Southern Methodist University

How big is the Southern Methodist University women's tennis roster?

Southern Methodist University listed 8 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 16% below the Atlantic Coast Conference median of 10.

Southern Methodist University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 12 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 Southern Methodist University women's tennis have?

Southern Methodist 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 NCAA Division I median of 4, by 33%.

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

What does Southern Methodist University spend on women's tennis?

Southern Methodist University reported $1,404,604 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 160% above the NCAA Division I median of $539,981.

Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $30,824 per player in 2025, well above the NCAA Division I median of $10,243, by 201%.

Against the Atlantic Coast Conference median it is in line with the Atlantic Coast Conference median of $29,198.

Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $3,380 per female athlete in 2025, well above the NCAA Division I median of $1,044, by 224%.

Total women's tennis expenses rose 18% between 2020 and 2025, from $1,186,046 to $1,404,604.

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.

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