California State University-Northridge
Investment & Impact
How much does California State University-Northridge spend on women's tennis?
California State University-Northridge reported $692,247 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #111 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does California State University-Northridge offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, California State University-Northridge's athletically related student aid averaged about $14,211 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does California State University-Northridge spend on recruiting women's athletes?
California State University-Northridge reported $116,857 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
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 State University-Northridge women's tennis roster?
California State University-Northridge listed 14 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 56% above the Big West Conference median of 9.
California State University-Northridge's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 9 players in 2020 to 14 in 2025.
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 | 9 | 3 |
| 2021 | 12 | 3 |
| 2022 | 12 | 3 |
| 2023 | 13 | 3 |
| 2024 | 16 | 4 |
| 2025 | 14 | 4 |
How many coaches does California State University-Northridge women's tennis have?
California State University-Northridge lists 1 head coach and 3 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 3.5 players per coach, 13% below the NCAA Division I median of 4.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does California State University-Northridge spend on women's tennis?
California State University-Northridge reported $692,247 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 28% above the NCAA Division I median of $539,981.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $7,903 per player in 2025, 23% below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.
Against the Big West Conference median it is in line with the Big West Conference median of $8,402.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $691 per female athlete in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $1,044, by 34%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 34% between 2020 and 2025, from $514,975 to $692,247.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
What is California State University-Northridge like academically?
California State University-Northridge is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 93% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $20,485 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $7,021 after grants and scholarships, in the bottom quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 66% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $7,458 for CA residents and $20,058 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
56% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
57% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 73% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $59,115, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at California State University-Northridge?
No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 19% of degrees, with Psychology, Social 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.
- Psychology, General (930 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (805 degrees)
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (469 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (442 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (442 degrees)
- Sociology (417 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (405 degrees)
- Marketing (389 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (351 degrees)
- Public Health (312 degrees)
What is Los Angeles, CA like to live in?
California State University-Northridge sits in Los Angeles, a large city of about 3.9 million people in Los Angeles County, California.
The median household in Los Angeles earns about $80,366, which is below the California median ($96,334) but about the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of California: a typical home is valued around $879,500, 26% above the state median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,879 a month.
Commutes run long, about 31 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 7% take public transit and 17% work from home.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 37, with 20% under 18 and 14% aged 65 or over.
What other teams does California State University-Northridge field?
This is the only California State University-Northridge team with a public profile here so far.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division I |
|---|---|
| Conference | Big West Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Northridge, CA |
| Enrollment | 32,691 |
| Type | public |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does California State University-Northridge have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. California State University-Northridge fields a NCAA Division I women's tennis team in the Big West Conference and reported 14 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is California State University-Northridge women's tennis?
- California State University-Northridge competes in NCAA Division I in the Big West Conference. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the California State University-Northridge women's tennis roster compare with other Big West Conference programs?
- With 14 players in 2025, California State University-Northridge is 56% above the Big West Conference median of 9, based on 6 Big West Conference programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the California State University-Northridge women's tennis team have?
- 4 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 3 assistant), about 3.5 players per coach, 13% below the NCAA Division I median of 4.
- How much does it cost to attend California State University-Northridge?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $20,485 a year, and an average net price of $7,021 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is California State University-Northridge?
- California State University-Northridge is in Northridge, CA, in the Far West region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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