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

Purdue 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.

Purdue 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 Purdue University-Main Campus women's tennis have?

Purdue 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 Purdue University-Main Campus spend on women's tennis?

Purdue University-Main Campus reported $1,145,922 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 112% above the NCAA Division I median of $539,981.

Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $26,486 per player in 2025, well above the NCAA Division I median of $10,243, by 159%.

Against the Big Ten Conference median it is in line with 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 $2,722 per female athlete in 2025, well above the NCAA Division I median of $1,044, by 161%.

Total women's tennis expenses rose 44% between 2020 and 2025, from $795,892 to $1,145,922.

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

What is Purdue University-Main Campus like academically?

Purdue University-Main Campus is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 50% of applicants, selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1364, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.

The full cost of attendance is around $24,591 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $14,600 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 41% of the sticker price on average.

Tuition is $9,992 for IN residents and $28,794 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.

83% 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 $72,424, among the top quarter of colleges.

What can you study at Purdue University-Main Campus?

Engineering is the largest field at 23% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (16%) and Computer & Information Sciences (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.

• Computer Science (439 degrees)
• Mechanical Engineering (430 degrees)
• Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (307 degrees)
• Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering (298 degrees)
• Computer Engineering (297 degrees)
• Research and Experimental Psychology (285 degrees)
• Industrial Engineering (262 degrees)
• Computer and Information Sciences, General (259 degrees)
• Biology, General (242 degrees)
• Computer Software and Media Applications (233 degrees)

What is West Lafayette, IN like to live in?

Purdue University-Main Campus sits in West Lafayette, a small city of about 45,000 people in Tippecanoe County, Indiana.

Household incomes in West Lafayette, a median of about $33,497, sit far below the Indiana median and likewise far below the national one, 57% lower than the country as a whole.

Housing costs more here than in most of Indiana: a typical home is valued around $318,100, 58% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,152 a month is 13% over the state figure.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 15 minutes against a national average near 27, and driving is common but not universal, though 25% of workers walk and 6% take public transit.

It reads as a college town: 36% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 5.6 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 Indiana average of 29%.

What other teams does Purdue University-Main Campus field?

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

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