McMurry University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $61,816 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $62,238 |
How much does McMurry University spend on men's tennis?
McMurry University reported $61,816 in total men's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #685 of 962 men's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does McMurry University offer athletic scholarships for men's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, McMurry 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 McMurry University spend on recruiting men's athletes?
McMurry University reported $38,460 in total recruiting expenses for men's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all men's sports).
How does McMurry University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, McMurry University reported $61,816 in total men's tennis expenses and $62,238 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in Texas earn NIL money?
Texas Education Code Section 51.9246 (2021) governs college NIL and was expanded by HB 126 (2025) to allow universities to pay athletes directly, with contracts permitted at age 17 or older. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://www.uiltexas.org/policy/2025-26-policy-info/nil-information.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the McMurry University men's tennis roster?
McMurry University listed 9 players on its men's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 25% below the NCAA Division III median of 12.
McMurry University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 9 players in 2025, down from 13 in 2020.
A smaller squad usually means each recruit is closer to the lineup, and one injury or transfer changes the team's season more.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 13 | 2 |
| 2021 | 12 | 2 |
| 2022 | 11 | 1 |
| 2023 | 11 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 |
How many coaches does McMurry University men's tennis have?
McMurry University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 9 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division III median of 5.3, by 69%.
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 McMurry University spend on men's tennis?
McMurry University reported $61,816 in total men's tennis expenses for 2025, in line with the NCAA Division III median of $61,890.
Day-to-day operating spending on the men's team came to about $1,810 per player in 2025, in line with the NCAA Division III median of $1,918.
Against the national median it is well below the national median of $2,493, by 27%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all men's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $121 per male athlete in 2025, in line with the NCAA Division III median of $120.
Total men's tennis expenses fell 20% between 2020 and 2025, from $76,834 to $61,816.
NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
What is McMurry University like academically?
McMurry University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 57% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1043.
The full cost of attendance is around $43,778 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $19,581 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 55% of the sticker price on average.
44% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 64% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $48,779, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at McMurry University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Education, is 16% of degrees, with Health Professions, Business, Management & Marketing 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.
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (24 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (20 degrees)
- Business/Commerce, General (19 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (18 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (12 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (12 degrees)
- Biology, General (11 degrees)
- Marketing (7 degrees)
- Sociology (7 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (6 degrees)
What is Abilene, TX like to live in?
McMurry University sits in Abilene, a mid-sized city of about 127,000 people in Taylor County, Texas.
Household incomes in Abilene, a median of about $62,720, sit below the Texas median and likewise below the national one, 20% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $178,900, 31% below the Texas median and a typical rent of $1,106 a month is 17% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 15 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
It reads as a college town: 11% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.7 times the national share, and the median age of 33 is younger than the country's 39.
27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Texas average of 33%.
What other teams does McMurry University field?
McMurry University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division III |
|---|---|
| Conference | Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference(American Southwest Conference in 2026) |
| Sport | Men's Tennis |
| Location | Abilene, TX |
| Enrollment | 1,176 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does McMurry University have a men's tennis team?
- Yes. McMurry University fields a NCAA Division III men's tennis team in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference(American Southwest Conference in 2026) and reported 9 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is McMurry University men's tennis?
- McMurry University competes in NCAA Division III in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference(American Southwest Conference in 2026). NCAA Division III programs do not award athletic scholarships; aid at this level is academic and need-based.
- How does the McMurry University men's tennis roster compare with other NCAA Division III programs?
- With 9 players in 2025, McMurry University is 25% below 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 McMurry University men's tennis team have?
- 1 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 0 assistant), about 9 players per coach, 69% above the NCAA Division III median of 5.3.
- How much does it cost to attend McMurry University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $43,778 a year, and an average net price of $19,581 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is McMurry University?
- McMurry University is in Abilene, TX, in the Southwest region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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