Ball State University

How big is the Ball State University women's tennis roster?

Ball State University listed 8 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9.

Ball State University's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 7 in 2024 and as high as 12 in 2023, and ended 2025 at 8.

A smaller squad usually means each recruit is closer to the lineup, and one injury or transfer changes the team's season more.

How many coaches does Ball State University women's tennis have?

Ball State University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, in line with the Mid-American Conference median of 4.

What does Ball State University spend on women's tennis?

Ball State University reported $551,882 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, in line with the Mid-American Conference median of $518,983.

Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $11,487 per player in 2025, 25% above the Mid-American Conference median of $9,201.

Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $1,311 per female athlete in 2025, well above the NCAA Division I median of $1,044, by 26%.

Total women's tennis expenses rose 36% between 2020 and 2025, from $407,173 to $551,882.

Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.

What is Ball State University like academically?

Ball State University is a large public 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 1160, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.

The full cost of attendance is around $26,146 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $14,940 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 43% of the sticker price on average.

Tuition is $11,082 for IN residents and $29,630 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.

62% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 78% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $51,833, above the median of $40,747.

What can you study at Ball State University?

No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 16% of degrees, with Education, Communication & Journalism 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.

• Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (197 degrees)
• Business/Commerce, General (174 degrees)
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (171 degrees)
• Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (169 degrees)
• Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (159 degrees)
• Psychology, General (144 degrees)
• Biology, General (137 degrees)
• Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (134 degrees)
• Criminal Justice and Corrections (122 degrees)
• Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (107 degrees)

What is Muncie, IN like to live in?

Ball State University sits in Muncie, a small city of about 65,000 people in Delaware County, Indiana.

Household incomes in Muncie, a median of about $43,395, sit far below the Indiana median and likewise far below the national one, 45% lower than the country as a whole.

Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $92,000, 54% below the Indiana median and a typical rent of $867 a month is 15% under the state figure.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 19 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 6% of workers walk.

It reads as a college town: 19% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.9 times the national share, and the median age of 30 is younger than the country's 39.

26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Indiana average of 29%.

What other teams does Ball State University field?

Ball State University also fields one other team with a public profile here.

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