California Lutheran University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $99,368 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $118,764 |
How much does California Lutheran University spend on men's tennis?
California Lutheran University reported $99,368 in total men's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #558 of 962 men's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does California Lutheran University offer athletic scholarships for men's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, California Lutheran University's athletically related student aid averaged about $0 per men's athlete across all men's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does California Lutheran University spend on recruiting men's athletes?
California Lutheran University reported $29,654 in total recruiting expenses for men's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all men's sports).
How does California Lutheran University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, California Lutheran University reported $99,368 in total men's tennis expenses and $118,764 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in California earn NIL money?
California's SB 206, the Fair Pay to Play Act (2019, accelerated by SB 26 in 2021), was the first state law allowing college athletes to earn NIL compensation. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://www.cifstate.org/governance/constitution/index.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the California Lutheran University men's tennis roster?
California Lutheran University listed 14 players on its men's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 17% above the NCAA Division III median of 12.
California Lutheran University's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 9 in 2024 and as high as 15 in 2020, and ended 2025 at 14.
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 | 15 | 4 |
| 2021 | 14 | 3 |
| 2022 | 13 | 3 |
| 2023 | 13 | 2 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 |
| 2025 | 14 | 3 |
How many coaches does California Lutheran University men's tennis have?
California Lutheran University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 4.7 players per coach, 12% below the NCAA Division III median of 5.3.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does California Lutheran University spend on men's tennis?
California Lutheran University reported $99,368 in total men's tennis expenses for 2025, 61% above the NCAA Division III median of $61,890.
Day-to-day operating spending on the men's team came to about $2,467 per player in 2025, well above the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, by 29%.
Against the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference median it is in line with the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference median of $2,283.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all men's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $83 per male athlete in 2025, well below the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference median of $123, by 33%.
Total men's tennis expenses rose 14% between 2020 and 2025, from $87,169 to $99,368.
NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
What is California Lutheran University like academically?
California Lutheran University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 76% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1266, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $68,426 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $30,109 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 56% of the sticker price on average.
70% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 79% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $68,712, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at California Lutheran University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 20% of degrees, followed by Psychology (13%) and Social Sciences (10%).
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.
- Psychology, General (116 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (112 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (60 degrees)
- Biology, General (59 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (52 degrees)
- Criminology (38 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (37 degrees)
- Computer Science (33 degrees)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (33 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (28 degrees)
What is Thousand Oaks, CA like to live in?
California Lutheran University sits in Thousand Oaks, a mid-sized city of about 126,000 people in Ventura County, California.
Household incomes in Thousand Oaks, a median of about $134,367, sit far above the California median and likewise far above the national one, 71% higher than the country as a whole.
Housing costs more here than in most of California: a typical home is valued around $951,200, 37% above the state median and a typical rent of $2,580 a month is 32% over the state figure.
Commutes average about 25 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive, though 21% work from home.
The population skews older than the country as a whole, a median age of 45 against 39, with 20% aged 65 or over.
51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the California average of 37%.
What other teams does California Lutheran University field?
California Lutheran University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division III |
|---|---|
| Conference | Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Sport | Men's Tennis |
| Location | Thousand Oaks, CA |
| Enrollment | 2,296 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does California Lutheran University have a men's tennis team?
- Yes. California Lutheran University fields a NCAA Division III men's tennis team in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and reported 14 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is California Lutheran University men's tennis?
- California Lutheran University competes in NCAA Division III in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
- How does the California Lutheran University men's tennis roster compare with other NCAA Division III programs?
- With 14 players in 2025, California Lutheran University is 17% above the NCAA Division III median of 12, based on 287 NCAA Division III programs that reported men's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the California Lutheran University men's tennis team have?
- 3 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 2 assistant), about 4.7 players per coach, 12% below the NCAA Division III median of 5.3.
- How much does it cost to attend California Lutheran University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $68,426 a year, and an average net price of $30,109 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is California Lutheran University?
- California Lutheran University is in Thousand Oaks, CA, in the Far West region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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