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How big is the Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus women's tennis roster?

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus listed 11 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 22% above the NCAA Division I median of 9.

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 9 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.

How many coaches does Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus women's tennis have?

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 5.5 players per coach, well above the Big Ten Conference median of 3.8, by 43%.

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 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus spend on women's tennis?

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus reported $973,145 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 80% above the NCAA Division I median of $539,981.

Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $20,256 per player in 2025, well above the NCAA Division I median of $10,243, by 98%.

Against the Big Ten Conference median it is 17% below the Big Ten Conference median of $24,549.

Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $2,246 per female athlete in 2025, well above the NCAA Division I median of $1,044, by 115%.

Total women's tennis expenses rose 14% between 2020 and 2025, from $853,355 to $973,145.

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

What is Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus like academically?

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 61% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1337, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.

The full cost of attendance is around $39,694 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $32,875 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 17% of the sticker price on average.

Tuition is $20,644 for PA residents and $41,790 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.

86% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 93% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $63,435, among the top quarter of colleges.

What can you study at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus?

No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 19% of degrees, with Engineering, Computer & Information 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.

• Finance and Financial Management Services (449 degrees)
• Information Science/Studies (448 degrees)
• Psychology, General (427 degrees)
• Computer and Information Sciences, General (395 degrees)
• Economics (369 degrees)
• Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other (338 degrees)
• Mechanical Engineering (311 degrees)
• Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (293 degrees)
• Accounting and Related Services (271 degrees)
• Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (262 degrees)

What is State College, PA like to live in?

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus sits in State College, a small city of about 41,000 people in Centre County, Pennsylvania.

Household incomes in State College, a median of about $47,132, sit far below the Pennsylvania median and likewise far below the national one, 40% lower than the country as a whole.

Housing costs more here than in most of Pennsylvania: a typical home is valued around $414,400, 72% above the state median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,229 a month.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 16 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 27% of workers walk and 8% take public transit.

It reads as a college town: 37% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 5.7 times the national share, and the median age of 21 is younger than the country's 39.

71% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Pennsylvania average of 35%.

What other teams does Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus field?

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus also fields one other team with a public profile here.

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