Pepperdine University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $1,543,990 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $1,503,443 |
How much does Pepperdine University spend on women's tennis?
Pepperdine University reported $1,503,443 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #31 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Pepperdine University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Pepperdine University's athletically related student aid averaged about $35,091 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Pepperdine University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Pepperdine University reported $294,342 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Pepperdine University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Pepperdine University reported $1,543,990 in total men's tennis expenses and $1,503,443 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in California earn NIL money?
California's SB 206, the Fair Pay to Play Act (2019, accelerated by SB 26 in 2021), was the first state law allowing college athletes to earn NIL compensation. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://www.cifstate.org/governance/constitution/index.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Pepperdine University women's tennis roster?
Pepperdine University listed 8 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 11% below the West Coast Conference median of 9.
Pepperdine University's women's tennis roster has stayed between 7 and 8 players since 2020, and stood at 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 | 8 | 3 |
| 2021 | 8 | 3 |
| 2022 | 8 | 3 |
| 2023 | 7 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 |
| 2025 | 8 | 3 |
How many coaches does Pepperdine University women's tennis have?
Pepperdine University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 2.7 players per coach, well below the West Coast Conference median of 4.5, by 41%.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does Pepperdine University spend on women's tennis?
Pepperdine University reported $1,503,443 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 178% above the NCAA Division I median of $539,981.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $34,130 per player in 2025, well above the NCAA Division I median of $10,243, by 233%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $1,711 per female athlete in 2025, well above the NCAA Division I median of $1,044, by 64%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 32% between 2020 and 2025, from $1,140,965 to $1,503,443.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
What is Pepperdine University like academically?
Pepperdine University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 63% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1384, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $93,512 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $58,098 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 38% of the sticker price on average.
83% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 88% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $82,939, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Pepperdine University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 29% of degrees, followed by Communication & Journalism (12%) and Psychology (11%).
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.
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (218 degrees)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (127 degrees)
- Psychology, General (77 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (64 degrees)
- Biology, General (63 degrees)
- Economics (51 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (34 degrees)
- International Business (24 degrees)
- International/Globalization Studies (21 degrees)
- Fine and Studio Arts (17 degrees)
What is Pepperdine University, CA like to live in?
Pepperdine University sits in Pepperdine University, a suburb of a large city of about 2,772 people in Los Angeles County, California.
Household incomes in Pepperdine University, a median of about $179,868, sit far above the California median and likewise far above the national one, 129% higher than the country as a whole.
Home values are in step with the rest of California, around $763,900 and rents are typical for the state, about $1,893 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 12 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 43% of workers walk and 18% work from home.
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 20 is younger than the country's 39.
92% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the California average of 37%.
What other teams does Pepperdine University field?
Pepperdine University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division I |
|---|---|
| Conference | West Coast Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Malibu, CA |
| Enrollment | 3,553 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Pepperdine University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Pepperdine University fields a NCAA Division I women's tennis team in the West Coast Conference and reported 8 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Pepperdine University women's tennis?
- Pepperdine University competes in NCAA Division I in the West Coast Conference. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the Pepperdine University women's tennis roster compare with other West Coast Conference programs?
- With 8 players in 2025, Pepperdine University is 11% below the West Coast Conference median of 9, based on 7 West Coast Conference programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Pepperdine University women's tennis team have?
- 3 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 2 assistant), about 2.7 players per coach, 41% below the West Coast Conference median of 4.5.
- How much does it cost to attend Pepperdine University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $93,512 a year, and an average net price of $58,098 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Pepperdine University?
- Pepperdine University is in Malibu, CA, in the Far West region, in what the Department of Education classes as a suburban area.
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