151 college tennis programs in California: rosters of 8 to 11, 62 with athletic aid, $2,583 a player in spending

151, across CCCAA, NCAA D2, NCAA D3, NCAA D1, NAIA, as of the most recent EADA survey. Level Field Combine tracks every NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA tennis program with a public page.

10 at the midpoint; half the programs carry between 8 and 11. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.

62 of the 151 are at schools that reported athletically related aid for the team's gender; 89 reported none. Among those that do, aid works out to about $15,729 per athlete at the median. EADA reports aid by gender for the whole athletic department, not per team, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach.

$2,583 per player at the median in 2025, counting day-to-day operating costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses (not coaching salaries or aid). Against each program's own division median, 83 spent above it and 49 below. The middle half of programs ran from $1,316 to $8,071.

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