Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH · private, nonprofit · 4,207 undergraduates
Xavier University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Xavier University listed 8 players on the men's tennis roster, 20% below the NCAA Division I median of 10, and 9 on the women's, in line with the NCAA Division I median of 9. Xavier University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $19,858 per male athlete and $26,946 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 $7,232 per men's player, 31% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $8,405 per women's player, 18% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Xavier University, in Cincinnati, OH, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Red River Athletic Conference and the Big East Conference.
Xavier University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 9 in 2020. Xavier University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 4.5.
Xavier University's women's tennis roster has stayed between 9 and 10 players since 2020, and stood at 9 in 2025. Xavier University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4.5 players per coach, well below the Red River Athletic Conference median of 6.3, by 28%.
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 Xavier University fund its athletes?
Xavier University reported 377 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 180 men and 197 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $8,882,778 across all sports ($3,574,389 for men's sports, $5,308,389 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 $355,657 for men's sports and $188,534 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $1,976 and $957 per athlete.
What is Xavier University like academically?
Xavier University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 86% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1217, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $65,476 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $32,997 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 50% of the sticker price on average.
69% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 77% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $64,873, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Xavier University?
Health Professions is the largest field at 26% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (22%) and Parks, Recreation & Fitness (8%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (356 degrees)
- Marketing (104 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (77 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (66 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (59 degrees)
- Psychology, General (54 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (44 degrees)
- Biology, General (41 degrees)
- Data Analytics (38 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (38 degrees)
What is Cincinnati, OH like to live in?
Xavier University sits in Cincinnati, a large city of about 310,000 people in Clermont County, Ohio.
Household incomes in Cincinnati, a median of about $51,707, sit far below the Ohio median and likewise far below the national one, 34% lower than the country as a whole.
Home values are in step with the rest of Ohio, around $215,300 and rents are typical for the state, about $953 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 23 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 5% of workers walk and 6% take public transit.
The population skews young, with a median age of 33 against 39 nationally and 21% under 18.
41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Ohio average of 31%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Xavier University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Xavier University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Red River Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Big East Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Xavier University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Xavier University listed 8 players on the men's tennis roster, 20% 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 Xavier University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Xavier University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $19,858 per male athlete and $26,946 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 Xavier University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $7,232 per men's player, 31% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, and $8,405 per women's player, 18% below 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 Xavier University?
- Xavier University is in Cincinnati, OH, in the Great Lakes region of the United States.
- How much does Xavier University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $65,476 a year, and an average net price of $32,997 after grants and scholarships.