Fort Hays State University

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

Fort Hays State University listed 10 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 11% above the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association median of 9.

Fort Hays State University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 10 in 2025.

A larger squad usually means more competition for lineup spots and a deeper bench for a coach to draw on.

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

Fort Hays State University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, 11% above the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association median of 4.5.

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 Fort Hays State University spend on women's tennis?

Fort Hays State University reported $195,023 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 19% below the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association median of $242,112.

Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $2,471 per player in 2025, 13% below the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association median of $2,845.

Against the NCAA Division II median it is in line with the NCAA Division II median of $2,622.

Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $237 per female athlete in 2025, well above the NCAA Division II median of $120, by 97%.

Total women's tennis expenses rose 38% between 2020 and 2025, from $141,236 to $195,023.

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

What is Fort Hays State University like academically?

Fort Hays State University is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 90% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1089.

The full cost of attendance is around $19,909 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $12,569 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 37% of the sticker price on average.

Tuition is $5,923 for KS residents and $17,741 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.

48% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 77% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $48,928, above the median of $40,747.

What can you study at Fort Hays State University?

Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 32% of degrees, followed by Education (12%) and Health Professions (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.

• Business Administration, Management and Operations (950 degrees)
• Finance and Financial Management Services (233 degrees)
• Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (178 degrees)
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (174 degrees)
• Economics (156 degrees)
• English Language and Literature/Letters, Other (151 degrees)
• Computer Programming (148 degrees)
• Psychology, General (137 degrees)
• Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (129 degrees)
• Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (87 degrees)

What is Hays, KS like to live in?

Fort Hays State University sits in Hays, a remote town of about 21,000 people in Ellis County, Kansas.

The median household in Hays earns about $56,861, which is below the Kansas median ($72,639) but far below the national median ($78,538).

Home values are in step with the rest of Kansas, around $220,100 and a typical rent of $890 a month is 14% under the state figure.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 12 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 9% of workers walk.

It reads as a college town: 16% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.4 times the national share, and the median age of 30 is younger than the country's 39.

44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Kansas average of 35%.

What other teams does Fort Hays State University field?

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