Ave Maria University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $189,835 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $214,506 |
How much does Ave Maria University spend on women's tennis?
Ave Maria University reported $214,506 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #429 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Ave Maria University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Ave Maria University's athletically related student aid averaged about $7,618 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Ave Maria University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Ave Maria University reported $12,644 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Ave Maria University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Ave Maria University reported $189,835 in total men's tennis expenses and $214,506 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in Florida earn NIL money?
Florida's SB 646 (2020, effective July 2021) granted college athletes NIL rights and was amended in 2023 to let schools facilitate deals. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://fhsaa.com/sports/2024/8/12/ABOUT_NILResources.aspx.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Ave Maria University women's tennis roster?
Ave Maria University listed 19 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 111% above the NAIA median of 9.
Ave Maria University's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 18 in 2020 and as high as 32 in 2022, and ended 2025 at 19.
A larger squad usually means more competition for lineup spots and a deeper bench for a coach to draw on.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 18 | 1 |
| 2021 | 20 | 1 |
| 2022 | 32 | 2 |
| 2023 | 23 | 1 |
| 2024 | 26 | 1 |
| 2025 | 19 | 2 |
How many coaches does Ave Maria University women's tennis have?
Ave Maria University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 9.5 players per coach, well above the Sun Conference median of 5, by 90%.
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 Ave Maria University spend on women's tennis?
Ave Maria University reported $214,506 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 44% above the NAIA median of $148,491.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $919 per player in 2025, well below the Sun Conference median of $2,652, by 65%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $43 per female athlete in 2025, well below the NAIA median of $61, by 30%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 36% between 2020 and 2025, from $157,811 to $214,506.
NAIA programs may award athletic scholarships, and NAIA eligibility rules differ from the NCAA’s.
What is Ave Maria University like academically?
Ave Maria University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 41% of applicants, selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $46,129 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $24,860 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 46% of the sticker price on average.
54% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 79% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $49,520, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Ave Maria University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 19% of degrees, with Health Professions, Biological & Biomedical 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.
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (27 degrees)
- Psychology, General (25 degrees)
- Theological and Ministerial Studies (25 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (22 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (18 degrees)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (16 degrees)
- Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences (14 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (14 degrees)
- Biology, General (11 degrees)
- Philosophy (11 degrees)
What is Ave Maria, FL like to live in?
Ave Maria University sits in Ave Maria, a rural area of about 6,826 people in Collier County, Florida.
The median household in Ave Maria earns about $95,179, which is far above the Florida median ($71,711) but above the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of Florida: a typical home is valued around $405,600, 25% above the state median and a typical rent of $2,552 a month is 63% over the state figure.
Commutes run long, about 38 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 8% of workers walk and 23% work from home.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 39, with 17% under 18 and 22% aged 65 or over.
44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Florida average of 33%.
What other teams does Ave Maria University field?
Ave Maria University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NAIA |
|---|---|
| Conference | Sun Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Ave Maria, FL |
| Enrollment | 1,298 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Ave Maria University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Ave Maria University fields a NAIA women's tennis team in the Sun Conference and reported 19 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Ave Maria University women's tennis?
- Ave Maria University competes in NAIA in the Sun Conference. NAIA programs may award athletic scholarships, and NAIA eligibility rules differ from the NCAA’s.
- How does the Ave Maria University women's tennis roster compare with other NAIA programs?
- With 19 players in 2025, Ave Maria University is 111% above the NAIA median of 9, based on 99 NAIA programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Ave Maria University women's tennis team have?
- 2 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 1 assistant), about 9.5 players per coach, 90% above the Sun Conference median of 5.
- How much does it cost to attend Ave Maria University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $46,129 a year, and an average net price of $24,860 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Ave Maria University?
- Ave Maria University is in Ave Maria, FL, in the Southeast region, in what the Department of Education classes as a rural area.
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