Louisiana State University-Alexandria
Investment & Impact
How much does Louisiana State University-Alexandria spend on women's tennis?
Louisiana State University-Alexandria reported $175,637 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #492 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Louisiana State University-Alexandria offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Louisiana State University-Alexandria's athletically related student aid averaged about $3,250 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Louisiana State University-Alexandria spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Louisiana State University-Alexandria reported $0 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
Can college athletes in Louisiana earn NIL money?
Louisiana's Act 479 of 2021 (La. R.S. 17:3703) permits college athletes to earn NIL compensation. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://www.lhsaa.org/siteuploads/lhsaa/20583_pdf_eccker-sports-partner-lhsaa-release.pdf.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Louisiana State University-Alexandria women's tennis roster?
Louisiana State University-Alexandria listed 11 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 22% above the Red River Athletic Conference median of 9.
Louisiana State University-Alexandria's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 10 players in 2020 to 11 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 | 10 | 2 |
| 2021 | 9 | 2 |
| 2022 | 10 | 2 |
| 2023 | 10 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 |
How many coaches does Louisiana State University-Alexandria women's tennis have?
Louisiana State University-Alexandria lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 5.5 players per coach, 12% below the Red River Athletic Conference median of 6.3.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does Louisiana State University-Alexandria spend on women's tennis?
Louisiana State University-Alexandria reported $175,637 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 18% above the NAIA median of $148,491.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $3,121 per player in 2025, well above the NAIA median of $1,900, by 64%.
Against the Red River Athletic Conference median it is 25% below the Red River Athletic Conference median of $4,153.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 97% between 2020 and 2025, from $89,149 to $175,637.
NAIA programs may award athletic scholarships, and NAIA eligibility rules differ from the NCAA’s.
What is Louisiana State University-Alexandria like academically?
Louisiana State University-Alexandria is a mid-sized public college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree that admits 92% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1022.
The full cost of attendance is around $15,550 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $7,065 after grants and scholarships, in the bottom quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 55% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $7,050 for LA residents and $14,650 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
34% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 70% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $42,205, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Louisiana State University-Alexandria?
Health Professions is the largest field at 26% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (20%) and Liberal Arts & Sciences (15%).
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.
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (93 degrees)
- Psychology, General (79 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (76 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (70 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (61 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (31 degrees)
- English Language and Literature, General (31 degrees)
- Biology, General (18 degrees)
- Mathematics (17 degrees)
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (17 degrees)
What is Alexandria, LA like to live in?
Louisiana State University-Alexandria sits in Alexandria, a rural area near a metro of about 45,000 people in Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
The median household in Alexandria earns about $47,357, which is below the Louisiana median ($60,023) but far below the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $182,800, 12% below the Louisiana median and rents are typical for the state, about $946 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 20 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 38, with 24% under 18 and 17% aged 65 or over.
What other teams does Louisiana State University-Alexandria field?
This is the only Louisiana State University-Alexandria team with a public profile here so far.
Program Info
| Division | NAIA |
|---|---|
| Conference | Red River Athletic Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Alexandria, LA |
| Enrollment | 5,632 |
| Type | public |
| Highest degree | Bachelor's |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Louisiana State University-Alexandria have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Louisiana State University-Alexandria fields a NAIA women's tennis team in the Red River Athletic Conference and reported 11 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Louisiana State University-Alexandria women's tennis?
- Louisiana State University-Alexandria competes in NAIA in the Red River Athletic Conference. NAIA programs may award athletic scholarships, and NAIA eligibility rules differ from the NCAA’s.
- How does the Louisiana State University-Alexandria women's tennis roster compare with other Red River Athletic Conference programs?
- With 11 players in 2025, Louisiana State University-Alexandria is 22% above the Red River Athletic Conference median of 9, based on 4 Red River Athletic Conference programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Louisiana State University-Alexandria women's tennis team have?
- 2 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 1 assistant), about 5.5 players per coach, 12% below the Red River Athletic Conference median of 6.3.
- How much does it cost to attend Louisiana State University-Alexandria?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $15,550 a year, and an average net price of $7,065 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Louisiana State University-Alexandria?
- Louisiana State University-Alexandria is in Alexandria, LA, in the Southeast region, in what the Department of Education classes as a rural area.
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