Warner University
Lake Wales, FL · private, nonprofit · 756 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Warner University field?
Warner University, in Lake Wales, FL, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NAIA as a member of the Sun Conference.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 10 players against 5, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Warner University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 10 in 2025. That 2025 roster is 17% below the Sun Conference median of 12, and in line with the NAIA median of 11. Warner University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 10 players per coach, well above the NAIA median of 7, by 43%.
Warner University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 5 players in 2025, down from 7 in 2020. That 2025 roster is well below the Sun Conference median of 12, by 58%, and about the same distance from the NAIA median. Warner University 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, in line with the Sun Conference 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 Warner University fund its athletes?
Warner University reported 504 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 367 men and 137 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $205,760, about $302 per male athlete and $693 per female athlete across all sports; 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 $6,888 for men's sports and $7,820 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $19 and $57 per athlete.
What is Warner University like academically?
Warner University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 43% of applicants, selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 932.
The full cost of attendance is around $41,044 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $19,748 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 52% of the sticker price on average.
51% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
42% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 44% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $46,086, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Warner University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 30% of degrees, followed by Liberal Arts & Sciences (17%) and Parks, Recreation & Fitness (16%).
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 (43 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (41 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (22 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (20 degrees)
- Social Work (16 degrees)
- Agriculture, General (16 degrees)
- Psychology, General (6 degrees)
- Biology, General (5 degrees)
- Theological and Ministerial Studies (4 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (3 degrees)
What is Lake Wales, FL like to live in?
Warner University sits in Lake Wales, a rural area near a metro of about 16,000 people in Polk County, Florida.
The median household in Lake Wales earns about $55,799, which is below the Florida median ($71,711) but far below the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $225,900, 30% below the Florida median and a typical rent of $1,060 a month is 32% under the state figure.
Commutes average about 26 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 41, with 21% under 18 and 27% aged 65 or over.
22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Florida average of 33%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Warner University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Warner University fields men's tennis (NAIA, Sun Conference) and women's tennis (NAIA, Sun Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Warner University?
- Warner University is in Lake Wales, FL, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Warner University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $41,044 a year, and an average net price of $19,748 after grants and scholarships.