Southern University and A & M College

How big is the Southern University and A & M College women's tennis roster?

Southern University and A & M College listed 8 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 14% above the Southwestern Athletic Conference median of 7.

Southern University and A & M College's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 8 in 2025.

A larger squad usually means more competition for lineup spots and a deeper bench for a coach to draw on.

How many coaches does Southern University and A & M College women's tennis have?

Southern University and A & M College lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 8 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division I median of 4, by 100%.

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 women's tennis?

Southern University and A & M College reported $220,681 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 59% below the NCAA Division I median of $539,981.

Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $4,484 per player in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243, by 56%.

Against the Southwestern Athletic Conference median it is 15% above the Southwestern Athletic Conference median of $3,903.

Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $32 per female athlete in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $1,044, by 97%.

Total women's tennis expenses have swung between $212,352 (2020) and $265,153 (2023) without a clear direction.

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.

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