Wichita State University
Wichita, KS · public · 10,780 undergraduates
Wichita State University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Wichita State University listed 10 players on the men's tennis roster, in line with the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 8 on the women's, 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9. Wichita State University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $14,494 per male athlete and $18,541 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 $15,557 per men's player, 48% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $16,807 per women's player, 64% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Wichita State University, in Wichita, KS, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the American Conference.
Wichita State University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 10 players in 2025, down from 15 in 2020. Wichita State University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 3.3 players per coach, well below the American Conference median of 4.5, by 26%.
Wichita State University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 11 in 2020. Wichita State University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 2.7 players per coach, well below the American Conference median of 4, by 33%.
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 Wichita State University fund its athletes?
Wichita State University reported 287 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 134 men and 153 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $4,778,981 across all sports ($1,942,178 for men's sports, $2,836,803 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 $288,964 for men's sports and $255,136 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $2,156 and $1,668 per athlete.
What is Wichita State University like academically?
Wichita State University is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 94% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1092.
The full cost of attendance is around $21,780 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $13,194 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 39% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $9,684 for KS residents and $19,869 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
51% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 69% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $51,532, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Wichita State University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 16% of degrees, with Health Professions, Education and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (287 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (154 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (139 degrees)
- Psychology, General (121 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (90 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (83 degrees)
- Visual and Performing Arts, General (83 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (76 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering (76 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (72 degrees)
What is Wichita, KS like to live in?
Wichita State University sits in Wichita, a large city of about 396,000 people in Sedgwick County, Kansas.
Household incomes in Wichita, a median of about $63,072, sit below the Kansas 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 $179,500, 12% below the Kansas median and rents are typical for the state, about $960 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 19 minutes against a national average near 27, and nearly everyone drives alone.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 36, with 25% under 18 and 15% aged 65 or over.
31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Kansas average of 35%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Wichita State University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Wichita State University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, American Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, American Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Wichita State University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Wichita State University listed 10 players on the men's tennis roster, in line with the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 8 on the women's, 11% below 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 Wichita State University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Wichita State University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $14,494 per male athlete and $18,541 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 Wichita State University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $15,557 per men's player, 48% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $16,807 per women's player, 64% 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 Wichita State University?
- Wichita State University is in Wichita, KS, in the Plains region of the United States.
- How much does Wichita State University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $21,780 a year, and an average net price of $13,194 after grants and scholarships.