Southeastern University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $202,633 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $222,541 |
How much does Southeastern University spend on women's tennis?
Southeastern University reported $222,541 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #411 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Southeastern University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Southeastern University's athletically related student aid averaged about $11,730 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Southeastern University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Southeastern University reported $14,271 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Southeastern University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Southeastern University reported $202,633 in total men's tennis expenses and $222,541 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in Florida earn NIL money?
Florida's SB 646 (2020, effective July 2021) granted college athletes NIL rights and was amended in 2023 to let schools facilitate deals. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://fhsaa.com/sports/2024/8/12/ABOUT_NILResources.aspx.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Southeastern University women's tennis roster?
Southeastern University listed 12 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 33% above the NAIA median of 9.
Southeastern University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 12 in 2025.
A larger squad usually means more competition for lineup spots and a deeper bench for a coach to draw on.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 2 |
| 2021 | 11 | 2 |
| 2022 | 11 | 2 |
| 2023 | 15 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 |
How many coaches does Southeastern University women's tennis have?
Southeastern University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 6 players per coach, 20% above the Sun Conference median of 5.
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 Southeastern University spend on women's tennis?
Southeastern University reported $222,541 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 50% above the NAIA median of $148,491.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $2,652 per player in 2025, well above the NAIA median of $1,900, by 40%.
Against the Sun Conference median it is in line with the Sun Conference median of $2,652.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $109 per female athlete in 2025, well above the Sun Conference median of $57, by 91%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 47% between 2020 and 2025, from $151,011 to $222,541.
NAIA programs may award athletic scholarships, and NAIA eligibility rules differ from the NCAA’s.
What is Southeastern University like academically?
Southeastern University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 53% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $49,329 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $31,942 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 35% of the sticker price on average.
43% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 70% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $46,744, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Southeastern University?
Theology & Religious Vocations is the largest field at 31% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (16%) and Liberal Arts & Sciences (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.
- Theological and Ministerial Studies (230 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (148 degrees)
- Psychology, General (86 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (48 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (46 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (37 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (29 degrees)
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (27 degrees)
- Social Work (22 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (21 degrees)
What is Lakeland, FL like to live in?
Southeastern University sits in Lakeland, a mid-sized city of about 117,000 people in Polk County, Florida.
Household incomes in Lakeland, a median of about $60,947, sit below the Florida median and likewise below the national one, 22% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $229,100, 30% below the Florida median and a typical rent of $1,299 a month is 17% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 24 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 40, with 19% under 18 and 22% aged 65 or over.
28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Florida average of 33%.
What other teams does Southeastern University field?
Southeastern University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NAIA |
|---|---|
| Conference | Sun Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Lakeland, FL |
| Enrollment | 4,813 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Southeastern University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Southeastern University fields a NAIA women's tennis team in the Sun Conference and reported 12 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Southeastern University women's tennis?
- Southeastern University competes in NAIA in the Sun Conference. NAIA programs may award athletic scholarships, and NAIA eligibility rules differ from the NCAA’s.
- How does the Southeastern University women's tennis roster compare with other NAIA programs?
- With 12 players in 2025, Southeastern University is 33% above the NAIA median of 9, based on 99 NAIA programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Southeastern University women's tennis team have?
- 2 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 1 assistant), about 6 players per coach, 20% above the Sun Conference median of 5.
- How much does it cost to attend Southeastern University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $49,329 a year, and an average net price of $31,942 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Southeastern University?
- Southeastern University is in Lakeland, FL, in the Southeast region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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