Capital University
Columbus, OH · private, nonprofit · 1,585 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Capital University field?
Capital University, in Columbus, OH, fields one tennis team, women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference.
The latest Equity in Athletics filing lists 9 on the women's side in 2025.
Capital University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 9 in 2025. That 2025 roster is 14% below the Ohio Athletic Conference median of 11, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division III median. Capital University lists 1 head coach and 4 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 1.8 players per coach, well below the Ohio Athletic Conference median of 6, by 70%.
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 Capital University fund its athletes?
Capital University reported 431 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 283 men and 148 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
It reported no athletically related student aid for that year, which is what to expect from NCAA Division III: any help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship.
Recruiting spending was $42,132 for men's sports and $13,818 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $149 and $93 per athlete.
What is Capital University like academically?
Capital University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 70% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1068.
The full cost of attendance is around $57,130 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $22,576 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 60% of the sticker price on average.
60% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 76% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $54,143, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Capital University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Health Professions, is 19% of degrees, with Education, Business, Management & Marketing and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (81 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (45 degrees)
- Psychology, General (36 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (32 degrees)
- Social Work (28 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (28 degrees)
- Music (28 degrees)
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (25 degrees)
- Biology, General (25 degrees)
- Marketing (21 degrees)
What is Columbus, OH like to live in?
Capital University sits in Columbus, a suburb of a large city of about 906,000 people in Delaware County, Ohio.
The median household in Columbus earns about $65,327, which is about the Ohio median ($69,680) but below the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of Ohio: a typical home is valued around $234,500, 18% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,224 a month is 24% over the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 22 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 16% work from home.
The population skews young, with a median age of 33 against 39 nationally and 22% under 18.
38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Ohio average of 31%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Capital University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Capital University fields women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Ohio Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Capital University?
- Capital University is in Columbus, OH, in the Great Lakes region of the United States.
- How much does Capital University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $57,130 a year, and an average net price of $22,576 after grants and scholarships.