Wayne State University
Detroit, MI · public · 15,587 undergraduates
Wayne State University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Wayne State University listed 9 players on the men's tennis roster and 8 on the women's, both below their NCAA Division II medians of 10 and 9. Wayne State University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $11,374 per male athlete and $16,473 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 $9,447 per men's player, 290% above the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $7,457 per women's player, 184% above the NCAA Division II median of $2,622.
Wayne State University, in Detroit, MI, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and the Independent.
Wayne State University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 9 in 2025. Wayne State University lists 1 head coach and 3 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 2.3 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division II median of 5.2, by 56%.
Wayne State University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 10 in 2020. Wayne State University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, 20% below the NCAA Division II 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 Wayne State University fund its athletes?
Wayne State University reported 394 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 258 men and 136 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $5,174,797 across all sports ($2,934,514 for men's sports, $2,240,283 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 $55,770 for men's sports and $14,424 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $216 and $106 per athlete.
What is Wayne State University like academically?
Wayne State University is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 81% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1156, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $27,350 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $12,766 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 53% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $15,190 for MI residents and $32,037 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
46% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
58% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 83% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $53,493, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Wayne State University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 23% of degrees, followed by Health Professions (14%) and Psychology (10%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Psychology, General (331 degrees)
- Public Health (258 degrees)
- International Business (212 degrees)
- Marketing (209 degrees)
- Human Resources Management and Services (186 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (178 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (168 degrees)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (164 degrees)
- Biology, General (157 degrees)
- Management Information Systems and Services (136 degrees)
What is Detroit, MI like to live in?
Wayne State University sits in Detroit, a large city of about 637,000 people in Wayne County, Michigan.
Household incomes in Detroit, a median of about $39,575, sit far below the Michigan median and likewise far below the national one, 50% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $76,800, 65% below the Michigan median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,034 a month.
Commutes average about 25 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive, though 6% take public transit.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 35, with 25% under 18 and 15% aged 65 or over.
18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Michigan average of 32%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Wayne State University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Wayne State University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Independent), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Wayne State University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Wayne State University listed 9 players on the men's tennis roster and 8 on the women's, both below their NCAA Division II 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 Wayne State University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Wayne State University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $11,374 per male athlete and $16,473 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 Wayne State University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $9,447 per men's player, 290% above the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $7,457 per women's player, 184% above the NCAA Division II median of $2,622. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Wayne State University?
- Wayne State University is in Detroit, MI, in the Great Lakes region of the United States.
- How much does Wayne State University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $27,350 a year, and an average net price of $12,766 after grants and scholarships.