Ouachita Baptist University

How big is the Ouachita Baptist University men's tennis roster?

Ouachita Baptist University listed 8 players on its men's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 27% below the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association median of 11.

Ouachita Baptist University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 10 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.

How many coaches does Ouachita Baptist University men's tennis have?

Ouachita Baptist University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 8 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division II median of 5.2, by 55%.

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 Ouachita Baptist University spend on men's tennis?

Ouachita Baptist University reported $336,660 in total men's tennis expenses for 2025, 72% above the NCAA Division II median of $195,289.

Day-to-day operating spending on the men's team came to about $10,569 per player in 2025, well above the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, by 337%.

Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all men's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $231 per male athlete in 2025, well above the NCAA Division II median of $112, by 107%.

Total men's tennis expenses rose 22% between 2020 and 2025, from $274,918 to $336,660.

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

What is Ouachita Baptist University like academically?

Ouachita Baptist University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 68% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1211, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.

The full cost of attendance is around $47,321 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $22,409 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 53% of the sticker price on average.

61% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 83% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $51,673, above the median of $40,747.

What can you study at Ouachita Baptist University?

No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 18% of degrees, with Health Professions, Biological & Biomedical 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.

• Biology, General (32 degrees)
• Communication and Media Studies (30 degrees)
• Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (24 degrees)
• Business Administration, Management and Operations (21 degrees)
• Finance and Financial Management Services (20 degrees)
• Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (18 degrees)
• Psychology, General (17 degrees)
• Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (17 degrees)
• Religion/Religious Studies (15 degrees)
• Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (15 degrees)

What is Arkadelphia, AR like to live in?

Ouachita Baptist University sits in Arkadelphia, a town well outside any metro area of about 10,000 people in Clark County, Arkansas.

Household incomes in Arkadelphia, a median of about $42,430, sit far below the Arkansas median and likewise far below the national one, 46% lower than the country as a whole.

Home values are in step with the rest of Arkansas, around $176,000 and a typical rent of $741 a month is 19% under the state figure.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 16 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 9% of workers walk.

It reads as a college town: 23% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 3.6 times the national share, and the median age of 23 is younger than the country's 39.

32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Arkansas average of 25%.

What other teams does Ouachita Baptist University field?

Ouachita Baptist University also fields one other team with a public profile here.

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