Belmont Abbey College
Belmont, NC · private, nonprofit · 1,276 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Belmont Abbey College field?
Belmont Abbey College, in Belmont, NC, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Conference Carolinas.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 38 players against 25, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Belmont Abbey College's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 31 in 2022 and as high as 40 in 2023, and ended 2025 at 38. That 2025 roster is well above the NCAA Division II median of 10, by 280%, and about the same distance from the Conference Carolinas median. Belmont Abbey College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 19 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division II median of 5.2, by 268%.
Belmont Abbey College's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 13 players in 2020 to 25 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well above the Conference Carolinas median of 9, by 178%, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division II median. Belmont Abbey College lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 8.3 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division II median of 5, by 67%.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does Belmont Abbey College fund its athletes?
Belmont Abbey College reported 957 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 574 men and 383 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $3,068,008, about $3,188 per male athlete and $3,233 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.
Recruiting spending was $39,085 for men's sports and $21,646 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $68 and $57 per athlete.
What is Belmont Abbey College like academically?
Belmont Abbey College is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 75% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1099.
The full cost of attendance is around $34,788 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $24,639 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 29% of the sticker price on average.
47% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 70% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $47,937, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Belmont Abbey College?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 28% of degrees, followed by Parks, Recreation & Fitness (13%) and Liberal Arts & Sciences (10%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (86 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (32 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (25 degrees)
- Psychology, General (20 degrees)
- Biology, General (18 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (18 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (16 degrees)
- Theological and Ministerial Studies (13 degrees)
- Philosophy (11 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (11 degrees)
What is Belmont, NC like to live in?
Belmont Abbey College sits in Belmont, a suburb of about 15,000 people in Gaston County, North Carolina.
Household incomes in Belmont, a median of about $86,442, sit above the North Carolina median and likewise above the national one, 10% higher than the country as a whole.
Housing costs more here than in most of North Carolina: a typical home is valued around $349,700, 35% above the state median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,274 a month.
Commutes average about 26 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive, though 20% work from home.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 38, with 20% under 18 and 15% aged 65 or over.
46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the North Carolina average of 35%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Belmont Abbey College have a tennis program?
- Yes. Belmont Abbey College fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Conference Carolinas) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Conference Carolinas), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Belmont Abbey College?
- Belmont Abbey College is in Belmont, NC, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Belmont Abbey College cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $34,788 a year, and an average net price of $24,639 after grants and scholarships.