College Sports - Tennis
Schools sponsored varsity Tennis teams in 2021:
| # of Scholarships | Average Athletic | ||||||||||
| # of | # of teams | Total Athletes | Average team size | limit per team | Scholarship | ||||||
| Division | Schools | Men's | Women's | Men | Women | Men's | Women's | Men | Women | Men | Women |
| NCAA I | 314 | 252 | 312 | 2,549 | 2,836 | 10 | 9 | 4.5 | 8 | 17,112 | 17,812 |
| NCAA II | 217 | 155 | 216 | 1,501 | 1,842 | 10 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 6,640 | 8,154 |
| NCAA III | 380 | 335 | 371 | 3,673 | 3,880 | 11 | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| NAIA | 114 | 105 | 114 | 1,071 | 1,001 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8,431 | 8,438 |
| NJCAA | 73 | 60 | 70 | 488 | 501 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 2,521 | 3,047 |
| CCCAA | 49 | 34 | 47 | 291 | 347 | 9 | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| Other 2 year | 14 | 12 | 14 | 98 | 115 | 9 | 8 | - | - | 424 | 504 |
| Totals | 1,161 | 953 | 1,144 | 9,671 | 10,522 | 10 | 9 | - | - | - | - |
NCAA I women's tennis is a headcount sport, so there is a limit of 8 players that can be under scholarship annually. All other NCAA tennis programs are equivalency sports for scholarship purposes, so partial scholarships can be awarded to meet the limit per team. For example, an NCAA I Men's team can award 9 players each a 1/2 equivalent scholarship and still meet the 4.5 limit. See our page on scholarship limits for more information.
* Average Athletic Scholarship is the average amount of athletically related student aid per athlete for ALL varsity sports sponsored by the specific school. Some athletes receive full awards, some receive partial and many receive none. Additionally some sports within a school may be fully funded, some partially and some sports provide no athletic scholarships. Private schools generally have higher tuition than public schools and the average award will reflect this.
Odds of a High School Tennis Player competing in College 2021:
| Male | Female | |
| Estimated Number of US High School Tennis Players 2019-20 | 165,884 | 197,248 |
| Number of College Tennis Players | 9,671 | 10,522 |
| % of US High School Tennis Players competing at any College Level | 4.00% | 3.80% |
| % of US High School Tennis Players Competing at NCAA I Schools | 0.60% | 0.60% |
| Odds of a US High School Tennis Player making any College Roster | 25:1 | 26:1 |
| Odds of a US High School Tennis Player making an NCAA I Roster | 176:1 | 183:1 |
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