Sam Houston State University

How big is the Sam Houston State University women's tennis roster?

Sam Houston State University listed 7 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 22% below the NCAA Division I median of 9.

Sam Houston State University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 7 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 Sam Houston State University women's tennis have?

Sam Houston State University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 2.3 players per coach, well below the Conference USA median of 4.3, by 46%.

Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.

What does Sam Houston State University spend on women's tennis?

Sam Houston State University reported $418,469 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 23% below the NCAA Division I median of $539,981.

Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $11,589 per player in 2025, 13% above the NCAA Division I median of $10,243.

Against the Conference USA median it is in line with the Conference USA median of $10,667.

Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $693 per female athlete in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $1,044, by 34%.

Total women's tennis expenses rose 10% between 2020 and 2025, from $379,682 to $418,469.

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

What is Sam Houston State University like academically?

Sam Houston State University is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 90% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1041.

The full cost of attendance is around $25,505 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $16,404 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 36% of the sticker price on average.

Tuition is $9,228 for TX residents and $19,068 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.

41% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.

55% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 73% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $54,211, among the top quarter of colleges.

What can you study at Sam Houston State University?

Homeland Security & Law Enforcement is the largest field at 20% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (17%) and Health Professions (10%).

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.

• Criminal Justice and Corrections (838 degrees)
• Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (296 degrees)
• Business/Commerce, General (263 degrees)
• Psychology, General (243 degrees)
• Communication and Media Studies (186 degrees)
• Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (154 degrees)
• Biology, General (129 degrees)
• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (125 degrees)
• Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (124 degrees)
• Animal Sciences (123 degrees)

What is Huntsville, TX like to live in?

Sam Houston State University sits in Huntsville, a town well outside any metro area of about 47,000 people in Walker County, Texas.

Household incomes in Huntsville, a median of about $45,401, sit far below the Texas median and likewise far below the national one, 42% lower than the country as a whole.

Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $225,800, 13% below the Texas median and a typical rent of $981 a month is 27% under the state figure.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 23 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 6% of workers walk.

It reads as a college town: 18% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.8 times the national share, and the median age of 32 is younger than the country's 39.

25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Texas average of 33%.

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