Southern University and A & M College
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $155,464 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $220,681 |
How much does Southern University and A & M College spend on men's tennis?
Southern University and A & M College reported $155,464 in total men's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #448 of 962 men's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Southern University and A & M College offer athletic scholarships for men's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Southern University and A & M College's athletically related student aid averaged about $9,150 per men's athlete across all men's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Southern University and A & M College spend on recruiting men's athletes?
Southern University and A & M College reported $14,794 in total recruiting expenses for men's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all men's sports).
How does Southern University and A & M College's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Southern University and A & M College reported $155,464 in total men's tennis expenses and $220,681 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in Louisiana earn NIL money?
Louisiana's Act 479 of 2021 (La. R.S. 17:3703) permits college athletes to earn NIL compensation. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://www.lhsaa.org/siteuploads/lhsaa/20583_pdf_eccker-sports-partner-lhsaa-release.pdf.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Southern University and A & M College men's tennis roster?
Southern University and A & M College listed 6 players on its men's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 40% below the NCAA Division I median of 10.
Southern University and A & M College's men's tennis roster has grown over a year, from 4 players in 2024 to 6 in 2025.
A smaller squad usually means each recruit is closer to the lineup, and one injury or transfer changes the team's season more.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 |
How many coaches does Southern University and A & M College men's tennis have?
Southern University and A & M College lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 6 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division I median of 4.5, by 33%.
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 University and A & M College spend on men's tennis?
Southern University and A & M College reported $155,464 in total men's tennis expenses for 2025, 64% below the NCAA Division I median of $435,301.
Day-to-day operating spending on the men's team came to about $1,978 per player in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, by 81%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all men's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $63 per male athlete in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $1,534, by 96%.
Total men's tennis expenses rose 17% between 2024 and 2025, from $132,457 to $155,464.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
What is Southern University and A & M College like academically?
Southern University and A & M College is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 35% of applicants, selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 942.
The full cost of attendance is around $26,341 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $20,077 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 24% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $9,922 for LA residents and $17,272 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
68% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
27% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 60% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $43,371, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Southern University and A & M College?
Health Professions is the largest field at 23% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (14%) and Homeland Security & Law Enforcement (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.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (96 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (73 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (46 degrees)
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (35 degrees)
- Social Work (31 degrees)
- Psychology, General (30 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering (26 degrees)
- Computer Science (26 degrees)
- Biology, General (24 degrees)
- Agriculture, General (22 degrees)
What is Baton Rouge, LA like to live in?
Southern University and A & M College sits in Baton Rouge, a mid-sized city of about 224,000 people in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
The median household in Baton Rouge earns about $49,944, which is below the Louisiana median ($60,023) but far below the national median ($78,538).
Home values are in step with the rest of Louisiana, around $224,500 and rents are typical for the state, about $1,044 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 21 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
It reads as a college town: 13% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.0 times the national share, and the median age of 32 is younger than the country's 39.
36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Louisiana average of 27%.
What other teams does Southern University and A & M College field?
Southern University and A & M College also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division I |
|---|---|
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Sport | Men's Tennis |
| Location | Baton Rouge, LA |
| Enrollment | 5,519 |
| Type | public |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Southern University and A & M College have a men's tennis team?
- Yes. Southern University and A & M College fields a NCAA Division I men's tennis team in the Southwestern Athletic Conference and reported 6 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Southern University and A & M College men's tennis?
- Southern University and A & M College competes in NCAA Division I in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the Southern University and A & M College men's tennis roster compare with other NCAA Division I programs?
- With 6 players in 2025, Southern University and A & M College is 40% below 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 University and A & M College men's tennis team have?
- 1 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 0 assistant), about 6 players per coach, 33% above the NCAA Division I median of 4.5.
- How much does it cost to attend Southern University and A & M College?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $26,341 a year, and an average net price of $20,077 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Southern University and A & M College?
- Southern University and A & M College is in Baton Rouge, LA, in the Southeast region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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