with the NCAA Division I median of 9. Vanderbilt University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $59,796 per male athlete and $36,110 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 $20,867 per men's player, 98% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $40,736 per women's player, 298% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Vanderbilt University, in Nashville, TN, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Southeastern Conference.
Vanderbilt University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 11 players in 2020 to 16 in 2025. Vanderbilt University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 5.3 players per coach, well above the Southeastern Conference median of 3.2, by 68%.
Vanderbilt University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 9 in 2025. Vanderbilt University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 3 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division I 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 Vanderbilt University fund its athletes?
Vanderbilt University reported 453 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 217 men and 236 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $21,497,633 across all sports ($12,975,789 for men's sports, $8,521,844 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 $2,075,726 for men's sports and $790,963 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $9,566 and $3,352 per athlete.
What is Vanderbilt University like academically?
Vanderbilt University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 6% of applicants, highly selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1549, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $89,590 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $15,846 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 82% of the sticker price on average.
94% 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 $91,565, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Vanderbilt University?
Social Sciences is the largest field at 33% of degrees, followed by Multidisciplinary Studies (15%) and Engineering (11%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (279 degrees)
- Economics (251 degrees)
- Social Sciences, General (245 degrees)
- Computer Science (205 degrees)
- Mathematics (151 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (104 degrees)
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences (103 degrees)
- Psychology, General (100 degrees)
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (68 degrees)
- English Language and Literature, General (63 degrees)
What is Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN like to live in?
Vanderbilt University sits in Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), a large city of about 684,000 people in Davidson County, Tennessee.
The median household in Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) earns about $75,197, which is above the Tennessee median ($67,097) but about the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of Tennessee: a typical home is valued around $383,100, 49% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,486 a month is 32% over the state figure.
Commutes average about 25 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive, though 18% work from home.
The population skews young, with a median age of 34 against 39 nationally and 21% under 18.
47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Tennessee average of 30%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Vanderbilt University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Vanderbilt University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Southeastern Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Southeastern Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Vanderbilt University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Vanderbilt University listed 16 players on the men's tennis roster, 60% above 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 Vanderbilt University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Vanderbilt University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $59,796 per male athlete and $36,110 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 Vanderbilt University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $20,867 per men's player, 98% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $40,736 per women's player, 298% 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 Vanderbilt University?
- Vanderbilt University is in Nashville, TN, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Vanderbilt University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $89,590 a year, and an average net price of $15,846 after grants and scholarships.