Does Bethel University have a tennis program?

Yes. Bethel University fields men's tennis (NAIA, Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NAIA, Mid-South Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.

Where is Bethel University?

Bethel University is in McKenzie, TN, in the Southeast region of the United States.

How much does Bethel University cost?

The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $31,203 a year, and an average net price of $12,595 after grants and scholarships.

Bethel University

McKenzie, TN · private, nonprofit · 1,547 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Bethel University field?

Bethel University, in McKenzie, TN, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NAIA as a member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and the Mid-South Conference.

The men's roster is the larger of the two, 11 players against 8, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.

Bethel University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 6 players in 2020 to 11 in 2025. That 2025 roster is in line with the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference median of 12, and about the same distance from the NAIA median. Bethel University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 11 players per coach, well above the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference median of 4.3, by 154%.

Bethel University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 8 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well below the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference median of 11, by 27%, and 11% below the NAIA median of 9. Bethel University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 8 players per coach, well above the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference median of 4, by 100%.

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 Bethel University fund its athletes?

Bethel University reported 477 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 360 men and 117 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.

Athletically related student aid came to $6,004,434, about $10,566 per male athlete and $18,808 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 $1,318 for men's sports and $75 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $4 and $1 per athlete.

What is Bethel University like academically?

Bethel University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 60% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 972.

The full cost of attendance is around $31,203 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $12,595 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 60% of the sticker price on average.

35% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 54% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $47,482, above the median of $40,747.

What can you study at Bethel University?

Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 37% of degrees, followed by Homeland Security & Law Enforcement (34%) and Liberal Arts & Sciences (6%).

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 (176 degrees)
Criminal Justice and Corrections (103 degrees)
Homeland Security (21 degrees)
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (16 degrees)
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (9 degrees)
Biology, General (8 degrees)
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (8 degrees)
Psychology, General (8 degrees)
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (8 degrees)
Accounting and Related Services (7 degrees)

What is McKenzie, TN like to live in?

Bethel University sits in McKenzie, a town well outside any metro area of about 5,706 people in Carroll County, Tennessee.

Household incomes in McKenzie, a median of about $35,988, sit far below the Tennessee median and likewise far below the national one, 54% lower than the country as a whole.

Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $140,200, 45% below the Tennessee median and a typical rent of $669 a month is 40% under the state figure.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 21 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 11% of workers walk.

It reads as a college town: 12% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.8 times the national share, and the median age of 33 is younger than the country's 39.

25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Tennessee average of 30%.

Frequently asked questions

Does Bethel University have a tennis program?: Yes. Bethel University fields men's tennis (NAIA, Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NAIA, Mid-South Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where is Bethel University?: Bethel University is in McKenzie, TN, in the Southeast region of the United States.
How much does Bethel University cost?: The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $31,203 a year, and an average net price of $12,595 after grants and scholarships.