Abilene Christian University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $702,449 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $650,664 |
How much does Abilene Christian University spend on women's tennis?
Abilene Christian University reported $650,664 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #120 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Abilene Christian University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Abilene Christian University's athletically related student aid averaged about $34,513 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Abilene Christian University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Abilene Christian University reported $125,816 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Abilene Christian University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Abilene Christian University reported $702,449 in total men's tennis expenses and $650,664 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in Texas earn NIL money?
Texas Education Code Section 51.9246 (2021) governs college NIL and was expanded by HB 126 (2025) to allow universities to pay athletes directly, with contracts permitted at age 17 or older. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://www.uiltexas.org/policy/2025-26-policy-info/nil-information.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Abilene Christian University women's tennis roster?
Abilene Christian University listed 8 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9.
Abilene Christian University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 9 in 2020.
A smaller squad usually means each recruit is closer to the lineup, and one injury or transfer changes the team's season more.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | 2 |
| 2021 | 10 | 2 |
| 2022 | 9 | 2 |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 |
How many coaches does Abilene Christian University women's tennis have?
Abilene Christian University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 8 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division I median of 4, by 100%.
More players per coach generally means practice time is shared more widely and an assistant or volunteer coach carries more of the day-to-day work.
What does Abilene Christian University spend on women's tennis?
Abilene Christian University reported $650,664 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 20% above the NCAA Division I median of $539,981.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $2,045 per player in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243, by 80%.
Against the national median it is 24% below the national median of $2,681.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $999 per female athlete in 2025, in line with the NCAA Division I median of $1,044.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 10% between 2020 and 2025, from $588,960 to $650,664.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
What is Abilene Christian University like academically?
Abilene Christian University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 66% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1194, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $59,256 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $26,182 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 56% of the sticker price on average.
59% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 81% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $55,736, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Abilene Christian University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 15% of degrees, with Health Professions, Liberal Arts & Sciences and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data; a recruit should ask the coach how practice and travel fit around a specific major’s lab or clinical hours.
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (52 degrees)
- Psychology, General (48 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (48 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (39 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (39 degrees)
- Marketing (28 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (27 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (23 degrees)
- Biology, General (23 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (19 degrees)
What is Abilene, TX like to live in?
Abilene Christian University sits in Abilene, a mid-sized city of about 127,000 people in Taylor County, Texas.
Household incomes in Abilene, a median of about $62,720, sit below the Texas 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 $178,900, 31% below the Texas median and a typical rent of $1,106 a month is 17% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 15 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
It reads as a college town: 11% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.7 times the national share, and the median age of 33 is younger than the country's 39.
27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Texas average of 33%.
What other teams does Abilene Christian University field?
Abilene Christian University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division I |
|---|---|
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference[FB 1][C 1] |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Abilene, TX |
| Enrollment | 3,195 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Abilene Christian University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Abilene Christian University fields a NCAA Division I women's tennis team in the Western Athletic Conference[FB 1][C 1] and reported 8 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Abilene Christian University women's tennis?
- Abilene Christian University competes in NCAA Division I in the Western Athletic Conference[FB 1][C 1]. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the Abilene Christian University women's tennis roster compare with other NCAA Division I programs?
- With 8 players in 2025, Abilene Christian University is 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9, based on 305 NCAA Division I programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Abilene Christian University women's tennis team have?
- 1 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 0 assistant), about 8 players per coach, 100% above the NCAA Division I median of 4.
- How much does it cost to attend Abilene Christian University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $59,256 a year, and an average net price of $26,182 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Abilene Christian University?
- Abilene Christian University is in Abilene, TX, in the Southwest region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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