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 women's tennis?
University of California-Riverside reported $293,418 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #324 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does University of California-Riverside offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, University of California-Riverside's athletically related student aid averaged about $17,021 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does University of California-Riverside spend on recruiting women's athletes?
University of California-Riverside reported $61,989 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women'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 women's tennis roster?
University of California-Riverside listed 7 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 22% below the Big West Conference median of 9.
University of California-Riverside's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 7 players in 2025, down from 10 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.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10 | 1 |
| 2021 | 9 | 1 |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 |
| 2023 | 8 | 3 |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 |
How many coaches does University of California-Riverside women's tennis have?
University of California-Riverside lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 3.5 players per coach, 13% below the NCAA Division I median of 4.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does University of California-Riverside spend on women's tennis?
University of California-Riverside reported $293,418 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 52% below the Big West Conference median of $606,639.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $4,905 per player in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $10,243, by 52%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $403 per female athlete in 2025, well below the NCAA Division I median of $1,044, by 61%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 14% between 2020 and 2025, from $256,564 to $293,418.
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 | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Riverside, CA |
| Enrollment | 22,593 |
| Type | public |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does University of California-Riverside have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. University of California-Riverside fields a NCAA Division I women's tennis team in the Big West Conference and reported 7 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is University of California-Riverside women'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 women's tennis roster compare with other Big West Conference programs?
- With 7 players in 2025, University of California-Riverside is 22% below the Big West Conference median of 9, based on 6 Big West Conference programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the University of California-Riverside women's tennis team have?
- 2 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 1 assistant), about 3.5 players per coach, 13% below the NCAA Division I median of 4.
- 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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