Southern Methodist University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $1,716,644 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $1,404,604 |
How much does Southern Methodist University spend on men's tennis?
Southern Methodist University reported $1,716,644 in total men's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #12 of 962 men's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Southern Methodist University offer athletic scholarships for men's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Southern Methodist University's athletically related student aid averaged about $60,817 per men's athlete across all men's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Southern Methodist University spend on recruiting men's athletes?
Southern Methodist University reported $2,392,459 in total recruiting expenses for men's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all men's sports).
How does Southern Methodist University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Southern Methodist University reported $1,716,644 in total men's tennis expenses and $1,404,604 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in Texas earn NIL money?
Texas Education Code Section 51.9246 (2021) governs college NIL and was expanded by HB 126 (2025) to allow universities to pay athletes directly, with contracts permitted at age 17 or older. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://www.uiltexas.org/policy/2025-26-policy-info/nil-information.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Southern Methodist University men's tennis roster?
Southern Methodist University listed 15 players on its men's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 50% above the NCAA Division I median of 10.
Southern Methodist University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 15 players in 2025, down from 18 in 2020.
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 | 18 | 3 |
| 2021 | 16 | 3 |
| 2022 | 18 | 3 |
| 2023 | 15 | 3 |
| 2024 | 18 | 3 |
| 2025 | 15 | 3 |
How many coaches does Southern Methodist University men's tennis have?
Southern Methodist University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, 15% above the Atlantic Coast Conference median of 4.3.
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 Southern Methodist University spend on men's tennis?
Southern Methodist University reported $1,716,644 in total men's tennis expenses for 2025, 294% above the NCAA Division I median of $435,301.
Day-to-day operating spending on the men's team came to about $35,005 per player in 2025, well above the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, by 233%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all men's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $10,357 per male athlete in 2025, well above the NCAA Division I median of $1,534, by 575%.
Total men's tennis expenses rose 53% between 2020 and 2025, from $1,122,778 to $1,716,644.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
What is Southern Methodist University like academically?
Southern Methodist 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 1428, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $85,606 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $40,892 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 52% of the sticker price on average.
84% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 91% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $78,354, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Southern Methodist University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 28% of degrees, followed by Social Sciences (13%) and Communication & Journalism (9%).
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 (290 degrees)
- Economics (160 degrees)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (120 degrees)
- Psychology, General (103 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (97 degrees)
- Computer Science (90 degrees)
- Biology, General (89 degrees)
- Mathematics (82 degrees)
- Marketing (81 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (75 degrees)
What is University Park, TX like to live in?
Southern Methodist University sits in University Park, a suburb of a large city of about 25,000 people in Dallas County, Texas.
Household incomes in University Park, a median of about $250,001, sit far above the Texas median and likewise far above the national one, 218% higher than the country as a whole.
Housing costs more here than in most of Texas: a typical home is valued around $1,766,700, 578% above the state median and a typical rent of $2,940 a month is 120% over the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 19 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 7% of workers walk and 21% work from home.
It reads as a college town: 10% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.6 times the national share, and the median age of 33 is younger than the country's 39.
90% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Texas average of 33%.
What other teams does Southern Methodist University field?
Southern Methodist University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division I |
|---|---|
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Sport | Men's Tennis |
| Location | Dallas, TX |
| Enrollment | 7,277 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Southern Methodist University have a men's tennis team?
- Yes. Southern Methodist University fields a NCAA Division I men's tennis team in the Atlantic Coast Conference and reported 15 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Southern Methodist University men's tennis?
- Southern Methodist University competes in NCAA Division I in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the Southern Methodist University men's tennis roster compare with other NCAA Division I programs?
- With 15 players in 2025, Southern Methodist University is 50% above the NCAA Division I median of 10, based on 237 NCAA Division I programs that reported men's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Southern Methodist University men's tennis team have?
- 3 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 2 assistant), about 5 players per coach, 15% above the Atlantic Coast Conference median of 4.3.
- How much does it cost to attend Southern Methodist University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $85,606 a year, and an average net price of $40,892 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Southern Methodist University?
- Southern Methodist University is in Dallas, TX, in the Southwest region, in what the Department of Education classes as a suburban area.
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