University of California-Riverside
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $250,160 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $293,418 |
How much does University of California-Riverside spend on men's tennis?
University of California-Riverside reported $250,160 in total men's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #300 of 962 men's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does University of California-Riverside offer athletic scholarships for men's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, University of California-Riverside's athletically related student aid averaged about $11,515 per men's athlete across all men's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does University of California-Riverside spend on recruiting men's athletes?
University of California-Riverside reported $74,224 in total recruiting expenses for men's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all men's sports).
How does University of California-Riverside's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, University of California-Riverside reported $250,160 in total men's tennis expenses and $293,418 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in California earn NIL money?
California's SB 206, the Fair Pay to Play Act (2019, accelerated by SB 26 in 2021), was the first state law allowing college athletes to earn NIL compensation. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://www.cifstate.org/governance/constitution/index.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the University of California-Riverside men's tennis roster?
University of California-Riverside listed 10 players on its men's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, in line with the Big West Conference median of 11.
University of California-Riverside's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 7 in 2023 and as high as 10 in 2020, and ended 2025 at 10.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10 | 1 |
| 2021 | 10 | 1 |
| 2022 | 9 | 1 |
| 2023 | 7 | 3 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 |
How many coaches does University of California-Riverside men's tennis have?
University of California-Riverside lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, 15% above the Big West 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 University of California-Riverside spend on men's tennis?
University of California-Riverside reported $250,160 in total men's tennis expenses for 2025, 59% below the Big West Conference median of $615,990.
Day-to-day operating spending on the men's team came to about $3,772 per player in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $10,527, by 64%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all men's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $482 per male athlete in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $1,534, by 69%.
Total men's tennis expenses fell 26% between 2020 and 2025, from $338,255 to $250,160.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
What is University of California-Riverside like academically?
University of California-Riverside is a large public university offering graduate degrees that admits 76% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $38,942 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $14,304 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 63% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $15,606 for CA residents and $49,806 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
47% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
76% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 88% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $67,699, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at University of California-Riverside?
No single field dominates: the largest, Biological & Biomedical Sciences, is 17% of degrees, with Social Sciences, Business, Management & Marketing and others close behind.
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.
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (795 degrees)
- Biology, General (639 degrees)
- Research and Experimental Psychology (578 degrees)
- Sociology (340 degrees)
- Economics (331 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (291 degrees)
- Computer Science (212 degrees)
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts (206 degrees)
- Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education (192 degrees)
- Mathematics (185 degrees)
What is Riverside, CA like to live in?
University of California-Riverside sits in Riverside, a large city of about 316,000 people in Riverside County, California.
The median household in Riverside earns about $88,575, which is about the California median ($96,334) but above the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $542,100, 22% below the California median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,812 a month.
Commutes run long, about 32 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The population skews young, with a median age of 33 against 39 nationally and 23% under 18.
26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the California average of 37%.
What other teams does University of California-Riverside field?
University of California-Riverside also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division I |
|---|---|
| Conference | Big West Conference |
| Sport | Men's Tennis |
| Location | Riverside, CA |
| Enrollment | 22,593 |
| Type | public |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does University of California-Riverside have a men's tennis team?
- Yes. University of California-Riverside fields a NCAA Division I men's tennis team in the Big West Conference and reported 10 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is University of California-Riverside men's tennis?
- University of California-Riverside competes in NCAA Division I in the Big West Conference. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the University of California-Riverside men's tennis roster compare with other Big West Conference programs?
- With 10 players in 2025, University of California-Riverside is in line with the Big West Conference median of 11, based on 4 Big West Conference programs that reported men's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the University of California-Riverside men's tennis team have?
- 2 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 1 assistant), about 5 players per coach, 15% above the Big West Conference median of 4.3.
- How much does it cost to attend University of California-Riverside?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $38,942 a year, and an average net price of $14,304 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is University of California-Riverside?
- University of California-Riverside is in Riverside, CA, in the Far West region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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