Bethel University
McKenzie, TN · private, nonprofit · 1,547 undergraduates
Bethel University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Bethel University listed 11 players on the men's tennis roster, in line with the NAIA median of 11, and 8 on the women's, 11% below the NAIA median of 9. Bethel University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $10,566 per male athlete and $18,808 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $1,802 per men's player, in line with the NAIA median of $1,746, and $3,120 per women's player, 64% above the NAIA median of $1,900.
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.
Bethel University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 6 players in 2020 to 11 in 2025. 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. 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 across all sports ($3,803,847 for men's sports, $2,200,587 for women's); 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.
- How many players are on the Bethel University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Bethel University listed 11 players on the men's tennis roster, in line with the NAIA median of 11, and 8 on the women's, 11% below the NAIA median of 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Bethel University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Bethel University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $10,566 per male athlete and $18,808 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. EADA reports aid by gender for the whole athletic department, never per team.
- How much does Bethel University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $1,802 per men's player, in line with the NAIA median of $1,746, and $3,120 per women's player, 64% above the NAIA median of $1,900. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- 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.