McNeese State University
Investment & Impact
How much does McNeese State University spend on women's tennis?
McNeese State University reported $459,826 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #193 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does McNeese State University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, McNeese State University's athletically related student aid averaged about $11,478 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does McNeese State University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
McNeese State University reported $118,963 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 McNeese State University women's tennis roster?
McNeese State University listed 8 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9.
McNeese State University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 8 in 2025.
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 | 7 | 1 |
| 2021 | 7 | 2 |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 |
How many coaches does McNeese State University women's tennis have?
McNeese State University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, in line with the Southland Conference median of 4.3.
What does McNeese State University spend on women's tennis?
McNeese State University reported $459,826 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 15% below the NCAA Division I median of $539,981.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $1,489 per player in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243, by 85%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $768 per female athlete in 2025, well above the Southland Conference median of $561, by 37%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 84% between 2020 and 2025, from $249,786 to $459,826.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
What is McNeese State University like academically?
McNeese State University is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 78% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1087.
The full cost of attendance is around $22,810 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $12,493 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 45% of the sticker price on average.
47% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 68% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $46,453, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at McNeese State University?
Health Professions is the largest field at 20% of degrees, followed by Liberal Arts & Sciences (17%) and Business, Management & Marketing (16%).
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.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (134 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (112 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (90 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (70 degrees)
- Biology, General (51 degrees)
- Psychology, General (49 degrees)
- Agriculture, General (40 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering (34 degrees)
- Marketing (34 degrees)
- Engineering, General (32 degrees)
What is Lake Charles, LA like to live in?
McNeese State University sits in Lake Charles, a small city of about 82,000 people in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.
The median household in Lake Charles earns about $56,864, which is about the Louisiana median ($60,023) but far below the national median ($78,538).
Home values are in step with the rest of Louisiana, around $204,000 and rents are typical for the state, about $1,090 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 18 minutes against a national average near 27, and nearly everyone drives alone.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 36, with 22% under 18 and 17% aged 65 or over.
29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Louisiana average of 27%.
What other teams does McNeese State University field?
This is the only McNeese State University team with a public profile here so far.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division I |
|---|---|
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Lake Charles, LA |
| Enrollment | 5,005 |
| Type | public |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does McNeese State University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. McNeese State University fields a NCAA Division I women's tennis team in the Southland Conference and reported 8 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is McNeese State University women's tennis?
- McNeese State University competes in NCAA Division I in the Southland Conference. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the McNeese State University women's tennis roster compare with other NCAA Division I programs?
- With 8 players in 2025, McNeese State University is 11% below the NCAA Division I median of 9, based on 305 NCAA Division I programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the McNeese State University women's tennis team have?
- 2 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 1 assistant), about 4 players per coach, in line with the Southland Conference median of 4.3.
- How much does it cost to attend McNeese State University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $22,810 a year, and an average net price of $12,493 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is McNeese State University?
- McNeese State University is in Lake Charles, LA, in the Southeast region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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